At this time tomorrow my mum will have been dead for one year. My biggest learning from said year is that nothing breaks like a heart. Over the past few days I have noticed that the pressure I felt on my chest in the weeks following my mum’s death is back. At the most inopportune … Continue reading Nothing Breaks Like A Heart
Author: Lwile the Leo
Lwile is a writer from Nairobi, Kenya who is passionate about Mental Health, books and Taylor Swift.
My Last Conversation With My Mother
My mum had been in and out of hospitals too many times to count since her breast cancer diagnosis in 2012. On this day last year she was discharged from a hospital for the last time. December 11 2017 I left the office at 4:20 p.m. and went to Cedars for a glass of wine … Continue reading My Last Conversation With My Mother
A Little Bit Needy
Next week at this time, right down to the minute, my mum will have been dead for one year. This post is probably going to rile my people up so before I start I need to make it clear that there is nothing but love between us. I do not doubt that we love each … Continue reading A Little Bit Needy
Fuckboys Are Not My Aesthetic
2018 has been the year of the fuckboy. Before January of this year I was in a relationship for over three years so I was blissfully unexposed to the societal menace that is the fuckboy. I had heard stories of course but did not have any first-hand experience. So it took some time before I … Continue reading Fuckboys Are Not My Aesthetic
Audacious And Authentic
One of my friends sent me that message on my birthday exactly four months ago and it really stayed with me. Today is her birthday – happy motherphucking birthday Esther!!! I can easily be described as audacious. Both the positive description (showing a willingness to take surprisingly bold risks) and the negative description (showing an … Continue reading Audacious And Authentic
no tears left to cry by Ariana Grande
I first heard this song on Rick Dees but I never paid it much attention till I heard: We're way too fly to partake in all this hate We out here vibin', we vibin', we vibin' Comin' out, even when it's rainin' down Can't stop now, can't stop, so shut your mouth It was specifically … Continue reading no tears left to cry by Ariana Grande
Modesty Is Overrated
I put up that post on Instagram on May 8 2015 and 3 ½ years later I still stand by it. As a society we are conditioned to believe that humility is a virtue. “Sit down. Be humble,” Kendrick Lamar tells us in the Grammy winning debut single off his fourth album. In some ways, … Continue reading Modesty Is Overrated
The Romance Of The Century
“Why am I not Meghan Markle?” is a thought that crosses my mind at least once a day. Dramatic, but also very true. On this day last year Meghan and Harry announced their engagement. Following the announcement they posed for photos in the Sunken Garden at Kensington Palace then sat down for an interview with … Continue reading The Romance Of The Century
Three Little Birds
On this day last year I ran my first half marathon and got my 11th tattoo. After the marathon I passed by the hospital to show my mum my medal. I then went home, had an Olivia Pope glass of wine and showered. Yes, in that order. I had not had any wine in November … Continue reading Three Little Birds
There’s Something About Seven
On this day last year my mum was admitted to ICU. Shit had hit the fan. It was the beginning of the end. Next month we will be marking one year without her. At the relatively young age of 30 I had to start learning to exist in a world the love of my life … Continue reading There’s Something About Seven
Lwile the Leo 