LyfStory Podcast
A podcast about the lifetime of stories that shape our family. Family history, world events, poetry, essays and everything in-between.
- Update frequency
- every 30 days
- Average duration
- 43 minutes
- Episodes
- 17
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
The Dance
In this episode we discuss "The Dance" another poem by Godwill. Like the rest of the episodes in this series, the poem has been made into music using SUNO AI music generator app. This i…
Multiple Blessings
This episode is part of a series that we are doing to commemorate a life well lived. My mother Esnati (Esnath) Mushonga passed away in December 2024 after I had already started working …
Seretse and Ruth Khama EP2
Ruth and Seretse Khama's love story is an inspiring tale about the power of true love and its ability to overcome adversity. Listen as we review the actions of the many people involved …
Seretse and Ruth Khama EP1
Ruth and Seretse Khama's love story is an inspiring tale about the power of true love and its ability to overcome adversity. Listen as we review the actions of the many people involved …
Tapiwa Gwenlisa Mushonga
In this episode we are introducing a new series that we are calling "LyfStory Presents". We will have Tapiwa Gwenlisa Mushonga as a constant guest and others who will show up to discus…
Blue Roses
The poem Blue Roses was inspired after the recent school shooting in Uvalde Texas. Terrible tragedies like this have become an all too often occurrence in the United States. As a parent…
A Happy Father's - Day
Some people say Father or Dad, others say Papa, Pops, Padre, Baa, Appa, Opa or Abba. In our house it is Baba. In today's special Father's Day episode we talk all about Godwill, our ch…
A Short Trip Down Memory Lane
In this episode we listen as the children share their favorite memories from childhood. You have been warned :).
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How - A Poem By Nyasha H Mushonga
How…do we stand back
and watch them suffer
arms over their heads
waiting for the bullets to fall
and pierce their skin
stained dark as the hardened ground
and draw out the blood
that will stai…
The Truth About Love
All that my father asked from me was some of that unconditional love. My self-righteousness cost me a lot of good memories over the years. I could have forgiven and loved my father. …
Walking With My Father
In this episode we talk about one of my memories of my father and how that one moment has influenced many aspects of my life. I want to remember him better than I do, I miss him a lot …
Advocate
In this episode we are excited to introduce to you Tapiwa Gwenlisa Mushonga or to us, Tete Gwen. Gwen is widely known as an advocate for people living with albinism in her native Zimbab…
A Midlife Pity Carnival
When I approached turning forty I felt that my life had taken a wrong turn somewhere and I went through a rollercoaster of emotions. Thanks to my strong faith and a loving family I cam…
Mother Mother
Being the mother of two young children with albinism was not always easy but my mother handled each challenge with grace. In this episode we explore how a mother's strength helped shape…
King Yellow
Growing up different can be painful, but it does not have to shape your whole life. In this episode we discuss how other peoples ideas of who or what you should be can harm your self es…
The Strength of Makara
In this episode we explore the history of albinism in our family from the perspective of our African ancestry.
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Introducing LyfStory
Meet the Mushongas. Kuzivakwashe Godwill (Baba), Stephanie (Mom), Makanaka, Nyasha, Panashe, Tendekai and Tatenda.
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