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Africana Woman

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Africana Woman where HerStory takes center stage!

Join your host, Chulu, as she sits down with incredible women of African descent to uncover their journeys, triumphs, and truths.

Every story matters, and HerStory deserves to be told.

Redefine what it means to be an Africana Woman.

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Episodes

Ep.97 ADHD in Women - Culture Talk with Phoebe and Emily

Chulu sat down with Phoebe Mokgadi Ramaloko and Emily Oputa for a fireside chat about women who have ADHD. Most research focuses on men and male anatomy in general. There is still so much to know about different conditions present in female bodies. Phoebe was diagnosed with ADHD 2 years ago and has since been learning how to improve her quality of life through different interventions. Emily has a Bsc. Psychology – MSc. Health Psychology and is currently the resident Psychologist at Renaisense in...

Sep 17, 20221 hr 3 min

KNOW your Roots Monday with Chulu

100th Episode Live Show ticket: Guest RSVP: click here AWV Retreat - Marrakech 2023 https://bit.ly/3x45qAj KNOW your Roots, Grow your Purpose LINKS: Message Africana Woman with Chulu on WhatsApp. https://wa.me/message/E3N7TH7RZSS4P1 +260978470395 Email: africanawoman@gmail.com Website: https://www.africanawoman.com/ REBIRTH course, Level Up your Personal Brand: https://africanawoman.gumroad.com/l/AWVNetwork 100th Episode Live Recording: Guest RSVP: click here Sponsor Form: click here Socials: In...

Sep 12, 20225 min

Ep.96 Conscious Eating with Sunny Satva

Sis, what are you eating? I am not asking in a way to shame you. I just want to know whether you are conscious about what you are eating. Where did it come from? What is in it? What benefit does it give to your body? Do you know. I have a delightful conversation with Sunny about Conscious Eating. We cover: Defining alternative eating lifestyles Debunking myths about vegans and vegetarians Why we choose to be vegan or vegetarian The benefits of alternative eating lifestyles Inclusivity of differe...

Sep 10, 202248 min

KNOW your Roots Monday with In'utu J. Mubanga

100th Episode Live Recording: Ticket: click here Connect with In'utu: Instagram: @bulelapodcast Twitter: @BulelaPodcast KNOW your Roots, Grow your Purpose LINKS: Message Africana Woman with Chulu on WhatsApp. https://wa.me/message/E3N7TH7RZSS4P1 +260978470395 Email: africanawoman@gmail.com Website: https://www.africanawoman.com/ REBIRTH course, Level Up your Personal Brand: https://africanawoman.gumroad.com/l/AWVNetwork 100th Episode Live Recording: Guest RSVP: click here Sponsor Form: click her...

Sep 05, 20229 min

Ep. 95 African Content Creators Starter Kit with In'utu J. Mubanga

Changing African Narratives through Original Content Creation. In'utu J Mubanga is an African (Zambian) content creator on YOUTUBE and Bulela PODCAST. Both platforms are pushing her "1000 Awesome Zambians"/ "1000 Awesome Africans" project via interviews on her shows; "Shimika Conmigo!" & "Celebrating Our Music." In'utu says "I want to highlight positive stories out of Zambia and the African continent. So Shimika Conmigo! & "Celebrating Our Music" (on BULELA PODCAST/My YOUTUBE) are import...

Sep 04, 20221 hr 2 min

KNOW your Roots Monday with Nalukui Mufungulwa Muchindu

100th Episode Live Recording: Guest RSVP: click here Connect with Nalukui: Instagram: @mrs_muchindu KNOW your Roots, Grow your Purpose LINKS: Message Africana Woman with Chulu on WhatsApp. https://wa.me/message/E3N7TH7RZSS4P1 +260978470395 Email: africanawoman@gmail.com Website: https://www.africanawoman.com/ REBIRTH course, Level Up your Personal Brand: https://africanawoman.gumroad.com/l/AWVNetwork 100th Episode Live Recording: Guest RSVP: click here Socials: Instagram: https://www.instagram.c...

Aug 29, 20226 min

Ep.94 How to Measure your Success as a Millennial with Nalukui Mufungulwa Muchindu

Five more weeks to the 100th Episode Celebration Live recording. You can be a part of it. Click here for your ticket. Today is a fantastic conversation around what success means and how you measure it. Chulu spoke to the fabulous Nalukui, who is a bottomless well of wisdom. We cover: Keeping strong Family ties as adults The Millennial Experience Expectations of Women vs. Men in the film industry How to Measure Success Nalukui Mufungulwa Muchindu is a passionate and experienced actress with skill...

Aug 27, 20221 hr 9 min

KNOW your Roots Monday with Mo! Sibyl

Connect with Mo! Instagram: @themoresibylpodcast @mosibyl KNOW your Roots, Grow your Purpose LINKS: Message Africana Woman with Chulu on WhatsApp. https://wa.me/message/E3N7TH7RZSS4P1 +260978470395 Email: africanawoman@gmail.com Website: https://www.africanawoman.com/ REBIRTH course, Level Up your Personal Brand: https://africanawoman.gumroad.com/l/AWVNetwork 100th Episode Live Recording: Guest RSVP: click here Sponsor Form: click here Socials: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chulu_bydesign...

Aug 22, 20229 min

Ep.93 From Foster Parents to a Forever Family with Mo! Sibyl

Part two of my conversation with Mo!Sibyl is a story about how a family comes together and all the work it takes to keep it together. We talk about: - Growing together as a couple - Infertility - IVF - Fostering - Adoption Mo! Sibyl describes herself as a Nigerian-born, Korean-speaking, and wandering intellectual. Her unique perspective is derived from her experience growing up in Nigeria to now living in the US, learning and speaking Korean, and enriched by the adventures her travels have broug...

Aug 20, 20221 hr 4 min

Ep. 93 Academia, Research & Representation with Mo! Sibyl

Mo! Sibyl says that she was a terrible pharamacist so she went into Academia. I don't know about that because she is a super woman. Now she works in a university as a lecturer and does research. This is part one of our two part conversation. We cover: - Living with HIV/AIDS - Quality of life for Prostrate Cancer survivors - Importance of diversity in Research - Pursuing a career in Academia Mo! Sibyl describes herself as a Nigerian-born, Korean-speaking, and wandering intellectual. Her unique pe...

Aug 20, 202240 min

KNOW your Roots Monday with Margaret Chideme

REBIRTH course, Level Up your Personal Brand: https://africanawoman.gumroad.com/l/AWVNetwork Connect with Margaret: FB, Twitter, Tiktok : Margaret Chideme FB: Margaret Chideme the Author Blog : maggiesdiary.com KNOW your Roots, Grow your Purpose LINKS: Message Africana Woman with Chulu on WhatsApp. https://wa.me/message/E3N7TH7RZSS4P1 +260978470395 Email: africanawoman@gmail.com Website: https://www.africanawoman.com/ REBIRTH course, Level Up your Personal Brand: https://africanawoman.gumroad.co...

Aug 15, 20228 min

Ep.92 Walking the Difficult Path to Find Yourself with Margaret Chideme

We are closing in on the 100th Episode Celebration. Today's conversation is about a woman finding her was back to herself. Margaret Chideme is an author, poet, content creator and a blogger. She has a blog called Maggie's Diary where she pours out her thoughts and memories about her life. She is an author of the book called First Thirty which is a collection of a woman's poems about love and lust, pain and abuse, womanhood, divorce, searching and rediscovery. She has worked with Lafarge Cement C...

Aug 13, 20221 hr 8 min

Africana Woman Trailer

Hey Beautiful, Looking back, as an African Woman living in foreign lands, I wish I had this podcast. A space where I can feel connected to home. A space where women have honest & intelligent conversations. Where everyone understands my lingo or when and why I code switch. A space that is safe to talk about all things that were taboo growing up but I never quite learned and yet am supposed to be an expert on as an adult. A space where healing, unlearning and growth is normal. But hey that was...

Aug 09, 20223 min

Ep.91 Vision Board to My Reality

A Dream Come True on the Africana Woman Blog - https://www.africanawoman.com/post/a-dream-come-true The first ever AWV Destination Retreat was a spectacular success. Everyone wants to know when is the next one. Good news is that you have Four (4) Retreat options: Africana Woman Visionaries will host a Zambian Destination Retreat once a year around June We will also host a Destination Retreat to another African country once a year starting July 2023 You can book a Retreat for your circle of frien...

Aug 05, 202259 min

KNOW your Roots Monday with Puthumile Ngwenya

REBIRTH course, Level Up your Personal Brand: https://africanawoman.gumroad.com/l/AWVNetwork Connect with Puthumile: Instagram: @conversationswithleelabee Twitter: @Convoswleelabee Facebook: Conversations with Leelee KNOW your Roots, Grow your Purpose LINKS: Message Africana Woman with Chulu on WhatsApp. https://wa.me/message/E3N7TH7RZSS4P1 +260978470395 Email: africanawoman@gmail.com Website: https://www.africanawoman.com/ AWV Retreat 29-31 July, 2022 Retreat to Relax and Reconnect with Self ht...

Jul 25, 20225 min

Ep.90 Your Health is Your Responsibility with Puthumile Ngwenya

This is Wellness Weak at Africana Woman as we head out to our first Wellness Retreat. The conversation today is a beautiful demonstration for women to take back autonomy over their bodies. trusting that you know what is good for you. Puthumile guides us through understanding: - Afro Feminism - Mental Health - Sexual Reproductive Health - Listening to your body Trigger Warning! There is mention of Suicide Puthumile Ngwenya, known fondly as Leelee, is an afro-feminjst storyteller. She works in the...

Jul 23, 20221 hr

KNOW your Roots Monday with Monde Zama

Connect with Monde: Instagram: @Harmzlondon Instagram: @Zasik.Global Facebook: Zasik Global Website: www.ZasikGlobal.com KNOW your Roots, Grow your Purpose LINKS: Message Africana Woman with Chulu on WhatsApp. https://wa.me/message/E3N7TH7RZSS4P1 +260978470395 Email: africanawoman@gmail.com Website: https://www.africanawoman.com/ AWV Retreat 29-31 July, 2022 Retreat to Relax and Reconnect with Self https://forms.gle/DebJPuLaFPGmquLF7 REBIRTH course, Level Up your Personal Brand: https://africana...

Jul 20, 20225 min

The Gift of 100 Stories

In two years we have gathered The Gift of 100 African Women's Stories. Please keep passing this gift on with this special episode. Our goal is to reach 1000 women. You can make it happen by paying it forward. Africana Woman has hosted 70+ women from more than 20 countries. Today we chose 33 stories by Kako, Lelo, Lubunga, Penelope, Asedi, Keji, Natasha, Tuba, Mehntay, Tumelo, Chola, Mweni, Moono, Wangu, Evelyn, Zanelle, Ruth, Paula, Yuna, Adelle, Karette, Donna, Liza, Mapalo, Zelipa, Mulenga, Sa...

Jul 19, 202239 min

Ep.89 Collaborate to Accelerate with Monde Zama

There is always someone we know who has amazing things happen to them all the time. Are they just super lucky? Or is something else at play. Today I talk to Monde Zama, the owner of Zasik Global, a grocery delivery service for Zambians in the Diaspora to support their families back home. We talk about: - Identifying opportunities - Being a problem solver - Networking - Collaboration Monde Zama has always been a hustler. When she was in secondary school she would purchase sweets and sell them to ...

Jul 16, 20221 hr 5 min

KNOW your Roots Monday with Clara Kapelembe Bwali

Connect: Instagram: @blackgarliczambia Facebook: @BlackGarlic TikTok: @blackgarliczm TikTok: @blahckgarlic KNOW your Roots, Grow your Purpose LINKS: Message Africana Woman with Chulu on WhatsApp. https://wa.me/message/E3N7TH7RZSS4P1 +260978470395 Email: africanawoman@gmail.com Website: https://www.africanawoman.com/ AWV Retreat 29-31 July, 2022 Retreat to Relax and Reconnect with Self https://forms.gle/DebJPuLaFPGmquLF7 REINVENTION course: Book your Discovery Call with Chulu Vote for Africana Wo...

Jul 11, 20226 min

Ep.88 Reinvention with Clara Kapelembe Bwali

As much as I love Personal Branding, I am particularly fascinated with Reinvention. Some people take decades to do this, whilst others, like myself and our guest today, do it every few years or so as we refine the women we are becoming. Today's conversation is around one of my favourite topics, food. We cover: - Reinvention - Starting a business - Branding - Resilience in Business - Mentorship & a Support System Clara Kapelembe Bwali, is a wife and mom of two. She has a degree and post gradu...

Jul 09, 20221 hr 3 min

KNOW your Roots Monday with Mweni Chola

Connect: Instagram: @podcastlearnmyname Instagram: @mweni_cm YouTube: Mweni Facebook: Learn My Name Podcast KNOW your Roots, Grow your Purpose LINKS: Message Africana Woman with Chulu on WhatsApp. https://wa.me/message/E3N7TH7RZSS4P1 +260978470395 Email: africanawoman@gmail.com Website: https://www.africanawoman.com/ 100th Episode Live Recording: Guest RSVP: click here Sponsor Form: click here AWV Retreat 29-31 July, 2022 Retreat to Relax and Reconnect with Self https://forms.gle/DebJPuLaFPGmquL...

Jul 04, 20225 min

Ep.87 Letters to My Grandparents with Mweni Chola

Africana Woman with Chulu podcast has been nominated for two APVA awards. This recognition is a push to keep producing quality content that shines light on African Women. Please support the podcast by voting here . Today we navigate grief and loss with Mweni. We cover: - The stages of grief - Mental Health - Grief Counselling - Cultural practices around grief - The way men grief vs. women Mweni Chola is a 20 year old poet, writer, spoken word artist, podcast host, YouTuber, TV/Radio presenter an...

Jul 02, 20221 hr 2 min

KNOW your Roots Monday with Grace Onions

Connect: Twitter: @graceonthefuze Profile: about.me/graceoni LinkedIn: Grace O. KNOW your Roots, Grow your Purpose LINKS: Message Africana Woman with Chulu on WhatsApp. https://wa.me/message/E3N7TH7RZSS4P1 +260978470395 Email: africanawoman@gmail.com Website: https://www.africanawoman.com/ 100th Episode Live Recording: Guest RSVP: click here Sponsor Form: click here AWV Retreat 29-31 July, 2022 Retreat to Relax and Reconnect with Self https://forms.gle/DebJPuLaFPGmquLF7 Become a member of the Af...

Jun 27, 20225 min

Ep.86 Give Yourself Grace with Grace Onions

Giving yourself grace can look like allowing yourself to dream a new dream for your life. Today I talk to Grace Onions about her dreams & Legacy she is building, we cover: 1. Making space for your passions in your life 2. Entrepreneurship 3. Being healthy 4. Creating a Legacy Grace Onions is definitely no stranger to TV screens across the USA. Her popularity continues to increase as she graduates into show business via the catwalk as an agency represented model. Born and raised in Southern A...

Jun 25, 202248 min

KNOW your Roots Monday with Lelo Mashatile

Connect: IG: @LeloMashatile and @YoungMama_za KNOW your Roots, Grow your Purpose LINKS: Message Africana Woman with Chulu on WhatsApp. https://wa.me/message/E3N7TH7RZSS4P1 +260978470395 Email: africanawoman@gmail.com Website: https://www.africanawoman.com/ 100th Episode Live Recording: Guest RSVP: click here Sponsor Form: click here AWV Retreat 29-31 July, 2022 Retreat to Relax and Reconnect with Self https://forms.gle/DebJPuLaFPGmquLF7 Become a member of the Africana Woman Visionaries Co Workin...

Jun 20, 20225 min

Ep.85 Young Mama with Lelo Mashatile

Having a kid is hard. But a kid having a kid is even harder. Today we discuss Young Mamas. Lelo has a message for all Young Mamas. She says, "Your child is not an excuse to give up on your dreams" We cover: - Being a young mamma - Christian's response to young mamma's - Co-parenting - Support systems and coping mechanisms for young mammas Lelo Mashatile is a mother to an amazing 7 year old boy, a professional in the financial services industry, a Podcaster, and the founder of the Young Mama Bran...

Jun 18, 20221 hr 1 min

KNOW your Roots Monday with Meryanne Loum-Martin

Connect: IG: @jnanetamsna and @meryanneinspired Website: Image credit: moyoafrika.com KNOW your Roots, Grow your Purpose LINKS: Message Africana Woman with Chulu on WhatsApp. https://wa.me/message/E3N7TH7RZSS4P1 +260978470395 Email: africanawoman@gmail.com Website: https://www.africanawoman.com/ 100th Episode Live Recording: Guest RSVP: click here Sponsor Form: click here AWV Retreat 29-31 July, 2022 Retreat to Relax and Reconnect with Self https://forms.gle/DebJPuLaFPGmquLF7 Become a member of ...

Jun 12, 20225 min

Ep.84 The Hotelier of Marrakesh with Meryanne Loum-Martin

Let it go on the record that this is my favourite episode on the Africana Woman podcast. They say parents do not have a favourite child, that's a lie. I explain why it is my favourite right at the end. Meryanne has so much to share including: - the story of her ancestry - being authentic to who you are - creating sustainable economic opportunities for African artisans - legacy & succession - what being the beneficiary of generational wealth did for her - entrepreneurship Former Parisian lawy...

Jun 11, 20221 hr 2 min

KNOW your Roots Monday with Zelipa Zulu

Connect: Instagram: @zeli_oz Facebook: Zelipa Zulu KNOW your Roots, Grow your Purpose LINKS: Message Africana Woman with Chulu on WhatsApp. https://wa.me/message/E3N7TH7RZSS4P1 +260978470395 Email: africanawoman@gmail.com Website: https://www.africanawoman.com/ 100th Episode Live Recording: Guest RSVP: click here Sponsor Form: click here AWV Retreat 29-31 July, 2022 Retreat to Relax and Reconnect with Self https://forms.gle/DebJPuLaFPGmquLF7 Become a member of the Africana Woman Visionaries Co W...

Jun 06, 20225 min
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