Hi lovelies! 🩷 Welcome back to another episode of I’m Just a Girl!

It’s been a minute!! The last time I posted was in February, and A LOT has happened since then. Your girl is officially a bachelor’s degree holder, alhamdulillah, and I’m stepping into a completely new chapter of life.

In this episode, we’re talking about what it feels like to navigate your 20s, post-grad life, moving, building new friendships and community, stepping outside of your comfort zone, and learning how to do things on your own. We’re also talking about the idea of “I’m Just a Girl,” why I chose that name for this podcast, and what it really means to me.

But more importantly, we’re getting vulnerable.

I open up about grief, mental health, learning to verbalize my emotions, seeking professional help, and the importance of allowing yourself to not be okay all the time. We’re also talking about mental health stigma within our communities, faith and mental health, and why asking for help does not make you weak or make you a bad Muslim.

Trigger warning: This episode contains a brief discussion of suicide/self-harm and grief. Please take care of yourself and skip this episode or come back to it another time if this content may be difficult for you. 🩷

This episode is a little heavier than usual, but it’s also a reminder that growing, healing, and figuring yourself out don’t have to happen alone.

Here’s to new chapters, uncomfortable growth, vulnerability, community, and figuring life out one day at a time.

I love you all for the sake of Allah. 🩷

And remember… block party in Jannah. You’re all invited. 🤭

This week’s girl chat starts off chaotic with the realization that alligators basically never stop growing… so are we living with dinosaurs or what? From there, we get into the “sakinah spouse” conversation and why being approached in public sounds cute in theory but lowkey terrifying in real life.

We also unpack thirst-trap culture, values, and why some things just feel off. Then we shift into a deeper conversation about accountability, safety, and why dismissing serious harm in communities is not it.

Soft life. Hard country.

This week we’re unpacking Nigeria’s obsession with image — extravagant weddings, luxury pricing, sugar daddy culture, questionable “exclusive” clubs, and religion in legislation — while the average person is just trying to survive. The math doesn’t math. The priorities don’t align.

This episode is about my constant internal battle with my nafs — from music, makeup, modesty, and social media, to prayer, discipline, and self-trust. I talk about the fear of Allah that scares me straight… and how quickly temptation pulls me back. It’s draining, messy, and deeply personal — but it’s my reality, and maybe yours too.

This episode is a true girl chat.

We’re talking nighttime routines, cozy wind-downs, my current drink rotation, skincare rituals, and how Pinterest has quietly become my real-life mood board. I get into my thoughts on kids (do I want them? do I not? TBD), school, and being so close to finishing my undergrad — plus why getting an education is really about gaining knowledge, not just collecting a degree.

I also get honest about having very expensive taste, how that low-key shaped my life choices, and why if I were cheaper I’d probably be living my artsy degree fantasy right now. We touch on overconsumption, the guilt that creeps in, and why I’ve been thinking more about accountability, intention, and answering to Allah for how much we consume.

Somewhere in between all that, we talk two-piece pajama sets (why are the girlies gatekeeping?), doppelgangers (actually terrifying, I don’t want to meet mine), and the random thoughts that only come out during late-night reflection.

In this episode of I’m Just a Girl, I talk honestly about the emotional weight many African girls grow up carrying. From early responsibility and rigid gender roles to strained mother–daughter relationships and the expectations placed on daughters but not sons, this episode explores why so many African girls feel exhausted long before adulthood.

I share personal reflections on navigating culture, faith, identity, and belonging, as well as the growing belief among young girls that marriage is the only path to freedom—and why that mindset can be harmful.

This conversation isn’t about hating our culture. It’s about loving it enough to tell the truth and choosing to do better for the next generation.

This is the very first episode of I’m Just a Girl.

In this episode, I’m introducing this podcast as a soft, honest space to talk about life, faith, identity, girlhood, and all the thoughts that don’t always make sense but still deserve to be said. I share why I finally decided to press record, what it means to exist in between different versions of yourself, and why this podcast is more about honesty than having everything figured out.

This isn’t a place for perfection or polished answers. It’s a public journal.
Just a girl, thinking out loud.

If you’ve ever felt seen by your own thoughts, you’re in the right place.