Real Talk With Opy

There is always pressure to reinvent ourselves every new year but is this something we should be doing. Listen to this episode where I share my thoughts about reinventing ourselves. Honestly, this episode is just me ranting and yapping. I hop you love it! My Substack article: https://open.substack.com/pub/cocoaandcuriosities/p/the-myth-of-new-year-new-me?r=1h2gq&utm_medium=ios&shareImageVariant=ov...

Valentine's Day is coming and I am super excited about it. It's a day of love. In this episode, I talk all about enjoying Valentine's Day as a Single person and how you can make the most of it.

When was the last time you spent quality time with yourself? In this episode, I talk about how I spend time with myself on a busy schedule. To support this podcast (or buy coffee for me): https://tryflok.com/g/Opywrites Follow my Instagram pages: https://instagram.com/opywrites?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= https://instagram.com/realtalkwithopy?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= Link to my books and stories: https://msha....

In the world we live now, it is encouraged to play games so you won't be hurt. In this episode, I talk about why we play games and why we should stop.

With the way the world is, everyone is serious. We don't have time for fun anymore. I share my thoughts on this in this episode.

This is a mini episode to remind you to avoid saying negative words over yourself.

I have always had a love bate relationship with social media especially Twitter. In this episode, I go on a rant about various things surrounding social media like: How life was before social media How Social media creates an illusion of community Mob mentality Social media and art Loss of identity What is the solution to the social media issues? To support this podcast (or buy coffee for me): htt...

Do you prioritize your romantic life over your own mental health, friendships and the relationship you have with yourself? This is a quote from the book 'Women don't owe you pretty'. Some of us have an unhealthy obsession with romantic content or the prospect of romance and social media hasn't been helping. In this episode, I talk about my thoughts on this and some food for thought questions you c...

In this episode, I have a chit chat about situationships, how we don't need them in our lives and how we should avoid them. To support this podcast (or buy coffee for me): https://tryflok.com/g/Opywrites Follow my Instagram pages: https://instagram.com/opywrites?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= https://instagram.com/realtalkwithopy?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= Link to my books and stories: https://msha.ke/opywrites

A single revolution is a book for single ladies written by Shani Silver. It's a book ready to change the narrative of how we see our singleness. This is the romance season, I am definitely not leaving my single gals behind. To support this podcast (or buy coffee for me): https://tryflok.com/g/Opywrites Follow my Instagram pages: https://instagram.com/opywrites?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= https://instagram...

In this episode, I share a story of how I was love bombed, what love bombing is and how to spot if you are being manipulated through love bombing. This is an episode you don't want to miss Link to article: https://www.healthline.com/health/love-bombing#takeaway To support this podcast (or buy coffee for me): https://tryflok.com/g/Opywrites Follow my Instagram pages: https://instagram.com/opywrites...

Being nice to ourselves is something we all need to adopt in our lives. In this episode I talk about how I've learned to be more compassionate towards myself and how you can be too. To support this podcast (or buy coffee for me): https://tryflok.com/g/Opywrites Follow my Instagram pages: https://instagram.com/opywrites?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= https://instagram.com/realtalkwithopy?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= L...

This episode is inspired by a video I watched on TikTok where the lady explained how what we desire actually desires us back. In this episode, I discuss how this mindset can help me and you live a better life. TikTok video: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMFKfX35W/ To support this podcast (or buy coffee for me): https://tryflok.com/g/Opywrites Follow my Instagram pages: https://instagram.com/opywrites?igsh...

With a new year comes great expectations and sometimes unecessary pressure. In this episode I share my plans for the new year especially for the podcast, my thoughts on goal setting for a new year and how we can set goals without worrying about accomplishing them. Most importantly, this episode will help you and I with having an amazing year! To support this podcast (or buy coffee for me): https:/...

There is a stigma behind therapy at times and mental health struggles in Nigeria. In this episode, I share how therapy has helped me and why you need it as well (If you can afford it)

Breakups can be very...well...heartbreaking. In this episode, I share my healing process after a breakup as well as some tips that might help you heal from a heart break ❤️. To support this podcast (or buy coffee for me): https://tryflok.com/g/Opywrites Follow my Instagram pages: https://instagram.com/opywrites?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= https://instagram.com/realtalkwithopy?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= Link to m...

Life can be daunting and if you are in your 20s, there is pressure to have life all figured out (I can relate so much). This episode is for all my fellow 20 somethings that are feeling discouraged about where their life is and where it's heading to. To support this podcast (or buy coffee for me): https://tryflok.com/g/Opywrites Follow my Instagram pages: https://instagram.com/opywrites?igshid=YmMy...

Everywhere we turn, we are being adviced to turn our hobbies into a business. It seems as though we can't enjoy anything anymore. In this podcast, I share my thoughts on turning our hobbies into a money making machine, my story on how I turned my hobby into a business and how problematic to us that might be as well as how we can go about it To support this podcast (or buy coffee for me): https://t...

After 2 years of not releasing episodes on Real Talk with Opy, I open it up again by chatting about my life so far. In this episode, join me as I talk about my adulting journey so far, and all I am learning as I continue this journey. Things discussed in this episode: Struggles of being a young adult The pressures of making money Adult friendships Finding a new identity in your early twenties. Rel...

With what is going on in the world right now with corona virus, many of us have found ourselves stuck at home bored. In this podcast episode, 9 tips are given on how you can make the best use of your time at home and get rid of boredom( and they do not involve making TikTok Videos) Tips start at 5:45 Instagram: https://instagram.com/realtalkwithopy?igshid=1h33a01tnygu4 Twitter:@realtalkwithopy Art...

One way or the other, we sometimes find ourselves comparing ourselves with others, whether it's in terms of material things like money, clothes or personality wise. In this episode I share my story on how I found myself in the web of comparison and how I was able to get out of it. If this is something you can relate to then why not join in the conversation?

For people that are used to working alone, it can be tough knowing that you have to be in a group with people especially strangers. In this episode I talk about that with BUBY the Plug,a content creator whose job requires him to work with others. We talk about how to work with others How to work with egotistical teammates How to manage being on the same team with people that don't like you How to...

It can really hurt when you feel like you don't have your family and friends supporting your dreams and visions. I can relate with the feeling. In this episode I give my own opinion on the whole issue of not having friends support you as well as how I have changed my mentality about it and stopped feeling sad. If this is something you can relate to. Why not join in?

Who says you can't learn from watching Reality TV? In this episode I talk about the lessons that I learnt from this year's Big Brother Naija season. Why not join in the fun

In this episode I share what I have noticed about many people especially in our social media world today and that is the art of not minding their business. We have become accustomed to being in other people's business and criticizing then for it. I share the story that inspired this this episode as well as my concern about this issue. Enjoy