Zeenat Saloojee | Childhood Trauma, Apartheid & Healing Through Writing

Send us Fan MailIn this powerful interview, author Zee shares the deeply personal story behind her contribution to the Women Like Me book The Space Between Before and After. This is an honest conversation about childhood survival, family secrecy, generational trauma, grief, displacement, identity, and the long road to healing through writing.After the loss of both her parents, one core memory rose to the surface and pushed Zee to finally write the story she had carried for years. She reflects on growing up during apartheid-era South Africa, where political unrest, fear, secrecy, and survival shaped everyday life. Zee explains how her grandparents protected her, how silence affected her body and emotions, and what it means to grow up with both love and abandonment living in the same story.We also talk about the meaning of samosas as a symbol of culture, sacrifice, scarcity, memory, and healing. What once held fear became part of a grounding, meditative ritual she now shares with her son. This episode explores how writing can uncover hidden truths, create closure, and help us make sense of the past.If you have lived through family separation, displacement, silence, grief, identity struggles, or generational trauma, this conversation may give language to what you have felt.In this episode, we discuss: childhood trauma and survival  apartheid South Africa  family secrecy and political activism  grief after losing parents  displacement and belonging  generational trauma and healing  writing as closure and emotional release  memory, food, culture, and identity  the story behind The Space Between Before and After Women Like Me authors and true-life stories Connect with Zee:  holisticsoletosoul.comhttps://www.holisticsoletosoul.com/Facebook ; Holistic Sole to Soul:https://www.facebook.com/p/Holistic-Sole-to-Soul-61562724601752/Istagram: https://www.instagram.com/holisticwellnesswithzee/reels/?__d=11Book Mentioned: The Space Between Before and After https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B0GQ1X2WJ1Subscribe to Women Like Me Stories and Business for more powerful interviews on healing, truth, storytelling, women’s voices, resilience, and real-life transformation.If this conversation stirred something in you… good. That’s where change begins.Make sure you’re subscribed, share this with someone who needs it, and if you’re ready to tell your story, step into your voice, or build a life that actually feels like yours… You’re in the right place.I’m Julie Fairhurst, and this is where stories turn into power.Go to my website if you would like to be a guest on the Women Like Me Stories & Business in the toolbar click Let's PodcastJulie's Website