Episode 108 | Refiloe Moahloli on inner-child healing and South African stories that matter
Mon Jan 05 2026
Being around award-winning author Refiloe Moahloli is an immersive experience — one rooted in curiosity, childlike wonder, and deep respect for young people as whole and autonomous humans. In this episode of The Great Equalizer, we welcome back one of South Africa’s most beloved children’s book authors to chat about what it means to write from the inside out.
Refiloe reflects on a transformative season of personal healing, creative renewal and gratitude. This is the season that shaped her latest book, How Many Ways Can You Say Thank You?, which is the third instalment in her celebrated trilogy (including How Many Ways Can You Say Hello? and How Many Ways Can You Say Goodbye?) which explores language, culture, connection and ubuntu.
Refiloe chats with Sam and Charlene about:
🖤 Honouring the inner child,
💛 Storytelling rooted in lived experience,
🖤 Raising grateful kids in an increasingly noisy world,
💛 Knowing yourself as the most radical form of validation.
We also get some insight into some other books that Refiloe's been working on, like Dance to Your Own Beat and All That I Am (a collection of South African poems and nursery rhymes). She also chats about her upcoming early readers and gives us a sneak peek into the South African YA romance she's working on.
🎧 Whether you’re a parent, writer, educator, or simply someone navigating their own healing journey, this episode will inspire you in all the ways that only Refiloe Moahloli can.
To this special guest: Thank you, dankie, ngiyabonga — and welcome back, you little firecracker 🧨
🎙️ Subscribe to TGE’s Current Read for more conversations with today’s most exciting authors: https://youtu.be/_X4-Lm7qGKg?si=9lQ5Y_YqbQWPlgox
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Being around award-winning author Refiloe Moahloli is an immersive experience — one rooted in curiosity, childlike wonder, and deep respect for young people as whole and autonomous humans. In this episode of The Great Equalizer, we welcome back one of South Africa’s most beloved children’s book authors to chat about what it means to write from the inside out. Refiloe reflects on a transformative season of personal healing, creative renewal and gratitude. This is the season that shaped her latest book, How Many Ways Can You Say Thank You?, which is the third instalment in her celebrated trilogy (including How Many Ways Can You Say Hello? and How Many Ways Can You Say Goodbye?) which explores language, culture, connection and ubuntu. Refiloe chats with Sam and Charlene about: 🖤 Honouring the inner child, 💛 Storytelling rooted in lived experience, 🖤 Raising grateful kids in an increasingly noisy world, 💛 Knowing yourself as the most radical form of validation. We also get some insight into some other books that Refiloe's been working on, like Dance to Your Own Beat and All That I Am (a collection of South African poems and nursery rhymes). She also chats about her upcoming early readers and gives us a sneak peek into the South African YA romance she's working on. 🎧 Whether you’re a parent, writer, educator, or simply someone navigating their own healing journey, this episode will inspire you in all the ways that only Refiloe Moahloli can. To this special guest: Thank you, dankie, ngiyabonga — and welcome back, you little firecracker 🧨 🎙️ Subscribe to TGE’s Current Read for more conversations with today’s most exciting authors: https://youtu.be/_X4-Lm7qGKg?si=9lQ5Y_YqbQWPlgox __ 🖤 LISTEN 💛 LIKE 🖤 SHARE 💛 (and let us know what you think of the episode!) #TheGreatEqualizer #RefiloeMoahloli #SouthAfricanAuthors #ChildrensLiterature #InnerChildHealing #GratitudePractice #Ubuntu #LocalStories #ParentingWithPurpose #WritingLife #AfricanStorytelling #KidsBooks #YAfiction #CreativeHealing #WomenInLiterature #SouthAfricanPodcasts