In the week of Valentine’s Day, Sunél Veldtman explores the uneasy dance between love and money. Drawing on the film Materialists and real-life conversations, she reflects on how financial habits often mask deeper fears about security, freedom, and control.
Money, she argues, is rarely just about rands and cents. It is the playing field where power, vulnerability, and unspoken anxieties surface. For love to endure, couples must look beneath their money patterns, confront the fears that drive them, and choose empathy over control.
In a world that feels increasingly fast and chaotic, ritual offers a quiet form of stability. Sunél reflects on a holiday shaped by natural rhythms and how small, intentional practices can transform routine into something grounding and meaningful.
She explores why ritual matters, how it supports wellbeing and creativity, and why these micro-moments of care may be more essential than ever in helping us show up, steadily and successfully, for the lives we’re living now.
After a turbulent year, Sunél Veldtman reflects on the power of shedding what no longer serves us. Inspired by the shift from the Year of the Snake to the bold momentum of the Fire Horse, she explores how letting go of clutter, habits, and outdated expectations can reduce friction and create space for forward movement.
As we step into a fast-paced new year, she invites us to lighten our load, refine our rituals, and embrace the freedom that comes with moving forward unencumbered.
Many of us move through the world hoping for good things, for ourselves, for those we love, and even for strangers we’ll never meet. Inspired by a poem about these quiet, everyday hopes, Sunél Veldtman reflects on how simple acts of goodwill remind us of our shared humanity.
She explores why hope matters, how it shapes the way we see the world, and why nurturing goodwill can create the conditions for connection and meaning. As the year draws to a close, she invites us to consider the hopes we carry and to offer one another a little more kindness, starting with something as small and comforting as the perfect cup of tea.
Many of us try to plan our lives carefully, hoping structure will help us make the most of our time. But as Sunél Veldtman reflects, planning can sometimes become so rigid that we forget to actually live.
She explores the balance between intention and spontaneity and why joy, connection, and even a little mischief matter. By giving ourselves permission to live more fully now, we open the door to a richer, more meaningful life.
In many parts of the world, middle-class families are feeling increasing financial pressure as living costs rise and opportunities shift. It’s easy for this strain to turn into frustration, sometimes directed at those with even less.
Sunél Veldtman explores how this comes from a sense of scarcity — the belief that there isn’t enough to go around. She invites us to think more imaginatively and inclusively. By gently moving beyond scarcity, we can help create a fairer, more hopeful future for everyone.