Storytelling and Parenting

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03/13/23 • 34 min

In this week’s episode, I had to pleasure of talking with Azalia, who is a mum illustrator, storyteller, content creator, mental health advocate, and influencer( Talk about wearing many hats).

We met in the most interesting way and have been kindred spirits ever since. I believe she has one of the coolest pages on Instagram, which she dedicates to mums and advocates mental health.
Check out her page here:https://www.instagram.com/azaliasuhaimi/

We dived into some of the raw emotions and struggles she went through when becoming a mum for the first time and how professional help gave her the tools to cope.
Azalia was recently featured on Huffington Post. Check out the article here:https://www.huffpost.com/entry/motherhood-comics-dear-mama_l_63bc70f3e4b0ae9de1c09542

Episode Highlights

The interesting way we met 5:24

Transition to motherhood struggle 9:10

Creatives and mental health conditions 11:14

Seeking professional help 15:30

Storytelling Vs. Social media in our parenting 18:01

Two things all mums should do 25:43

Azalia's biggest life lesson so far 28:50

The not-so-political-correct response 32:01
Follows us on Instagram and TikTok
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TikTok:https://www.tiktok.com/@mummyingandthriving?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc

https://open.spotify.com/show/2jcvzwY2fO57JRr0XlEElr?si=49e2d8afb5dc4d72

In this week’s episode, I had to pleasure of talking with Azalia, who is a mum illustrator, storyteller, content creator, mental health advocate, and influencer( Talk about wearing many hats).

Episode Highlights

The interesting way we met 5:24

Transition to motherhood struggle 9:10

Creatives and mental health conditions 11:14

Seeking professional help 15:30

Storytelling Vs. Social media in our parenting 18:01

Two things all mums should do 25:43

Azalia's biggest life lesson so far 28:50

https://open.spotify.com/show/2jcvzwY2fO57JRr0XlEElr?si=49e2d8afb5dc4d72

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Getting to know Toyin Akanni

In this episode, we turn the mic around and ask questions to our podcast host.
Toyin shares her journey to becoming a published children's book author. She highlights the obstacles and self-doubts, the twist and turns as well as how she navigated her path to this stage.
Remi (The guest host) asked her questions about her writing process and also who her favorite characters are. Overall, this episode is just a peek into an authentic conversation between two friends and two mums.
Toyin's first children's book 'Barki The Brave' is now available on online bookstores worldwide.

https://open.spotify.com/show/2jcvzwY2fO57JRr0XlEElr?si=49e2d8afb5dc4d72

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✅ Adapting to life as a black British ex-pat in Dubai (9:13)
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