As I grow older I realise most people deal with self-doubt, even Melissa de Vries – top of her game, presenter, actress, dancer – type people. Melissa is currently acting in the acclaimed local drama Arendsvlei on kykNET, she’s a hip hop MC, judge and dancer for local and international competitions and has competed on a global level herself, but even this “boskop beauty” doubts herself from time to time.

I chatted to her about what keeps her going and what has motivated her to go from the streets of Blackheath in Cape Town to the international stage.

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Those of you who follow me on social media know I love the Locally Yours Market. It’s a Port Elizabeth based market presented by local entrepreneurs featuring really great handmade items and delicious food – so me, right.

The next The Locally Yours Market is set to take place on Saturday, 1^st June at the Tramways building, Nelson Mandela Bay and I thought I’d let you know why you simply need to be there.

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I got to chat to internationally-known Capetonian, Kietzn (Jeanné Kietzmann) and found out I had more in common with the Los Angeles-based actress, model, DJ and music producer than I ever would have thought.

Obviously we both have amazing lips, awesome wrist tattoos and a flair for the dramatic, but I would have never guessed that someone at the top of their game, someone who has been described as a Hollywood Star in the making, would be grappling with anxiety. I got her to share her “calm the heck down” tactics with us and it’s pretty refreshing.

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So I teamed up with Black Cat Organic Health to see if their CBD products were what I needed for all my aches and pains and anxieties and everything that has come with adulting.

Michelle gave me a quick consultation over the phone (Whatsapp, because who calls anymore) and we met up for her to hand over products we both hoped would be life-changing for me. Here is what happened.

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I can’t believe how far ECmeetup has come. Seriously it was just the other day that I had a full on freak out about the first meetup

I was so nervous to meet all these amazing people I had been following online – never meet your heroes they say – and now, three years later, I count a lot of them among my closest friends.

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If you follow any “mom bloggers” chances are you have heard about the Childs Farm range of body products which has recently launched. The products are pediatrician and dermatologist approved. It is also suitable for sensitive and eczema prone skin and people are raving about it.

So obviously we had to check it out for ourselves. Here is what we thought:

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