Living Truthfully

I continue on a quest to explore male friendships and if they have any value. Are male friendships important? Is there any reward for vulnerability with the boys? What do you look for in male friendships? Join me as I have a chat with my long time friend Gowi Odera as we catch up and ponder on this one question..."Who are your boys?",. Listen, share and feedback

Do male friendships have any value? Is there any reward for vulnerability with the boys? Are male friendships based on need only? My long time friend Mwongera and I ponder on these, listen, share and feedback

REDEMPTION! Eddy Kimani’s story has a beautiful redemption, and I am a sucker for happy endings, so here is a happy ending 😄. Please listen, share and feedback

In this episode Eddy Kimani shares details of an adventurous decade. He shares his successes and some of his failures. Listen share and feedback

In this episode Tosh and I look back into the last decade and draw learnings for ourselves, acknowledging what its done for us and why we must take bigger risks in the new decade! Listen, Share and Feedback

Martin Luther King Junior changed the world with a speech about dreams. He knew that dreams capture the essence of our desires and motivations, dreams bring our imagination to life! It’s 2020, can you dream(again)? Please Listen, Share and feedback?

In this episode Edward, Erick and I reflect on 2019 and cast forward the next decade. What’s your plan for the next decade? Listen, feedback and share!!

In this episode I reflect on the growth I’ve had since last year Christmas, I interview a friend who’s going through his first Christmas “alone” and I share my message for this season. Thank you for your continued support. Listen, Share and Feedback

In this episode Moses Nderitu and I sit down to chat  co-parenting.  This is probably one of the most difficult challenges any parent could face and Moses who has 7 children from 5 mothers shares candidly from his own experience. This is a must listen. It's unscripted, raw and uncut. An episode like no other! Please give us your feedback and share. Follow us on IG @livingtruthfullythepodcast, twitter @livintruthfully and Facebook @Livingtruthfully by Amani Maranga. This episode is brought to you through generous support and contributions of listeners like you. To Donate: go tp MPESA Paybill business no. 787055.  Account "Living"

In this episode Tonee Ndungu and I discuss, co parenting and everything in between i.e. career, sex, owning mistakes, his children etc. This is a must listen conversation, please give us your feedback and share. Follow us on IG @livingtruthfullythepodcast and twitter @livintruthfully , FB @Living Truthfully by Amani Maranga.  This episode is brought to you by the generous support of listeners like you.  To Donate go to MPESA Paybill Business No; 787055 A/c “Living” About Tonee Tonee has spent 15 years in Social Entrepreneurship, is a founder in two  companies (exited one), been part of the initiators of the Kenyan  technology scene and was born and educated exclusively in Africa. He is  also an angel investor and COO of East African impact investment firm  One Village Fund, he is the spokesperson for the Kenyan Dyslexia  society. Tonee has also started a podcast My African Start up Podcast. first-hand stories of Startup founders in Africa, both from Africa and  other nationalities, and the unromanticized madness that goes into this  amazing but demanding continent. You will hear everything from advice to  warnings, successes to failures, myths that are facts to facts that are  mythical and the romance and heartbreak, then romance that can all  exist in a 24-hour cycle.

In this episode Robert Burale and I discuss, celibacy, sex, owning our pasts and finally co parenting. This is a must listen conversation, please give us your feedback and share. Follow us on IG @livingtruthfullythepodcast and twitter @livintruthfully , FB @Living Truthfully by Amani Maranga. To Donate go to MPESA Paybill Business No; 787055 A/c “Living”

In this episode I have a conversation with Dr. Oscar Githua a Psychologist and good friend. We discuss the “Jujube” doll and he shares his thoughts on it, and then we dig deep in friendship! Listen, share, feedback and please support! HOW TO DONATE To support the podcast, send your love donation via  MPESA PAYBILL Business No. 787055 ACC NAME “Living” then enter amount.  The payment will be processed by Luxil Ltd on our behalf.  Thank you for your support

In this episode I have a conversation with Dr. Jay Carter a Psychologist from Pennsylvania. USA. He shares an interesting concept on the power men give women over their esteem! Reference Michelle Burford's "Women's power to hurt the male ego" https://www.jaycarter.net/  To support the podcast go to MPESA PAYBILL Business No. 787055 ACC NAME “Living” then enter amount. The payment will be processed by Luxil Ltd on our behalf. Thank you for your support

In this episode I share the effects of failure on my confidence, I share my challenges with self doubt and my source of inspiration. What’s your hack to confidence? Listen, share and leave me a voice message

In this episode I reflect on my healing journey, and how the Vicissitudes of life affect my journey of Living Truthfully. Do you relate? Please listen, share and feedback

In this episode “The Intern” shares how rejection traumatized him, and has never dated at 26yrs. Listen, share and please feedback!

In this episode Dannish Odongo shares how a broken relationship breaks his spirit and his mind. He shares candidly about his battle with anxiety as a result of a hurtful revelation during their break up! Listen, Share & Feedback!!

In our last installment of this series, I have a conversation with a visiting Zimbabwean trying to break through to the African Market. He shares his failures, his successes and his ambition. Simba also gives us an insight on how to widen our scope on African Markets and how to raise capital through trade. Listen, Share and feedback.

Samuel Kuria aka S.K BLue shares his entrepreneurial journey. What principles and philosophies he has learnt from his failures (auctioned 11 times) that set him up to run several companies under a private equity fund called Gold Avenue Africa which includes a $64million dollar power plant. Get ready to be provoked, to be inspired, to be encouraged.

Who are the entrepreneurs you admire? What is it about their lifestyle you admire? Have you ever considered what's behind the person, or who they go home to? What makes them cry? Moses Nderitu a serial entrepreneur and I go raw and deep behind the veil of what you see!  Listen, Share and Feedback

Who are the entrepreneurs you admire? What is it about their lifestyle you admire? Have you ever considered what's behind the person, or who they go home to? What makes them cry? Moses Nderitu a serial entrepreneur and I go raw and deep behind the veil of what you see!  Listen, Share and Feedback

This “Men and their Hustle” series has made me realize that I have a lot of unresolved anger, in my journey of living Truthfully these are my musings on anger

What happens when you build a multi million business only to see it collapse? How do you build again? Sumeet and I delve into his story and the journey of one of Kenya’s biggest branding and merchandising companies. Listen Share and Feedback

It is widely accepted in most societies that men are providers. So what do they have to do and what do they go through to provide, build a career or a business? How do they handle failure and success? What motivates them? Listen to Steve Kariuki's story, share and feedback!  Credits: More on Steve Kariuki's Businesses  https://azaliapest.co.ke/  Music Ojay's - For the love of Money Horace Brown - One for the money Host Amani Maranga Producer Lee Kanyottu

It is widely accepted in most societies, that men are providers. So what do they have to do to provide, to build a career or a business? How do they handle failure and success? What motivates them? Listen, share and feedback!

In this final episode on Papa/ Father Series, we discuss with Pastor Simon Mbevi founder of Transforms Nations on the difference a Father makes based on his book Dad is Destiny.   A father’s shadow follows you wherever you go. Whether your father is (or was) present or absent, abusive or passive, good or not so good, you owe it to yourself to understand yourself better as you understand what you got or missed from your dad. Listen to this podcast effectively, discuss it with your friends and family as we come to appreciate that Dad is destiny. This Episode is to Dads, Men and Boys, Women and girls, Wives and Single Parents as we celebrate Father's Day!  Happy Father's Day!! For more information on Pastor Simon and Transform Nations visit http://transform-nations.net/ 

In this episode, I take a road trip & have the awesome privilege of witnessing a great father and son relationship, as I glean Wisdom for my own fathering journey.

I had the honor of speaking at the 24th Edition of Engage Nairobi a Kenyan speaking platform now growing In East Africa, telling my own father story. This is the audio recording of that talk....Listen, share and please give Feedback.

Alpha Male, Celebrated writer and Journalist Oyunga Pala talks about his dad, his journey as a new dad and challenges men, to stand up and be counted as fathers!

For some reason in these parts of the world we don’t tell our dads that we love them, we just never say those words to our fathers. So what happens if we do? Edwin find out.. Listen Share and feedback

Should dad’s be in the delivery room for their children? What happens when dad relocates to another country? These are just some of the conversations I have with my soul brother. Listen, share and feedback

In this episode Edward and I explore influences from his absent father and introduce his blended family dad situation....please listen, share and feedback

His dad died 20yrs ago, and now he is a father of 3 wonderful girls trying to figure his way around this eternal role. Are Fathers important? Did you learn anything from him? Pau and I start a new series on the dad factor. Listen, share and feedback.

In this Episode we discuss  1. Biology: Women cycles and its connection in choosing preferred mate.  1:49 - 7:50 2. Biology: Men also have Cycles. 7:51 - 11:09 3. An email feedback from a male listener Titled "I don't know what being a man technically is". 11:20 - 18:49 4.  Hostage 101 Relationships. Conversation starts with a male perspective/ analysis on a relationship situation where a female friend  is dating a man going through a divorce. What's the end game? Are we better off with each other or without each other  18:50 - 31:46 5. Dr. Oscar shares insight about Life, Family, Work balance from his personal experience.  32:03 - 42:55 6. Men! Don't feel guilty for creating space for yourself 42:57 -47:14 7. Next Biggest Podcast...The Dr. Oscar Podcast...coming soon!  47:22 - 51:31 Listen, SHARE, and kindly give us feedback, because we value your comments. 

Dr. Oscar explains why men in most relationships are in hostage situations! Listen, share and feedback!!!

Chris Hart a renowned psychologist and relationship guru comes in to add insight on how men make relationship decisions, or do they?

In this episode Michael and I explore some of the nuances raised in previous episodes of the podcast. Listen, share and feedback

In this episode former news anchor now turned counseling psychologist and Life, Career & Communication Coach, Michael Oyier, and I catch up and explore living Truthfully.

In this final installment of this series we have two brothers open up and share why they haven’t gotten married yet...listen, feedback and share!!!

In this episode we continue the conversation with guys who are at “marriage age” who have never been married. Amani Maranga asks them why!

Why would a man at “marriage age” not want to walk down the aisle? Do they feel societal pressure? In this episode we start a new series talking to men who are not married yet, and they tell Amani Maranga why.

In this second last installment of this series, Amani interviews two old friends, one whose marriage ended and one who’s about to get married, all in the quest to understand the considerations men make while about to “jump the broom.”

In this episode Amani Maranga continues conversations with different men in a quest to understand what they considered when getting married...and more

What goes on in the mind of a man when he’s ready to get married? How does he know he’s ready? What are the things that men consider when choosing a partner to marry? Amani Maranga interviews several men in a quest to understand why men get married.

In this episode, Forensic scientist Dr.Oscar Githua and Amani Maranga conclude the conversation on the “Pain Bank”...listen in to this last part of the friendly “shrink” session

Do you know you carry a “Pain Bank?” Do you know the events that deposited in your “Pain Bank?” Dr. Oscar Githua and I continue the conversation on cycles and expand on the “Pain Bank!”

Dr. Oscar a Forensic Psychologist take Amani Maranga back to his 9yr old self, revealing how that boy affects the man 30 yrs later!

Marcus Olang’ and I talk about coping with “break up” pain...and the question of faith!

In this episode Marcus Olang’ and I bust the myth that Men don’t feel the pain of break ups...

What does Christmas look like after a break up?

How to recognize moments when you’re making significant decisions

Adulting is about accepting who you are, your choices and your experiences and embracing all that you are...