NOSIS : No Shame In Struggle

There is no Shame in Struggle - Neenagh Seemone In this episode, Neenagh Seemone is joined by Baka Bah, a community activist, creative & independent film-maker from Mosside. We discuss the challenges of being raised in Mosside and the misplaced stigma attached. From one ADHDer to another, we share our experiences of growing up in the diaspora and more importantly challenging misleading narrati...

There is no Shame in Struggle - Neenagh Seemone trigger Warning° This preview epsiode contains discussions about sexual assault* This highlight from Episode - God Save our save with Rukayah from Kyacademy touches on the vast dimensions that make up womanhood ...the challenges and how we navigate them Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

There is no Shame in Struggle - Neenagh Seemone In this episode, the host is joined by two previous guests Kayya & Wrigley plus one new addition known as Manuka. This conversation surrounds struggles and revelations we have come across as young parents from different backgrounds. How do we navigate conflict? What is best for the child? Why do women keep their children away from their fathers?...

There is no Shame in Struggle - Neenagh Seemone . In this episode of NOSIS podcast, the host Neenagh, from Manchester discusses her experience within the dynamics of a solo parent household. She is joined by Kayya - a homeschooling, yoga Mama and Wrigley AKA Wrigz - A father who sacrificed his lucrative music career to focus on being a dedicated father to his daughter after losing access to his so...

"There is no Shame in Struggle" - Neenagh Seemone This episode gets up close and person with True Aubz, a female artist / rapper & creative from Manchester. We discuss how her creative journey came about, where its going and the struggles she's faced along the way. True Aubz discusses her coming our journey and how that affected her identity but also how she realised that showing up in her aut...

Come with me as I interview Lamin Touray | Actor | Entrepreneur | Activist about the legacy of Len Johnson. Lamin has dedicated years of his life to honouring an unsung, Mancunian hero. After he was sent an article in a group chat, Lamin felt compelled to vocalise the historic gem & began making his own reparations of an iconic yet tragic story. Not only was Len Johnson one of the greatest box...

I’m your host, Neenagh Seemone. Come sit in the studio with me as I catch-up with Kofi Josephs (my first ever guest on NOSIS). Having learnt more about the obstacles that Kofi has overcome and the solutions he is providing to the mental health crisis, we needed to know more. We’re talking family ties, generational traumas and how we start to really break down these cycles before the next generatio...

In this episode: Yandass : Actor | Movement director | Dancer | Freelancer express her experience in the arts industry as a black woman in Manchester. Travelling through the diaspora in South Africa and parts of the UK Yandass shares her ‘coming out’ journey and how that allowed her to show up in her authentic skin. Everything that came after and what’s next! Yandass also comes through as a great...

In this episode, Kelly and I share our experiences as Black, British Women and discuss how we’ve managed to stay connected to our roots through history, hair choices and allowing challenges we may have faced to shape our future. Kelly and I are both Mancunian Mothers so we discuss how we pass on our knowledge and keep our heritage alive in a westernised society ✨ Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/pri...

Come with me as I interview one of Manchester’s finest, Chef Aaron, a successful, young entrepreneur from Manchester. Having faced poverty and adversity in childhood, Aaron knew he deserved more from this world and he went out there and got it. Learning difficult lessons along the way about friendships, business and who we can trust when we’re up…more importantly who is with us when we are down. A...

This episode dives into the life behind the scenes for Samantha Helen, a well respected FX artist and global entrepreneur. Sam speaks of moving on from waitressing jobs into designing a life that she wants by re-investing her hard-earned cash back into her self-funded business and managed to get herself onto the property ladder. Sam shares stories of renovation and getting independent with D.I.Y a...

Mental Health Awareness Week Special 🎀 This episode of NOSIS catches up with Kaoti aka Kao. We explore the reality of identity crisis growing up, addiction, mental health and so much more as we transition through our state of being and how we’ve created pathways of freedoms throughout our journeys. This is vulnerable, honest and inspiring…a little political and Kaotic in parts and that’s life. We...

Neenagh interviews Dragon’s Den sensation Liam Browne after he blew all the dragons away with his witty, Mancunian pitch. Liam and Goddess Paulina entered the Den this season (24), episode 3 if you haven’t seen it… it’s a must see! Not only was it one of the funniest episodes by far, Full Power Cacao had the Dragons laughing all the way to the bank to invest in their carefully curated Lockdown bus...

This episode interviews the beautiful Ruby-Ann. Mother and creative muse. Ruby-Ann shares the empowering journey through mental health challenges as their baby was born in the height of lockdown. Post-natal psychosis and hearing voices, being late-diagnosed with ADHD and I quote “Fat is Fabulous”. Ruby-Ann discusses ways in which society treats women, their bodies and their sexuality and why we ha...

Neenagh interviews Kofi Josephs in the very first episode of NOSIS, the podcast that celebrates eliminating shame from struggle. This episode covers topics including mental health, growing up in the hood and coming from a single-parent household. Neenagh and Kofi at the fastest growing Book Club in the UK and she instantly knew she needed to speak to him when she heard of the work he was doing in...