
Calm, Clear & Helpful
If anxiety, heartache, chronic pain or other issues are keeping you awake, listening to "Calm, Clear & Helpful" can bring you comfort and clarity. Ever-curious journalist Mariette Snyman interviews a range of experts on holistic health, love relationships, parenting, and life's phases and challenges. Join us each Tuesday for fresh insights, practical know-how, and for conversations from the heart.
Latest episodes

Jul 8, 2025 • 1h 11min
Ep. 217 How to cope when your partner has a chronic illness
Chronic disease alters the daily functioning and quality of life of the individual with the diagnosis - the same applies to their partner. Educational psychologist Lidalize Grobler explores the physical, emotional and financial challenges a couple may face, energy budgeting, realistic expectations, and flare-ups. She offers valuable pointers on creating emotional safety, deepening trust, and finding intimacy in shared resilience. www.mariettesnyman.co.za · www.lidalizegrobler.com · www.facebook.com · www.instagram.com · www.linkedin.com

Jul 1, 2025 • 22min
Ep 216 Cecelia Jansen: being a single mom, breast cancer, and newfound love
Raising four children as a single parent, receiving a breast cancer diagnosis and undergoing a nine-hour surgical procedure - amidst other losses - could not extinguish Cecelia Jansen’s faith. Then she met a man who looked beyond her scars, saw her heart, and helped her realise a life-long dream. Listen to an inspiring story of courage and hope. www.mariettesnyman.co.za · This episode's podcast notes and photographs of Cecelia and Julian · www.facebook.com · www.instagram.com · www.linkedin.com

Jun 24, 2025 • 32min
Ep. 215 Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: how to handle unruly thoughts and feelings
Even though our thoughts are mental events, not facts, we may find them overwhelming. Clinical psychologist Dr Colinda Linde explains how ACT teaches us psychological flexibility, including unhooking ourselves from self-criticism and riding out discomfort or anxiety. She discusses the 6 core processes involved in ACT, and committing to actions that serve our values. www.mariettesnyman.co.za · Dr Colinda Linde's YouTube channel · colindalinde.com · thoughtsfirst.com · www.facebook.com · www.instagram.com · www.linkedin.com

Jun 17, 2025 • 43min
Ep. 214 Sonja Blignaut: being a waysfinder in a complex world
Do you experience our world as secure and predictable, or find it overwhelming and anxiety provoking? “Complexity nerd” Sonja Blignaut considers how AfrikaBurn mirrors life’s complexity, becoming comfortable with being uncomfortable, the difference between complicated and complex systems, and developing 4 meta-skills aimed at thriving in an entangled world. www.mariettesnyman.co.za · complexityfit.com · www.morebeyond.co.za · This episode's podcast notes and photograph · www.facebook.com · www.instagram.com · www.linkedin.com

Jun 10, 2025 • 60min
Ep. 213 Philip Liebenberg: ouer word, identiteitsvorming, afhanklikheid en begeerlikheid
Verliese gekoppel aan ouer word - byvoorbeeld van liggaamskrag, ‘n jeugdige voorkoms, verhoudings, onafhanklikheid en werkstatus & -relevansie - dwing ons om ons identiteit aan te pas. Skrywer, spreker en spirituele begeleier Philip Liebenberg gesels oor kopskuiwe wat dit makliker kan maak, hoe om liggaamlikheid van binne te beleef, en hoe om steeds begeerlik te voel. www.mariettesnyman.co.za · Tweerigting op YouTube · Hierdie episode se potgooi-notas en foto · www.facebook.com · www.instagram.com · www.linkedin.com

Jun 3, 2025 • 32min
Ep. 212 Emotional control: the foundation of trust, honour and resilience
When we face high-pressure situations, we often lose our cool. Executive producer and educator Gabriel Dibble explains how the ability to pause, find clarity and respond - not react - benefits us personally and professionally. Offering research-based, actionable insights into developing emotional control and regulation, Gabriel explains how this builds respect and trust. www.mariettesnyman.co.za · letsgodoitall.com · This episode's podcast notes and photograph · www.facebook.com · www.instagram.com · www.linkedin.com

May 27, 2025 • 50min
Ep. 211 How men determine their worth – and what to do when things go wrong
If men have a biological tendency to seek self-worth through personal, independent performance, what happens when they can’t work or don’t reach their goals? Executive coach Neil Bierbaum explores manhood and the 4 stages of maturity, including a possible mid-life crisis. He discusses countering the loss of identity and recognition by deliberately creating a meaningful context and cultivating acceptance. www.mariettesnyman.co.za · neilbierbaum.com · themanmatrix.com · This episode's podcast notes and photograph · www.facebook.com · www.instagram.com · www.linkedin.com

May 20, 2025 • 54min
Ep. 210 Divorce and maintenance issues: new hope for South African parents
Following divorce, arrear maintenance can have a devastating financial and emotional impact on children and primary caregivers. Family mediator Anneke Greyvenstein introduces the Maintenance Order Management System, which allows arrear maintenance to reflect on a maintenance debtor’s credit profile. Discover how to recover arrear maintenance with interest, and how the Co-Parent App can help divorced parents limit misunderstandings and conflict. This episode's podcast notes and photograph · www.mariettesnyman.co.za · www.facebook.com · www.instagram.com · www.linkedin.com

May 13, 2025 • 54min
Ep. 209 Liezl Thom: meditation - the key to transformation
Did you know meditation can be used to reprogramme your subconscious mind to reach desired goals? Master transformation coach Liezl Thom explores the difference between mindfulness and meditation, the benefits involved, and cultivating blissipline. She offers advice for those believing they simply cannot meditate, and shares Vishen Lakhiani’s powerful 6-phase meditation. www.mariettesnyman.co.za · liezlthom.com · This episode's podcast notes and photograph · www.facebook.com · www.instagram.com · www.linkedin.com

Apr 29, 2025 • 47min
Ep. 208 High-performance teams: optimally combining AI and Biological Intelligence
Many of us fear that Artificial Intelligence may undermine our jobs, purpose and humanity. Neurologist Dr Etienne van der Walt discusses the respective strengths of AI and Biological Intelligence or BI, AI’s increasing ability to show empathy, and existing differences between AI and BI. He advocates leading teams toward achieving the flow state and applying hybrid intelligence to achieve optimal outcomes. www.mariettesnyman.co.za · www.neurozone.com · This episode's podcast notes and photograph · www.facebook.com · www.instagram.com · www.linkedin.com