The Goodmother Series | The Unspoken Truth

What does it cost a mother to leave her children behind so they can have a better life? In this deeply personal episode of The Goodmother Series, Ezinne sits with her mother, Reverend Christiana Asinugo, the woman whose life and name helped shape the heart of this podcast. A Nigerian-born mother, midwife, and ordained minister, Reverend Christiana shares her journey through motherhood in Nigeria,...

What happens when motherhood, ambition, redundancy, grief and identity all arrive in the same season? In this episode of The Goodmother Series, host Ezinne Asinugo-Onyeka sits with Paula Oyinkan, Nigerian British podcast host, marketing professional, founder of The Paula Oyinkan Show, and founder of McCrory Studios, for a warm and honest conversation about motherhood, identity, confidence, work an...

What does motherhood ask of you when your identity, body, marriage, and sense of self are all changing at once? In this episode of The Goodmother Series, host Ezinne Asinugo-Onyeka sits down with Kyra Bruce, a UK-based content creator and mother, for an honest conversation about young marriage, motherhood, and building a family life in the public eye. Kyra reflects on who she was before becoming a...

What happens when motherhood changes your body, your home, your relationships and your sense of self? In this episode of The Goodmother Series, host Ezinne Asinugo-Onyeka sits down with Takkies, South African dance queen, women’s wellness advocate and founder of Rockingnheels, a movement empowering women to reconnect with their bodies through dance. Takkies shares her raw birth stories across Sout...

What happens when motherhood strips away performance and forces a woman to meet herself more truthfully? In this episode of The Goodmother Series, host Ezinne Asinugo-Onyeka sits with Korra Obidi, dancer, performer, creator, and mother, for an intimate conversation about maternal identity, public survival, healing, and what it means to rebuild yourself in full view. This is a culturally rooted mot...

What happens when motherhood stretches every part of who you are, your identity, your body, your marriage, your ambition, and your emotional capacity? In this episode of The Goodmother Series, host Ezinne Asinugo-Onyeka sits with Ruth Pokes, wellness entrepreneur, founder of Pure Celi, and mother of two, for an honest conversation about postpartum depression, maternal identity, partnership, resent...

What does survival look like when motherhood is interrupted by medical trauma, disability, and a body you no longer recognise?  In this episode of The Goodmother Series, Ezinne Asinugo-Onyeka sits with Khedidja Teape, a mother of four, to reflect on postpartum sepsis, septic shock, amputation, Black maternal health, and the reality of rebuilding life after survival. From becoming a teenage mother,...

What does it cost to become a mother before you have even had the chance to become yourself?  In this episode of The Goodmother Series , host Ezinne Asinugo-onyeka sits with Esther Areola for a deeply reflective conversation on young motherhood, faith, identity, church judgment, and generational healing . Esther opens up about becoming a mother at 17, grieving the girl she was, standing firm in he...

What does it really look like to care for yourself when motherhood makes time, energy, and even your body feel unfamiliar?  In this episode of The Goodmother Series, host Ezinne Asinugo-Onyeka sits with Yemi Ogunmefun, aka @yemisco, a family, fitness, and beauty creator whose warm honesty turns motherhood, movement, and self-care into something deeply lived, not performative. From routines that he...

What happens when motherhood does not erase ambition, but changes what ambition is for?  In this episode of The Goodmother Series, Ezinne Asinugo-Onyeka sits with Tolani Thomas-Allinson, founder of Halisi Consults, to explore identity shift, maternal mental load, and what it means to redefine success after motherhood through a more honest lens. Guided by the show’s warm, grounded, and intimate edi...

What happens when motherhood arrives after a life shaped by elite sport, discipline, ambition, and public achievement?  In this inaugural episode of The Goodmother Series, host Ezinne Asinugo-Onyeka sits with former elite athlete Perri Shakes-Drayton for a deeply honest conversation about identity after becoming. Together, they explore athlete identity, what was lost and gained in the move into mo...

What happens when motherhood does not just change your routine, but changes who you are?  In this launch episode of The Goodmother Series, host Ezinne Asinugo-Onyeka sits with Bisi Akins, presenter, voiceover artist, and founder of All Things Africa, for an honest conversation about identity after becoming. Together, they explore the quiet shock of no longer feeling like your old self, the emotion...

What happens when motherhood changes everything, not just your routine, but your identity, body, relationships, and sense of belonging?  The Goodmother Series is a culturally rooted storytelling podcast exploring the unspoken truths of motherhood across the African diaspora.  Hosted by Ezinne, this series documents honest lived experiences of maternal identity, body memory, womanhood, and cultural...