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19/09/2026

Authenticity misalignment doesn't happen randomly, it's caused by specific drivers, and once you name them, you can actually do something about them.

There are four root causes: conditioning (the scripts you absorbed from your environment), fear (the specific threat your nervous system perceives when you show up authentically), environment (what actually rewards or punishes your authenticity), and identity (the story you tell yourself about who you are).

Most misalignment isn't just one of these, it's several operating at once. Whether that environment was shaped family expectations, or a workplace that never quite understood you, the pattern works the same way. The real work is identifying which driver is doing the most heavy lifting right now, then writing one honest, factual counter-statement that challenges that story.

Which of the four feels most true for you: conditioning, fear, environment, or identity?



If you want to discover your true self, start by signing up for my FREE Authenticity Assessment to find out how authentic you really are here: https://strongmindt.com/courses

16/09/2026

MANAGING CHALLENGING BEHAVIOUR

If you are a caregiver or parent of a physically disabled or neurodivergent child, listen to my friend, Occupational Therapist, Chantel Snyman, talk about Managing Challenging Behaviour.
If you are interested in learning how to manage challenging behaviour, you can contact Chantel at
[email protected]

If you are a person with a physical disability yourself, or a parent, caregiver, significant other, or employer of a person with a physical disability and you have questions about living or dealing with a physical disability, you can contact me, Deoni Oosthuizen, at [email protected] or sign up for my 40min live online disability Q&A Here:
https://strongmindt.com/book-a-call

What if behaviour that challenges is not something to control, but ...

07/09/2026

DO YOU KNOW HOW AUTHENTIC YOU ARE ACCROSS ALL YOUR LIFE AREAS?

You know that feeling of being a little off, but you can't quite say where? That's usually not a mood, it's a signal.

Most of us carry a vague sense of being out of alignment without pinpointing the source. A structured self-assessment replaces "something feels off" with a precise, measurable picture. Rate your overall authenticity first, then break life into 8 areas: career, health, finances, family, relationships, growth, social life, and environment.

Score each area from 1 to 10, where 10 means fully living in line with your true self, whatever your circumstances, whether that's a career around a disability, raising a family, or relationships that don't always understand your reality. Compare each score to your baseline. Your two lowest-scoring areas are where inauthenticity is hitting hardest, and where to focus first.

Which area would score lowest for you right now?



If you want to discover your true self, sign up for my TRUE YOU Mini-Course here: https://strongmindt.com/authenticity-transformation or take the FREE Authenticity Assessment here: https://strongmindt.com/courses.

01/09/2026

Reclaiming your voice isn't about being louder, it's about being honest with yourself first.

People-pleasing, masking, self-abandonment: they're not character flaws, they're learned survival strategies. Somewhere along the way you learned it was safer to prioritise everyone else's comfort over your own needs, hide your real opinions, and override what you actually wanted.

It doesn't matter whether that pattern started because of your body, your diagnosis, your workplace, or your relationships. What matters is this: which of these three patterns shows up most for you right now? Name the fear underneath it, usually conflict or rejection, then choose one small, safe act where you honour your own need instead of overriding it.

Which one is your pattern: people-pleasing, masking, or self-abandonment?



If you want to discover your true self, sign up for my TRUE YOU Mini-Course here: https://strongmindt.com/authenticity-transformation or take the FREE Authenticity Assessment here: https://strongmindt.com/courses.

31/08/2026

🍊 𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗣 𝗔𝗖𝗖𝗘𝗣𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗢𝗥𝗔𝗡𝗚𝗘𝗦. 🌳 𝗚𝗥𝗢𝗪 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗢𝗪𝗡 𝗢𝗥𝗔𝗡𝗚𝗘 𝗧𝗥𝗘𝗘.

"Help" sounds like a kind word. But sometimes it's the very thing that keeps someone stuck.

I'm a life coach who empower people who feel unfulfilled, and also people with physical disabilities and the parents, significant others, and caregivers who support them to create their personal holistic blueprint for a happy, thriving life

One thing I've learned: there's a fine line between helping someone and holding them back.

Growing up as a person with spina bifida, I climbed stairs, carrying my own backpack full of books, walked myself home from school, and wasnt allowed to use my disability as an excuse. Outsiders sometimes thought it was cruel. But, what it gave me instead was something far more valuable, the space to become independent.

Whether you're raising a child with special needs, managing someone with a disability at work, or want to run a business as part of your personal road to happiness: are you giving people help, or empowerment?

One creates dependence, the other creates capability.

Which one are you giving?



👉 If you have questions about living with a physical disability as an individual with a disability yourself, a parent, significant other, caregiver, or employer of a person with a physical disability, you can book a 40 Min Live Online 1-on-1 Disability Q&A with me here (𝘗𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘐 𝘥𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘥𝘰 𝘪𝘯-𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 - 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦) : https://strongmindt.com/book-a-call.

If you are person that feels unfulfilled and unhappy with your life, you can explore available and upcoming DIY courses here. https://strongmindt.com/courses I will upload new courses as I finish them.

Or you can check out some of my FREE stuff at the bottom of that same page as well: https://strongmindt.com/courses

24/08/2026

Have you ever caught yourself talking faster, answering before you've even thought it through, or feeling a low-grade tension you can't quite name? 🤔 That's not just nerves — that's often your false self taking over.

Most of us have been performing a version of ourselves for so long that we've genuinely forgotten there's a difference between who we are and who we've built ourselves to be. Your false self shows up to gain approval, avoid rejection, or meet other people's expectations. Your true self shows up when nobody's judging — genuine curiosity, honest emotion, opinions that are actually yours.

The good news? Both leave clues. Physical, emotional, and behavioural signals that tell you exactly which version is in the driver's seat at any given moment.

This week, notice one moment your voice speeds up or your chest tightens — and one moment you feel curious, calm, and completely yourself. ✨

👇 What's one signal that tells you your true self just showed up? Share below.

Ready to map your own true self vs. false identity? Sign up for the TRUE YOU mini-course: https://strongmindt.com/mini-course/true-you/sales-page or find out how Authentic you really are for FREE: https://strongmindt.com/free-authenticity-assessment

21/08/2026

𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗔𝗥𝗘 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗟𝗢𝗢𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗔𝗧

Ever caught someone staring and had to decide, in half a second, whether to ignore it, explain it, or joke about it?

I live with spina bifida and hydrocephalus, and using crutches, being stared at in public is a given. However a lot of people may not realy mean to be rude, they're just curious. Most people never had to think twice how to move from point A to point B so when they finally see it done differently, of course they will look.

The question is not whether people will stare, they will. The real question is what you do in that moment: educate, ignore, or have a little fun with it.

In this video I share how I've learned to handle the stares without losing my humour, or my patience - ok, maybe sometimes. 😜

What do you usually do when you catch someone staring at you?



If you have questions about living with a physical disability as an individual with a disability yourself, a parent, significant other, a caregiver, or an employer of a person with a physical disability (spina bifida and paraplegia) you can book a 40 Min Live 1-on-1 Disability Q&A with me here: https://strongmindt.com/book-a-call.

17/08/2026

Have you ever caught yourself talking faster, answering before you've even thought it through, or feeling a low-grade tension you can't quite name? 🤔

That's not just nerves — that's often your false self taking over.

Most of us have been performing a version of ourselves for so long that we've genuinely forgotten there's a difference between who we are and who we've built ourselves to be. Your false self shows up to gain approval, avoid rejection, or meet other people's expectations. Your true self shows up when nobody's judging — genuine curiosity, honest emotion, opinions that are actually yours.

The good news? Both leave clues. Physical, emotional, and behavioural signals that tell you exactly which version is in the driver's seat at any given moment.

This week, notice one moment your voice speeds up or your chest tightens — and one moment you feel curious, calm, and completely yourself. ✨

👇 What's one signal that tells you your true self just showed up? Share below.

Ready to map your own true self vs. false identity? Sign up for the TRUE YOU mini-course here: https://strongmindt.com/mini-course/true-you/sales-page

13/08/2026

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 "𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗳𝘀" 𝗱𝗶𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝘀𝗲 — 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂? 🤔

Before you can live authentically, you have to see the water you've been swimming in. The invisible rules from your family, culture, gender, religion, and career have been shaping your identity your whole life — often without your consent, and definitely without your awareness.

Things like "be the responsible one," "don't make waves," "put others first," "fit in." They feel like personal beliefs. Most of them are actually borrowed blueprints.

Here's the shift: you can't choose your authentic self until you can clearly see which parts of your current self were chosen by someone else.
This week, pick one "rule" you live by and ask: is this genuinely mine, or did I just inherit it? ✨

👇 What's one script you've been living by that you're starting to question? Tell us below.

Ready to map your own scripts and reclaim what's actually yours? Sign up for TRUE YOU mini-course here: https://strongmindt.com/mini-course/true-you/sales-page

12/08/2026

How many of your "core beliefs" did you actually choose — and how many were just handed to you? 🤔

Before you can live authentically, you have to see the water you've been swimming in so to speak. The invisible rules from your family, culture, gender, religion, and career have been shaping your identity your whole life — often without your consent, and definitely without your awareness
Things like "be the responsible one," "don't make waves," "put others first," "fit in." They feel like personal beliefs. Most of them are actually borrowed blueprints.

Here's the shift: you can't choose your authentic self until you can clearly see which parts of your current self were chosen by someone else.

This week, pick one "rule" you live by and ask: is this genuinely mine, or did I just inherit it? ✨

👇 What's one script you've been living by that you're starting to question? Tell me below.

Ready to map your own scripts and reclaim what's actually yours? Sign up for the TRUE YOU mini-course: https://strongmindt.com/mini-course/true-you/sales-page or find out how Authentic you really are for FREE: https://strongmindt.com/free-authenticity-assessment