The Rovingbookworm Podcast

Self-Esteem & Self-Confidence are important ingredients in our journey towards success in life. Unfortunately, some of us have lost these vital things that we need to grow and become better versions of ourselves while some never had it at all due to circumstances during their childhood. On this episode, we have an insightful conversation on how we can successfully build our self-esteem and confide...

Another insightful conversation that gets us thinking why we care so much about what others think of us and why it is important we conquer this syndrome.

On this episode, we have a conversation on how to start afresh after we have experienced failure or we are at the beginning of a new phase in our lives, career or moving to a new country. Join the conversation and I’d love your feedback.

In life, we must face challenges and failures but how we react to these things determine if we can overcome or not. This conversation addresses the common reasons why we fail and some tips on how we can overcome life’s challenges and move on to become successful.

A very insightful conversation with my guest Tammy Ejimandu, the multitalented singer, author, professional, wife and mother. We discuss how multitalented people can navigate through life and excel in different aspects of their lives.

On this episode we continue our journey towards self discovery by having a conversation on how we can discover the things we are passionate about. I have given some tips from my experience and also stressed why it is important to live your dream.

On the journey towards Self Discovery and Success, embracing your authentic self is fundamental. Today’s conversation focuses on the importance of recognizing who we are and embracing that wholesome person.

On this episode we discuss what the true meaning of identity is and why it is important for Self Discovery and success.

Great to be back after the in-between seasons break and I am pumped up for the conversations centered around this season’s theme - ‘The Journey To Self Discovery’. This week we discuss self awareness, what it means and how we can begin to become more self awareness in all aspects of our lives.

This is the last episode of season 3 and it has been a very fulfilling season. I hope you have all enjoyed the ride as much as I have and already look forward to the new season in the next couple of months. On this last episode, we close by talking about one of the most important things we need to do in order to finish strong and be the wholesome people we hope to become. I will definitely miss yo...

On this episode I have a conversation on how we can find safe people who we can have healthy relationships with and spot unsafe people which lead us on the path to toxic relationships.

On this episode we discuss what toxic relationships really are, how we can navigate them especially with people we have little or no choice but to be around and most importantly how to heal from them.

This was a fun but thought provoking episode where we discuss the real essence of beauty and how society influences how we measure beauty in terms of youthfulness and aging.

Happy Father’s Day to all our wonderful fathers. On this episode we discuss fatherhood and the importance of a father being present in the lives of their children and lots more..

On this episode, I highlight the ways we can get on the path towards healing from loss, broken relationships & Trauma. A lot of people are stuck in grief which has even spiraled into depression and this conversation encourages us to move on and show some evidence that we can heal from a broken heart.

This theme was inspired by two books titled ‘All Your Perfects’ by Colleen Hoover and ‘Red Lines’ by Timi Waters. We discuss what couples dealing with infertility go through as the society ostracizes them and the right ways to treat and support these people as family and friends.

On this episode we talk about one of the most discussed topics on earth, SEX! With very clear explanations, Tare, a certified counselor and facilitator at the Wisdom Driven Marriage Academy joins today’s conversation and gives advice on how couples can keep sex alive in their marriages. The newly weds are not also left behind here as we also share how they can approach having sex for the first tim...

On this episode, three guests join the conversation as we navigate this theme.

The theme for this episode was inspired by two books I recently read titled’The Four Seasons Of Marriage” by Gary Chapman and “Boundaries In Marriage” by Henry Cloud and John Townsend. I am hosting this episode alone where I share some of my personal experiences in my journey in marriage.

An interesting conversation with two brilliant single women who give us their perspectives on what it means to be a single woman in this age and how we can embrace the changes that have come with this time. Insightful and engaging!

This is the first episode of Season 3 with a general theme titled “Embracing Change” where we would have diverse conversations around Embracing change in different aspects of our lives. This episode introduces this general theme while stating the five things we cannot change.

This is the last episode of the Spoken Word Poetry series and I am sharing one of my favorite poems titled Damsels in Distress inspired by the wisdom from the book of Proverbs between chapters 2-8.

On this episode, I share yet another poem still under the general theme of loss and grief. This poem was inspired by my experience after I lost my baby and is dedicated to all those who have experienced this trauma. I hope you like it!

Today, I’m sharing two poems I wrote for my sister, Wabiye Hansbau Opara who passed on to be with the Lord on the 1st of April, 2011; 10 years ago. These poems represent my memories of her and I am glad I can share these with you all.

On this episode I share one of my favorite poems again titled ‘Broken Wings’ which was inspired by me grieving for the life I lived with my family and friends in the city I was born and raised, my one head full of hair, my changed body due to motherhood and the freedom of being without a care in this world amongst many other things. It’s also a poem of hope that believes that the future will be be...