TINDERELLLA: A Modern LOVE STORY I found out I was gay when I turned 32; in the middle of a threesome. I guess that’s as good a place to start as any. After being single for way too long, I was happily bored in a relationship to a (mostly ok) black king. I’m not going … Continue reading Guest Post – Anonymous
Author: Lwile the Leo
Lwile is a writer from Nairobi, Kenya who is passionate about Mental Health, books and Taylor Swift.
JS Kicking Cancer’s Ass Theme 2 of 13: The Nurse Aides
When my mum became paralysed from the waist down as a result of poorly done radiotherapy to target the cancer that had metastasised to her spine from her breast, her husband moved out and her sister moved in. My mum did not have a good marriage with her husband as he was very abusive towards … Continue reading JS Kicking Cancer’s Ass Theme 2 of 13: The Nurse Aides
We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Book 12/30. My rating: 5 of 5 stars View all my reviews ** A guide to ratings ** 1 star – did not like it 2 stars – it was okay 3 stars – liked it 4 stars – really liked it 5 stars – it was amazing
Julie and Julia: My Year of Cooking Dangerously by Julie Powell
Book 11/30. My rating: 1 of 5 stars I bought this book because I am familiar with the movie version starring Meryl Streep as Julia Child. I haven’t watched the movie yet, but since the book is almost always better than the movie I decided to give this a try. 1 star AF!!!! My biggest … Continue reading Julie and Julia: My Year of Cooking Dangerously by Julie Powell
BEFORE 2020 CAME TO KILL US
What. A. Motherphucking. Year!!!! Am I right or am I right???? In my Karibu 2020 post that I put up on January 8th I wrote: Me: 2019 was, unequivocally, the best year of my life. In a post I put up in February last year I declared that I’mma make 2019 my bitch and goddamn … Continue reading BEFORE 2020 CAME TO KILL US
Mental Health Awareness Month – Warimi Karogo
My name is Warimi Karogo. I am 18 years old and fresh out of high school with my whole life ahead of me. I am an aspiring actress, a feminist, a poet and a mental health advocate. When I was 15 I was diagnosed with depression. I was given a variety of antidepressants over a … Continue reading Mental Health Awareness Month – Warimi Karogo
Mental Health Awareness Month – Murage Macharia
Proudly Bipolar I don’t want to tell another hackneyed story about how mental illness makes my life so dysfunctional. I think that point is important, but only as long as it educates and helps people understand how to help one deal with the dysfunctional aspects of mental illness. I want to talk about how exercise … Continue reading Mental Health Awareness Month – Murage Macharia
I Love Capri by Belinda Jones
Book 10/30. My rating: 2 of 5 stars View all my reviews ** A guide to ratings ** 1 star – did not like it 2 stars – it was okay 3 stars – liked it 4 stars – really liked it 5 stars – it was amazing
Mental Health Awareness Month – Nyambura Kinyanjui
“You can’t be everything to everyone, some aspects of your life will have to bear the brunt.” I’ve paraphrased, because, comprehension. This is a statement said by Rama, a father in a Kenyan YouTube Family channel called “The Green Calabash”. Many a times he’s said this statement on his socials but on this day, as I was … Continue reading Mental Health Awareness Month – Nyambura Kinyanjui
Mental Health Awareness Month – Wanjiru Mugenda
My name is Wanjiru Mugenda, a 20 year old chubby girl who has fought depression for the last 3 years and here’s my story. 2017 started as a very exciting year for me especially because it was my last year in high school. The plan was to finish school with a bang, until February 2017 … Continue reading Mental Health Awareness Month – Wanjiru Mugenda
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