Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself. – Max Ehrmann When I was a child, my mom used to … More
Category: Musings
Dancing
As a follow up to last week’s post, today’s guest post is by my twin sister, Sharon Malonza. If you’ve … More
Where I End and Others Begin
In the last couple of months I’ve had the most insightful conversations with the people I love and spend a … More
TENDING TO MYSELF
I’m allowing myself space to tend to my beginnings. This means that I am trying to be gentle with myself … More
THE AFTER LIFE
Death leaves a lingering taste in your mouth. I suppose this is why the seemingly African tradition around grievers is … More
SURRENDER
I’ve been trying to be more deliberate about rest and taking care of myself. Deliberate, because rest for me has … More
ON THE OTHER SIDE
‘… that there is something on the other side of endurance.’ I read this as part of Aleya Kassam’s meditations … More
THROUGH THE ‘OTHER’
For a while now I’ve been thinking about/ around what taking care of myself looks like. I’ve zeroed in on … More
LANGUAGE AS SELF- PRESERVATION
Grief is not language I use to describe how I feel. Between the long instagram captions and countless podcast episodes … More
MY HEART’S NUDGE
People pull you out of yourself. – Binyavanga Wainaina The first time I read this and every time I remembered … More