I Am African by Verastic
Welcome to the I Am African podcast by Verastic! On this podcast, we will authentically share our stories, and we will celebrate, inspire, and demand excellence. We will ask the difficult questions, start the uncomfortable conversations, and propose the outside-the-box solutions. Why? Because it's like our parents used to tell us when we were kids: those that are doing it don't have two heads. Get comfortable.Let's connect:Instagram: @iamafricanpodcast | Twitter: @iamafricanpod | Facebook: I Am African Podcast | E-mail: [email protected]
- Update frequency
- every 8 days
- Average duration
- 66 minutes
- Episodes
- 31
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2021
EP 10: Why Women Endure Bad Marriages
Last week, I shared my marriage and divorce story again on Facebook, on Ola Bisi's Facebook profile page, as part of her #DivorceNotStigna series. It's a series of stories by women who walked out of …
EP 9: But Our African Men Know Better
Before we go any further, let's just agree that our African men know better. That being said, last month, I wrote a post on this blog, titled, "20 Things Women Are Not Doing in 2020," and while it wa…
EP 8: The Mountain Is Smaller Than It Looks
Have you ever faced a mountain in your life that you thought was just going to take you out? Yeah, me, too. Sometimes, I sit back and remember when life was much simpler. Like when my biggest problem…
EP 7: How To Discover (And Harness) Your Feminine Energy ft. Ekene Onu
It's not every day that one gets to have a conversation about how to discover your feminine energy with the dynamic feminine success coach, Ekene Onu. She's a whole lot of woman. She is as wise as sh…
EP 6: How I Adopted My Daughters ft. Nkem Akinsoto
In today’s episode, Nkem Akinsoto – AKA Myne Whitman – has graced us with her virtual presence and her wealth of knowledge on the subject of adoption, especially when it comes to adopting in Nigeria.…
EP 5: On Being The Youngest Black Man To Own A Cannabis Dispensary ft. Seun Adedeji
Seun Adedeji, youngest Black man to own a cannabis dispensary. And he's African, too? And he's Nigerian? Hot damn.
So, I sought him out, and I reached out to him, and I begged him to be a guest on the…
EP 4: On Women Owning Their Sexual Desires ft. Duchess Iphie
As an African woman who was raised by African parents, I was never taught to be comfortable with sex, and I was definitely not told about women owning their sexual desires. What sexual desires??? Sex…
EP 3: How My Intuition Saved Me From My Marriage
What does your intuition sound like to you? It sounds like the voice of God to me. It sounds to me like God nudging me, telling me where to go and how to get there. And that's why my intuition saved …
EP 2: Side Chics' Lives Matter
It's okay to laugh at the title. I laughed at it too when I conceived of the idea. Did you watch that video that was circulating around last week and the week before of a woman physically attacking h…
EP1: For This Divorce, I Prayed
Do people pray for divorce? I don't know if they do. I know people pray for love, and for health, and for life, and for marriage, and for children, and for money. I don't know if people pray for divo…
EP 0: Introduction
This is the introduction to the I Am African podcast by Verastic. The answers to your initial questions are in this episode. Like what is this podcast about? Who is the host? And why did she name it …