Yours to Bare/Bear

“Look at how far you have come, look at how vast you have going, look at who you have become…. Baby you gotta keep going.” ~ Jhené Aiko And just like that, we close off this season and we appreciate the words to this song that we’ve dance to & sang along across the season. Thank you so much for tuning in for this season, we appreciate each of you so so much. You can definitely expect more from...

Episode 11 transitions into an era where Azande finds herself again, gaining a new and fresh perspective about what kind of life she desires for herself and her children, and making all the changes required to get them there. As the saying goes…. “Decide what kind of life you want to live and then say No to everything that will not contribute to it” 

In this Episode, Yourstobarebear brings you a special guest by the name of Dr Yolisa Mgobhozi who is a professional counselling phycologist. Azande and Dr Yolisa discuss grief and the impact it can have on one especially when unrecognised or displaced.  This conversation hopes to encourage anyone who may be currently going through a grieving process to recognise grief for what it is and understand...

In a season where one has to deal with the difficult feelings of loss & grief, keeping your faith intact can be challenging. Losing someone or something important to you can leave you with so many unanswered questions thus shifting your focus more to the tormenting feelings of pain and suffering.  Faith (The assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen) is the one thing tha...

In this Episode Azande shares what her healing journey entailed as she navigated through it, she speaks to how she had to identify her points of pain and then approach them one by one in order to get through each of them. Azande shares how she has put in a lot of work over the years to get herself in the space and state of mind that she is in now and hopes it inspires the next person to prioritise...

We are halfway into Season 1 and our host Azande wanted to pause and engage with you addressing some burning questions that you may have on her story as she's told it thus far.  Tune in to hear what questions came in from some of the Yours to Bare_Bear family. 

In this episode Azande opens up about her finances, from the time she was financially stable and secure to a time she found herself over indebted and stretched over a period of time, having to try managing all the financial commitments she was in, to how she has now rebuilt herself from that place, developed new patterns/habits and she is grateful to have cleared all that debt and through adjustin...

The value of family, love and a good support structure is what this Episode hopes to showcase. Azande says what better way to talk about your support structure than to have the conversation with her actual support. Yours To Bare Bear hosts its very first set of guests being Azande's Mother and her two sisters. Join us as we journey through conversation on the time of the loss this family encounter...

In this Episode Azande shares her relationship with her in-laws before and after the loss of her husband. She speaks on the expectations that were placed on her and how she had to stand up for herself and her children to create a space to heal better. How she thought they would try and maintain a good relationship, more especially for the sake of the children, however it didn’t last long because o...

In this episode Azande shares some of her deepest scars caused by her late husband, which he never got the chance to account for, explain or even apologise to. Over the years she has had to give herself all those apologies and heal parts of her that were left with the pain and the confusion.

In this Episode Azande covers the details on the process and the build up of her marriage to her late husband as well as both her pregnancy experiences.

In this episode, Azande Mkhwanazi the host shares how she and her late husband met and how his actions and consistency captured her heart.

Welcome to Bare-Bear. We hope this space inspires you to face any situation you are dealt with courage & faith. We are excited to have you part of our community.