Tree of Life – South Africa | Ep 3 | Developing Mental Wealth

Radha and Seyi are back on the African continent this week, in Johannesburg. They travel to South Africa’s biggest city to learn about a narrative therapy technique called the Tree of Life, which has been so successful it’s now used in more than 40 countries.They meet the creator of the Tree of Life approach, Ncazelo Ncube-Mlilo, who founded an organisation called Phola, and a woman whose life she changed forever, Winny Mangani.Developing Mental Wealth is a six-part series about community-based solutions to mental health issues, in parts of the world where circumstances can be the most challenging. The series is funded by the European Journalism Centre, through the Solutions Journalism Accelerator. This fund is supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.Subscribe to the Positive News email newsletter: www.positive.news/letterProducer: Anna StaufenbergExecutive Producer: Samantha PsykMixing & sound design: Anna StaufenbergIf you’re affected by the issues covered in this episode, in the UK and Ireland, Samaritans can be contacted on freephone 116 123, or email [email protected]. For more information on Phola, go to www.phola.org. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.