Girl Meets Mom

Zuhra shares her experience living with Sickle Cell disease. Her struggles with working a 9-5, managing friendships and dating. She also answer some questions on relating to Sickle Cell disease.  

Okey and I have a chill convo about our experience moving in and living together in the early stages of our relationship. The ups and downs and whether or not we would do it differently. 

Osayi and I play a game of convo and chill. We share our opinions on age gap in dating, women pursuing men and men tapping into their emotions.   

This is a solo episode where I talk about trying to be seen as the "Good Girl" in my relationships and not honouring my true emotions. It's short and sweet.   

Olivia shares her experience with childhood trauma and how that affects her romantic relationships. We also discuss navigating new relationships while managing trauma and what that looks like for us. TRIGGER WARNING: Sexual Abuse

Berenice shares a story of losing her mom and what healing looked like for her. 

Dani and I talk about passing down trauma from one generation to another (intergenerational trauma). The importance of healing from it and what navigating healing looks us for us. 

Andi and I play a game of convo and chill. We talk about our opinions on dating broke, break up etiquette  and loyalty. 

Okey and I talk about our virtual traditional wedding. Our experience and feelings about it all as well answer questions from you guys about the event. 

A solo episode on finding closure without that final goodbye you think you need. I share a story of the loss of a "forever" friendship.

Jane and I talk about Nigerian weddings and marriages, the growing cost of planning and executing as well as an insight on her experience with having a huge wedding. 

This is a solo episode on my struggles with letting go of relationships (romantic and platonic) that no longer served me and the realization that made it all easier. 

Salem and I talk about self awareness and acceptance and embracing the different stages of our lives as they come. 

Viv and I talk about unconventional career paths and the struggle, both internally and externally that our generation faces with deciding to go down this route and also how the society we grew up in plays a role in why we have a such a hard time. 

Naomi and I talk about first realizing our hair was different, our individual struggles and the journey to acceptance. 

Bella and I talk about creating boundaries with our family and community, how our relationships with our mothers have grown and how becoming a mum helped solidify her boundaries. 

A solo episode where I talk about my journey with body image and struggling to be perceived as a woman.  

Ero and I talk about his experience with fatherhood. His view of the pregnancy, child birth and how it changes you and your relationship with you partner.  

Ikoro and I have a conversation on the struggles men face with being and staying committed in relationships. Where it stems from and dealing with it. 

Osayi and I talk about gendered emotions and the issues men face with being vulnerable and emotional awareness. Check out Osayi's podcast Two Take and a Pod on all platforms.

Tumello and I talk about his experience growing up gay in Botswana. We talk family, high school and university life as well as the prejudices faced by the LGBTQI community in Africa. 

A solo episode where I talk about the pressures of being the first girl child. Being Ada. 

Wenlan and I talk about abortion and the importance of sharing stories as she shares hers. Website referenced In episode www.exhaleprovoice.org  

Yemi, Ify and I meet again to talk about 2020- being diagnosed with COVID, cancelling wedding plans, graduating and a bunch of takeaways from this crazy year. 

Afoali and I talk about being a full time entrepreneur, the work she does as a video producer and maintaining a balanced life Internally and externally.