Insights With Izik: Recent Episodes
Izik Erikemu
Insights With Izik ; Curating authentic conversations through the digital space; addressing trivial societal issues, negating stereotypes, changing narratives, motivating and spurring us to become better versions of ourselves and live our best lives.
On this episode, I share my perspective as contrary to the narratives of celebrating love on a particular day, Valentines Day. I highlight some misconceptions as regards the concept of Valentine.
In commemoration of The World Suicide Prevention Day 2022, I am joined by Paul Dama, a two time Suicide Survivor who shares he's story to Inspire and Motivate people,and we explore means to suicide Prevention.
Self-doubt is the mental habit of questioning your own judgment or worth, it is the greatest enemy to one's creativity. Our doubts are traitors
and make us lose the good we often might win, by fearing to attempt. On this episode,Izik sits with Nelson and have a deep insightful conversation on how to handle self-doubt.
The power of words cannot be overemphasized, however, affirmations seem not to work for certain people.
In this episode, Izik and Kelvin share deep insights as to how to make use of affirmations and get the best out of them.
The reasons people often remain the same after setting resolutions. Why there's no change in a new year. The essence of Making Resolutions.
Happy New Year, Spectacular Listeners. Set Goals.... Write Them Down... Be Realistic.. Then Pursue it like your life depends on it. Work like Working is the only success criteria, Plan like Planning is the only criteria, Pray like Praying is the only criteria, Invest like Investing is the only criteria to succeed.. Then you will sure achieve even more than you bargained for.. Cheers to 2022.
In commemoration of the International Men's Day, 2021 themed "Better Relations Between Men and Women. "How can this be achieved? How can gender equality not only for men but women too also be achieved? The need for us men to negate and do away with unhealthy stereotypes is paramount. It's of significant importance for men to have a consistent self-care practice that not only helps them maintain good mental and emotional health but also to maintain a good and healthy physical appearance.. #16daysCampaignAgainstGenderBasedViolence
Signs of abuse can be difficult to detect. The effects of abuse in a relationship cannot be overemphasised. It's estimated that one in four women are victims of physical abuse, One in nine men are also Victims of physical abuse, the most visible form of abuse... On this episode, Izik is joined by seasoned persons on The Round table, proffering excerpts to coming out, that is healing from an abusive relationship. #selflove #heal #selfcare
The Word Suicide, strikes a chord, on this episode,I'm joined by Kelvin (CDC) and we discuss in detail Suicide,Warning Signs, Methods, Prevention and Control and other authentic conversations as related to suicide,commemorating The World Suicide Prevention Day. #suicide #suicideprevention
Commerating the World Sickle Cell Day 2021, we curate authentic conversations with Warriors let's hear from them first hand, what exactly is Sicklecell? How it affects their daily lives, how they handle the marginalisation and stigmatisation and how far they've gone in enlightenment and creating awareness.....
A guide to self inspiration and staying creative.. On this roundtable discussion, featuring amazing creatives from different fields in the creative industry;we unfold personal steps and address issues as regards being and staying creative.
In our society today, there are stereotypes as regards what a man should be and shouldn't be?
On this episode, commemorating the International women's day 2021,Izik teams up with a league of extraordinary women who highlight from their personal experiences how they've overcome patriarchy, broken stereotypes and changed narratives, more so confronting what needs to be done as regards equality and safety for women.
It can be hard to know how to handle our emotions when they are so intense. After all, most of us weren't taught this skill, But thankfully, it's a Skill that can be LEARNT regardless of age or past experiences
Friends are and shall be an integral part of our life, no matter how much "scrooge" like nature we bear.
Feeling more in control of yourself and your actions can lead to feeling more in control of your life, feeling more empowered about who you are and help boost feelings of self esteem.
The man who is not able to develop and use his mind is bound to be the slave of the other who uses his mind..
How the girl child turns out to be in the future depends largely on what is imputed into her now...The society we find ourselves is a patrichal one ;it dictates the way humans should behave or be accepted based on their gender and this grossly limits females to a very large extent..
Spotting and expressing a wrong act, is not wrong because we ain't all perfect but while we do so, we should take caution as there is a thin line between constructive and destructive criticism.
The way you choose to respond to rejection however, could determine the entire course of your future.. Feeling rejected is the opposite of feeling accepted, but being rejected (and we all be at times} doesn't mean you're not valued, liked or important, it just means that one time, In that situation with that person, things didn't work out..
Insecurity is good to some extent because it makes you work harder, although if there's too much insecurity, it can create a toxic atmosphere and can wreak havoc on your confidence.. We must learn to face our fears directly, including your self-doubt. When we commit to embracing insecurity as a source of information, it becomes a transformative force for your professional relationship ..
Striking a balance between these two terms. Setting us on a right path to fully extrude our abilities/strengths and not make people feel inferior..
It is important to value and think well of ourselves, because it serves as a motivational function that enables us to explore our full potential.
We all have a certain image of ourselves - beliefs about the kind of person we are... Many people seem to spend a lot of time trying to figure out ;1)Who they are?? 2)What they want?? 3)What they believe?? On this episode, we profer answers to the aforementioned questions and Identity Crisis.
A principal guide to making the right choice ,making the most out of situations and in-turn,living your best life.
On this episode,we look at Depression summarily;it's causes,types, symptoms and treatments.