BY Nkosazana Ngwadla
Renowned actress and SAFTA 2023 Nominee Refilwe Madumo is proud to present the first ever #CHOOSINGLOVE: A Self-Love Experience. Due to take place on the 28th of October 2023 at the Naledi Farm (Centurion), #CHOOSINGLOVE is the online movement “going live” due to popular demand.
Refilwe is a 2023 SAFTA nominated actress for her role as Fikile Maponya on the SABC 1 flagship program, Generations The Legacy. Refilwe has been working as an actor for almost 20 years, with lead roles on Scandal!, Inconceivable, Side Dish, Omen, Rhythm City, Mazinyo dot Q, to name a few.
She is a writer and was head writer on the award winning talk show Rise TV. She was also the Editor At Large for Rise Magazine, commissioned by Soul City Institute For Social Justice. Her writing works have also been published in international academic journals.
Refilwe is the series and content producer of the #ChoosingLove series, which has had over 2 million views on TikTok and Instagram. She was the producer of the Mama Mantics series, in association with Ask A Parent SA. She directed the Physical Theatre experience Through The Cord and is an MC and facilitator. However, her most important role is being a mother to her two wonderful boys, Makhosini and Malibuye.
“#ChoosingLove was born from my very personal struggle with self-worth. I talk to myself about self-love all the time but have had trouble with what it truly means. I went through a phase where, try as I might, I didn’t know how to action self-love effectively. What does that look like? To actively wrap myself up in self-love.. They say love is a verb, right? A doing word. You have to actively DO something to see the benefit. Compounded deeds turn into habits. Habits become a way of life. This is the journey into making self-love a habit. #ChoosingLove has become a place of glory for me and many others,” the actress said.
“I cannot even begin to describe the amount of positive feedback we receive. My favourite thing about it is that it has encouraged people to change the things that don’t serve them in the lives and to lean into the things that do. People are leaning into their special, it’s beautiful. In the quest for bigger lives, more fulfilment and growing creativity, expanding our thought patterns, embracing sound work ethics that lead to new opportunities, we also have to make room for nurturing who we are at the core of our humanity. As a person, you can and must go any and everywhere but where you must arrive is to yourself. Although this is an ongoing journey with unexpected pitfalls, #ChoosingLove has become the way to choose a happy that holds and nurtures the individual. A holistic journey into self-acceptance,” she added.
#CHOOSINGLOVE: A Self-Love Experience is based on a holistic approach to self-care – sonic, visual, conversational and of course gastronomic – engaging all the senses and touching the soul. Drawing on the growing community that engage with #CHOOSINGLOVE, Refilwe welcomes you with love.
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