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Funke’s diary – On working on my Communication
To some it might feel like a normal thing - everyone that cares for you should be in your life. It’s not been that way for me so I’m grateful for the rainbows when I see them.
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Infibulation – Type III female genital mutilation
Infibulation is the practice of removing all or parts of the external genitalia (the clitoris, labia minora, and labia majora) and sewing, pinning, or otherwise causing the remaining tissue to fuse together during the healing process, also called Pharaonic circumcision. The World Health Organization refers to the procedure as Type III female genital mutilation.
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Funke’s Diary – Starting the Pride month with allergies
It’s 7:27 PM on Tuesday, the 1st of May, 2021 which is the first day of pride month. I’m on my bed, down with allergies. It sucks cause this is how it works; I was exposed to change of weather, cold, and dust so now everything I touch that’s cold causes a flare-up. So, I have to bathe with warm water, drink warm water, can’t put on the AC/fan, lock my windows while I’m sweating in my big shirt because this is how to minimize the side effects I’m feeling. My throat hurts and some part swollen, my nose keeps running and my head hurts because of the pain. I…
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30 Days Off Instagram – Here’s 5 Things I learned
I was off Instagram for a month. I resumed posting on Instagram recently after taking a month’s break. The break was not initially planned to last that long. I felt it was going to be a couple of days or a week at most. Let’s chat a bit about where my head was at when I decided to leave right? I was tired, I was triggered. Everything was a lot and it was exhausting in my personal life. I needed the break to be invincible so I took it. I was still on other social media platforms because Instagram brought up the most random emotions in me and I was…
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February Recap – Unemployed, Clarity, Covid 19 Vaccine
Hi, it’s been a minute since we’ve had a conversation here. How have you been? Well, I hope. If you are not feeling good. Try floating. It will eventually get better. In February, I started a couple of things that I am proud of, made very hard decisions I am sure will make my life easier, and is leading me to more growth in every aspect of my life in the long run. There are some things I cannot share because I don’t want to jinx it. But soon Things I started Being on YouTube consistently If you have been here for a minute, you would know that I started…
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Contraceptive Culture in Africa – An Arm Implant Story
Today’s baddie is a 26-year-old lady that describes her Implant contraceptive story as a horror one, is tired of contraceptives, and would rather get a hysterectomy. Can you remember the first time you heard about contraceptives? Well, I’ve always known about condoms and I had a friend that told me about her implant but I didn’t really get a lot of details about them till I had a yeast infection in university and had to go see a general practitioner. After the diagnosis and everything she gave me a talk about all the different methods and showed them to me in real life. Gave me pamphlets as well to take…
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Let’s Talk – Is Virginity a Social Construct?
It’s been months since I have wanted to get on YouTube, Impostor syndrome has been telling me that I do not have anything to share. We both know it’s a lie so I am sharing this video as imperfect as it can be. I spoke about virginity being a social construct. Posting this is a big win for me, I would love to hear your thoughts and kindly subscribe to my YouTube channel.
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Contraceptive Culture in Africa – An IUD Story
I will be sharing stories of women using contraceptives, there are so many gaps in knowledge – procedure, side effects & more that can only be told by women that have had the experiences and I aim to bridge the gap by sharing real stories. Just like we are doing with Abortion. Honestly, I hope you’ll read, learn and if you want to share your story, kindly send me a message on Twitter or an email to [email protected] Our baddie for today is a 24-year-old Nigerian lady that believes we should not be having sex like we are in 1972. When was the first time you heard of contraceptives I’ve…
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Girl, I had a Safe Abortion in Nigeria
We started around 8 and I left the hospital a little before midnight. She asked if I had done this before and I said I hadn't. She asked because she wanted to know what my body could take. We started with pills that went under my tongue so they'd melt while I was receiving a drip.
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2021 is For Boundaries|How not Setting Boundaries Affected Me
I am very familiar with feeling like one does not belong somewhere, feel like a burden, and not feel safe and seen with people around you. Because of my past with bullying, depression, and low self-esteem. These emotions are not new to me. And you know how we become what we would like to see in other people. Or is that my thing? I didn’t want people around me or people that come across me to feel those things with me. I would much rather they have a pleasant time with me in their lives or being around me. But like a lot of things, it went unchecked in my…
