I Am African by Verastic
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I Am African by Verastic
Short story: Those who are doing it do not have two heads.Long story: Welcome to How Did You Get Here with Verastic - the podcast where real people share real stories about the winding, messy, hilarious, and sometimes miraculous journeys that got them here. No fluff, and no curated Instagram perfect...
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“I Am More Than My Scars” — Kechi Okwuchi on Faith, Healing & Survival After the Sosoliso Plane Crash
In this deeply moving episode of How Did You Get Here with Verastic, I sit down with Kechi Okwuchi — one of only two survivors of the tragic Sosoliso...
How One Mom Is Raising Two Children On The Autism Spectrum ft. Lola Dada-Olley
The world is still learning about autism. And I, Vera Ezimora, know even less about autism. My first "real" experience with autism was when I got my f...
EP 28: How To Save Money Even When You Think You Don't Have It ft. Ronke Odewumi
This pandemic needs to just go away. Am I right? Or am I right? A lot of things have changed permanently, thanks to the pandemic. For example, remote...
EP 27: IVF and Male Factor Infertility ft. Nonsi Martins
Infertility is one of the many taboo conversations in the African community. In the Christian African community, it's even worse. For starters, the bi...
EP 26: Why I Had A Divorce Party ft Dr. Ikea Bello
Recently, a Nigerian woman, Dr Ikea Bello, went viral for doing what we (Nigerians/Africans) would consider the unimaginable. Not only did she file fo...
EP 25: Dating As A Divorced Dad ft. Goziem
My people! I am here to prove to you that divorced dads who are dating do exist! It took me so long to find a divorced dad willing to speak to me abou...
EP 24: On Being An African Atheist ft. Ruth Marimo
Conversations are important, especially with people who are different from you. As a Christian girl, it was important for me to have this conversation...
EP 23: I'm Divorced. Now What? ft. Sade Curry
Divorce is like an onion; it has so many layers that need to be peeled, one after another. First, there's the layer where you realize you need to get...
EP 22: How To Be Confident AF ft. Msendoo
I used to not wear shorts. Wait, let's rewind. When I was younger, maybe between 12 and 17 or something like that, I loved my legs, and I remember ho...
EP 21: Why Africans Don't Have The Black Perspective ft. Dr. Uju Anya
This is one of the first topics I wrote down when I was dreaming about starting my podcast: why Africans don't have the African American perspective....
EP 20: What About Sex During Divorce? FT. Berry Dakara
Before I filed for divorce - in fact, before I even walked away from my marriage - I had never given a moment's thought to sex (or lack of it) during...
Season 2 Is Coming!
My Sweet Potatoes!
Season two is upon us! Need I say more? The real question is are you ready? Or ARE YOU READY?
BEFORE YOU...
EP 19: Can Women Be Divorced And Happy?
Can women actually be divorced and happy? For some reason, being divorced and happy, especially for a woman, seems like it's mutually exclusive. I wil...
EP 18: Emotional Resilience: How To Deal With Not Being Included FT. Ruth Marimo
"Vera, you're so strong!"
I've practically heard this for as long as I can remember. I heard it most when I left my marriage. People congratulat...
EP 17: A Conversation With An Openly-Gay Nigerian Man FT. Edafe Okporo
"I believe in asking the difficult questions, starting the uncomfortable conversations, proposing outside-the-box solutions, and of course, shaking ta...
EP 16: How Not To Say Yes When You Really Mean No
Even now, I'm wondering if How Not To Say Yes When You Really Mean No is the appropriate title for this. But it's too late to change it. The podcast h...
EP 15: Never Have I Ever [A Life Not Lived - Yet]
I played a game of Never Have I Ever on Zoom for Uju's birthday in April, and it got me thinking about a whole lot. Although I knew it before, this ga...
EP 14: On The Rape Culture In Nigeria ft. Omolara Oriye
Sweet Potatoes,
So much is going on in the world right now. And I'm tired of starting sentences like this, but how can I be tired when so...
EP 13: Dear Africans, You're Black Too!
Today's episode is not a regular episode, and I am not a regular Vera today either. I was so angry recording this episode. When I was listening back t...
EP 12: On Patriarchal Cultural Norms That Don't Serve Women ft. Ola Bisi (Jopa's Daughter)
The longer I live, the more I learn. When I was a child, there were so many things that were normal to me. Now that I'm older and wiser, I know myself...
EP 11: On Remarrying After Divorce And Lessons Learned ft Mercedes Okwukogu
Mercedes Okwukogu is a woman to be admired. In the past three weeks, Nigerian Facebook has been greatly shaken. On Ola Bisi's Facebook wall, she star...
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'...
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 Thi...
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 li...
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....
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,...
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 r...
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...
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...
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...
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, an...
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...