"To me RETURN TO WOMANHOOD means making space for oneself ! As women, we often measure our value by how much we can give. We give ourselves to be mothers, daughters, wives and friends. You can find yourself existing as an accessory to someone else. Returning to Womanhood is loving yourself as you are and not by what you can give." 

~ Candace Redlinghus

"RETURN TO WOMANHOOD for me is to realise your worth and value as a woman. It is to look into yourself as an individual and what you think of yourself and how you value yourself and actively work on uplifting those thoughts and becoming a better version of YOU. 

What I do to believe in myself is really to focus on my strengths and to only speak with positivity to myself and to others when I do speak about myself. This way, I regain a mindset that makes me believe that I can really achieve anything and therefore I should just go for it."

~ Zintle Sigila

“I was in a relationship with my ex for four years before coming to St Anne’s . Everything changed when he started becoming controlling, telling me what to wear, what time I should come home, I had to report on everything. When he started physically abusing me, I couldn’t believe it was happening to me. I was confusing abuse for love. I didn’t have the guts to share it with other people, I was ashamed.

Returning to womanhood to me means returning to loving and accepting yourself. It means telling yourself that despite what you’ve been through, you are beautiful ! It means accepting your emotions and doing what ever you can to heal.” 

~ Zandi Mbetshu