Leonie Vorster is an award-winning strategist, writer and researcher, and an amateur painter, photographer, and yoga practitioner with a penchant for the soothing open water scuba world. She lives in Johannesburg, South Africa. Her work is inspired by everyday life in one of the most beautiful, fascinating, and complicated countries in the world, and by her travels to others. She gets excited when she is seeking the furthest limits of the possible and imaginative, when she makes a positive difference, and when she encourages others to do the same. Leonie seeks out accomplishment in unique, untried situations where she must find original perspectives and solutions. Her legendary commitment to professional excellence and her passion for quality and ethical standards are unwavering. Leonie is registered as a Research Psychologist with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA). She is also a Full Individual Member of the global insights industry professional body (ESOMAR), and a Full Member of the Psychological Society of South Africa (PsySSA). She is the 2024/25 chair of the PsySSA Division for Research Methodology (DRM), and an Executive Committee Member of the Trauma and Violence Division (TVD).
- The ibis hypothesis
The best way to deal with the muddy mess of life and relationships is to draw a clear distinction between people’s intentions (I), their behaviour (B), and the impact their behaviour has on others (I). - Mental Health in a Pandemic
We were pushed out of our comfort zones, and into our discomfort zones, with the arrival of COVID-19 - Bullying: When a Child Abuses a Child
“Cruelty Might Be Very Human… But It’s Not Acceptable” (Jodie Foster, Best Actress Oscar Winner for The Accused, 1989) - Diversity Comes to Life
We are braiding thousands of strings of different colours, some thin and some thick, some curly and some straight, some long and some short - The Other Epidemic in Healthcare
The healthcare system in South Africa has been unnecessarily ravaged by a preventable and deadly epidemic: corruption - Conspiracies, Coercion and Calamities
When the novel coronavirus reared its ugly roundish head and COVID-19 turned into a global monster of apocalyptic proportions, questions, theories, and questionable theories sprouted almost as quickly and prolifically as the virus - Living in a world of fake news and deepfakes
What should we do as active participants in the sharing of information and content, which we have readily become by engaging on social media and using the internet? - Has politics served its purpose?
There seems to be a power/ideology struggle going on, in terms of South Africa’s emergency response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and politics are getting in the way of saving lives - The peculiar puzzles of change
Entire theories have been devoted to the art and science of change: why we change, how we change, what we change, when and where we change - Choices come with responsibility
Today, and every day, we each have some important choices to make, and choices come with responsibility - Emigrating, without leaving a country
You don’t have to emigrate (or have the means to emigrate) to leave a country; many people leave their country without packing a single thing
