My Mind My Funk show host, Sitawa Wafula is in conversation with Michelle, Mahilet and Mihret - students at University of Washington, Seattle and Africa Now officials. On the show, the ladies share about their home countries,navigating between being an African in America, finding your tribe and self care.

They also share about Africa Now's objectives and the upcoming conference as well as how mental health is seen in African homes.

My Mind My Funk show host, Sitawa Wafula is in conversation with Doreen Moraa Moracha, a HIV/AIDS Advocate and Founder of I am a Beautiful Story in Kenya. On the show, Doreen shares her journey living positively with HIV, sharing her status publicly and the work she is doing nationally and internationally to make sure that young people have proper information about HIV. She also shares about superstition and the stigma she has faced and how she is using her journey to create beautiful stories.

My Mind My Funk show host, Sitawa Wafula is in conversation with Orezimena Malaka, Founder of Mind County in Nigeria. On the show, Orezi shares about her life as an international student in the UK, challenges she faced as she tried to fit in when she went back home to Nigeria and venturing into entrepreneurship in a 'neglected field'.

In this episode, My Mind My Funk show host, Sitawa (@SitawaWafula) shares a little bit of the 15 years she lived with a dual diagnosis of epilepsy and bipolar, some verses that have been thrown her way through her journey and the danger of doing this as well as some ways to avoid falling into the trap that we might not be doing well.

As a follow up to the first episode titled "I have been struggling", and in response to some of the struggles listeners shared, My Mind My Funk show host, Sitawa Wafula is in conversation with renowned Kenyan Psychiatrist - and current chair of the Kenya Medical Association's Covid19 response committee - Dr. Lukoye Atwoli. On the show, Dr. Lukoye gives professional insights on what people should be looking out for as far as their mental well-being is concerned and things they can do to take care of themselves. He also outlines the stages society will go through as it deals with the pandemic and the opportunities these transitions will present for service providers.

After a long hiatus, My Mind My Funk Show is back. On this premiere episode for the second season, titled "I have been struggling", show host and mental health advocate, Sitawa (@sitawawafula) shares her current struggles and things she has been doing to keep afloat.

E P I S O D E 1 7:::Be kind and patient with yourself ~ Liz Kakooza (Uganda)

Liz Kakooza is a communications expert and the founder of Tumaini Foundation - a mental health awareness and advocacy organization - in Uganda.

On the show Liz introduces us to rolex - apparently Ugandans do not just wear rolex, they eat it too.

She shares about dealing with anxiety and depression, the physical manifestions at the onset of her mental health journey and how she came up with the idea of Tumaini Foundation after going to rehab.

We also discuss what self care means and she sheds light on the mental health legislation in Uganda.

During the quick fire session, she lists Prince Harry among the people she would like to work with and also asks me 2 quick questions...catch all this and much more in this week's editions of My Mind My Funk show.

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Reach Liz on twitter: @LizKK

Bella Dapilma is a Togo born Storyteller and Mentor.

On the show she tells us about dealing with self esteem issues mostly due to bullying in school, being in abusive relationships and her brother's suicide.

We also discuss statements like 'if you believe in God how can you have depression' and other religious lines that do more harm than good as well as the role of parents especially when they have not dealt with their own trauma and how that affects children.

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Rephethile Kgwale is a South African based line producer and founder of Matters of the Brain.

On the show she shares the meaning of her beautiful name, which was a test and a half for me to say out right. She also takes us through childhood trauma and growing up in an abusive family and the effects of that and how the diagnosis of bipolar and generalized anxiety disorder formed the foundation of starting an awareness campaign - Matters of the Brain, a magazine that will be launched on December 1st, 2018 and a book.

Her partner also jumps into the conversation (we more of hijacked him) and shares about supporting ones partner when they are dealing with their recovery journey.

You can reach her on

Instagram https://instagram.com/_Rephethile

Twitter https://twitter.com/_Rephethile

and her mental health campaign - Matter of the Brain South Africa

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/mattersofthebrain

Twitter https://twitter.com/mattersofthebr2/

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