Mama Tales

The last thing Angela thought she would be at 22 is a mother. Motherhood forced her to grow up fast as her son would need her. Soon after his birth, she found herself single and had to reconcile with the fact that her life took a path different than what she envisioned for herself.

In her story, she talks about the reality faced by many single mothers trying to build a family for their kids in a world that doesn't necessarily welcome them.

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In honour of Father's Day this year, I talk to a dad who had no intention on ever having kids, but found himself with two. He talks about the hopelessness that fatherhood sometimes brings, the joy of seeing his kids and how society - and at one point his son would not allow him to be the father he needs to be.
Check out his instagram page @growingfather
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Food is such big part of our motherhood journey. What you eat can prepare your body to conceive. Figuring out what to eat when you are pregnant can be all consuming. Is eating for two really a thing? Let's not even talk about all the things we are expected to eat or not eat once the baby comes.
I sit down with a nutritionist to learn or unlearn a lot of ideas I had around food and motherhood.
I hope this episode turns out to be a useful resource to you too.
Check out KulaZuri Nutrition here
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Website: ⁠mamatalespodcast.com⁠ 

Instagram: ⁠@mamatalespodcast⁠ & ⁠@sallymugure⁠ 

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This is part two of my mother's parenting journey- an exercise using a journal called " My Remarkable Mum, This is Your Story" by Ciku and Jane (HiiStory Yetu)
For the second part she talks about the any similarities we could have shared as kids, moments I made her proud and those I disappointed her. She also shares about the tough times in her motherhood journey and the things she could have done differently
Check out the book here: https://www.instagram.com/hiistoryyetu/
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Website: ⁠mamatalespodcast.com⁠ 

Instagram: ⁠@mamatalespodcast⁠ & ⁠@sallymugure⁠ 

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For Mother's Day this year, I feature someone very special, my mother.
I have an interesting relationship with my mother. We talk almost every day, we have little secrets between us but one thing I always say is that we are different. I probably say this because I do not really know her. All I know about her life is the little she has shared with me over the years. I know she had a tough upbringing, with no relationship with her parents. I know losing my father eight years ago has made her make many decisions, some of which I struggle a lot with.
This episode is the first in an exercise I am going through to get to really know her. It is inspired by a book I came across a couple of weeks back that has questions on topics that span the life of your mother, and it allows you to sit down with her and get to write down her story.
For this episode, my mother picked to share her parenting journey. In it, she talks about how she thought she would be a single mum, about almost getting into trouble while trying to curb a craving, about having major spinal surgery when she was pregnant with my sister and try struggles of being a working mum in a world that didn't provide too much care for new mothers.
The second part of this conversation will be out next week.
Check out the book here: https://www.instagram.com/hiistoryyetu/
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Website: ⁠mamatalespodcast.com⁠ 

Instagram: ⁠@mamatalespodcast⁠ & ⁠@sallymugure⁠ 

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Music in this episode by Blue Dot Sessions
 

The last thing Vanessa thought she would be doing at 23 is  preparing for the birth of her son. Instead of hiding in a corner, panicking about the drastic change coming her way., she shared her journey on YouTube, which is where I first met her-and I was hooked.
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Music in this episode by Blue Dot Sessions 

This episode is a little bit different. In it, I have a conversation with a friend of mine who doesn't have kids and is not planning on being a mother. We talk about how she came to this decision, the pushback she has received and her thoughts on motherhood. Take a listen!
The reddit thread we are talking about: Regretful parents
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Instagram: ⁠@mamatalespodcast⁠ & ⁠@sallymugure⁠ 

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Music in this episode by Blue Dot Sessions

This is the first episode in a series I am calling "Baby Akinyemi"  This series will follow a young couple in Kilifi Kenya who are about to become parents.
In this episode, we meet Tomide and Kalpa and go on the journey they have been on since they met, to how they are preparing themselves for the birth of their first born
Check out their binge worthy YouTube channel: Chennai to Lagos
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Website: ⁠mamatalespodcast.com⁠ 

Instagram: ⁠@mamatalespodcast⁠ & ⁠@sallymugure⁠ 

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Music in this episode:
A Little Powder by Blue Dot Sessions
Cornicob by Blue Dot Sessions
Keeping Up by Blue Dot Sessions

One afternoon, Valentine found herself dealing with the worst pain in her life and she was all alone with  her daughters: a toddler and a newborn baby.

Listen to her story to see how our babies can step up and do more than we think they are capable of.

Pod's links 

Website: ⁠mamatalespodcast.com⁠ 

Instagram: ⁠@mamatalespodcast⁠ & ⁠@sallymugure⁠ 

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Navigating transition is always tough and for Nyachomba, big transitions have always happened around her pregnancies. In five years , she has become a mum of three, lived in three different countries and has had to find her purpose in a new career.
Check out her work at nyachomba.com
She also recently shared her birth story and all I have to say is that the Netherlands sounds like a really great place to give birth in! Read it here: Noah's Birth Story
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Pod's links 

Website: ⁠mamatalespodcast.com⁠ 

Instagram: ⁠@mamatalespodcast⁠ & ⁠@sallymugure⁠ 

Newsletter [SUBSCRIBE]: ⁠Mama Tales - Behind The Mic⁠ 

YouTube: ⁠Mama Tales Podcast⁠ 

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