Strange Life

From gravity to genes to reproduction. In this episode of Strange Life, Daisy traces the material story of the human being — beginning with motion in spacetime and building layer by layer through quarks, atoms, chemistry, cells, multicellularity, organs and finally reproduction. Human behaviour is not separate from physics. It is physics, compounded. An exploration of how the IF THIS THEN THAT log...

Season 2 opens with a deep reflection on Christian upbringing, autistic childhood, losing faith early, and the lifelong project of rebuilding a worldview from scratch. Daisy shares how early biblical literacy shaped her understanding of the world, what happened when that framework suddenly broke, and how philosophy, psychology, neurodivergence, trauma work, and (ironically) metaphysics eventually...

Across this first season of Strange Life, we’ve met many of my selves — or rather, many aspects of one:The autistic one with learned patterns in place of reflexes. The Igbo one, shaped by ancestors and colonial ghosts. The ADHD one, chasing sparks and struggling in stillness. The 21st-century woman, performing a 12 000-year-old script. The traumatized one, re-wiring a spiky nervous system. The gif...

In short: Sara and I argue and giggle for AN HOUR AND FORTY MINUTES about Womanhood, What Trans and Cis women have in common, the origins of Patriarchy, Whether the Donald Trumps of this world are born or environmentally shaped, and more... it's pretty epic actually. The long version: In Episode 4 of Strange Life , I traced a bold story of how “womanhood” as we know it might have emerged in th...

Giftedness is more than good grades. It’s a brain wired for rapid signal flow between the prefrontal cortex and hippocampus — producing fast thought, big memory, and constant “aha” moments. But the experience isn’t all brilliance. It’s confusion, alienation, neglect, risk of psychosis, and real physical cost. In this episode of Strange Life, I explore: Why gifted brains develop the way they do The...

This week we’re trying something new on Strange Life : a bonus conversation episode . After each main release, I’m aiming to sit down with someone brilliant to dive into your questions, your reflections, and the parts that deserve more dialogue. We begin with ADHD (episode three’s theme), joined by the wonderful Sheila Henson — a coach with over 20 years experience in the space. Sheila brings both...

CPTSD, Depression & Addiction – Three Stories of the Same Nervous System In theory, these are three different diagnoses — separate boxes on separate forms. But in practice, they are often three faces of the same nervous system story. In this episode of Strange Life , I trace the outlines of each condition and lay them side by side — until their overlapping shapes reveal something truer, and ma...

What does it mean to be a woman in the 21st century? From mascara to myths to ice ages, Daisy Onubogu unpacks the origins and contradictions of modern womanhood. --- Episode 4: 21st Century Womanhood What does it really mean to be Episode 4: 21st Century Womanhood What does it really mean to be a woman in the 21st century? Between chasing the ever-shifting rules of femininity and questioning the v...

🎧 Episode 3: ADHD – The Problem or the Spark? Strange Life Podcast What happens when your brain doesn’t follow the standard IF-THEN rules that society is built on? When the reflexes you learned in early childhood aren’t the “normal” ones… and the world notices? In this expansive and electric episode of Strange Life, host Daisy Onubogu unpacks the true shape of ADHD—not as a list of symptoms, but...

🎙️ Episode 2: Igbo Heritage - Strange Life Podcast What does it mean to inherit a culture you were once ashamed of, barely knew, and now deeply love? In this second episode of Strange Life, Daisy takes us on an intimate, lyrical exploration of Igbo identity—unpacking the stereotypes, cosmology, and colonial trauma that shape one of West Africa’s most dynamic cultures. It’s part memoir, part cultur...

In this unscripted intro, host Daisy shares the “why” behind Strange Life. Born from a deep love of talking, learning, and decoding identity, this podcast dives into what it means to be neurodivergent, Black, Igbo, ADHD, autistic, queer, a woman, a founder—and everything in between. Across eight episodes, we’ll explore the lived experience behind labels and cultural codes. This is a podcast for th...

Episode 1: The Autistic Mind 🎧 Introduction What is autism really like from the inside? In this powerful debut episode, Daisy dives deep into the lived experience of the autistic human—unfiltered and unapologetically rich with insight, nuance, and dry-dark humor. From why autistic people are missing the invisible "vibe map" that most people are born with, to how we build replacement systems of lo...