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Thrive Initiative’s Philippi Workshop Sparks Strong Commitment to Six-Week Programme
The Thrive Initiative has marked a major breakthrough in youth engagement and gender-based violence (GBV) prevention, with 50 young people attending its recent youth workshop in Philippi Village. ...more
Press release
December 09, 2025•2 min read
THRIVE Initiators Lead Their First Community Workshop at Philippi Village
This past weekend marked a powerful milestone for the THRIVE Initiative and for a dedicated group of young leaders who have spent the last three months immersed in training through Stanford-aligned me... ...more
Press release
December 08, 2025•3 min read
Founder of Thrive Initiative on CCFM
In my recent CCFM interview, we explored real examples of how the nervous system shapes behaviour, and why traditional approaches fail to create long-term change. ...more
Press release
November 27, 2025•1 min read
SABC News & Thrive
Traditional discipline, yelling, shaming, suspending, only deepens the shutdown. When a child is already overwhelmed and then punished, the emotional pressure grows, and the harmful behaviour simply s... ...more
Press release
November 23, 2025•0 min read
Heal Bullying From the Inside Out
On 5 November 2025, Radio 786 interviewed Brian Siegel, founder of the Thrive Initiative, to discuss Thrive’s groundbreaking approach: using somatic healing and emotional regulation to shift school en... ...more
Press release
November 23, 2025•3 min read
Empowering youth to combat bullying and violence in South Africa
Ten Nyanga youngsters completed an intervention training programme - a new approach to tackle bullying and violence in South Africa. ...more
Press release
November 23, 2025•1 min read
We are building a South Africa and a World Where...
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