To the woman who is struggling to make ends meet, I feel you. I’ve been there, and I know how hard and powerless it feels when you’re doing so much and still struggling. You’re so hard-working but don’t have enough to show for all the sweat and tears you’ve put into the work you do. You go to bed worried and wake up worried about not having enough to cover basic costs and wondering when you’ll ever have enough. You …
Category: Lifestyle
Written by Mercy Williams Within and beyond Africa, marriage and motherhood are often sold to the girl child as the ultimate aspirations. For many girls, the social conditioning to prepare for this supposed life goal begins …
Written By Idayat Jinadu I have a full-length mirror in my room, and I tend to dance naked in front of it—an activity that brings me so much joy. When I’m in front of the mirror …
Written by Miracle Okah The first TikTok post I ever saw on feminine energy said women need to “embrace their softness” to attract the kind of man they want. At that time in my life, I …
Written by Miracle Okah If you ask me what the first thing people notice about me is, I’d probably say my eyes. But if you had asked me that question when I was twelve, I would …
Love Island USA ended recently, and Big Brother Naija just started. While the second one is not a dating show, BBN is famous for birthing relationships, aka ships, between contestants every season. With a track record …
Written by Idayat Jinadu In the middle of the night, sometimes, my existential crisis creeps in to ask me the meaning of life. If I reply that it is meaningless, it would be opening a door …
Written by Dr. Hannah Yang All of us deal with relentless pressures on a day-to-day basis. It can be easy to feel overwhelmed by the constant pressures of work, managing our relationships, raising kids, or dealing …
Written by Chidinma Mercy Intimacy is often regarded as an act of physical closeness, yet for women, it is often linked with a complex web of emotional expectations. Cultural norms and societal pressures have historically pointed …
Written by Adanna Uzoma Dear Diary (Scratch that! Dear Adventures Readers), I think I might be barren…and maybe, I don’t mind. No, it hasn’t been verified and substantiated by the doctor. So, how do I know? …
I’ve always been a braids girl. The first time I had mid-back length braids as a teenager, I felt like the prettiest girl ever, and it became my go-to hairstyle whenever I was in doubt about …