Life molds and reshapes us with each passing day, teaching us things we need to know, mostly against our will and without our knowledge. Today, I'm sharing five lessons I personally learned against my will but am grateful for nonetheless. 

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In this episode, I sit down with Elsie, a Zimbabwean brand strategist, award-winning blogger, and the founder of Shop Efuru, an online thrift store based in Zimbabwe that promotes sustainable fashion. We chat about her journey to starting her business, the ups and downs of entrepreneurship, and the significance of sustainable fashion in African countries such as Zimbabwe. "Unscripted" is a series of thoughtful conversations with different guests.

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There's no way I wasn't going to talk about the climate crisis with everything going on. Forests are burning at a larger scale across the globe right now, among other things, so the climate crisis should be top of mind today and for years to come.

Links and resources:

Intersectional Environmentalist

Intersectional Environmentalism: Why Environmental Justice Is Essential For A Sustainable Future

Fossil Fuels

The Trouble article on White Environmentalism

Roshan Krishnan twitter (author of above article)

The Green Belt Movement

Armed And On The Frontlines: Inside Zimbabwe's All-Female Anti-Poaching Army

Vox Videos

How humans are making pandemics more likely

Why beef is the worst food for the climate

One reason why coronavirus hits Black people the hardest

Why "forever chemicals" polluted America's water

Why scientists are so worried about this glacier

Why locusts are descending on East Africa

The next pandemic could come from our farms

The global coffee crisis is coming

In today's episode, I sit down with a good friend of mine from college, Nadean, to chat about the environment and sustainable practices. We dive into sustainability across national borders, tech waste, intersectional environmentalism, and other things. Follow Nadean's food instagram page @thefoodian_. "Unscripted" is a series of thoughtful conversations with different guests.

Check these out:

https://www.instagram.com/theorispresent/

https://www.instagram.com/wasteorcreate/

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I thought I'd lighten the mood just a little bit and talk about something that will hopefully make you laugh, smile, or (most likely) cringe. In today's episode, I share a few embarrassing moments that I endured — I'm just happy I've lived to tell these tales and didn't crawl into a hole right after. Sit back, relax, and enjoy.

In today's episode, I sit down with my friend, Dan, to chat about social media usage in times of ongoing crisis (BLM, COVID, etc.). We discuss how we think we should be using social media, "clicktivism," and  call out/call in culture. Follow Dan's art page @leizmandanielle and tattoo page @inkleizman. "Unscripted" is a series of thoughtful conversations with different guests.

As someone with a name that is "hard" to pronounce, I often have many conversations with people about what my name means, what its origins are, and how to pronounce it. I wanted to hear other people's experiences with having a hard-to-pronounce name, so I asked 8 wonderful humans to share theirs. Thank you so much to Mpiwa Gwindi, a young, Black, Zimbabwean artist, for creating sweet mbira tunes for this episode.

*Disordered eating trigger warning: this episode contains potentially sensitive content.* As a young woman constantly inundated with imagery of what an "ideal body" looks like, I've struggled with my own. In this episode, I share my experience with unhealthy eating habits and a negative body image and what I did (or didn't do, rather) to get myself to a better place, mentally and physically.

For your mind:

https://www.thegoodtrade.com/features/mental-health-podcasts?rq=mental%20health

https://www.stayhometakecare.com/category/mental-health

https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/find-help/index.shtml

https://www.nami.org/Home

Around the world:

https://www.philanthropycircuit.org/10-african-organizations-working-to-end-violence-against-women/

https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/

https://yemencrisis.carrd.co/

https://standwithhongkong.carrd.co/

https://yemencrisis.carrd.co/

In this episode, I sit down with my first guest and cousin, Lauralie, a young, Black, Zimbabwean-American singer, dancer, and actor. We laugh and chat about gen z, racism in the performing arts, body image, and boy drama. "Unscripted" is a series of thoughtful conversations with different guests.

For your mind:

https://www.thegoodtrade.com/features/mental-health-podcasts?rq=mental%20health

https://www.stayhometakecare.com/category/mental-health

https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/find-help/index.shtml

https://www.nami.org/Home

Around the world:

https://www.philanthropycircuit.org/10-african-organizations-working-to-end-violence-against-women/

https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/

https://yemencrisis.carrd.co/

https://standwithhongkong.carrd.co/

https://yemencrisis.carrd.co/

Continuing on from the last episode...you're in for a wild ride. 

For your mind:

https://www.thegoodtrade.com/features/mental-health-podcasts?rq=mental%20health

https://www.stayhometakecare.com/category/mental-health

https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/find-help/index.shtml

https://www.nami.org/Home

Around the world:

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/31/world/africa/zimbabwe-coronavirus-protest.html

https://www.philanthropycircuit.org/10-african-organizations-working-to-end-violence-against-women/

https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/

https://yemencrisis.carrd.co/

https://standwithhongkong.carrd.co/

https://yemencrisis.carrd.co/