Home Girls Unite

This week, we look at a an eldest daughter's confession on the difficult relationship that she is having with her parents. We walk about how she can go about improving her relationship.   Extra Resources Book a RANT session here Email your confessions at hello@homegirlsunite.com  Find us on Twitter ,  Instagram and TikTok 

This week, we wanted to look at how to we can remove ourselves from the eldest daughter role that we have been condition and policed into.  Extra Resources Book a RANT session here Email us at hello@homegirlsunite.com Find us on Twitter ,  Instagram and TikTok 

This week i am joined by eldest daughter Saami. We discuss her ADHD diagnosis and the difficulties getting an diagnosis. We also discuss how it effects her as an eldest daughter, her academic career and family life.  Extra Resources Book a RANT session here Email us at hello@homegirlsunite.com Find us on Twitter and Instagram

This week we talk all things Favour. Favour is a touching and hopeful family drama that tackles duty, addiction and the battle of putting yourself back together. Writer of Diary of a Hounslow Girl Ambreen Razia’s remarkable new play, a new Bush Theatre and Clean Break co-commission, tells a strikingly frank story of a working-class Muslim family in a way you’ve never seen before on stage. Out now!...

This week is Carers Week (6th - 12th June). We are joined by Sanyu, the founder of YUCAN. An organisation that works towards creating a space and workshops that addresses the well-being of young carers around the UK. We speak about her experience as a young carer and the lived experience of caring for her mother.  Extra Resources; Book a RANT session here  Sign up to join the sisterhood...

This week, we are joined by aunty Dolly. We had the opportunity to talk about the generational differences in eldest daughters, "aunties and weight comments", and what accessing mental health means for the older generation of immigrant women.   Extra Resources;  Book a RANT session here  Sign up to join the sisterhood via our website  Email us at hello@homegirlsunite.com&n...

This week I was joined by Halima*. We speak about it's like being an eldest daughter away from your parent's house and living with an aunty. The challenges and drama!  Extra Resources; Book a RANT session here  Sign up to join the sisterhood via our website Email us at hello@homegirlsunite.com We're crowdfunding at the moment to ensure that we can help more women! Please donate what you...

Today, we look at loneliness and what it means for eldest daughters in different generations. Talking about different ways to manage this feeling.  Extra Resources; Book a RANT session here  Sign up to join the sisterhood via our website Email us at hello@homegirlsunite.com We're crowdfunding at the moment to ensure that we can help more women! Please donate what you can! Find us on Twit...

This week I was joined by Paige, who runs the Re-Up platform. A platform that aims to empower, educate & teach women of minority backgrounds to take ownership of their reproductive health with confidence.  Extra Resources; Book a RANT session here  Sign up to join the sisterhood via our website Email us at hello@homegirlsunite.com We're crowdfunding at the moment to ensure that we ca...

This week I am joined by Motunrayo. We talk about her role as the eldest daughter. Making the decision to quit her job and work on her start-up, Anfaani. A tech-enabled social and wellness platform for Black women and non-binary individuals. Extra Resources; Book a RANT session here  Sign up to join the sisterhood via our website Email us at hello@homegirlsunite.com We're crowdfunding at the...

This week I was joined by Iqra and we discussed her relationship with her husband who is the youngest son, and how their birth order plays its part in their relationship.  Extra Resources; Book a RANT session here  Sign up to join the sisterhood via our website Email us at hello@homegirlsunite.com We're crowdfunding at the moment to ensure that we can help more women! Please donate what...

This week, I am joined by Yasin. She speaks to me about her journey as a sickle cell patient and an advocate and why we should all get tested for the trait, especially when we are settling down and want to have children with someone. There are test centres in the UK that allow you to find out your trait! Get tested!  Extra Resources; Book a RANT session here  Sign up to join the sis...

This week, I am joined by Eden. We discuss her dating life and how being an eldest daughter played a role. We speak about relationships with her partner, who is an eldest son from an immigrant home, living together during lockdown and more!  Extra Resources; Book a RANT session here  Sign up to join the sisterhood via our website Email us at hello@homegirlsunite.com We're crowdfunding at...

Ramadan Mubarak! We hope that you have a blessed month! Here I speak about some tips to help us get through Ramadan.  Extra Resources; Book a RANT session here    Sign up to join the sisterhood via our website   Email us at hello@homegirlsunite.com  We're crowdfunding at the moment to ensure that we can help more women! Please donate what you can!  Find us on Twitter...

In the next few weeks, we will be speaking with different eldest daughters and their experience in the dating world.  This week, I am joined by Winnie. We discuss her dating life and how being an eldest daughter played a role. We speak about married life to a second eldest son, who is also from an immigrant home. We also discuss how supportive her parents were during break-ups, which was the...

Let's stop shaming women for infertility. In this episode, I discuss some of the issues women face back home and the diaspora regarding their journey to motherhood.  Book a RANT session here  Sign up to join the sisterhood via our website Email us at hello@homegirlsunite.com! We're crowdfunding at the moment to ensure that we can help more women! Please donate what you can! Find us...

Loneliness has been affecting a large amount of the population. This week I speak about how loneliness manifests ad how we can deal with it from an eldest daughter's perspective.  Book a RANT session here  Sign up to join the sisterhood via our website Email us at hello@homegirlsunite.com! We're crowdfunding at the moment to ensure that we can help more women! Please donate what you...

This week, I am joined by Cessiah. She speaks about her role in a Filipino household and navigating her way around being a caregiver to her non-verbal, autistic, less-abled baby sister. We also speak about her career, going to therapy and dealing with trauma.  Sign up to join the sisterhood via our website Email us at hello@homegirlsunite.com! We're crowdfunding at the moment to ensure that w...

This week we are joined by Home Girl, Lydia. We discuss the flipping of a father/daughter relationship and how she became the parent to her dad and siblings.  Email us at hello@homegirlsunite.com! Sign up to join the sisterhood via our website We're crowdfunding at the moment to ensure that we can help more women! Please donate what you can! Find us on Twitter ( @homegirlsunite ) and Instagra...

TRIGGER WARNING: Today marks the International Day of Zero Tolerance for female genital mutilation (FGM). More than 200 million women and girls worldwide and around 137,000 women and girls in the UK are living with the consequences of FGM. We hope this episode sheds a light on this issue and enables us all to play our part in the work to eradicate FGM.  We're crowdfunding at the moment to ens...

As immigrant children, we often have financial pressures not only in the diaspora but also in the homeland. This episode helps us and our parents navigate our way around those pressures. From paying school fees, buying land and asking for iPhones. We're crowdfunding at the moment to ensure that we can help more women! Please donate what you can! Email us at hello@homegirlsunite.com! Sign up to joi...

Hi, eldest daughters... It's the time of the year where we may be forced to spend time with family members that we try to avoid at all costs, here are a few tips that may help us navigate our way around being around them.  We're crowdfunding at the moment to ensure that we can help more women! Please donate what you can! Email us at hello@homegirlsunite.com! Sign up to join the sisterhood via...

This week we're joined by Kofo! Kofo is the eldest daughter in two households- you can imagine how hard that is! Despite the difficulties, Kofo learnt a lot from her first home and ensured that her experience in the home would be better. Listen to her tips and advice!  We're crowdfunding at the moment to ensure that we can help more women! Please donate what you can! Email us at hello@homegir...

*This episode was recorded before Ramadan began* Ramadan Mubarak! We hope that you're having a blessed month! In this episode we speak about our plans for the month and what we hope to get out of it.  We're crowdfunding at the moment to ensure that we can help more women! Please donate what you can! Email us at hello@homegirlsunite.com! Sign up to join the sisterhood via our website Find us o...

This week discuss the difficulties of talking about race with white women. You can find the article that sparked the conversation here . We're crowdfunding at the moment to ensure that we can help more women! Please donate what you can! Email us at hello@homegirlsunite.com! Sign up to join the sisterhood via our website Find us on Twitter ( @homegirlsunite ) and Instagram ( @homegirlsunite ). We'l...