wellnessw;thwar;nga: Recent Episodes
Waringa Wagema
A raw and vulnerable take on mental health. I will use my life and work experience to chat about some of the deep, learning, uncomfortable things that come as we move through our mental health and wellness.
In today’s episode I talk about two random habits I picked up in the pandemic and how I intend to form new habits. Follow me on @wellnesswithwaringa on IG for more conversations with @kanyali_ilako on how covid has affected different relationship dynamics every Wednesday at 7.30pm.
In this episode I give you a life update of where I have been. I also talk about grieving in a new year when you are expected to be happy. I also dedicate the podcast to my mum who passed on today 2 years ago. You can also find me on Instagram @wellnesswithwaringa or go on my Linktree to check out other content I have on https://linktr.ee/waringawagema
Your feelings are valid and they need to be felt. However, nobody teaches us how to feel our feelings. In this short and sweet episode, I teach you how to feel your feelings instead of thinking your feelings. Follow me on IG @wellnesswithwaringa
In this episode we unpack some reasons why we struggle to have mental health conversations with our friends. I also give some tips on how you can initiate the conversation. Let’s connect on @wellnesswithwaringa on Instagram
Welcome to season 2 Resting is defined as stopping to work or move to relax, sleep or recover strength. My relationship with rest is complicated and I am working toward having healthier boundaries and space for rest. Also, September is suicide prevention awareness month and I give you tips on how to support people in your life who may be suicidal.
Follow me on InstaGram @wellnesswithwaringa Check out https://linktr.ee/waringawagema for more mental health content
Song: Glude - Breathe [NCS Release] Music provided by NoCopyrightSoundsFree Download/Stream: http://ncs.io/breathe Watch: http://youtu.be/ulPvZFgoGYk
On today’s podcast I talk about types of addiction, how do you know if you are addicted, what are you reeeeallly addicted to and what you may be needing that isn’t being met and keeping you addicted. I also shout a little...hahaha. Thank you for your support.
Trigger Warning: this podcast may be triggering for you and therefore I suggest skipping it or listening to it when you are ready. On today’s podcast I talk about suicide and the spectrum it exists in. How you can intervene. The problematic nature of section 226 in the Penal Code that criminalizes attempted suicide and I challenge you to be a part of this conversation on decriminalising suicide in Kenya.
On today’s podcast I talk about how I am feeling about all the things covid has taken away. I am also coming to the realization that I am grieving the things I have lost due to this pandemic.
Today’s podcast is with a friend of mine also first guest...yaaaay!! We are talking about protecting the inner child. We touch on mental health and wellness, parenting, parentifying and reparenting. We also talk about different tips on how to nurture your inner child.
On this episode I talk about my first hiking experience and how my intepretation of it was a metaphor for my life. Thank you for the support.
Loosely translated to “what is mental health really?” This week’s episode focuses on the elements that make up mental health. I also talk about how we can destigmatise mental health by changing the language we use.
Trigger Warning: if you find that you are not in the space to hear some hard truths about grief skip this episode and come back to it when you feel ready. In this episode I talk about grief and loss from a place of recognising that there are expectations that we have on how other people should respond to our grieving process.
I talk about the stages that lead up to addiction using my own story. I give a tip for staying conscious as you indulge in your drug and/or behaviour of choice. I had a moment of courage and shared a poem I wrote. I think I have finally figured out an outro. P.S. I have a cold so there are abit of sniffles in the recording lakini si ni life!
who have you become as a result of our education system? how has it affected your capacity to learn? I give you three learning styles that can help you with your learning.
I talk about how we end up not trusting ourselves and what can we do to start trusting ourselves
How does perfectionism show up for me, how does it sound in my head, how am I learning to move through it.
This is my intro podcast. It’s raw and vulnerable. A take on mothers day from a child whose mum has left.