The definition of masculinity seems to be ever changing, and so fraught with complexities, many of them not great. Joel and I sat down to talk about some of the many reasons why this is, exploring the limitations of the ways in which masculinity is expected to be performed by men in our society. The episode…

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A meditation for us that need it, in this time of heaviness.

A special one for episode 10! In conversation with two of my siblings; David and Pauline. We talk through growing up with the set cultural and otherwise expectations and what it has meant for us to reject some of those ideas, and charter our own path. We talk through mental health, exploring the ways of re-parenting, and…

Sarah and I talk through the lessons that have come to us about how to accept the different highs and lows of life. We talk about learning to live with pain and what that means for the kind of compassion, love and empathy we then can show up with. As a parent, Sarah also shares…

In conversation with Mugabe David. David, my brother and I talk through the question of what is deemed moral in our society, and why. We go talk through the process of questioning everything we have been conditioned to believe, ultimately landing on our own truths about how we see the world. David is a Civil and Environmental…

In conversation with Rushongoka Wa'Mpiira. Rusho and I talk through the courage of moving away from previously defined ideas of success that focus on accumulation.  We talk about the urgency of cultivating more sustainable practices that focus on regeneration, sustainable ways of producing food and different models of development. Rusho is an agro- ecologist and the founder…

Darlyne and I are in conversation with Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah's 'The Sex Lives of African Women". We talk through sex and sexuality as we have come to understand it, talking through some of our personal journeys of unlearning shame, fear and resistances that hold us back from experiencing pleasure as a whole. Darlyne is a multi-disciplinary artists…

Gloria and I talk about mothering, sharing our own experiences with the changing relationships with our own mothers. Acknowledging that motherhood looks and feels differently for all of us. we talk through the different people who have loved and nurtured  us, including each other and the lessons we draw from that. Gloria is a feminist writer…

In conversation with Nayebare Shiella. Shiella and I talk through our own personal experiences with grief. We explore the ways in which we survived, and found beauty in-spite of deep loss. For both of us, grief is something we live with, memories of how much we have loved. It is also a reminder to stay present,…

In conversation with Nabaasa Babrah. Babrah and I discuss how else we can commune and relate with each other. We speak through how relationships are currently structured; the hierarchies that have been dictated and the great limitations that come with that. For both of us, it has been important that we step out of what is…

In conversation with Eshban Kwesiga. We talk about the ways in which work has been traditionally structured, discussing the journey to redefining what our priorities are and how work can feel like.  For both of us, the pandemic was an opportunity to redefine what our priorities are, and we talk through some of these internal changes…