226: The Legacy of South African Apartheid and Healing Ancestral Money Trauma While Traveling the World with Vangile Makwakwa

<p style="margin: 0in 0in 9.0pt 0in;"><span style= "font-family: 'Open Sans',serif; color: black;">Vangile Makwakwa takes us on her journey growing up under South African Apartheid, watching it fall, and then navigating institutionalized white supremacy in the post-Apartheid era.<span style= "mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> She opens up about the extent of racial trauma she experienced when working at Stellenbosch University and how it drove her leave South Africa and travel the world.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span> Vangile then talks about a pivotal transitionary moment in Trinidad and Tobago that inspired her to do an MBA, become a digital nomad, and teach about healing ancestral money trauma.<span style= "mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> She talks about the Shamanic traditions of her family in South Africa and offers a critique of the cultural appropriation that is often marketed to white Westerners under the guise of ‘new age spirituality.’<span style= "mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> Vangile then explains the way systemic oppression relates to ancestral money trauma, shares her personal journey navigating through it, and explains how she now helps other women of color do the same.<span style= "mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> She also talks about the power dynamics of nomading on a South African passport, and shares her strategy for reducing her encounters with anti-Blackness around the world.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> Finally, Vangile reflects on what travel means to her.<span style= "mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> FULL SHOW NOTES AVAILABLE AT: <a href="https://www.themaverickshow.com" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">www.TheMaverickShow.com</a></span></p>