Introduction
This week’s Mental Health Dialogue invited us to slow down, breathe, and reflect. Instead of rapid-fire questions to the group, we turned the spotlight onto Blessing Kudzai of Chikomborero Foundation. What followed was a tender, courageous conversation about rejection, resilience, and the daily discipline of healing—one honest step at a time.
Who Is Blessing?
Blessing describes her life as “a mix of learning, serving, and creating impact”—the kind of busy that’s fueled by purpose, not panic. She calls herself a friend who aims to leave people better than she found them. The courage to show up, even when anxious or unsure, didn’t happen by accident; it was forged through early experiences that taught resilience before she had a name for it.
Early Signs That Mental Health Needed Care
Blessing first noticed her mental health needed attention in her late teens. She had carried a lot of pain in silence, without the words—or the space—to express it. Even “good days” were shadowed by pressure to be strong. Over time she realized that quietly holding anxiety, self-doubt, and loneliness was shaping her identity and narrowing how she saw the world.
