Robin Ballantine is a retired specialist physician. He qualified from Wits University, worked as a GP ranging from rural medicine in the Canadian Arctic, KZN and Welkom, where he did mine medicine, and then as a Specialist Physician at Life Wilgeheuwel Hospital in Johannesburg.

Kim is an industrial and research psychologist with extensive experience in industry, particularly the manufacturing sector. She had a break from work for a period of more than 10 years due to voice loss and cancer, captured in her book “Hot Tea and Apricots: A Memoir of Loss and Hope”. Following recovery, she retrained as a business and life coach, having established and worked with Camber Coaching as a Director, and as a Founder and Non-Executive Board Member of the Mental Wellness Initiative.

Kim and Rob got married in 1987 and have 3 married children, Natalie and twins Ashleigh and Ryan, 4 grandchildren and Khethiwe, who they took in at the age of 6, and who is studying to become a paralegal. Having parented through challenging seasons (such as voice loss, sign language dependency, and illness over many years) they are passionate about intentional, connection-driven and present parenting having seen the value of this in their own parenting and parenting outcomes. Now, as grandparents, they are also enjoying watching these principles and tools being reinforced in the lives of their grandchildren.