Rayyshie

I'm back - to share some wonderful news - do listen and let me know what you think.

"Surely, with every difficult comes ease" - Quran 94:6

I had to hide in an empty classroom to record this. Chose to vent and share, instead of finding the nearest blade. Weirdly, I thought I wouldn't ever have to do this again. But life happened.

Happy International Women's Day to the schmmazzing women all over the world. #EachForEqual.

Saw an e-flyer on my course WhatsApp's group about collecting used bras in the UK for "women in Africa". And I'm still trying to unpack how wrong, condescending and patronising the whole idea was. The fact that a group of people sat down, discussed and decided to go ahead with a project like this, makes me really uncomfortable.

Happy Valentine's day people. For my singu pringu people, I hope y'all won't be sitting at home on Val's day. LONNNEEELLLLLLYY

Reading this book again this week made me really upset. Got me questioning a lot of issues surrounding emotional and physical abuse in Nigerian families.

I had to go online, find the song, download it (all 57 mins of it), then crop out the Kokoro alate part. Y'all welcome 😂

My mantra for 2020 is to be more conscious of what I do and what I don't do.

The good, the bad and the ugly.

This is something I've been struggling with for years. I'm hoping this this episode - and the conversations we'll have in response, will give me answers. Islam is perfect. But Muslims are not. Is it possible for Muslim women to be feminists?

Social media is slowly making it easy for strangers online to dig up information on you within seconds. Public shaming might be necessary but can be disproportionate in some cases. Who regulates these? Who decides what to do with what information? Who's the judge and jury for the court of twitter?

In 6 months, I've changed my career choice three times. To three completely unrelated options. I'd like to think that this isn't as 'weird' as I'm perceiving it to be. Please listen and share your similar experiences.

It's nice to have people around you that constantly check up on you etc. However, what we don't talk about enough is the extra burden placed on the other person to give an explanation. Which sometimes, might result to overcompensation. You appreciate the gesture, but deep down, you don't understand what's going on. Hence you can't give any explanation or suggest any solutions. "Talk to me" - I'd love to, if only I know what's wrong myself.

Sometimes, it's not about the war, it's about the mini battles that have been won. The otherwise insignificant battles. Set measurable goals. And remember to celebrate your little wins. You deserve it. Give yourself a round of applause for how far you've come.

A friend asked me about this. Sent a 10 mins VN as a reply. Decided to publish my response as this week's episode :) Enjoy.

Do you boo boo. Everything else will work themselves out. Or not.

27th episode on the 27th of October. Lit.

Putting in the work and Doing the thing.

What? Why? Where? When? How? Five important questions that you need to ask yourself whenever you are stuck between two (or) more choices.

"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure"

Everyone is struggling, don't be so hard on yourself.

"Don't talk yourself out of rooms you've earned the right to be in"

We all have a mental health. We owe it to ourselves to look after it.

I know it's been a minute, and I'm sorry. But I'm back now and it's the 20th episode. So let's dance 🤸🏿‍♀️🤸🏿‍♀️🤸🏿‍♀️🤸🏿‍♀️

Today's episode has a guest on it!!! So exciting. We talked about failure.

I'm sharing this because I need answers. I need this to make sense. I need something to hold on to.

Don't hold yourself back!

I recorded this on the morning of my graduation.

Difficult conversations can be tricky, what's the right approach to having these conversations?

I am graduating!!!!! 🤸🏿‍♀️🤸🏿‍♀️🤸🏿‍♀️🤸🏿‍♀️

I cried while recording this episode.

The sky isn't the limit. The sky is the starting point. You never see nuffin

Have a relationship with yourself. You matter too.

How we treat others as a reflection of our understanding of how they'd like to be treated.

"Do not treat others how you'd like to be treated, that's bullshit, communicate with them and try to treat them how they'd prefer to be treated”

- Rasheedat, 2019

Today's episode is an extension of last week's. I know I said we'd talk about the connection between the body and mind this week. But a friend raised this important issue that I felt was worthy to be discussed on today's episode.

Please do listen, share your thoughts and share this episode with a friend ❤️

"Think of your mood, not as two separate entities, but as a spectrum. The sin is to find the right balance" - Rasheedat, 2019

"Know first, who you are, and then adorn yourself accordingly"

Sometimes we outgrow our goals, and that's okay.

Are those you are there for, there for you?

There are good days. And there are bad days

Celebrate your little wins. They matter too.

Being resilient isn't synonymous with not needing support

Quitting doesn't make you a failure

Self love