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I Said What I Said

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"I Said What I Said" IS BACK in 2024, Girls and Gays! Subscribe or join our free Patreon tier to keep notified. ISWIS is a raucous self development podcast about closing the gap between who we are and who we want to be. From career changes and problematic friendships, to mediocre sex and navigating money matters; sisters Mukundwa and Nyak explore how to prioritise your pleasure and move with intention.


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2020 in review: intuition, self development and manifestation

December 23, 2020 18:54 - 1 hour - 58.5 MB

WELL HELLO GIRLS AND GAYS! In this episode we’re discussing spiritual growth in 2020 and answering your questions. Blame the Conjuncture for us sounding like cyborgs. Spiritual content: Ask And It is Given, and Money and the Law of Attraction by Abraham Hicks. I STRONGLY RECOMMEND you listen or read to a FULL BOOK for full context and efficacy. https://tinyurl.com/y7gkontyLike this podcast? TIP US!  www.paypal.me/iswispodcast. Our 

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Belief Systems, Personal Power and Radical Pleasure in the face of white supremacy

June 01, 2020 03:00 - 1 hour - 57.3 MB

TW mention of Suicide and Sexual Assault. On this episode we discuss themes around George Floyd’s murder. How do we keep spiritually sane and safe in the face of white supremacy. We are taking a hiatus for an undetermined length of time, keep well girls and gays!Like this podcast? TIP US! The COVID-19 FUND IS OVER - all tips will line our bellies with ribs and our fingers with gold.  www.paypal.me/iswispodcast.

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Should our friendships inspire us? ft. Bobos Void

May 25, 2020 03:00 - 1 hour - 71.7 MB

should our friends serve the productive function of inspiring us? should we admire our friends and want to be like them, or are they just a good time? We also get into black capitalism, hypergamy, the illusion of loyalty and the pressures of beauty in dating.Like this podcast? TIP US! All money goes FINANCIAL RELIEF ISWIS LISTENERS STRUGGLING DUE TO COVID-19 - www.paypal.me/iswispodcast.
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Should our friendships inspire us? ft. Bobo

May 25, 2020 03:00 - 1 hour - 71.7 MB

should our friends serve the productive function of inspiring us? should we admire our friends and want to be like them, or are they just a good time? We also get into black capitalism, hypergamy, the illusion of loyalty and the pressures of beauty in dating.Like this podcast? TIP US! All money goes FINANCIAL RELIEF ISWIS LISTENERS STRUGGLING DUE TO COVID-19 - www.paypal.me/iswispodcast.
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Holding Space: Is wanting to fix other people's issues compassionate or selfish?

May 18, 2020 03:00 - 1 hour - 70.5 MB

In this episode we discuss issues around how to effectively and selflessly hold space for people. Do you know how to hold space for people without making their problems about you? Is wanting to fix loved one's issues a compassionate or selfish act? As a spiritual person is it defeatist to accept suffering and illness? Follow Mica on instagram.com/micamontana/ and Alecia on instagram.com/tendertruffle .Like this podcast? TIP US! All money goes FINANCIAL RELIEF ISWIS LISTENERS STRUGGLING DUE T...

bodies under quarantine: boundaries, beauty and elusive weight loss

May 11, 2020 03:00 - 1 hour - 64.5 MB

Like this podcast? TIP US! All money goes FINANCIAL RELIEF ISWIS LISTENERS STRUGGLING DUE TO COVID-19 - www.paypal.me/iswispodcast.TO RECEIVE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FROM THE ISWIS LISTENERS FUND - [email protected] chat about this episode on our Facebook group! - www.facebook.com/groups/242333026713965/ instagram.com/iswis_podcast / youtube.com/mukundwa / twitter.com/mukundwa_Tag your favourite illustrators on this Instagram post or email them to us: www.instagram.com/p/B_fsxJah1UE/ Hos...

Ironic but true: your dreams are holding you back

May 04, 2020 03:00 - 1 hour - 62.3 MB

Who decides our purpose? Is happiness something we find or something we choose? Like this podcast? TIP US! All money goes FINANCIAL RELIEF ISWIS LISTENERS STRUGGLING DUE TO COVID-19 - www.paypal.me/iswispodcast.TO RECEIVE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FROM THE ISWIS LISTENERS FUND - [email protected] chat about this episode on our Facebook group! - www.facebook.com/groups/242333026713965/ instagram.com/iswis_podcast / youtube.com/mukundwa / twitter.com/mukundwa_Tag your favourite illustrators on...

Would you join a cult?

April 27, 2020 03:00 - 1 hour - 84.5 MB

On cults, compatibility and happiness.Like this podcast? TIP US! All money goes FINANCIAL RELIEF ISWIS LISTENERS STRUGGLING DUE TO COVID-19 - www.paypal.me/iswispodcast.TO RECEIVE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FROM THE ISWIS LISTENERS FUND - [email protected] chat about this episode on our Facebook group! - www.facebook.com/groups/242333026713965/ instagram.com/iswis_podcast / youtube.com/mukundwa / twitter.com/mukundwa_ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

wait, what day is it? shifting efforts in relationships under lockdown

April 20, 2020 03:00 - 1 hour - 60.6 MB

Shifting efforts in friendships, productivity and delayed gratification under lockdown.Like this podcast? TIP US! All money goes FINANCIAL RELIEF ISWIS LISTENERS STRUGGLING DUE TO COVID-19 - www.paypal.me/iswispodcast.TO RECEIVE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FROM THE ISWIS LISTENERS FUND - [email protected] chat about this episode on our Facebook group! - www.facebook.com/groups/242333026713965/ instagram.com/iswis_podcast / youtube.com/mukundwa / twitter.com/mukundwa_ Hosted on Acast. See aca...

Destructive Hookup Styles, Botched Boundaries & Vulnerability Sweats

April 13, 2020 03:00 - 1 hour - 56.8 MB

Nunu and Tshepi join us to discuss vulnerability and boundaries in casual relationships. Is your hookup style destructive? GUESTS: twitter.com/neon_nu and instagram.com/justtshepi.Like this podcast? TIP US! All money goes FINANCIAL RELIEF ISWIS LISTENERS STRUGGLING DUE TO COVID-19 - www.paypal.me/iswispodcastTO RECEIVE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FROM THE ISWIS LISTENERS FUND - [email protected] chat about this episode on our Facebook group! - www.facebook.com/groups/242333026713965/ instagram....

Is Authenticity Overrated? Leaning into Perception and Determining your Value Add

April 06, 2020 03:00 - 1 hour - 69.7 MB

Are you a valuable member of society - and who determines this? are you a trash employee? do you have the range to freelance? Which yields the most benefits, authenticity or leaning into public perception? For more info on emotional intelligence in the workplace, google: "esther perel workplace" and "alain de botton workplace"Like this podcast? TIP US! All money goes FINANCIAL RELIEF ISWIS LISTENERS STRUGGLING DUE TO COVID-19 - www.paypal.me/iswispodcastTO RECEIVE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FROM TH...

Are you too old to be special?

March 30, 2020 03:00 - 58 minutes - 53.4 MB

In this episode we discuss legacy, education systems on Mars and tension during self-isolationDONATE COVID-19 RELIEF MONEY TO ISWIS LISTENER FUND - www.paypal.me/iswispodcastTO RECEIVE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FROM THE ISWIS LISTENERS FUND - [email protected]. MAKE MONEY ONLINE SPREADSHEET, share with all and send links - https://tinyurl.com/w2jze45Come chat about this episode on our Facebook group! - www.facebook.com/groups/242333026713965/ instagram.com/iswis_podcast / https://youtube.com/muku...

The Future of Personal Finances, Career & Trigger Warnings under COVID-19

March 23, 2020 03:00 - 1 hour - 66.1 MB

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Love In A Time of Corona virus - conspiracy theories, social isolation and unrequited love

March 16, 2020 03:00 - 58 minutes - 54 MB

In this episode we discuss how Covid-19 will affect dating habits, who benefits from the resulting fear and isolation, and falling in love with friendsLike this episode? Tip us @ paypal.me/iswispodcast and come chat about this episode on our Facebook group! - www.facebook.com/groups/242333026713965/ SOCIALSinstagram.com/iswis_podcast 

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Corona virus frenzy, financial freedom and workplace scams

March 09, 2020 03:00 - 58 minutes - 53.3 MB

On the racist classist responses to coronavirus, pursuing early retirement and managing intolerable work environmentsLike this episode? Tip us @ paypal.me/iswispodcast and come chat about this episode on our Facebook group! - www.facebook.com/groups/242333026713965/ SOCIALSinstagram.com/iswis_podcast 

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Love is Blind until its not: on preference, prejudice and fantasy

March 04, 2020 14:57 - 1 hour - 63.6 MB

Would dating be easier if looks weren’t a consideration? In this episode we discuss the absurdity of Netflix’s "Love is Blind", and preferences vs. prejudiceLike this episode? TIP US at paypal.me/iswispodcast and come chat about this episode on our Facebook group! - www.facebook.com/groups/242333026713965/ SOCIALSinstagram.com/iswis_podcast 

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Is Gwyneth Paltrow trying to Kill You?

February 24, 2020 03:00 - 1 hour - 85.1 MB

On Goop Lab, spiritual scammers and the importance - or lack thereof - of distinguishing science from wellness.Like this episode? TIP US at paypal.me/iswispodcast and come chat about this episode on our Facebook group! - www.facebook.com/groups/242333026713965/ SOCIALSinstagram.com/iswis_podcast 

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Why be ambitious when the world is ending?

February 17, 2020 03:00 - 1 hour - 61.1 MB

Does contentment kill ambition, is it possible to be a pessimistic optimist?Come chat about this episode on our Facebook group! - www.facebook.com/groups/242333026713965/ SOCIALSinstagram.com/iswis_podcast 

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Mum, Dad - I've outgrown you: hard conversations, constructive conflict and power dynamics

February 10, 2020 03:00 - 1 hour - 73 MB

In this episode we discuss how to identify constructive vs. combative conflict, navigating outgrowing family and being commodified within friendships.Come chat about this episode on our Facebook group! - www.facebook.com/groups/242333026713965/ SOCIALSinstagram.com/iswis_podcast 
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Kobe Bryant, Complicated Legacies and Making Sense of Sexual Assault

February 03, 2020 03:00 - 1 hour - 78.9 MB

TRIGGER WARNING: sexual assault. Does redemption from sexual assault exist? Should our legacy be based on our best day or worst day? Does society respond to abusers and victims in constructive ways? RESOURCES Daily Beast’s detailed reporting on Kobe rape case: https://tinyurl.com/y8f5okonFlorence Given episode: https://play.acast.com/s/fucksgivenCome chat about this episode on our Facebook group! - www.facebook.com/groups/242333026713965/ SOCIALSinstagram.com/iswis_podcast 
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Celebrating 1 Year of ISWIS with a hectic Q&A

January 27, 2020 03:00 - 1 hour - 59.3 MB

WE'RE JUST OVER 1 YEAR OLD!! Celebrating with a lighthearted Q&A: we think, we fight, we laugh.Come chat about this episode on our Facebook group! - www.facebook.com/groups/242333026713965/ SOCIALSinstagram.com/mukundwa_
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Dear White People - on navigating racial dynamics with POC

January 20, 2020 03:00 - 1 hour - 74.8 MB

Navigating relationships with POC and white people. Where is the communication breakdown? Do the races really have to get along? PAYPAL - [email protected] Come chat about this episode on our Facebook group! - www.facebook.com/groups/242333026713965/ SOCIALS instagram.com/mukundwa_
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How To Communicate Better in 2020

January 13, 2020 03:00 - 1 hour - 62.7 MB

Today we discuss how love languages, intuition improve and complicate clear communicationCome chat about this episode on our Facebook group! - www.facebook.com/groups/242333026713965/SOCIALS instagram.com/mukundwa_
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Can we hold our Depressed friends accountable?

January 05, 2020 15:53 - 1 hour - 66.3 MB

We discuss tough love, loyalty and navigating mental health in friendships. Come chat about this episode on our Facebook group! - www.facebook.com/groups/242333026713965/SOCIALSGUEST Bobo: instagram.com/bobo.matjilaMukundwa: 
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Are some Friendships too much work? Emotional labour, boundaries and pity friendships

December 23, 2019 03:00 - 45 minutes - 41.6 MB

In this episode we discuss the concept of emotional labour within friendships: setting boundaries, pity friendships and capitalism seeping into our friendship transactions. TW: suicide and sexual violence. Come chat about this episode on our Facebook group! - www.facebook.com/groups/242333026713965/SOCIALSGUEST Bobo: instagram.com/bobo.matjilaMukundwa: 
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Family Dynamics: To Fight or Not to Fight? That is the Question

December 17, 2019 16:54 - 1 hour - 55.8 MB

Managing family dynamics during the festive season: is it everyday discourse or should you square up?Come chat about this episode on our Facebook group! - www.facebook.com/groups/242333026713965/SOCIALSGUEST Bobo: instagram.com/bobo.matjilaMukundwa: 
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Should Sex feel like this? Vaginismus and Gym Orgasms

December 10, 2019 15:54 - 1 hour - 62.7 MB

RESOURCESvaginismus podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/sxtckzb and https://tinyurl.com/t6ppoerGYM ORGASM: google coregasm female viagra - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66yisaGN5a8Come chat about this episode on our Facebook group! - www.facebook.com/groups/242333026713965/SOCIALSMukundwa: 
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Cannibalism, anyone? Survival, Morality and Body Autonomy

December 02, 2019 03:00 - 47 minutes - 43.7 MB

TW: suicide. We discuss survival and consensual cannibalism, body integrity dysphoria, the state having control over our bodies, and enforcing self preservationRESOURCEShttps://www.stitcher.com/podcast/castings-lots-podcast/casting-lots-a-survival-cannibalism-podcast/e/64964100https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/nov/07/fisherman-lost-at-sea-436-days-book-extractCome chat about this episode on our Facebook group! - www.facebook.com/groups/242333026713965/SOCIALSMukundwa: 
instagram.com/muku...

Exercise, clean eating trends and the new face of diet culture

November 25, 2019 03:00 - 1 hour - 69.5 MB

Is wellness and clean eating the new diet culture?RESOURCES:https://www.self.com/story/mild-bloating-after-eating-is-normalPodcast episode: https://tinyurl.com/scu5aclCome chat about this episode on our Facebook group! - www.facebook.com/groups/242333026713965/SOCIALSMukundwa: 
instagram.com/mukundwa_
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Is the Pursuit of Happiness the greatest scam ever?

November 18, 2019 03:00 - 1 hour - 85.6 MB

TRIGGER WARNING: suicide is mentionedIn this episode we discuss happiness: is it a practical pursuit or a futile illusion? Are white people the happiest race, is the internet a portal to freedom or unhappiness and does love keep score? karma: it is NOT punishment, karma is Newtons 3rd Law: for every action there is a reaction, it is circumstance as a result of action, totally void of value judgement like good and badCome chat about this episode on our Facebook group! - www.facebook.com/groups...

Noisy headspace, Psychics and Accent Wars

November 11, 2019 03:00 - 1 hour - 70.3 MB

In this episode we discuss managing internal noise and our experience with psychics and hypnotherapyCome chat about this episode on our Facebook group! - www.facebook.com/groups/242333026713965/SOCIALSMukundwa:instagram.com/mukundwa_Youtube: tinyurl.com/y4x7klh4twitter.com/mukundwa_Nyakwww.instagram.com/nyakwez Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Clout as Currency ft. Bobo & Flex

November 04, 2019 12:07 - 1 hour - 68.5 MB

Bobos Void & FlexMami of 'Bobo & Flex' join us to discuss the nuances around self-publishing and elevating ourselves on social media: what is the benefit and cost of clout? Do we want people’s truths or people’s performances? And does social media reward authenticity? Come chat about this episode on our Facebook group! - www.facebook.com/groups/242333026713965/ SOCIALS Mukundwa: instagram.com/mukundwa_ Youtube: tinyurl.com/y4x7klh4 twitter.com/mukundwa_ Nyak (Co Host) www.instagram.com/nyakwe...

Friendship Dilemmas: Breakups, Money and Attraction

October 28, 2019 03:00 - 1 hour - 69.1 MB

Your friendship dilemmas answered! Are you a disposable friend? Is it sustainable to be attracted to your friends? And do you position yourself as a saviour?GUEST: www.instagram.com/tloukieCome chat about this episode on our Facebook group! - www.facebook.com/groups/242333026713965/SOCIALSMukundwa:instagram.com/mukundwa_Youtube: tinyurl.com/y4x7klh4twitter.com/mukundwa_Nyak (Co Host)www.instagram.com/nyakwezi/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Working is the Ghetto, Sexual Fantasies, are you Lucky or Privileged?

October 21, 2019 03:00 - 1 hour - 64.8 MB

In this chatty episode Mukundwa and Nyak pick your topic suggestions from a hat and give their off-the-cuff opinionsPLEASE DM Mukundwa to feedback about this episode format! Do you prefer structured episodes nucleating around one theme, or did you like this casual chat format?Come chat about this episode on our Facebook group! - www.facebook.com/groups/242333026713965/SOCIALSMukundwa:instagram.com/mukundwa_Youtube: tinyurl.com/y4x7klh4twitter.com/mukundwa_Nyakwww.instagram.com/nyakwezi Host...

The Cost of Sugar: the rise of blesser culture and its unseen labour

October 14, 2019 03:00 - 1 hour - 63.8 MB

Transactional relationships have become increasingly mainstream: in this episode we discuss putting the “work” back into sex work. Popularised online as a get-rich-quick stint and an "elevated boyfriend experience", what are we missing about the physical and emotional labour required? What are the occupational hazards of being a sugar baby/blessee?We are joined by B to discuss her experiences with transactional relationshipsCome chat about this episode on our Facebook group! - www.facebook.co...

Growing Pains: managing life transitions and relinquishing control

October 07, 2019 03:00 - 1 hour - 55.5 MB

Are you going through an existential crisis? Welcome to the party! We discuss the discomfort of personal growth, relinquishing control during this process and how to pay attention to patterns. Is the luck or misfortune in your life a ~sign~ or incidental?Come chat about this episode on our Facebook group! - www.facebook.com/groups/242333026713965/SOCIALSGUEST: Bonolo - www.facebook.com/maungocraftjam/Mukundwa:instagram.com/mukundwa_Youtube: tinyurl.com/y4x7klh4twitter.com/mukundwa_Nyakwww.ins...

I'm Mediocre, Now What? On Excellence, Realism and the Law Of Attraction

September 30, 2019 03:00 - 1 hour - 55.1 MB

What happens if you aren't particularly excellent at anything? In this episode award winning entrepreneur and friend Bonolo joins us to discuss money, career and freelancing. Is freelancing for the mediocre? How does conviction around career and the law of attraction interface with reality?Come chat about this episode on our Facebook group! - https://www.facebook.com/groups/242333026713965/SOCIALSGUEST: Bonolo - https://www.facebook.com/maungocraftjam/Mukundwa: instagram.com/mukundwa_ Youtube...

Are you Ugly? On Neutrality, Positivity and Body Image Propaganda

September 23, 2019 03:00 - 1 hour - 65.3 MB

Is it possible to reclaim the word ugly? We discuss:Curating spaces that affirm you, Dress Sense as an art form: intrigue over appeal, Body Positivity vs. Body Neutrality and Reclaiming vs. Rejecting the term 'ugly'.Please note some names bleeped out due to inaccurate informationCome chat about this episode on our Facebook group! - https://www.facebook.com/groups/242333026713965/MENTIONS+RESOURCESThe Beauty Myth - Naomi [email protected]://www.manrepeller.com/2014/04/why-i-dont-wear-makeup....

Single As A Pringle: Serial Dating, Self Worth and Saying NO to the Romance Agenda

September 16, 2019 03:00 - 59 minutes - 54.3 MB

In this episode we discuss framing singleness as a state of abundance rather than a state of limbo, lack and waiting. How can we use this time to get to know ourselves and our desires? We look at how serial dating can lead to betrayal of self, and how spending time alone can help us divest from the male gaze. Also, did Westlife singlehandedly ruin our romantic lives before they began?Come chat about this episode on our Facebook group! - https://www.facebook.com/groups/242333026713965/Instagra...

Trigger Warnings and Bums on Mars

September 09, 2019 17:49 - 1 hour - 59.4 MB

In this episode we unpack the fallout of trigger warnings and double standards in online communication. And more pressingly, should Bums be allowed on Mars?Come chat about this episode on our Facebook group! - https://www.facebook.com/groups/242333026713965/MENTIONSJameela Jamil - https://twitter.com/jameelajamilNichiren BuddhismDiscipline and Punish by Michel FoucaultDOWNLOAD 
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Toxic Self-Preservation: you're isolating yourself and it shows!

September 05, 2019 19:23 - 1 hour - 67.5 MB

Ever police your boundaries so hard that you end up isolating yourself? Is your refusal of performing emotional labour ruining your social life?Nyak and I break down the difference between self-care and toxic self preservation. We look at how we get in our own way by setting anticipatory boundaries to combat fictional use, abuse and exhaustion.Come chat about this episode on our Facebook group! - https://www.facebook.com/groups/242333026713965/---Instagram:
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Part 2: Dating while Bitter/Better - desire, energy and resistance

August 26, 2019 03:00 - 50 minutes - 46.3 MB

Nelisa joins us again to discuss: Is it un/healthy to make your relationships a microcosm of your politics and feminist ideology? We also look at how our relation to gender roles, masculine+feminine energy affect our expectationsCome chat about this episode on our Facebook group! - https://www.facebook.com/groups/242333026713965/GUEST: Nelisa - instagram.com/nelngcoboInstagram:
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Part 1: Dating while Bitter/Better - Are Woke Men Born or Built?

August 19, 2019 07:15 - 1 hour - 65 MB

To Be Bitter or To Be Better, that is the question!in Part 1 Nelisa joins us to discuss the following: are woke men found in the wild or do we have to educate them into the people we want to date? Is refusal to get deep on the first date a red flag, do we owe it to other women not to cheat with their men, and is asking "what are we?" really viable or effective?Come chat about this episode on our Facebook group! - https://www.facebook.com/groups/242333026713965/---GUEST: Nelisa - instagram.com...

Dunking on Self Dev: the duality of therapy, diagnoses and western medicine

August 12, 2019 03:00 - 1 hour - 57.2 MB

Resident zaddy Abolade joins us to explore the duality of therapy. We discuss the empowerment of receiving a diagnosis and the danger of internalising them, and also look at the limitations of western medicine and spirituality in addressing manifestations of existential dreadCome chat about this episode on our Facebook group! - https://www.facebook.com/groups/242333026713965/---GUEST: Abolade - twitter.com/AboladeeeInstagram:
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Clocking out: Creating meaning and value beyond Career

August 05, 2019 03:00 - 1 hour - 61.4 MB

In this episode we discuss how career and moneymaking both help and complicate the pursuit of self. Is money a distraction? Or does the all-consuming activity of working help us make sense of life? Can we create meaning without a career? And is it possible to understand our value outside of productivity?Come chat about this episode on our Facebook group! - https://www.facebook.com/groups/242333026713965/---Instagram:
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Mid Year Musings - growth, glow ups and what we're leaving behind

July 29, 2019 03:00 - 1 hour - 56.4 MB

In this episode we reflect on personal growth in 2019: AHA Moments, growing pains and the personal paths to a better version of ourselvesCome chat about this episode on our Facebook group! - https://www.facebook.com/groups/242333026713965/MENTIONS Abraham HicksNazeema (Healer) - https://www.facebook.com/Barefootbutterflyhealing/*Nichiren* BuddhismThe Slight Edge by Jeff Olson - https://amzn.to/2K10BzL---Instagram:Mukundwa: instagram.com/mukundwa_Nyak: www.instagram.com/nyakweziYouTube:Mukundw...

The Friendship Audit - the results of facilitating theoretical conflict

July 22, 2019 03:00 - 53 minutes - 49.2 MB

This week we talk about *surprise surprise* FRIENDSHIPPPPP. This episode is the culmination of all our friendship episodes as Mukundwa takes her own advice and the results are *SHOCKING*We discuss- Which is kinder, the crippling truth or a lie?- Can we transition vapid, unintentional friendships into meaningful ones?- Can you still be friends with someone if you love them but don't like them?- What happens to friendships that become more maintenance and damage control than bliss and new share...

The Friendship Grind Part 2: hard decisions, priorities and performativity

July 15, 2019 03:00 - 1 hour - 56.6 MB

In part 2 we use three listener dilemmas as the lens through which to explore people pleasing and the intricacies of friendship amidst mental health issues Come chat about this episode on our Facebook group! - https://www.facebook.com/groups/242333026713965/InstagramMukundwa: instagram.com/mukundwa_
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Mukundwa: twitter.com/mukundwa_RESOURCES1. Abraham Hicks2. Deepak Chopra on The Laws of Abundance (easiest to start ...

The Friendship Grind Part 1: Transitions, Loyalty, and Complacency

July 08, 2019 03:00 - 50 minutes - 93.2 MB

In part 1 we discuss friendship transitions and the effort we do/nt make towards curating meaningful relationships. What doses it take to successfully transition a friendship from high school / university into adulthood? Do we want a quality of friendship that we aren’t willing to work for? And is requiring loyalty a cover up for your cowardice?Instagram:Mukundwa: instagram.com/mukundwa_Nyak: www.instagram.com/nyakweziYouTube:Mukundwa: tinyurl.com/y4x7klh4Twitter:Mukundwa: twitter.com/mukundw...

Do You Boo: Internet Activism, Tangible impact and Retweet Complacency

July 01, 2019 03:00 - 1 hour - 56.5 MB

Things get heated! Are some forms of activism better than others? Is impact more important than Intent? And who gets to decide whether internet activism is genuine or not?GUEST: Andrew - www.instagram.com/tloukieInstagram:Mukundwa: instagram.com/mukundwa_Nyak: www.instagram.com/nyakweziYouTube:Mukundwa: tinyurl.com/y4x7klh4Twitter:Mukundwa: twitter.com/mukundwa_ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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