It's Going to be OK

Desperate for Love

The Tinder Swindler on Netflix is all everyone is talking about - and these romance scams are quite common, with some of them being really clever and sophisticated! Dr Hanan Bushkin unpacks how being desperate for love can make one miss the red flags, and how to avoid being swindled.

20 Feb 2022 16 min

Defining what it Means to be a Good Daughter

Caz sent an email about being in a bit of a pickle with her parents and her upcoming wedding. Dr Hanan gives her the task to define what it means to be a good daughter and how to go about the confrontation.

13 Feb 2022 18 min

Dealing with Eating Disorders

Silvia sent us a very sad message about a young girl who succumbed to an eating disorder. Dr Hanan Bushkin answers her questions on how to help someone with this condition, and dispels the myth that the parents are at fault.

6 Feb 2022 17 min

The Law of Focused Intent

This week Tracy joins the team to talk about two deaths in her family that have happened in less than a year, which has led her to reflect on something she wants to discuss with Dr Hanan Bushkin.

30 Jan 2022 15 min

How to Tackle Black Tax

This week the team is joined by Mpho who wants Dr Hanan Bushkin’s advice on how to discuss ‘black tax’, and navigate setting boundaries, especially in the African context where respect is revered.

23 Jan 2022 19 min

Overcoming Suicidal Thoughts

This week Dr Hanan Bushkin chats to Mandla Mahlangu, who reached out to talk about his depression, anxiety, and mental health as a whole. They also dive into the bad treatment that mental health patients get at public healthcare facilities. Dr Hanan shares ways on how to overcome suicidal thoughts.

16 Jan 2022 15 min

People to Avoid in 2022

New year, new you! The team has a candid discussion on cutting out people who are toxic to you, and the 8 areas of your life where you should be focusing on setting some goals.

9 Jan 2022 17 min

Overcoming Bullying

It’s the last show for the year and we seal it off with Mapelo, who joins the team seeking advice from Dr Hanan Bushkin. Mapelo has experienced intense physical abuse from his brother, who is 10 years older than him. He even got a protection order against him, but that…

12 Dec 2021 17 min

Suicide Season

This week Dr Hanan Bushkin shares how to deal with Covid and its effect over the holidays, and the importance of creating frameworks that will allow you to deal with whatever life throws at you.

5 Dec 2021 19 min

Navigating Family Relationships

Dr Hanan Bushkin shares some advice on how to navigate a tricky family relationship - and how sometimes the only solution is to grin and bear it to keep the peace.

28 Nov 2021 20 min

Navigating Friendships

This week we got an email from Rachel asking for some advice concerning a 30-year friendship. Dr Hanan also answers whether or not people can have platonic relationships.

21 Nov 2021 16 min

Learn How to Communicate

This week Dr Hanan Bushkin tackles the importance of communicating and making compromises in your relationship. He also gives advice on how to deal with a traumatic event.

14 Nov 2021 12 min

Take your Parents to Work

Matthew’s dilemma is that his parents haven’t really grasped that he is a fully grown adult, with potentially valuable insights and opinions too. Dr Hanan Bushkin sheds some light on how to navigate this, and the importance of knowing where you want to go in life.

7 Nov 2021 17 min

Making Compromises

This week we get an update from Simphiwe and Mbulelo… have they resolved their differences? Do they have new issues to fight over? Has anything else changed? The issue at hand was that Mbulelo said Simphiwe was ‘late’ for work if she wasn’t there by 5:30am, and she said getting…

25 Oct 2021 17 min

How to Parent 101

This week Dr Hanan Bushkin explains how to create the balance of getting your kids to harden up, versus empathy to how they respond to the world around them. He shares the importance of creating a system that rewards good behaviour and punishes bad behaviour.

18 Oct 2021 16 min

What Abuse Looks Like

Barret, who works at CliffCentral, joins Dr Hanan Bushkin this week to talk about the abuse he experienced as a child, and to get help on how to overcome that trauma.

11 Oct 2021 13 min

Living with Manic Bipolar

Your first thought when you hear that someone has bipolar might be that they have different personalities. Well, in this episode Dr Hanan Bushkin dispels that by talking to Celeb Mutombwa, who speaks about living with manic bipolar. They get into the highs, the lows and the impact that this…

4 Oct 2021 19 min

Emotional Forgiveness

This week, Dr Hanan Bushkin dissects the murder of the Dickason children in New Zealand, and tries to explain what might have gone wrong. To his surprise, the husband has spoken up about forgiving his wife and requesting that everyone else do the same.

27 Sep 2021 19 min

Finding a Sense of Purpose

So many people seem to tie their sense of purpose to being a parent, a partner or their job title... but what happens when it all changes? This week Dr Hanan Bushkin delves into how to deal with long term low level anxiety.

20 Sep 2021 14 min

Workplace Conflict Resolution

Mbulelo says Simphiwe is always late for work, even though she gets there 5 minutes before the show starts, he believes she should be there 30 minutes before. How can such conflicts be resolved between people who have to work together daily, but see things so differently? Dr Hanan Bushkin…

13 Sep 2021 15 min