Thandie
Sterling.
Multi-faceted creative and host of Tea Time With Thandie. Transformation, healing and growth through storytelling.
Work with meFaith, Purpose, Identity, Healing, Relationships, Womanhood, Creativity
Podcast
Episode 8 of 8, The Restoration of Identity, part 2
Borrowed Identity
51 minGenesis 25 and 27
I’ve been thinking a lot about how easy it is to lose yourself without even realising it. Sometimes it isn’t dramatic. Sometimes it is one adjustment at a time. One compromise. One moment of comparison. One decision to control what feels uncertain. And before you know it, you are trying to become someone else to secure what you are afraid you might lose.
That I May Know You / As The Deer
Spoken word ·
I was in a gang but I was not in a gang
The Importance of Emotional Healing, episode 4 ·
Foster care, toxic relationships, loss
The Importance of Emotional Healing, episode 3 ·
Racial abuse and body dysmorphia
The Importance of Emotional Healing, episode 2 ·
The Importance of Emotional Healing
The Importance of Emotional Healing, episode 1 ·
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What I do
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The podcast
Tea Time With Thandie. Honest conversations about faith, purpose, identity, healing, relationships and creativity, with eight episodes and a trailer on Spotify.
Spoken word
Poems written and performed by Thandie. That I May Know You sets one against “As the Deer”, sung by Lavern Chirima. On TikTok she posted a poem a day for 30 days.
Film and documentary
Her YouTube channel is “a home for unboxed storytelling, where conversation, film and poetry move as one”: documentaries, spoken word films and interviews.
Speaking and hosting
Thandie speaks and hosts on stage, and has interviewed guests about emotional healing, faith, dating and relationships on her YouTube series.
About
The Woman Behind the Words
Behind every story is a life that has shaped it. A collection of experiences, questions, discoveries and moments that don’t always find their way into words.
For Thandie Sterling, storytelling is both an art and a way of making sense of the world.
A writer, poet, speaker and creative storyteller, Thandie has always been drawn to the complexities of the human experience. The things people carry, the identities they inherit, the stories they believe about themselves, and the beautiful, often uncomfortable process of becoming.
Rooted in her Christian faith, her work explores identity, love, belonging, purpose and everything in between. Whether through poetry, conversations, speaking or visual storytelling, she brings a curiosity about people and a genuine love for the power of words.
At the heart of her work is a simple desire: to create something that reaches beyond the moment it is experienced. Something that makes people feel, question, reflect and perhaps see themselves a little differently.
“The wilderness has a way of stripping away noise, until all that remains is the voice of God and the truth of who he says you are.”
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A page from my journal
- Knowing God · 4 min
Knowing about God or knowing God: what is the difference?
You can know a lot about God and still feel far from him. What the Bible says about knowing God for yourself, and simple ways to start.
Read more - Identity · 4 min
What does “identity in Christ” actually mean?
Identity in Christ is a phrase Christians use often. What the Bible means by it, and what it changes in everyday life.
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- Healing · 3 min
What is emotional healing, and where do you start?
Emotional healing is slow and often needs other people. What the Bible says about it, and first steps to take, including free NHS support.
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Let’s talk
Speaking, hosting, spoken word, podcast and media, and creative collaborations. Send Thandie a message and she’ll get back to you.
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Based in London, with Zimbabwean roots. Open to opportunities in the UK and internationally.