Episode 1 – 4 March 2026

(Winnie Siburi – Scars Beyond the Skin)

Winnie Sibuyi was once a bubbly village girl whose light was nearly extinguished by an act of unthinkable cruelty. After moving to Pretoria to build a better life as a hairdresser, her world was shattered when her jealous ex-partner doused their shack with petrol and diesel, locking her inside to burn alive. Against all odds, Winnie fought her way through the flames, surviving stage 3 burns and a harrowing nine-month coma that left her with permanent scars and a long road to recovery.

Episode 2 – 11 March 2026

(Tebogo Maphike – Nowhere to Go)

In this heart-wrenching story of deception and displacement, young Tebogo finds himself with no sense of belonging after a bombshell DNA test shatters his entire world. Raised by Granny Paulina and the man he always called “Papa,” the boy’s life is turned upside down when his mother’s long-standing lies about his paternity are finally exposed, leaving him a stranger to the family that performed his childhood rituals.

Episode 3 – 18 March 2026

(Chantal Tshabalala – Tough Love)

Left to the care of her great-grandmother after losing her mother as an infant, Chantel’s life was a steady path of resilience until a brutal rape by a school friend’s uncle in 2016 derailed her future. Instead of finding sanctuary at home, she was met with cold, tough love, being told to simply pray it away while her trauma-induced behaviour was weaponised towards her by a family that labels her a failure. Now a mother of three living in informal settlements, she finds herself grappled by a past she cannot outrun: a Grade 11 dropout with an absent father and a great-grandmother whose verbal abuse and constant comparisons have made home a place of fear rather than a safe space.

Episode 4 – 25 March 2026

(Sipho-esihle Masoka – a Motherless Mother)

In the dusty streets of Palm Springs, Sipho-esihle Masoka finds herself trapped in a devastating cycle of generational trauma and poverty. Forced to take on the weight of the household from a young age, the 19-year-old now navigates the harsh reality of being a teenage mother while facing rejection and physical abuse at home. In a desperate bid to provide for her two-year-old son and escape the hunger that haunts her family, Sipho-esihle has turned to a secret life of sex work, meeting older men in hotels while her family remains in the dark.

Episode 5 – 1 April 2026

(Jabulile – Healing)

At 24, Jabulile is a survivor carrying the weight of a childhood defined by violence and neglect. In this moving episode, she bravely confronts her mother, Nkosingiphile, to address a haunting history of abuse and name-calling. Seeking to break the cycle of generational trauma for the sake of her son and younger brother, Jabulile embarks on a guided healing journey.

Episode 6 – 8 April 2026

(Nelisiwe Mthethwa – Stigma in Familiar Places)

At 29, Nelisiwe (Nelly) Mthethwa is drowning in the silent struggle of raising her six-year-old autistic son, Ntokomalo. In a community that dismisses his condition as “naughtiness” or a “simple delay,” Nelly finds herself trapped in a cycle of isolation.

The breaking point arrives when Nelly confronts her aunt and sister, her family members who visit often but offer no help, choosing instead to ignore the reality of Ntokomalo’s needs. This episode uncovers the raw, often unspoken gap between love and understanding regarding disability within Black families.

Episode 7 – 15 April 2026

(Nosiphiwe Luthango – Faults of The Parent Catching Up with the Child)

28-year-old Nosiphiwe seeks to confront her mother over a lifetime of abandonment and the trauma she has carried since the age of 15. Growing up in Oliven, Nosiphiwe’s life spiralled from a joyful childhood into a harrowing cycle of addiction, teenage pregnancy, and a brutal sexual assault that she felt forced to nurse alone without her mother’s protection or support. Now grappling with the grief of losing an infant son and managing a chronic health condition, Sphiwe is determined to break her dependence on substances and build a stable future for her two daughters.