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Your children don’t just inherit your eye colour. They inherit your lenses too. Families often pass on far more than traditions, routines or values. We also pass on assumptions, fears, comfort zones and inherited narratives about who belongs, who feels “safe,” and who is seen as different. In this short video, I explore 6 ways families can identify their distorted lenses and biases - not to induce guilt or shame, but to invite reflection. These include: asking where our belie

Growing up in Zimbabwe, I was always fascinated by the balancing rocks of Matopos. At first glance, they appear to defy logic. Massive stones resting upon one another, somehow remaining upright through wind, rain, and time. As a child, I saw rocks. As a psychologist, I see something else. I see connection. No stone stands entirely alone. Each draws stability from the stones beneath it and contributes to the balance of the stones above it. The formation survives not because an

Through the SSF Lens: Everyday News Reflections 🔍 Looking beyond headlines to understand people, systems and behaviour This week’s headlines may have appeared very different on the surface: Mental health strategy discussions. Debates around race and anti-racism. Growing tensions around workplace inclusion. Neurodiversity and belonging. Leadership and psychological safety. Different headlines. Different sectors. Different language. But through the Six Stages Framework lens, I

✨ Reflective Step 2 – From Awareness to Action ✨ 7 day guided reflective journal Awareness is powerful — but it’s only the beginning. In...

By Dr Shungu H. M’gadzah I’ve been reflecting on a Six Stages Framework post on Building Bridges of Empathy. I wrote some time ago—one...

🎬 Video Title Episode 2: Reflective Step 1: Noticing the Unseen | Six Stages Framework Journal Series 📄 Video Description Welcome to...

Check out podcast version of my article: Owning up to our negative automatic thoughts. Diversity and Inclusion in the Boardroom: What is...