I Am Woman - Leap of Faith

Meet Tracey Derrick, free spirit and acclaimed South African photographer who for decades has created extraordinary photographs revealing the intimate, sacred spaces of others. Then, out of the blue, as a single mom in her 40's, Tracey's life is turned upside down and a diagnosis of breast cancer propels her into two life changing Leaps of Faith.

Meet Funeka Soldaat, community activist and founder of Freegender who came to Khayelitsha, a township in Cape Town, in search of a better life. What must it have been like to live as an out and proud lesbian thirty years ago, and to have travelled that journey right until today?

This episode takes us into the life journey of Hanli Prinsloo, South African freediving champion and founder of I Am Water Trust. Join us as we travel deep into the ocean watching Hanli as she swims like a mermaid holding her breath for more than 6 minutes and diving a record 65m.

One of South Africa's first female Dutch Reformed Ministers Judith Kotze integrates her spirituality and her sexuality, finding an authentic space where she is whole, partnered and loved.

A young woman is born profoundly deaf. At 23 she has the chance to hear the world in a completely new way. Will she take the leap?