Moments with Deraaa

Today is dedicated to the father’s who take it upon themselves to put a smile on the face of their families no matter how hard it is. To the fathers who take charge and serve as the umbrellas shielding the family from external harm. You are loved, appreciated and in the cases of they who have become sky daddies, missed. Send out a lovely message, gift or note to a dad and show him what he means to you. Men are very much under appreciated which is honestly not fair therefore do that today. For as many as there are whom have lost their fathers, I totally understand how hard it can be on a day like this not having your daddy by you. My advise to you is own your emotions and as much as possible, avoid your triggers. Protect your mental health as you have to be strong for yourself before anyone else. Find an interesting activity you love and engage in it. Don’t forget to say a prayer for your daddy. I’m sending you love, warm hugs and kisses to make you feel at ease. Happy Father’s Day!

New Episode alert 🚨 ft @chisomwinifred and you can tell that this is different from every other episode we’ve recorded so far. The amazing thing about grief is that you still find moments of joy to laugh and live in the moment regardless of pain.

We are a product of our experiences and Chisom shares on how grief made her the strong force that she’s grown to be.

Today’s episode is more interesting as I got to interview a whole family and get to understand how losing their father has affected them over the years. How would you feel if you lost a loved one whom you were in a bad place with? Is forgiveness as hard as it is said to be?

Grief is a response to loss as said by summer. We get to hear how she navigated the period of losing her father and getting to grieve one year later, lessons learnt and address certain expectations.

Ecclesiastes 3:1-2 “There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens: a time to be born and a time to die”

There comes a point in one’s life where we have to say goodbye to the people who mean the most to us. While it may never make any sense why this phenomenon has to take place, it is a course of life that everyone will encounter at the end of one’s life journey and no matter how prepared you think you are, nothing actually prepares you for the death of a loved one 💐.

Grief is an emotion that engulfs one when the loss of a dear one happens and it is a known fact that people react differently to this emotion but societal constructs a good number of times create a non realistic picture of what it should look like.

In honor of my late Patriarch and father, I will dedicate this month to speaking on grief and what it means to different people who will share their stories on how the death of a loved one has affected them over the period and how they navigated this feeling.

The big questions remain;

How long should one grieve a loved one?

Is there a right way to grieve?

What is the best way to support people during this heart wrenching phase?

Find out these and more on our series; The grief series.

Feel free to reach out to us in our Instagram DM’s and comment section @mwdpodcast_ if you would want to share your story. We are willing to listen as we are all on a journey to healing ❤️‍🩹.

Love is a beautiful feeling that most people on earth are eager to experience at a point in their lifetime and though this feeling is valid, the sad reality is that some will never have an opportunity to experience it and some will, some did & lost it along the way because of certain influencing factors which brings us to the topic; Is Love Really Enough? Dr Nnaemeka & Mrs Chinenye Omire-Oluedo came on to tell us how they have been able to navigate their 5 years old marriage, transitioned into being parents and aired their views on the above topic. This promises to be mind engaging and educative.

The brave Nigerian youths hit the streets on the 8th of October, 2020 in Lagos state Western Nigeria peacefully protesting for a better country and the disbandment of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) who has for so long terrorized and killed Nigerians unjustly. What started off as a small crowd turned to a mammoth crowd across the South East, South West, South South and some parts of the Northern regions of Nigeria regardless of tribe and religion which has for so long been a weapon of destruction used by politicians to cause crisis amongst us the populace. The politicians saw this unusual unity which they dread for they know it will be their end to manipulation and became troubled. They saw everyone of us watch out for each other regardless of our religious and cultural differences and entered their coven to plan and orchestrate a means of intimidation; THEY PREMEDITATED A MASSACRE! 20/10/2020 will forever remain etched in my memory for Nigeria spilled the blood of it's citizens that very dark Tuesday. Men of the Nigerian Army were deployed to unleash live bullets on protesters whose only weapon were the Nigerian Flag which they waved in the air singing the national anthem as they were being shot at. It's been 18 days after the Lekki toll gate massacre and no one has owned up to the killings. They government are shamelessly lying through their teeth, the governor of Lagos state and the Army are contradicting themselves and justice has not been served rather they are pushing for the regulation of social media which is the tool we have used and are still using to expose their atrocities to the world. They are clearly going against Section 39 of the constitution which gives us the right to information and freedom of speech. In as much as they claim SARS has been disbanded, there are still recent reports of brutality from them which has multiplied because of the action we took against them which gets me thinking if they take our demands seriously......

Getting you to reflect on your past experiences and how it has formed who you are today. Were they positive or negative experiences? Did they turn you into a stronger person or a terrible person? Did it spur you to pursue greatness or did it make you settle for mediocrity? Did make lemonades out of the lemons life threw at you? Let's discuss. You can share your views with me Instagram handle: @ms_dera, Twitter: @Okaforchimdi, Facebook: Chimdindu Okafo

The year has been a big blow to everyone. In the beginning of the year, we were all so excited and positive that this was the year for us all but somehow, we weren't prepared for what hit us but for the fact that you are here reading this, you ought to be grateful.

Procrastination they say is a lazy man's apology. Do that thing you want to do. Start now! 2020 is an evidence that tomorrow is not promised.

September is suicide awareness month and this is a good time to have this discussion with you. Mental health is so underrated in this part of the world. Please, never fail to speak up if you need help. Seek help! Depression is real! Don't resort to suicide. You will only hurt those who love you and in the end, it wouldn't be worth the stress.

Hi, my name is Chimdindu Chidera Okafor. This is my first time recording a podcast and I chose this as a medium to communicate my thoughts and feelings to you my listeners. I hope my soul connects to yours and heals what ever hurt you may be passing through.