



Family Matters: Coping with the festive season and preparing for 2026
Saskia Falken, in for Pippa Hudson, speaks to psychologist Erica Terblanche on how to cope with the festive season and set goals for the new year. Tags Lunch with Pippa Hudson, Pippa Hudson, CapeTalk, Erica Terblance

Family Matters: Preventing our children from becoming Generation Zombie
Pippa Hudson speaks to Dr Charlotte Armitage, a psychologist and psychotherapist based in the UK, who specializes in childhood development. Her new book called Generation Zombie, expresses huge concern about the all-pervasive impact of devices in our children’s lives, and sets out strategies for p…

Family Matters: Parenting The Teen Tribe app supports families
Bianca Resnekov, in for Pippa Hudson, speaks to certified life coaches, Jax Hickey and Kath Heath, about a new app they’ve developed called Parenting The Teen Tribe. It’s a growing community built around expert guidance, shared experiences, and real conversations about raising adolescents. Lunch w…

Family Matters: Toxic achievement culture
Pippa Hudson speaks to Mandy Herold, a former school principal who now works as a Gallup Global Strengths coach and professional speaker, about toxic achievement culture. Lunch with Pippa Hudson is CapeTalk’s mid-afternoon show. This 2-hour respite from hard news encourages the audience to take…

Family Matters: How to stop our children becoming bullies
Pippa Hudson speaks to Jonathan Hoffenberg, social worker and Programmes Manager at The Parent Centre at the start of Anti-Bullying Week. He talks about what do you do if it’s YOUR child who is the bully? Lunch with Pippa Hudson is CapeTalk’s mid-afternoon show. This 2-hour respite from hard new…

Family Matters: Exploring parental alienation
Pippa Hudson speaks to Dr. Andrew Spaumer, an experienced social worker, about parental alienation, its causes, and consequences. Lunch with Pippa Hudson is CapeTalk’s mid-afternoon show. This 2-hour respite from hard news encourages the audience to take the time to explore, taste, read and refl…

Family Matters: New pre-parenting course supports couples before parenthood
Pippa Hudson speaks to Integral Life Coach Milena Raaf and Jax Douglas Jones, a professional therapist and Life Coach, who have created a Pre-Parenting Course — a programme designed to help couples prepare emotionally, mentally, and relationally for parenthood. Lunch with Pippa Hudson is CapeTalk’…

Family Matters: Matric prep
Pippa Hudson speaks to Melissa van Hal, an Integrated Learning and Wellness Strategist at Edu-Help, about how to prepare for the Matric exams. Lunch with Pippa Hudson is CapeTalk’s mid-afternoon show. This 2-hour respite from hard news encourages the audience to take the time to explore, taste, …

Family Matters: Writing the SATs
Guest: Rebecca Pretorius of Crimson Education