Woman Unboxed

In Episode 6 of Woman Unboxed, we go somewhere both tender and necessary: the mother-daughter wound.

We explore the different mother threads —the overwhelmed single mother, the emotionally unavailable mother, the criticalmother, the martyred mother... more

In Episode 5 of Woman Unboxed, we go somewhere tender. We are unboxing the father wound — what it is, what it does, and what it means for the African women who carry it. Whether your father was absent, authoritarian, or adored, the first man in your ... more

⚠️ This episode discusses childhood trauma, emotional wounds, cultural conditioning, generational trauma, and childhood sexual abuse. Please listen with care and at a time that feels right for you. You are not alone.

How do African women heal childh... more

In this episode, we’re digging deep into the "default settings" we’ve inherited from society, culture, and family. Chido Victoria shares her personal journey through a "dark night of the soul" and reveals how she began the messy, beautiful process of... more

In this episode of Woman Unboxed, we unpack the Shona phrase ‘Musha Mukadzi’—the woman is the home, and also 'Varume Vana'- 'men are children'.

I share my personal experience of becoming a wife and mother at 17 and how cultural expectations shape ... more

The Cultural Lies Women Are Taught About Marriage, Identity, worth I’m not here as an expert. I’m not here with a master plan or a list of answers. I’m here as a woman who has been paying attention. To her life. To other women’s lives. To the things ... more

where we talk about the things that shape women’s lives — especially Black women, African women, immigrant women — that often go unspoken. It’s about the gap between what we were taught and what we experienced.

About cultural scripts, gender expectat... more