In the absence of a motherhood manual, it might seem like a stereotype already creates pressure on women.

The purpose of this episode is to discuss the joy, pain, and other parts of being a mother, including balancing it with work, family, and other obligations.

When I was younger, I couldn’t wait to be living the grown-up life — a life without curfews, when I could live in my own apartment and bring home big paychecks that would let me buy endless clothes and pizza deliveries with no one there to tell me any differently. Of course, the realities are somewhat different from all the expectations I had growing up, and now that I'm face to face with adulting, I realize that everything I envisioned can be achieved but at certain prices.

In this episode, I had a conversation with my friends about their different realities of adulting.

Regardless of whether a parent has been absent for six months or six years, the bottom line is that the expectations of both the mother and the father in relation to their parental responsibility do not change. In most cases, contact is the primary, and the most contentious, issue.

In this episode, I had a conversation with my friends in regards to parental consent for a child among separated partners (parents).

Most importantly, perhaps, being street smart comes from different experiences. It means you've learned how to take what has happened to you, good or bad, think about it, and improve. The primary distinction between street smarts and book smarts is who is at the centre of the knowledge. In this episode, I talked with some of my friends about what they think about being street smart and being book smart.

In popular psychology, a quarter-life crisis is a crisis "involving anxiety over the direction and quality of one's life" which is most commonly experienced in a period ranging from a person's early twenties up to their mid-thirties (although a quarter-life crisis can begin as early as 18). It is defined by clinical psychologist Alex Fowke as "a period of insecurity, doubt and disappointment surrounding your career, relationships and financial situation. In this episode, Adeyinka and I had a conversation about going through the toughness of a quarter-life crisis.

One of the beautiful things about marrying your friend is that your vulnerability won’t be used against you. It is a beautiful thing to genuinely be committed to a person and grow through life together, one step at a time. In this episode, my guests shared their stories with me, how they have been able to grow together and the realities of what is keeping them on track.

Relationships are dynamic based on the parties involved. Workplace or organizational politics involves the use of power and social networking within a workplace to achieve changes that benefit the organization or individuals within it, which could be positive or negative. Because we are human beings, we absorb information in different ways. To make sure that the information conveyed is understood by all, the method used for communication must be simple, clear, and precise.

In this episode, my guest and I had a conversation about the dynamics in the office space.

I shared the major lessons I learnt in 2021, my growth journey kind of episode. The good thing about this episode is that some of my friends also shared some lessons they learned in 2021.

I want to say thank you to everyone for being a major part of this podcast this year. It’s really been an amazing journey so far.

No matter what your religion is, you probably would have had to grief at one point or the other, or you’ve experienced other people grief. In some cases, the residue of grief is anger,  disbelief, guilt, profound sadness and intense rage, which sometimes lies subtly in the heart of the one grieving. The middle line between grief and rage is dissatisfaction in regards to a particular loss or thing. Whatever type of loss you’ve suffered, there’s no right or wrong way to grieve. In this episode, my guest and I had a conversation about grief, rage and disappointment.

Emotional manipulators often use mind games to seize power in a relationship. The ultimate goal is to use that power to control the other person. A healthy relationship should be based on trust, understanding, and mutual respect. This is true of personal relationships, as well as professional ones. You can learn to recognize the manipulation and stop it. You can also learn to protect your self-esteem and sanity, too. In this episode, my guest and I reviewed common forms of emotional manipulation, how to recognize them, and what to do about it.