Weight management is more than losing weight—it’s about building habits that support long-term health and wellbeing.

In this episode of My Mentor Podcast, we have an honest conversation on healthy living for women, shifting the focus from pressure and perfection to sustainability and balance.

We explore practical strategies that help women manage their weight in ways that align with their bodies, lifestyles, and seasons of life.

✨ In this episode, we discuss:

• Weight loss vs. weight management
• Why consistency is often the real challenge
• Sustainable habits for healthy living
• Mindset shifts every woman needs for long-term wellness

🎧 Listen in and reflect: Which strategy are you ready to adopt?
Share this episode with a woman who needs encouragement on her wellness journey.

Welcome to My Mentor podcast— the podcast where real women share real stories, spark real change. I’m your host, Edidiong Idang."

Today, we’re diving into a conversation that matters — not just to women, but to everyone. We’re talking about gender equality — not as a far-off dream, not as a buzzword, but as a movement, a mission, and a daily act of advocacy.

In this episode, I highlighted some of the misconceptions about Gender equality and also exposed its benefit to individuals, organisations and the society at large. I shared means and tools in which organisations and institutions can use in driving Gender Equality.

So if you’ve ever wondered what role you can play in advancing gender equality, or if you're looking for courage to speak up, this is your moment. Stay with us — and share your comments below.

It’s a call to action.

Let’s begin.

63% of women have never had a formal mentor. The Pew Research Center in 2019, revealed that employees who undergo mentoring programs are employed in five times higher positions than their colleagues wholack mentorship. It further revealed that only 6 percent of Fortune 500 companies have a woman as CEO and these are women who had access to a mentor or a mentorship program.

Why then do women miss out on this crucial relationship?

On this episode of the program, I delved into 5 strong reasons why women need mentorship and its benefits to the mentee as well as the mentor.

Please share your views on the topic. I'd love to hear from you.

Wikipedia defined self-love as "love of self" or "regard for one's own happiness or advantage". It was conceptualized both as a basic human necessity and as a moral flaw because people saw it as being likened to vanity and selfishness.

However, throughout the 20th and 21st centuries, self-love has adopted a more positive connotation through pride parades. It is being seen as an empowerment tool especially for protecting people’s mental well being.

In summary, self-love is not a sin. Neither does it make you a selfish person.

On this episode of My Mentor podcast, I shared my perspective of self-love when I was younger and now. Its amazing how life's changes and experiences shape our definition of self-love.

Come off that seat woman and lets hear your definition of self-love.

What is your definition of self-love?

"Self-care is a lifestyle not a new year resolution",

"To take care of ourselves actually it’s not about the big gestures that we do, it’s actually the small consistent things that we do to nourish not just our bodies but our minds and soul"

These were the words of my guest and they really conveyed the message for the very first episode of My Mentor podcast.

Dr Chichi Menakaya is a Trauma expert, an Orthopedic Surgeon, a medical concierge consultant and a women empowerment expert. She has intervened in every facets of women's growth and spoke extensively on most of the health challenges we face from first menstrual experience to weak bones and menopause.

There is so much for everyone and the good part is that she is available to support more women. Contact Dr Chichi via email @[email protected]

Please share your feedback on how your self-care plan in the comment section.

Renewable energy are usable energy derived from replenishable sources such as the Sun (solar energy), wind (wind power), rivers (hydroelectric power), hot springs (geothermal energy), tides (tidal power), and biomass (biofuels). These different sources of energy are completely opposite of the other types of energy we have used in the past.

Scientist have revealed that for the past 150 years, humans have relied heavily on coal, oil, and other fossil fuels to power everything from light bulbs to cars to factories and these have had terrible consequences on the climate and of course our collective wellbeing. All thanks to technology.

Knowing how blessed Africa is in terms of its population and leveraging on the vast natural resources that abound, women are encouraged to explore entrepreneurial opportunities in this sector.

Our guest provided some strategies on how to succeed in the space as well as some numeric forecast of income that could be generated from this sector.

Listen and explore.

Check out our guest and her organization via their website www.acerd.org

Catherine Mukobo, Executive

She has over 15 years' experience in Marketing and Business Development in the private sector in sub-Saharan Africa, working in countries such as Niger, Côte d'Ivoire and South

On this episode of the trail blazer series, my guest

Here are a few of the things she said about the fintech sector" It is fast paced, very demanding and you need to stay up to date with industry trends. If you are a woman in

I need not say more. Find out what the opportunities are and if you want to pick up a career in this field, you want to listen to the full episode of the program.

Monica Millares can be reached on

Linkedin via https://www.linkedin.com/in/monicamillares/

Check out her Youtube channel on I'm on youtube - https://www.youtube.com/@moni_millares

On this episode, I carried out an expose on a book and a topic that has really impacted me. We delved into the concept of real estate, land banking and the concept of Co-investment. Also, I chose to celebrate a trailblazer – the author of the “Billionaire co-investor- a pathway to affluence”- Mrs Grace Ofure Ibhakhomu.

Our topic “Women in Real Estate and investment Management”, is so dear to my heart because of the economic benefit it offers women, and I truly love how good, this knowledge makes women feel.

Remember, my mentor podcast is a platform that empowers women and girls, through the experiences of other women in their chosen field.

Please listen and remember to subscribe, share and apply these knowledge.

Our guest Olatokunbo Ige is the Founder of LIVINGSTONES ECOVILLAGE & UTRADER, an entrepreneurial safe hub in Lome, Togo. She takes us through her day-to-day job at the Eco village and how much opportunities exist for women within the waste recycling eco-system.

But interestingly, research has shown that the discarded e-waste in 2019 alone was worth more than 57 billion US$.

Does this sound like an uncharted sector? Are there opportunities for women entrepreneurs? What would engaging in this sector look like? 

Our guest is available for mentorship and can be reached via email @ [email protected]

Kindly share your feedback via the comment section.