Step into a story where ancestral wisdom meets modern innovation: a journey shaped in the soil of Thembisa and refined through the quiet alchemy of becoming.

In this episode, hosts Bobby and Rehema sit with Zama Shabalala, biotechnologist, entrepreneur, founder of Earthling Emily, and a son of herbalists who transformed lineage into legacy. Together, they explore:

• The influence of growing up with traditional herbal medicine and herbal healing
• How biotechnology opened the doorway to plant medicine and cannabis research
• The courage to challenge norms, including stopping a national brewery beer line
• Building Earthling Emily and pioneering accessible cannabis wellness
• The deeper mission: community upliftment, spiritual wellness, and surrendering to purpose

Through raw honesty, laughter, reflection, and the wisdom of lived experience, this conversation reveals what it truly means to transform the ordinary into the extraordinary, and why surrendering to the unfolding often leads us exactly where we’re meant to be.

Connect with Zama:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zama_shabbaranks

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/zama.shabalala.5/

Earthling Emily:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/earthling_emily_/

Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@earthling_emily

Website: https://earthlingemily.com/

The Spirit of Alchemy

A space of transformation and truth-telling, The Spirit of Alchemy invites you into the stories behind the makers — where wisdom, courage, and creativity come together to form something new, turning the ordinary into the extraordinary.

Hosted by Bobby Forssman and Rehema Isa.

Stay Connected to the Journey✨

The Spirit of Alchemy

Instagram: @thespiritofalchemy_
TikTok: @thespiritofalchemy
YouTube: The Spirit of Alchemy Podcast
Website: www.thespiritofalchemy.com

Bobby Forssman

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bobbyforssman/

Rehema Isa

LinkedIn : www.linkedin.com/in/rehema-isa-6372681

TikTok : https://www.tiktok.com/@rehema.world

Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/rehema.isa

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For all enquiries:
tanna@thespiritofalchemy.co.za

Remember: you don’t have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great.

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