The Iraba Podcast
By Iraba
The Iraba PodcastNov 04, 2020
What "Incomparable" is not, plus an update on the Podcast
Unstructured thoughts on Unrealized Potential
Tips from a pro - On working under pressure, communicating clearly, and the impact of culture on the ways stories are told
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!
On Rationalizing...and getting into the habit of calling yourself out
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.
Visit iraba.ca/podcast to engage and learn more!
Umuganura, an Ancient Practice of Giving Thanks
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.🎁
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.🐝

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. 🥀
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 celebrating…No two years are ever the same, Here is to spotting the first fruits, in all areas of life. 🎹
What's your first fruit? Happy thanksgiving! 🇷🇼
Is it possible to be yourself in public, at scale? On personal branding, and social media
Iraba Cosmetics' big idea: Following nature's lead in protecting our hormones, scalp, skin, hair, and kids!
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 we’ve 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 shouldn’t be. Chemicals that have the potential to cause this confusion are called hormone disruptors, and this is why we don’t use them.
The second pillar is to Protect our scalp, skin, and Hair - that’s why we don’t use ingredients that are unnecessarily harsh. You’ve 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 don’t see why we families shouldn’t 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.
Happy Father's Day
The bio ones, and the adopted ones… The official ones and those other ones…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.🎊
#happyfathersday #father
What does it take to be a strong, modern African?
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.
You can find Sunny on Facebook as ESKirunda, on Twitter @KirundaES, and by searching for #RedPillAfrica, #FourthHeritage, #EDISAC
Enjoy!
What if life was a science experiment?
You are Incomparable💖
5 things you need to know about Endometriosis
"Phtalates" - What were those again?
What's the deal with Parabens and why should I care?
5 reasons to bow down to talented hairstlylists
There is no such thing as good or bad hair