Home Girls Unite

Home Girls Unite

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Home Girls Unite episodes

  • Sacrificing Friendships, Education & Dating Ft. Naomi

    This week we are joined by Naomi. We speak about how she had to pause her life to look after her younger siblings. How difficult friendships and dating is and also how her eldest daughter role has affected her education.


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    30 min
  • Caring for my sick Sister ft Ridwan

    This week, we are joined by Ridwan. We speak about all things moving out, friendships, and supporting your family. We also discuss how her eldest daughter role changed after her sister was diagnosed with Leukaemia, caring for her and making sure she also prioritised her own needs. 


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    53 min
  • Eldest Daughters & Missing Out - January Twitter Space

    After some well-needed break, we are backkkk!! 

    This week, we are on Twitter spaces having some good conversations about missing out on things and how to deal with them. We also discuss how patriarchy plays such a huge part in how our mothers raised us and let their sons be free. 


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    1 hr 18 min
  • Eldest Daughters Guide To Financial Savviness ft. Yvan

    This week, we are joined by Yvan, creator of BudgetingBred. An online platform about Yvan's personal finance journey. We discuss how eldest daughters can save, spend money without feeling guilty, and work through the idea of being their parent's retirement plans. 


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    30 min
  • Losing Both Parents As An Eldest Daughter ft Jo

    This week we are joined by Jo. We discuss eldest daughter life from a generational perspective. Both she and her mother rejected the role and chose to put their education first. We also discuss life dealing with a high-functioning alcoholic father and how all this affected her education.  Finally, speak about having to be there for her siblings when her parents both passed away.


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    44 min
  • The Outspoken Eldest Daughter ft. Sevil

    This week, I am joined by Sevil, we spoke about her eldest daughter journey and how what it is like to be the outspoken one in the family. How her mother has been supportive of her outspokenness and why it is important to do it for her sister. To read Sevil's blog, here's the link. 

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    32 min
  • HGU X You Press ft Ridwan

    This week, I am joined by Ridwan. Eldest daughter and Operations Manager at You Press. We speak about You Press, her role within the organisation and what eldest daughter life is like for her. 

    You Press is an award-winning social enterprise based in London. Our projects empower young people (between 16-30 years old) and underrepresented communities to find their voice and be heard. This involves challenging stereotypes and stigmas about young people and communities through the creative arts, media, training and writing. We are committed to working with young people & communities from varied social and cultural backgrounds.


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    31 min
  • Culture Clashes: Queerness vs African-ness ft Akos

    This week I am joined by Akos, and we speak about having a co-dependent mother from the age of 5. We also discuss the cultural clashes of being a Ghanaian American and how that impacted her upbringing. Finally, we speak about her queerness and how it clashed with her African-ness, her mother's reaction to it and her eventual support of identity. 


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    34 min
  • "My Mother Tried to Drown Me" ft Rena

    ****TRIGGER WARNING - CHILD ABUSE / LOSING PARENTS **** 

    This week,  I speak to Rena about her childhood with an abusive Mother who was violent towards her. We speak about how she has gotten through it with therapy and moving out. Lastly, we discuss life without her parents who both passed away. 


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    33 min

About Home Girls Unite

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We're Home Girls Unite, a support group for eldest daughters and daughters from immigrant homes, and this is our podcast. Every week, we come together to discuss a topic that is unique to our…