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Positively Me is told with gut-wrenching honesty with Nozibele Mayaba at her most vulnerable in this brave account about what it means to live and love beyond HIV.
Born in Gqeberha in the 1990s, Nozibele Mayaba’s upbringing was one of struggle and strife. She was raised by the tough hand of her mother in the confines of a strict Christian household. Nozibele strove to be the “good girl” that everyone adores to win her mother’s approval and the affection of her absent father. She lived by the book and was steered by her faith.
Hers becomes a life of firsts. She is the first person in her family to travel overseas. The first to graduate from university. It is also her first love, with his infectious smile, who infected her with HIV. This diagnosis throws her life into disarray.
Fearing stigma and the need to maintain her “good girl” image, she kept her status a secret but soon succumbed to depression. It is in the aftermath, when she picks up the broken pieces of her life, that she finds purpose in all the pain she has endured.
Mayaba went public with her story in a video that went viral and launched her on to a new path as an activist and now author. She has made it her mission to hold open conversations about her journey living with HIV.
Told with gut-wrenching honesty, Positively Me is Mayaba is at her most vulnerable – and her most courageous.
Born in Gqeberha in the 1990s, Nozibele Mayaba’s upbringing was one of struggle and strife. She was raised by the tough hand of her mother in the confines of a strict Christian household. Nozibele strove to be the “good girl” that everyone adores to win her mother’s approval and the affection of her absent father. She lived by the book and was steered by her faith.
Hers becomes a life of firsts. She is the first person in her family to travel overseas. The first to graduate from university. It is also her first love, with his infectious smile, who infected her with HIV. This diagnosis throws her life into disarray.
Fearing stigma and the need to maintain her “good girl” image, she kept her status a secret but soon succumbed to depression. It is in the aftermath, when she picks up the broken pieces of her life, that she finds purpose in all the pain she has endured.
Mayaba went public with her story in a video that went viral and launched her on to a new path as an activist and now author. She has made it her mission to hold open conversations about her journey living with HIV.
Told with gut-wrenching honesty, Positively Me is Mayaba is at her most vulnerable – and her most courageous.