Dineo Ranaka on walking through depression with her new man. She suffers severe chronic depression, and she is figuring out how to live with it. Dineo Ranaka, a former host of Kaya 959, was fired by her former coworkers for reportedly leaving work after having a mental health breakdown. She has since had to pull herself up from this mess. In addition to learning how to deal with her sadness, she also launched a new s.x education podcast.

The mother of three says her journey has particularly been tough. “This week was tough,” she says adding that she has been feeling depressed. “I was battling with a major depression episode. I could get myself out of bed, to shower or eat. I don’t judge myself. I am still struggling with appetite even now.” She stayed in bed the whole of Monday. “It was not sadness, but the lack of vitality for anything. My body, spirit and mind were not in sync. They were three separate layers.” She says that Tuesday was not easier. “Wednesday I had a landmine of triggers. I was even late fetching the kids. I cried in yesterday’s meeting. I allowed myself.”

Dineo Ranaka on walking through depression with her new man

Dineo claims that being in a different relationship has helped her better comprehend the various waves and dimensions of her despair since her widely publicized split from the father of her third kid. She claims she has been very open and honest with her new partner.

“He is also tired, I am tired, we’re tired together.” But she is grateful to have a shoulder to cry on. “I am blessed not to be alone in these new struggles.”

In her most recent interview, singer Lira describes how she had a stroke while traveling and struggled to comprehend how she could have one at such a young age. Dineo claims that she can connect to the denial because she was in a similar situation when she was given a severe depression diagnosis. Like Lira, Dineo claims she was unable to realize she was experiencing depression when it was first diagnosed.

“But I have to allow myself to not be okay if I am not okay. Give yourself permission to not be okay. Not every day is going to be a good day,” she advises people going through the same.