Oct 20, 202623 minS1
What does it really mean to root for someone, especially when their success brings up something uncomfortable in you?In this episode, Mmamabudusha Thema reflects on the difference between simply celebrating people once...
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On Pivoting
Hosted by Mmamabudusha Thema · society · EN-ZA
About this Podcast:
On Pivoting is a space for thoughtful, grounded conversations with people navigating the intersection of work, identity, and purpose.Each episode is a dialogue: slow, reflective, and intentional. We explore the decisions, doubts, pivots, and quiet convictions that shape how people live and work, beyond titles or outcomes.
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What is On Pivoting about?
On Pivoting is a space for thoughtful, grounded conversations with people navigating the intersection of work, identity, and purpose. Each episode is a dialogue: slow, reflective, and intentional. We explore the decisions, doubts, pivots, and quiet convictions that shape how people live and work, beyond titles or outcomes.
Who hosts On Pivoting?
On Pivoting is hosted by Mmamabudusha Thema. The show has published 23 episodes to date.
What has On Pivoting covered recently?
Recent episodes include "How to Root for People Without Comparing Yourself to Them | Mmamabudusha Thema" (20 October 2026, 23 minutes), "What keeps love alive? | Mmamabudusha Thema" (13 October 2026, 19 minutes), and "Things Take Time To Build | Mmamabudusha Thema" (6 October 2026, 19 minutes).
How often does On Pivoting publish?
On Pivoting publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 42 minutes across 23 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on On Pivoting?
Booking probability for On Pivoting is 30%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. On Pivoting requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. On Pivoting's contact route on record: verified email.
About the host
Mmamabudusha Thema hosts On Pivoting, a society podcast with 23 episodes published.
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On Pivoting
What keeps love alive? | Mmamabudusha Thema
Oct 13, 202619 minIn this episode, Mmamabudusha Thema reflects on what happens when familiarity replaces discovery in long-term relationships. From curiosity and communication to resentment, conflict, intimacy and the importance of...
- Oct 6, 202619 minS1
In this episode, Mmamabudusha Thema, host of On Pivoting, reflects on the pressure to have everything figured out by a certain deadline, especially as the year begins to wind down. She explores the difference between...
- Sep 1, 202612 minS1
Most opportunities don’t arrive as one big breakthrough. More often, they grow out of ordinary conversations, introductions, applications, projects and decisions to keep participating in your own life.In this episode of...
- Aug 25, 20261h 11mS1
What does it mean to grow up in the same family, under the same roof, and still experience childhood completely differently?In this episode of On Pivoting , host Mmamabudusha Thema sits down with her younger sister...
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- Jul 21, 20269 minS1
In this episode of On Pivoting, Mmamabudusha Thema explores the quiet pressure to constantly perform, to be more confident, more interesting, more successful, or more acceptable.Why do we leave some conversations...
- Jul 14, 202610 minS1
What happens when the dream you worked so hard for no longer feels like home?In this episode of On Pivoting, Mmamabudusha Thema reflects on the quiet and often painful experience of outgrowing the life you once imagined...
- Jun 23, 202611 min
In this episode of On Pivoting, Mmamabudusha Thema reflects on the quiet seasons we often mistake for failure. The pause. The delay. The changed timeline. The season where life does not seem to be moving as quickly as...
Episode #14
Delayed Not Too Late | Victor Namwandi
Jun 16, 202652 minS1Victor Namwandi spent years building a career as an actor and model before experiencing a loss that changed the direction of his life.In this episode of On Pivoting, we explore grief, identity, career changes...
- Jun 9, 20261h 2mS1
In this episode of On Pivoting, we sit down with writer Siya Khumalo, author of You Have to Be Gay to Know God , for a deeply reflective conversation on faith, identity, sexuality, belonging, and the courage to stop...
- May 12, 202659 minS1
<p>What does it mean to live a life that actually feels like your own?In this episode of On Pivoting, Dabu Madiseng unpacks the tension between freedom, expectation, and the quiet voice inside all of us that knows when...
- May 5, 202621 minS1
<p>From electrical engineering to computer science, this is a story about choosing again and choosing better.In this conversation, Bongiwe Mokati shares how a gap year, self-doubt, and starting from zero led her to a...
- Apr 28, 202621 minS1
<p>There comes a point where you look at your life…and you don’t recognise yourself anymore.After losing her father, Lerato Raphela turned to drugs as a way to cope. What started casually became something that slowly...
- Apr 21, 20261h 4mS0
<p>In this episode of On Pivoting, Linda Dube joins us for a deeply honest conversation about grief, resilience, and what it means to keep going when life doesn’t pause.</p><p><br></p><p>While completing her Master’s...
- Apr 14, 202658 minS1
<p>What does it actually mean to have a relationship with yourself?In this episode of On Pivoting, Lucinda Valentine explores self-connection beyond clichés — from disconnection and emotional overwhelm to learning how...
Episode #7
Giving Without Losing Yourself | Sindeka Mandoyi on The Cost of Always Showing Up for Everyone Else
Apr 7, 20261h 18mS1<p>In this episode of On Pivoting, we sit down with Sindeka Mandoyi, a children’s author, literacy activist, and founder of the Chosi Chosi Book Club.But this conversation isn’t just about the work.It’s about what it...
- Mar 31, 20261h 5mS1
<p>In this episode of On Pivoting , we sit down with Sivuyile Pharela — a Digital Anthropologist exploring identity, society, and what it means to exist in an increasingly digital world.</p><p><br></p><p>From leaving...
Episode #5
Quiet Pivots of Early Adulthood | Sanele Mlambo on Expectations and Coming back to Yourself
Mar 24, 20261h 4mS1<p>In this episode, we sit down with Sanele Mlambo for a conversation on the quiet pivots of early adulthood, the subtle, often unseen shifts that shape who we become.We explore what it means to come back to yourself...
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When Being The “Smart One” Breaks You | Hazel Ramotlou on Failure, Humility & Finding Peace
Mar 10, 20261h 13mS1<p>For most of her life, Hazel was known as the high achiever.</p><p><br></p><p>The one with good grades.</p><p>The one people believed in.</p><p>The one who was expected to succeed.</p><p><br></p><p>But when she got to...
- Mar 3, 202656 minS1
<p>What happens when you return to the places that raised you… and realise you don’t fit anymore?<br></p><p>In this episode of On Pivoting, I sit down with Noentla Khumalo — spiritual healer, cultural producer, and...
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