Big Brother Mzansi (BBM) season three winner Mphowabadimo- opens up about losing her mother and how she is coping with the void it has created in her life.
‘IT HASN’T BEEN THE EASIEST’
On Sunday, 06 October, the reality TV star, who is also a sangoma, took to her Instagram account to debut her new bald look. In honor of her late mother, Mphowabadimo has decided to go bald.
The socialite penned a heartfelt caption reflecting on her loss and how she has been learning to cope it.
“It hasn’t been the easiest of transitions but I’ve slowly learnt to live with the pain and welcome grief as part of my journey”
“My grief slowly went from a dark space to me finding my light and power once again welcoming new energies of healing, grace & letting go because I have learnt that grief is just LOVE with no place to go and the best thing to do is to go through it,” she wrote.
MPHO ON GOING BALD TO HONOR HER LATE MOTHER
In many African cultures, when someone loses a loved one, it’s a common practice to shave their head. This practice is done to honor the memory of the deceased.
Mpho says she has chosen to cut her hair as a tribute to her late mother and as a way to facilitate her healing process.
“Our hair is our crown & removing our hair is not a sign of weakness but a sign of respect, honor and recollecting our strength. In honor of my Mom I shaved off my hair as a sign of respect and allowing myself to heal and letting go because our hair carries energies and memories and sometimes trauma and pain that we have experienced in our lives so cutting it off helps in the releasing of that energy and allowing healing in both the spirit and the physical.”
“I cried tears that could fill an ocean, weeping the loss of my mother but guess what? Rain Makes The Flowers Grow and in life you either choose to stay down & wallow in your pain and die or choose to take back your power & rise like the phoenix that you are!”
THE SANGOMA ANNOUNCES HER MOTHER’S PASSING
The traditional healer, whose real name is Michelle Mavundla, lost her mother, Elizabeth Nonjebo Mvundla, in August. Her mother passed away on August 6 and was buried on August 16.
In an Instagram story, she shared her sorrow.
“Until it’s your mother, one can never fully understand the indescribable pain of losing a mother,” wrote Mphowabadimo.
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