Introducing… AFRICAN JOURNAL CLUB!
SLOW DOWN & WRITE IT OUT
44 Stanley and Do the Heart Work bring you a monthly event, starting 7 June 2026, we gather across beautiful spaces at 44 Stanley to write, reflect, create, and connect with ourselves and others.
This is a club for journal writers, note scribblers, deep feelers, sketch makers, poets, over-thinkers, list writers, dreamers and anyone who believes that pen and paper can change the world.
Pens, paper, coffee, community. Phones away. Viva the analogue.
What to expect: Two hours of writing, morning pages, letters, poems, doodling, painting or sketching in some of Jozi's most cozy café spaces.
What's included: R120 per person, includes a cup of coffee. Space is limited.
The first edition's venues include Bean There, Saint Germain, Kohi and Afters.
A little African sun, a 2026 vision in the making, and the sacred work of women working with women.
A shoutout to Muhuji Mshana for the pic.
A little African sunset, a 2026 vision unfolds, and the sacred work of women working with women. Welcome to my February newsletter.
Reflecting on the Reflections
This is my first post of the year: reflecting on the reflections.
Nine journals full in 2025 taught me this: writing changes how you remember, how you heal, and what you create next.
If you’re new here, welcome!
This space is about journaling, reflection, faith, creativity, and living from love’s voice.
Tell me, did you journal in 2025, or are you starting in 2026?
Why I Called My Work “Do The Heart Work”
I am often asked, why “do the heart work?”
This is my answer…
Hola! From Jozi To Barcelona!
I’ve just returned from the Barcelona Journaling Festival — a personal and professional highlight. I hope you enjoy this roundup of some of my highlights.
21 Day Journaling Guide
A project designed to help us all navigate the often-overwhelming festive season with intention and grace.
Thoughts on The Heart
Isn’t it amazing how much of our language about the things that matter most references the heart? Think about these “HEART WORDS”: whole-hearted, full of heart, light-hearted, heartache, heartbreak, heavy heart, heart sore, heart-warming, etc.
Where It Began
As far back as I can remember, I have kept a diary or a journal of sorts—a secret place where I processed my emotions, the goings-on of my life, my prayers and hopes, wishes and dreams.
When winter gets inside your head
What does this winter season want from me? What will I give it? How will this island child thrive amidst cold floors, icy exhales, frosty mornings, and bare trees? Everything stripped away. What will be left?
Why I Journal
I sat down a while ago and made a list of reasons why I journal. And why I keep on journaling in every season of life. It’s a delight to teach others how to do the same.