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Can an adult acquire a certain personality trait just because of childhood experiences?

In adulthood, we continue to strive to fulfill the desires we developed in childhood. Even a single childhood experience such as being the youngest child can affect the life of the child into adulthood.

Ever wondered how it feels like to grow up seeing your parents happy and then separate after a while? There's also growing up seeing your parent's love life as your 'goals'. 

In this episode, Sena & Etornam talk about their unique upbringing and how it has made them who they are today. 

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Can an adult acquire a certain personality trait just because of childhood experiences?

In adulthood, we continue to strive to fulfill the desires we developed in childhood. Even a single childhood experience such as being the youngest child can affect the life of the child into adulthood

Adulthood can be seen as an extension of your childhood experience. A person will try to fulfill their childhood desires when they become an adult in a way that is acceptable to society and culture.

In this episode, Shushu shares his unique military-style upbringing and Jon shares his closely-knit mummy's boy & only boy upbringing. 

Different experiences in childhood will affect the adult you become. 

Listen more as Shushu & Jon share how their childhood experiences have impacted certain aspects of their behaviors as adults.

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Happy New Month!!! Yes, you need a break! It's been eight months of back-to-back hustle!

Everyone deserves a good adventure and traveling is the best way to achieve it. Adventure travel – going beyond the sandy beaches and city breaks – can have plenty of benefits aside from providing you with enjoyment and memories. 

One benefit of an adventure is that it helps you see new situations, learn about nature at its rawest, and experience new cultures and traditions that will give a new perspective on life. You will see your own troubles and the good things you have much clearer when things around you are so different from your own experiences. You can distance yourself from your current situation and take a fresh look at the things around you. 

In this episode, Jeff & Edward share how they're doing this with their adventure organization; Xcape Wanderlust. 

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"Self-awareness is one of the most powerful skills to acquire in life. It makes it easy to charter a career path, define relationships, and makes it easier to handle daily situations. Thus self-awareness is the basis of building good mental health hygiene." - Eva Mwangi.

"Life mapping is a retrospection of your life. Doing this will give you ideas on what you should do next. You could pick up a hobby you enjoyed in the past. You could go back to a mindset you had before. E.g. I noticed how motivated and hungry I was early in my career, I had the drive to see projects and courses to the end no matter the cost. I want to go back to that." - Eva Mwangi. 

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Here's Eva's article about life mapping here: https://medium.com/@evaGachirwa/things-i-learned-about-life-mapping-for-self-awareness-1f16a45f4b1e

“In life, the question is not if you will have problems, but how you are going to deal with your problems. If the possibility of failure were erased, what would you attempt to achieve?"

In this episode, Efua shares with us the need to identify the difference between failure and a setback and shares tips on how we can overcome setbacks. At the end of the day, the goal is to become a better person who learns from every setback and also the need to make God your anchor in this journey called life.

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"I care about everything that bothers you. I will finish what I start in your life" - God 

At times, we will feel as if God has singled us out for what feels like an unusual difficulty when the person next to us seems to be blessed with ease. Have you ever reasoned, like me, that you are more deserving than your neighbor or brother or sister? It's a dangerous self-righteous assessment. 

Every chaos brings with it a new layer of God that you need to experience and also a new layer of yourself you need to know. 

Remember, "for there to be oil, there has to be crushing!" 

Chiamaka shares with us how she journeys with God in chaos! 

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There's no such thing as a "perfect life", but at every point in time, we have the ability to create "perfect moments". - Daniel Sarpong Jnr 

Humility is about emotional neutrality. It involves an experience of growth in which you no longer need to put yourself above others, but you don't put yourself below them.  

There would always be people who have achieved more than you have in certain areas. Being scared and having fear to interact with such people isn’t humility; that’s a low self esteem. Celebrate other people’s wins, but don’t let it ever intimidate you.

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“Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it.” – Helen Keller

Faith & Mental Health series comes to an end today with Matilda Marsha Turkson who shares with us her journey of dealing with depression & how she's taking life one hour at a time and deciding to find meaning in the little things. 

Yes! It is possible to overcome whatever you are going through no matter how difficult it may seem! Matilda has found life meaningful once again and looks backward with gratitude and looks to the future with hope! 

We wish you the best in taking care of your mental health & all other areas of life! 

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Heartbreak is a horrible thing, regardless of the reason. For some people, it can make it difficult to work, eat, and be around other people. Although heartbreak is an emotional feeling, there is a physiological connection between your mind and body. Therefore, what you think and feel emotionally will affect how you feel physically, and vice versa. 

If you wonder if exercise can mend a broken heart, IT CAN! It is one of the healthiest and easiest ways to help yourself begin to feel better.  

In this episode, Philomena & Senyo serve us hot about the benefits of fitness to our mental health. 

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Our fitness coach, David Kumi is always available for a chat. (https://www.instagram.com/dkumi12/) 

Trauma is an emotional response to a terrible event like an accident, rape, or natural disaster. Immediately after the event, shock and denial are typical. Longer-term reactions include unpredictable emotions, flashbacks, strained relationships, and even physical symptoms like headaches or nausea.

Complex trauma happens repetitively. It often results in direct harm to the individual. The effects of complex trauma are cumulative. The traumatic experience frequently transpires within a particular time frame or within a specific relationship, and often in a specific setting.

It is possible to heal from emotional and psychological trauma. We know that the brain changes in response to a traumatic experience, and with great support and professional help, you can leave your trauma behind and learn to feel safe again.

In this episode, Vanessa & Irene tell us all we need to know about trauma and learning to leave our trauma behind. 

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