The Iraba Podcast: Recent Episodes
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Welcome to The Iraba Podcast, where we leverage Science, Tech, and Art to improve our life experience. Ready? Let's begin!
In this brief intro, Louise, an experienced news anchor and journalist shares quick off the cuff tips on her experience. She touches on:
- Working under pressure
- Speaking simply and finding the right words to be understood
- Working in multiple languages
- Culture and its impact on the ways stories are told.
Get in touch to share your feedback by visiting iraba.ca/podcast, and remember: You are incomparable!
Think less, do more, and take heart. Get in the habit of calling yourself out when you start coming up with justifications in your head. What would you do, if you didn't need to rationalize? I'd love to hear it.
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Did you know? #Umuganura is a day of thanksgiving that was not celebrated at the end of the harvest, but just as the first fruits of the harvest began to be seen. In Ancient Rwanda, it was an occasion to give thanks to God and the Ancestors for the harvest and all good things in life. The elders tasted the first fruits first.š„
If you've had a chance to witness flowers turn to fruit, you know that it's an exciting moment indeed. You may have worked hard tilling the soil and watering the plant to come to this point, or the fruit comes as a pure gift from nature, neighbors, family, strangers, or friends.š
Maybe the rain came abundantly and watered the plant for you, maybe a benevolent helper stepped in and contributed labor, or maybe the bees brought about a little extra pollen this time around.š
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I'm touched by the idea of celebrating the first fruits because in a way, it's an act of faith. It's an early celebration for what is yet to come. There is a lot that is yet unknown, but it is still time to give thanks for what is. Today, if you don't work on a farm, it's easy to miss those moments, when the first pop of color brings with it a transformation from flower to fruit, one you've been waiting for. š„
2020 has been a challenging year for sure, but I'm inspired to look for the first harvest, however small it might be. It's still a first fruit, it's still worth celebratingā¦No two years are ever the same, Here is to spotting the first fruits, in all areas of life. š¹
What's your first fruit? Happy thanksgiving! š·š¼
An exploration of what it takes to take full advantage of social. Have we really evolved to be ourselves on social, at scale, or have we lost the personal for the brand?
You might know that the main sponsor to this podcast is Iraba Cosmetics. I thought it might be a good time to mention what the big idea is behind this brand, and why Iraba Cosmetics does what it does...
Here it is:
Whether we like it or not, hair is a big part of how we see ourselves. Iraba asserts that with the right tools, we can appreciate our natural curl pattern, and realize that this hair that is so close to our faces is a big part of what makes each one of us both unique, and incomparable. That we, therefore, owe it to ourselves to care for those curls with the best stuff ever.
We, at Iraba, think that the best stuff comes from nature. That no matter how smart we get, it's going to be hard to beat nature's chemistry. So we work with natural materials, and enhance them to fit our lifestyles, and embody our values: Goodness, Ease, and Simplicity.
Practically that means being extra particular about ingredients. So weāve developed a standard to guide us in ingredient selection. This standard rests on 4 pillars
The first is to Protect our hormones. Hormones are the messengers of our bodies, they run around telling our bodies what to do. Hormones are sensitive to input, and certain chemicals are a bit confusing to our hormones, making them fire off messages that they shouldnāt be. Chemicals that have the potential to cause this confusion are called hormone disruptors, and this is why we donāt use them.
The second pillar is to Protect our scalp, skin, and Hair - thatās why we donāt use ingredients that are unnecessarily harsh. Youāve probably heard of sulfates, and lye, but there are many more. We stay clear of those as well.
The third pillar is to be Safe for kids. That one is pretty self explanatory, we also donāt see why we families shouldnāt be able to share products.
The fourth and final pillar, as I mentioned, is that nature knows best, so we watch and learn. In awe. Whenever possible, we choose to include natural materials, from the African continent preferably. Nature was a medicine cabinet for our ancestors, surely it can be a cosmetics cabinet for us now. We just need to know where to look.
To the Fathersā¦ The bio ones, and the adopted onesā¦ The official ones and those other onesā¦The ones who care, who know, who check, who make you laugh, and those who worry. The loud ones and the quiet ones. Because #love comes in all the forms. Happy Father's day to you.š
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Enjoy this wide ranging conversation with Emmanuel S. Kirunda, Author, a Creator, and Advocate for Self transformation. In this episode Sunny talks about the framework he has come up with to help people transform into autonomous thinking individuals who are able to live full authentic lives, and who are able to bring about lasting change in their communities.Ā
You can find Sunny Ā on Facebook as ESKirunda, on Twitter @KirundaES, and by searching for #RedPillAfrica, #FourthHeritage, #EDISACĀ
Enjoy!
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As people we're designed to operate with very little information. We tend to fill in the blanks on stuff we don't by guessing, or extrapolating wildly. It's a way to simplify. The scientific method creates rigour and aims to eliminate bias. What if we used this method to consistently prove ourselves right or wrong? We could become more accepting, effective human beings with the potential to make an impact in the world.
What doesĀ incomparableĀ mean? It means that you still have your full capacities to create, improve, bring your perspective to the table, and solve problems, big and small...Listen on!
It is estimated that Endometriosis is a condition that affects 1 in 10 women worldwide. There are lots of misconceptions about this condition. Here are 5 key facts you need to know. A few rare men can have it too!
You may have noticed that āno phthalatesā signs started to show up on the packaging of items you purchase: plastic containers for food (Tupperware), various personal care products etc. This episode explores this ingredient
In this episode, we talk about Parabens, what the deal is with them, whether they're "good" or "bad" according to different points of view, and what we think of them.
Are you gifted enough to style your own hair? I can do a good enough job, enough to get by but when a true stylist gets involved, the game is at a whole new level. Here is to all you talented stylists who quite frankly should get more recognition. These are the 5 reason you deserve respect!