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Why You’re Not “Just Angry”: The Hidden Emotion Underneath | Mid Week Tease

Legally Clueless

This week on the Midweek Tease, Adelle unpacks one of the most misunderstood emotional patterns: how fear often disguises itself as anger. Rooted in psychology and the lived experiences of African women, this episode explores why we react the way we do, what’s happening in the brain and nervous system, and how to understand the emotions hiding beneath anger. In this episode, you’ll learn: Why anger is often a secondary emotion How fear, shame, overwhelm, and hurt drive our reactions The “Fight Response” and what it means for your mental health How childhood, culture, trauma, and...

Preeclampsia, Pressure & Becoming PART 1 | Legally Clueless Ep 352

Legally Clueless

Episode 352 of the Legally Clueless Podcast features Part 1 of Ciru Karimi’s powerful story a deeply honest journey through childhood, societal expectations, studying abroad, navigating adulthood in Nairobi, and the frightening moment her first pregnancy takes an unexpected turn. In this episode, Ciru opens up about: • Growing up between Donholm and Westlands, and the identity shifts that came with it • Culture shocks in primary, high school, and university • The transition from campus to job-hunting in Kenya • Societal pressure on African women around marriage and children...

Redefining Ambition: From Hustle to Harmony | Mid Week Tease

Legally Clueless

As the year winds down, many of us are running on fumes, juggling deadlines, expectations, and the pressure to “finish strong.” But what if success didn’t have to come with exhaustion? What if ambition could feel soft, steady, and nourishing? This week on The Mid Week Tease, Adelle explores how to redefine ambition, moving away from hustle culture and into harmony. It’s a reflective conversation about ambition that honors wellness, rest, and purpose without guilt. In this episode, Adelle shares: - The myth of hustle culture and how it silently shapes our self-worth - How burnout has...

Healing, Purpose & Her Grandmother’s Spirit | Legally Clueless Ep 351

Legally Clueless

In this episode, we meet Nile Dawta, a reggae singer, songwriter, producer, and gender activist from Shauri Moyo. Her story is a moving journey through identity, purpose, and spiritual awakening. She shares how growing up next to Kamukunji Grounds shaped her activism, how she walked away from a stable job to follow her music, and how heartbreak, loss, and ancestral connection led her back to herself. This story beautifully reminds us that healing and creativity often flow from the same source: the ancestors who walk with us. Connect with Legally Clueless Africa: 🌍 📩 Sign up for...

Healing, Purpose & Her Grandmother’s Spirit | Legally Clueless Ep 351

Legally Clueless

In this episode, we meet Nile Dawta, a reggae singer, songwriter, producer, and gender activist from Shauri Moyo. Her story is a moving journey through identity, purpose, and spiritual awakening. She shares how growing up next to Kamukunji Grounds shaped her activism, how she walked away from a stable job to follow her music, and how heartbreak, loss, and ancestral connection led her back to herself. This story beautifully reminds us that healing and creativity often flow from the same source: the ancestors who walk with us. Connect with Legally Clueless Africa: 🌍 📩 Sign up for...

When You Feel Behind in Life (You’re Not Late, You’re Right on Time) | Mid Week Tease

Legally Clueless

This week on The Mid Week Tease, Adelle unpacks a quiet but familiar feeling, that sense that everyone else is moving faster than you. You know it, the comparison, the “shoulds,” the sinking thought that maybe you’ve missed your moment. In this episode, Adelle explores timeline anxiety, how it shows up, why we experience it, and how to soften it with truth and self-compassion. In this episode, she shares: Why “life timelines” are myths we inherit, not truths we must follow How comparison culture disconnects us from our own rhythm Why growth isn’t linear, it loops,...

Becoming Ann: Shame, Silence & Self-Acceptance | Legally Clueless Ep 350

Legally Clueless

In this episode, Ann shares a deeply personal journey that began in the hallways of all-girls schools in Kenya, where curiosity, identity, and faith collided. She speaks openly about being labelled and isolated for exploring her identity, how her family and community reacted, and the painful but powerful road that led her back to self-acceptance and healing. This story is a reminder of how silence and misunderstanding can wound but also how courage, honesty, and grace can rebuild us. Listen now to hear Ann’s journey of becoming through shame, silence, and ultimately, self-acceptance....

Becoming Unapologetic: Apondi On Money, Boundaries & Living Free | For Mannerless Women

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In this moving episode of For Mannerless Women, Adelle Onyango sits down with Apondi a life coach and relationship minister for a raw, intergenerational conversation on womanhood, freedom, and authenticity. Apondi opens up about the importance of financial independence as a form of agency, the never-ending work of setting and protecting boundaries, and how authenticity can irritate toxic people who prefer conformity. She also challenges how we socialize both girls and boys unpacking how neglecting the boy child harms everyone and reminds us that growth never ends. This is an...

When Healing Feels Lonely (and How to Move Through It) | The Mid Week Tease

Legally Clueless

This week on The Mid Week Tease, Adelle unpacks the part of healing we rarely talk about, the loneliness that comes with growth. When you start choosing yourself, setting boundaries, and evolving, it’s easy to feel like you’ve lost your people. But often, that loneliness is a sign that you’re shedding what no longer aligns with your peace. In this episode, Adelle explores: 💭 The quiet grief of outgrowing people 🌱 The in-between season between who you were and who you’re becoming ❤️ Why choosing yourself can feel like abandonment 🌻 How to find new forms of belonging that...

When Healing Feels Lonely (and How to Move Through It) | The Mid Week Tease

Legally Clueless

This week on The Mid Week Tease, Adelle unpacks the part of healing we rarely talk about, the loneliness that comes with growth. When you start choosing yourself, setting boundaries, and evolving, it’s easy to feel like you’ve lost your people. But often, that loneliness is a sign that you’re shedding what no longer aligns with your peace. In this episode, Adelle explores: 💭 The quiet grief of outgrowing people 🌱 The in-between season between who you were and who you’re becoming ❤️ Why choosing yourself can feel like abandonment 🌻 How to find new forms of belonging that...

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