Tirelo has been raped twice, and has been through the wringer, descending into alcoholism, and battling severe depression. She talks about her journey to sobriety, and the difficulty of trying to deal with severe mental illness in the black community, where mental health complaints are often stigmatized.

<p>Tirelo has been raped twice, and has been through the wringer, descending into alcoholism, and battling severe depression. She talks about her journey to sobriety, and the difficulty of trying to deal with severe mental illness in the black community, where mental health complaints are often stigmatized.</p>

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<p>This is Life &ndash; carefully curated podcast collections and recommendations for some of the best audio stories to come out of South Africa. The podcast channel features lifestyle, information, finance and entertainment podcasts, including the best of Primedia Broadcasting's on-air content as well as exclusive podcasts specially created for you. Now, you can immerse yourself into cherry-picked audio content and, download or subscribe to your favourite podcast series. The best part? Once you&rsquo;ve subscribed to a series, you get to listen to the latest update wherever and, whenever you want.</p>

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