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"All The Hats with All The Jazz Hands" | Burnout, success and rebuilding identity after collapse

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Kamini Pather built a high-profile career in food and media until her body forced her to stop.

This story explores burnout after success, nervous system collapse, and what it takes to rebuild identity when achievement no longer protects you from exhaustion.

A story about success, breakdown, and learning to live without performance as a survival strategy.

Kamini's book All Dhal'd Up: https://likeharmony.co.za/shop

www.somethingshifted.co.za
Recorded at Latitude Podcast Studio
Chapters
  • 00:00 Intro: Today's story belongs to Kamini
  • 02:58 The 5am club
  • 07:07 MasterChef South Africa
  • 10:10 Depression and burnout
  • 12:31 Girl Eat World, Netflix and legal battles,
  • 20:37 Therapy, Psychology Master's and a counselling internship
  • 27:57 Kamini today — award-winning cookbook and what's next
7 Apr English South Africa Documentary · Personal Journals

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