Umami Conversations

Valerie Moreno discusses how it all began when she discovered she had a hormone imbalance that could prevent her from having children. She also offers some words of wisdom to women all over the world. This is a shortened version of Season 2 Episode 35-36.

Tune in if you want the whole story or if you need some support on your infertility challenge.

In honour of Mother's Day, which is coming up this weekend. We wish all women a happy Mother's Day. Keep in mind that parenting can appear different for each of us. So go out there and shine!

Love, Ama

I miss you all so much, but Umami Conversations is back live and in this little audio. I tell you what's coming up for the show in May and when Season 4 will premiere. And, as you know, I added a little more... See you on the other side.

Love, Ama

Grief asks to be witnessed, not rushed. In this deeply moving and necessary conversation, Clarecia Christie—International Trade Consultant, educator, and advocate for women’s economic empowerment—shares her experience of love, loss, and profound grief.

She reflects on witnessing the passing of her mother, the anger and fear that surfaced, and the long road of mourning that followed. Through tenderness and truth, the conversation reframes grief as a vital part of self-care—something to be held, supported, and honored.

This episode explores how loss can coexist with hope, how community and support open doors to healing, and how making space for grief allows resilience, meaning, and light to return.

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Questioning faith can be disorienting when the only truth you’ve known is rooted in religion. In this second part of the conversation with Fofo, we explore the moment of reckoning that comes from recognizing harm within spiritual spaces, including the presence of white supremacy embedded in forms of Christianity many of us were taught.

Fofo reflects on the behaviors and messages that led them to question the “messenger,” how they navigated the unraveling of belief, and where they now stand in their spiritual practice.

This episode holds space for deconstruction, healing, and the search for alternative pathways toward wholeness—honoring the courage it takes to question, unlearn, and reclaim one’s spiritual autonomy.

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Belonging can become dangerous when vulnerability is met with control disguised as love. In part one of this two-part conversation, Fofo shares her experience growing up within a religious environment marked by extremism, manipulation, and psychological control.

She reflects on how such spaces often present themselves as safe havens—especially to those navigating turmoil—while using harsh doctrines to maintain power and obedience.

The conversation explores how the message was introduced to her family, particularly her mother, the subtle use of psychology within these organizations, the impact of ostracization after leaving, and the mental health challenges that followed.

This episode opens a necessary dialogue on cultism, faith, and the long process of unlearning and reclaiming one’s sense of self.

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What began as a vision became a vessel for healing, truth, and connection. In this reflective episode, Agnes Appiah looks back on two years of Umami Conversations—lessons learned, growth earned, and the unexpected ways this podcast has shaped her life.

From starting the show during pregnancy to returning to the mic through recovery, doubt, and persistence, this moment honors the power of holding space and the community that made it meaningful.

As Umami Conversations continues to expand into a new cycle, this episode marks both gratitude for what has been and intention for what’s ahead—rooted in rest, reflection, and continued commitment to soulful, healing conversations.

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Before closing out the season, this episode offers a moment to slow down and breathe. Moving away from the depth of recent conversations, Agnes reflects on love—unconditional love—and the small, human moments that live in between. Light, conversational, and intimate, this bonus episode weaves reflections on love with casual chit-chat, creating space for softness, presence, and ease. An invitation to pause, feel, and simply enjoy before the final stretch of the season.

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Sometimes life changes in an instant. In this powerful conversation, Malys shares how a trip home to Guadeloupe during Christmas 2021 became a turning point after a violent assault that nearly cost her a limb.

Speaking from a place of vulnerability, she reflects on the anger that surfaced, the long road of physical, emotional, and spiritual recovery, and the lessons that emerged through reflection.

Together, we explore the movement from pain toward joy, the weight of generational curses, and the responsibility we carry—especially as melanated people—to do the inner work that leads to healing and progress.

This episode holds space for resilience, truth, and the transformative power of reflection