Yinka'sMuse

You can't quite put your finger on it. Nothing terrible has happened. But you just feel out of sorts. Disconnected. Like you're going through the motions but not really present. Like You've lost your rhythm. Maybe you're more irritable than usual. Maybe you're struggling to focus. Maybe you just feel heavy, tired, not quite yourself. And when you're in that space, it's...

Your life doesn't have to be perfect to be beautiful. This episode is about romanticising your life, not performing perfection for Instagram, but actually being present enough to notice the beauty that's already here. I'm talking about finding joy in small, everyday moments. The morning coffee, the walk to work, the way sunlight hits your window, the sound of rain when you're warm...

Burnout in your twenties. Exhausted by thirty. Completely depleted before your career even peaks. How did we get here? This episode explores why so many young professionals are experiencing chronic burnout before they've reached mid-career. We're talking about the "grind from day one" culture, economic pressures that make survival mode the norm, collapsed work-life boundaries, an...

Your degree doesn't match your career. Now what? Maybe you studied law to please your parents, but always wanted to be a musician. Maybe you loved what you studied, but couldn't find a job in that field. Maybe you moved to another country where your qualifications aren't recognised. This episode is about navigating career pivots when your life doesn't match your education. We explo...

Do you really need a side hustle? True or false? This episode isn't about whether side hustles are good or bad. It's about asking yourself one important question: What's YOUR why? Are you building a side hustle because it aligns with your goals? Because you need the income? Because you genuinely love it? Or are you doing it because everyone else seems to have one and you feel like you...

Being "the only" in a room is exhausting. The only person of colour. The youngest person. The one everyone assumes is the "diversity hire." This episode is about the specific kind of imposter syndrome that comes with being underestimated, questioned, and hypervisible, all while trying to own your expertise in spaces that weren't designed for you. I'm exploring the diffe...

"Do what you love, and you'll never work a day in your life."But what if you don't love your job? What if work is just... work? We live in a culture that tells us we should be passionate aboutour careers, that our job should be our purpose, that if we'renot excited about Monday morning, we're doing something wrong. But for a lot of us, that's just not reality. And hon...

''Know your worth." "Don't settle." We hear these all the time. But what if they've gone too far? What if we've built walls so high that no one can get in? This episode asks: How do you know when staying single is self-love versus self-sabotage? Both look similar. Both involve standards. Both involve staying single. But the motivations are different. I explore he...

Let's talk about something we don't discuss enough: friendship breakups. Specifically, female friendship breakups. Because losing a close female friend can feel just as devastating as a romantic breakup, maybe even more so. She's the person who knows everything. The person you call when something happens. The person who's been there through it all. And when that relationship ends,...

Should you date when you're still processing past trauma, or do you wait until you're "whole"? It's a question so many of us wrestle with, especially after heartbreak, disappointment, or any season that's left us with wounds we're still working through. And the advice we usually hear is: "Don't date until you're healed. Work on yourself first. You can&#39...

This episode is a celebration. A love letter to the friends who have shown us what it means to be truly loved, truly seen, and truly valued. After talking about choosing yourself and letting go of people who aren't meant for your season, I wanted to flip the script and celebrate the people who ARE meant to stay. The friends who don't just tolerate your growth but celebrate it. The relation...

This is the conversation nobody warns you about when you start your growth journey: choosing yourself will cost you some people. And that's one of the hardest truths to navigate. In this vulnerable solo episode, I'm getting real about what happens when you start setting boundaries, prioritising your wellbeing, and making choices that honour who you're becoming. Not everyone will celebr...

Let's talk about the thing nobody wants to admit: money stress is real, and it's affecting more of us than we think. In this honest solo episode, we're breaking the silence around financial anxiety as a young adult. I'm getting vulnerable about my own money struggles, from sitting at dinners where I couldn't afford to keep up, to the 2 AM panic about making rent, to the shame o...

Ever feel like everyone around you is checking off major life milestones while you're still figuring things out? You're not alone. In this heartfelt solo episode, we're diving into what it really feels like when your timeline doesn't match everyone else's, when friends are getting married, buying houses, landing dream jobs, or moving to new countries, and you're wondering,...

Forget the perfectly polished New Year's resolutions and colour-coded planners. In this solo episode, we're giving ourselves permission to start the year exactly as we are, messy, imperfect, and beautifully human. If you've been waiting for everything to be "just right" before taking that first step, this conversation is for you. We dive into why the pressure to have it all f...

Friendships as adults can feel complicated. Life gets busy, priorities shift, and sometimes... the people we once spoke to daily become names we whisper in prayer instead of texts we send. In this heartfelt episode of Yinka’sMuse , I open up about the challenges and the quiet joys of forming and maintaining friendships as we grow older. We talk about the drifting, the growing pains, the beauty of...

When life feels overwhelming, it’s tempting to withdraw — to disappear into the background and hope no one notices your struggle. But what if showing up, even in small ways, is the most powerful thing you can do? In this honest and tender episode, I share my own experience navigating a tough season — the emotional rollercoaster of job applications and rejection emails — and how I’m learning to kee...

Have you ever caught yourself wondering how different your life would be if a certain opportunity had worked out? A job offer that fell through, a relationship that didn’t last, a path you didn’t take? It’s easy to get lost in the “what could have been,” but the truth is, that kind of thinking can keep us stuck. In this episode, we explore the emotional weight of dwelling on missed opportunities a...

Relationships should be built on mutual respect and appreciation—not obligation. But sometimes, we find ourselves around people who act like they’re doing us a favour by being in our lives. Whether in friendships, relationships, or even work dynamics, this toxic mindset can slowly wear down our confidence and self-worth. In this episode, we unpack the signs of these one-sided relationships, why th...

Love isn’t just about grand gestures or big, romantic moments—it’s about the little things that happen every day. From remembering how someone takes their coffee to sending a simple “thinking of you” text, love ripples down to the quiet, consistent actions that show we care. In this episode, I explore the small yet powerful ways love is expressed and how these everyday moments strengthen our relat...

On this episode I talk about starting over, I share personal experiences that even though 2020 might have been one hell of a ride... 2021 is a good year to hope again and start over trusting God for miracles and testimonies on all siďes

On this podcast episode this week I talk about the sentence that has become more like a cliche but still very much important and relevant in our lives. I talk about the importance of paying it forward, opening the door for other people to walk in especially when you have a platform and then I also gave examples of celebrities who are currently rising by lifting others up.

This episode we talk about the expectations our parents place on us and the controversies surrounding the fact to some of our parents we would always be their retirement plan.

Should you speak out or forever remain silent when you start catching feelings ? Is it possible for one to remain in the friend zone and how can things be managed when the person you liking doesn't reciprocate the feelings. I and my friend (Adewunmi) discuss all this and more.

On this episode of the podcast, I talk about showing up when it matters using Davido birthday celebration as a case study. #celebration #birthday #davido #showingup #friendship #relationship