{"id":1386,"date":"2026-06-02T15:49:39","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T12:49:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zalebs.com\/news\/nozipho-ntshangase-shares-how-she-surpassed-emotional-pain-and-healed\/"},"modified":"2026-06-02T15:49:39","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T12:49:39","slug":"nozipho-ntshangase-shares-how-she-surpassed-emotional-pain-and-healed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zalebs.com\/news\/nozipho-ntshangase-shares-how-she-surpassed-emotional-pain-and-healed\/","title":{"rendered":"Nozipho Ntshangase Shares How She Surpassed Emotional Pain and Healed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><small>Story audio is generated using AI<\/small><\/p>\n<p>Nozipho Ntshangase is speaking candidly about her healing journey, opening up about the emotional strain she faced during a difficult period and the steps she has taken\u2014physically and spiritually\u2014to move forward.<\/p>\n<p>In 2024, the <em>The Mommy Club<\/em> star drew widespread attention after a clip showing a heated confrontation with her ex-husband, Zola Ntshangase, played out in front of their children and spread across social media.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, Nozipho posted an open letter on her timeline addressed to \u201c2024,\u201d using the message as a reflective check-in on how that year affected her and her kids.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDear 2024 Me, I know how scared you were. You were grieving the future you thought you were building, terrified of the unknown, and carrying a deep fear for your children. Night after night, you wondered if they would be OK, if you would be OK. The stress took its toll. Your hair was falling out, and even your little twins experienced hair loss. It broke your heart because it felt like the pain had touched everything you loved,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI remember the beach. It became your safe haven, the one place where you could escape your reality. The waves didn\u2019t judge your swollen eyes, your weight loss, or the exhaustion in your soul. But in the middle of that pain, you made the best decision of your life: to surrender to God.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHere we are in 2026. Still healing. Still growing. Still scared sometimes. But moving forward. God has been faithful. One day, it will all make sense. For now, thank you for not giving up. Thank you for trusting the author of your story when all you could see was the page you were on.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe pain did not have the final word. The fear did not define your future. What felt impossible to carry became the place where God met you with His strength, grace, and unwavering presence.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Steps in her healing journey<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>In 2025, Nozipho shared that she went through surgery again as part of a \u201cmommy makeover\u201d after having five children.<\/li>\n<li>She said the procedure included a mastopexy, also called a breast lift, along with an abdominoplasty, commonly known as a tummy tuck.<\/li>\n<li>Explaining her mindset, she described the journey as one of self-love, noting that after welcoming her last three children and going through a lot, she struggled to feel confident in herself.<\/li>\n<li>She added that her self-confidence had dropped, which led her to decide to work on both the outside and the inside at the same time.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been on this self-love journey. After having my last three children and going through a lot, I struggled with loving myself. My confidence went down the drain, so I thought, why not do the outer and inner work on myself at the same time?\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Story audio is generated using AI Nozipho Ntshangase is speaking candidly about her healing journey, opening up about the emotional strain she faced during a difficult period and the steps she has taken\u2014physically and spiritually\u2014to move forward. In 2024, the The Mommy Club star drew widespread attention after a clip showing a heated confrontation with [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1385,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_yoast_wpseo_title":"Nozipho Ntshangase Heals After Emotional Pain in 2024","_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"Nozipho Ntshangase opens up about surviving heartbreak, finding spiritual strength, and healing after emotional turmoil\u2014plus detai","mma_seo_breadcrumb_text":"","mma_seo_breadcrumb_url":"","mma_seo_breadcrumb_hide_ui":"","mma_seo_breadcrumb_labels":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1386","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-celebrities"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Nozipho Ntshangase Heals After Emotional Pain in 2024<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Nozipho Ntshangase opens up about surviving heartbreak, finding spiritual strength, and healing after emotional turmoil\u2014plus detai\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/zalebs.com\/news\/nozipho-ntshangase-shares-how-she-surpassed-emotional-pain-and-healed\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Nozipho Ntshangase Heals After Emotional Pain in 2024\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Nozipho Ntshangase opens up about surviving heartbreak, finding spiritual strength, and healing after emotional turmoil\u2014plus detai\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/zalebs.com\/news\/nozipho-ntshangase-shares-how-she-surpassed-emotional-pain-and-healed\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Zalebs\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-06-02T12:49:39+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/zalebs.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/pain-did-have-final-word-fee1.webp\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1513\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"831\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/webp\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Zibuyile Dladla\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Zibuyile Dladla\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/zalebs.com\\\/news\\\/nozipho-ntshangase-shares-how-she-surpassed-emotional-pain-and-healed\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/zalebs.com\\\/news\\\/nozipho-ntshangase-shares-how-she-surpassed-emotional-pain-and-healed\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Zibuyile Dladla\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/zalebs.com\\\/news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/6da1a9a659a2b9fb37587bf050637d1e\"},\"headline\":\"Nozipho Ntshangase Shares How She Surpassed Emotional Pain and Healed\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-06-02T12:49:39+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/zalebs.com\\\/news\\\/nozipho-ntshangase-shares-how-she-surpassed-emotional-pain-and-healed\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":481,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/zalebs.com\\\/news\\\/nozipho-ntshangase-shares-how-she-surpassed-emotional-pain-and-healed\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/zalebs.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/pain-did-have-final-word-fee1.webp\",\"articleSection\":[\"Celebrities\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/zalebs.com\\\/news\\\/nozipho-ntshangase-shares-how-she-surpassed-emotional-pain-and-healed\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/zalebs.com\\\/news\\\/nozipho-ntshangase-shares-how-she-surpassed-emotional-pain-and-healed\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/zalebs.com\\\/news\\\/nozipho-ntshangase-shares-how-she-surpassed-emotional-pain-and-healed\\\/\",\"name\":\"Nozipho Ntshangase Heals After Emotional Pain in 2024\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/zalebs.com\\\/news\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/zalebs.com\\\/news\\\/nozipho-ntshangase-shares-how-she-surpassed-emotional-pain-and-healed\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/zalebs.com\\\/news\\\/nozipho-ntshangase-shares-how-she-surpassed-emotional-pain-and-healed\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/zalebs.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/pain-did-have-final-word-fee1.webp\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-06-02T12:49:39+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/zalebs.com\\\/news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/6da1a9a659a2b9fb37587bf050637d1e\"},\"description\":\"Nozipho Ntshangase opens up about surviving heartbreak, finding spiritual strength, and healing after emotional turmoil\u2014plus detai\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/zalebs.com\\\/news\\\/nozipho-ntshangase-shares-how-she-surpassed-emotional-pain-and-healed\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/zalebs.com\\\/news\\\/nozipho-ntshangase-shares-how-she-surpassed-emotional-pain-and-healed\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/zalebs.com\\\/news\\\/nozipho-ntshangase-shares-how-she-surpassed-emotional-pain-and-healed\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/zalebs.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/pain-did-have-final-word-fee1.webp\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/zalebs.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/pain-did-have-final-word-fee1.webp\",\"width\":1513,\"height\":831},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/zalebs.com\\\/news\\\/nozipho-ntshangase-shares-how-she-surpassed-emotional-pain-and-healed\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/zalebs.com\\\/news\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Nozipho Ntshangase Shares How She Surpassed Emotional Pain and Healed\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/zalebs.com\\\/news\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/zalebs.com\\\/news\\\/\",\"name\":\"Zalebs\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/zalebs.com\\\/news\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/zalebs.com\\\/news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/6da1a9a659a2b9fb37587bf050637d1e\",\"name\":\"Zibuyile Dladla\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/1f581f0bb57ed4fd97eeb8353242d5a3c12548c2ff26373e9e5be1e00d4fad05?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/1f581f0bb57ed4fd97eeb8353242d5a3c12548c2ff26373e9e5be1e00d4fad05?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/1f581f0bb57ed4fd97eeb8353242d5a3c12548c2ff26373e9e5be1e00d4fad05?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Zibuyile Dladla\"},\"description\":\"Zibuyile began her media journey as a sales intern at Mediamark (Kagiso Media) before moving into digital content creation for ZAlebs.com. Over four years, she helped evolve the platform from a simple blog into one of South Africa\u2019s leading independent entertainment news sites. Following ZAlebs\u2019 transition to Celebrity Worx in 2016, Zibuyile was promoted to Executive Editor, recognized for her sharp audience insight and ability to match editorial with branded content. Highlights of her time include a Bookmark Award nomination, judging TLC\u2019s Next Great Presenter, reporting from the MTV EMAs, and building partnerships with radio stations like YFM, Cliff Central, and Good Hope FM. Her editorial work also expanded to include fast-growing digital verticals\u2014such as lifestyle tech, online entertainment, and gambling-related content\u2014tailored to evolving reader interests and brand opportunities.\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/za.linkedin.com\\\/in\\\/zibuyile-dladla-9a26628a\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/zalebs.com\\\/news\\\/author\\\/zibuyile-dladla\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Nozipho Ntshangase Heals After Emotional Pain in 2024","description":"Nozipho Ntshangase opens up about surviving heartbreak, finding spiritual strength, and healing after emotional turmoil\u2014plus detai","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/zalebs.com\/news\/nozipho-ntshangase-shares-how-she-surpassed-emotional-pain-and-healed\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Nozipho Ntshangase Heals After Emotional Pain in 2024","og_description":"Nozipho Ntshangase opens up about surviving heartbreak, finding spiritual strength, and healing after emotional turmoil\u2014plus detai","og_url":"https:\/\/zalebs.com\/news\/nozipho-ntshangase-shares-how-she-surpassed-emotional-pain-and-healed\/","og_site_name":"Zalebs","article_published_time":"2026-06-02T12:49:39+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1513,"height":831,"url":"https:\/\/zalebs.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/pain-did-have-final-word-fee1.webp","type":"image\/webp"}],"author":"Zibuyile Dladla","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Zibuyile Dladla","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/zalebs.com\/news\/nozipho-ntshangase-shares-how-she-surpassed-emotional-pain-and-healed\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/zalebs.com\/news\/nozipho-ntshangase-shares-how-she-surpassed-emotional-pain-and-healed\/"},"author":{"name":"Zibuyile Dladla","@id":"https:\/\/zalebs.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/6da1a9a659a2b9fb37587bf050637d1e"},"headline":"Nozipho Ntshangase Shares How She Surpassed Emotional Pain and Healed","datePublished":"2026-06-02T12:49:39+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/zalebs.com\/news\/nozipho-ntshangase-shares-how-she-surpassed-emotional-pain-and-healed\/"},"wordCount":481,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/zalebs.com\/news\/nozipho-ntshangase-shares-how-she-surpassed-emotional-pain-and-healed\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/zalebs.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/pain-did-have-final-word-fee1.webp","articleSection":["Celebrities"],"inLanguage":"en-ZA","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/zalebs.com\/news\/nozipho-ntshangase-shares-how-she-surpassed-emotional-pain-and-healed\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/zalebs.com\/news\/nozipho-ntshangase-shares-how-she-surpassed-emotional-pain-and-healed\/","url":"https:\/\/zalebs.com\/news\/nozipho-ntshangase-shares-how-she-surpassed-emotional-pain-and-healed\/","name":"Nozipho Ntshangase Heals After Emotional Pain in 2024","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/zalebs.com\/news\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/zalebs.com\/news\/nozipho-ntshangase-shares-how-she-surpassed-emotional-pain-and-healed\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/zalebs.com\/news\/nozipho-ntshangase-shares-how-she-surpassed-emotional-pain-and-healed\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/zalebs.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/pain-did-have-final-word-fee1.webp","datePublished":"2026-06-02T12:49:39+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/zalebs.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/6da1a9a659a2b9fb37587bf050637d1e"},"description":"Nozipho Ntshangase opens up about surviving heartbreak, finding spiritual strength, and healing after emotional turmoil\u2014plus detai","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/zalebs.com\/news\/nozipho-ntshangase-shares-how-she-surpassed-emotional-pain-and-healed\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-ZA","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/zalebs.com\/news\/nozipho-ntshangase-shares-how-she-surpassed-emotional-pain-and-healed\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-ZA","@id":"https:\/\/zalebs.com\/news\/nozipho-ntshangase-shares-how-she-surpassed-emotional-pain-and-healed\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/zalebs.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/pain-did-have-final-word-fee1.webp","contentUrl":"https:\/\/zalebs.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/pain-did-have-final-word-fee1.webp","width":1513,"height":831},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/zalebs.com\/news\/nozipho-ntshangase-shares-how-she-surpassed-emotional-pain-and-healed\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/zalebs.com\/news\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Nozipho Ntshangase Shares How She Surpassed Emotional Pain and Healed"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/zalebs.com\/news\/#website","url":"https:\/\/zalebs.com\/news\/","name":"Zalebs","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/zalebs.com\/news\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-ZA"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/zalebs.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/6da1a9a659a2b9fb37587bf050637d1e","name":"Zibuyile Dladla","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-ZA","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1f581f0bb57ed4fd97eeb8353242d5a3c12548c2ff26373e9e5be1e00d4fad05?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1f581f0bb57ed4fd97eeb8353242d5a3c12548c2ff26373e9e5be1e00d4fad05?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1f581f0bb57ed4fd97eeb8353242d5a3c12548c2ff26373e9e5be1e00d4fad05?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Zibuyile Dladla"},"description":"Zibuyile began her media journey as a sales intern at Mediamark (Kagiso Media) before moving into digital content creation for ZAlebs.com. Over four years, she helped evolve the platform from a simple blog into one of South Africa\u2019s leading independent entertainment news sites. Following ZAlebs\u2019 transition to Celebrity Worx in 2016, Zibuyile was promoted to Executive Editor, recognized for her sharp audience insight and ability to match editorial with branded content. Highlights of her time include a Bookmark Award nomination, judging TLC\u2019s Next Great Presenter, reporting from the MTV EMAs, and building partnerships with radio stations like YFM, Cliff Central, and Good Hope FM. Her editorial work also expanded to include fast-growing digital verticals\u2014such as lifestyle tech, online entertainment, and gambling-related content\u2014tailored to evolving reader interests and brand opportunities.","sameAs":["https:\/\/za.linkedin.com\/in\/zibuyile-dladla-9a26628a"],"url":"https:\/\/zalebs.com\/news\/author\/zibuyile-dladla\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/zalebs.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1386","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/zalebs.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/zalebs.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zalebs.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zalebs.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1386"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/zalebs.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1386\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zalebs.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1385"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/zalebs.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1386"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zalebs.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1386"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zalebs.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1386"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}