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Not Unequalled

I survive hard things. I can survive hard things. I have had to survive things. Even with all the research…

African female writer, Kenyan female writer

COMPLETE WITH MY ALIVENESS

Cue my ten- thousandth listen of ‘I Drink Wine‘ off of Adele’s album – 30. Stay at the chorus, ‘So…

Kenyan Bloggers, Kenyan writer

THE NEVER NOW

I’ve been thinking about, reading, questioning and listening closely in conversations about people’s choices and life experiences. Aside from my…

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ANTICIPATORY

Anticipatory loss or grief is considered the ‘in between place‘ before you experience a life changing event. I’ve been naming,…

Kenyan Bloggers, Kenyan writer

EXTERNALISING: MY OUTSIDE VOICE

I’m actively working on existing more outside of my head, on giving myself space to actively be a person and…

externalising, giving myself a voice in my head, Kenyan Bloggers, Kenyan female writer, Kenyan writer

THE COMPLEXITY

Every introductory sentence to this post that I’ve thought of started with a declaration that I’ve been struggling to be…

Kenyan Bloggers, Kenyan writer

MORE

I took some time away to situate myself, to catch up with myself away from any internal narratives around what…

African blogger, Grief, Grieving, Kenyan woman writer
navy blue wall with plates hanging on it decoratively.

FINDING REST: THREE

It’s been almost exactly a year since my last attempt at taking stock and now that the country is back…

Kenyan woman writer, Kenyan writer, Taking Stock

THE PRACTICE

I’ve been seeing and hearing a lot about gratitude in the last year. I’ve found it difficult to seek out…

Gratitude practice, Kenyan blogger, Kenyan woman writer, Kenyan writer

IN MY TIME

I’ve taken some time recently to think about what my hair means to me, if anything. Especially since my transition…

Kenyan Bloggers, Kenyan female writer, Kenyan writer, Natural hair

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