Moving forward
This episode is a short preamble about my up coming venture. Podcast artwork: Photo by Kumaran Pondicherry Photography; Styling by Become
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Reclaim your power: inspiration and reflections for pregnancy, childbirth and beyond
Giving birth is one of the most sacred experiences a woman can have and yet this time is often filled with anxiety and fear. Fear of the unknown and the known. How can we as women transform...
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20 of 32 episodesSeason 3 Ep 3: Guilt
In this episode I reflect on parental guilt and how our need to be perfect parents gets in our way. Podcast artwork: Photo by Kumaran Pondic...
Season 3 Ep 2: Control
In this episode, I reflect on how the issue of control influences our parenting and our ability to experience parenthood. I share my struggl...
Season 3 Ep 1: Parenting vs Parenthood
In this first episode of season three, I define parenting and parenthood and explain how I understand and plan to reflect on these concepts...
Season three trailer: Reflections on parenthood and parenting
This is a short introduction to the third season of my podcast which will focus on parenthood and parenting. Featuring the poem 'On Chi...
Season 2 Ep 5: A conversation with Johanna Dyngeland
My conversation with Johanna is a bit different from previous conversations because not only do we talk about her experiences of pregnancy,...
Poetic interlude 4: We heed you call
A poem about my connection to my ancestors, identity and belonging. Podcast artwork: Photo by Kumaran Pondicherry Photography; Styling by Be...
Season 2 Ep 4: A conversation with Anne and David Darling
This is episode is the first where I have a conversation with a couple. Anne and David share their experiences with me with such open-hearte...
Season 2 Ep 3: A conversation with Chisom Udeze
In my conversation with Chisom Udeze, an entrepreneur who works with diversity, equity and inclusion, we discuss issues of control and self...
Poetic interlude 3: The oracles
A poem about three generations of women. Podcast artwork: Photo by Kumaran Pondicherry Photography; Styling by Become
Season 2 Ep 2: A conversation with Mavhu Farai Hargrove
Mavhu Farai Hargrove is a Zimbabwean American mother, grandmother, wife, postpartum doula, and educator. In this episode, she shares about h...
Poetic interlude 2: Madzitete
This poem is a tribute to my paternal aunts, the strong women who were an example to me and who I now honour. It is a reminder of how we as...
Season 2 Ep 1: A conversation with Sarifa Moola-Nærnes
My first guest in this second season of my podcast is Sarifa Moola-Nærnes, a South African mother, wife, Anti-racist, Afrikan feminist, Rela...
Poetic interlude 1: Know your power
A poem inspired by the documentary Woman Podcast artwork: Photo by Kumaran Pondicherry Photography; Styling by Become
Trailer Season 2: Conversations with phenomenal women
The second series of my podcast will build on the reflections I had in the first series, but this time I am having conversations with women...
Episode 16: Keeping your baby close pt 2: Baby wearing
This is the last episode in the first series of this podcast. I continue my reflections on the importance of keeping our babies close and co...
Episode 15: Keeping your baby close pt1: Co-sleeping
Getting our babies to sleep or sleeping with our babies is something that I am sure every parent has had to grapple with at some point in th...
Episode 14: Honouring midwives, the unsung heroines
Midwives do a great job to support women during pregnancy and birth, and we often criticize them when things go wrong, or when they do not a...
Episode 13: Celebrating the mother
In this episode, I reflect on the celebration that we have during pregnancy called the baby shower, why we do this, and what it has become....
Episode 12: Dealing with loss during pregnancy
In this episode, I reflect on a difficult topic - loss. Losing a baby during pregnancy or birth is one of the most difficult and painful thi...