Swazi shares a story about her struggle with forgiveness following the end of an unfaithful marriage.

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Ep 33: Taking My Power Back

Sosina shares a story about extending the alms of her own kindness, and forgiveness, to her younger self.

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Ep 34: Worthy

Shainah shares a story about how coming to the end of old ways is sometimes the surest gateway to new beginnings. 

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Ep 35: Ways Deep

Rae tells a story about how a budding long-distance relationship was a push to find love on the other side of fear.

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Ep 36: Long Distance Transformation

In episode 37, Sahmia shares a story about a transformational solo trip abroad.

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Ep 37: Embracing The Moment

In episode 38, Kyelaya shares a story about finding freedom in the foreign and comfort in the uncomfortable.

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Ep 38: To Learn a language

In episode 39, Quincy shares a story about his journey to a little slice of heaven named St. Helena.

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Ep 39: Home is where the heart is

In episode 40, Rachel shares a touching story about how the space in friendship allows room for compassion to bloom.

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Ep 40: Saudades

In the first episode of The Layover, Nneka shares a story about the adolescent struggle to seem cool. She learns, with time, that what makes a house a home can rarely be bought with money.


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Ep 01: Julia's House

In the second episode of The Layover, Pelumi shares a beautiful, heart-wrenching story about leaving her ancestral home, in Lagos, Nigeria, in her family's search for better living. All of the nuances, joys, sorrows, and questions are entirely too familiar. 

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Ep 02: Home is the journey

In episode 3 of The Layover podcast, Naomi Cole shares a story about how the search for home, in a place, led to the deep discovery of love, wonder, and the true meaning of home in the people along the way.

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Ep 03: Coming Home

In episode 4 of The Layover’s podcast, Vanessa shares a story about how the unimaginable heartbreak of losing her daughter helped her find a home within herself.

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Ep 04: Empty Arms

In episode 5 Lemba shares a story about how returning to Zambia after 15 years sparked an even greater appreciation for family, legacy, and the utterly delicious memories of home.

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Ep 05: Prince, Jeff Goldblum, and Legacy

In episode 8, Catherine shares a story about how choosing a fun, refreshing fling helped uncover her celestial, seductive power.

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Ep 08: Maame Water

In episode 9, Ifeoma shares a story about how chasing the addictive high of situationships led to a sobering crash that made her reevaluate her definition of love.   

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Ep 09: Chasing the high

In episode 11, Boipelo tells a story about how the decision to learn her mother tongue helped her unlearn the external perceptions of what she could or could not do.

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Ep 11: Language as a labour of love

In episode 13, Cortney tells a story about the life-long, arduous process of unlearning society’s views and expectations surrounding manhood.

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Ep 13: A Good Man

In episode 18, Alex shares a story from her new book, After The Rain, about the complexities surrounding sex while struggling to conceive and her family’s sheer dedication to see the other side of the storm.

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Ep 18: Dedication

In episode 19, Sine shares a story about how she redefined her relationship with self, sex, and intimacy after experiencing sexual assault. 

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Ep 19: It's Okay To Enjoy Sex

In episode 21, Shaloma shares a story about the healing power of sex and its inevitable, yet still surprising, limitations.

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Ep 21: Differences

Gigi shares a story about her chosen family and how they’ve served as a reflection of who she is and who she’s striving to be.

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Ep 23: Chosen Family

Nailah shares a story about redefining her idea of the perfect family and what it means to be a good mother to herself and her daughter.

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Ep 24: Motherhood Right Now

Amelia shares a story about how suffering an unexpected injury made her change her mind and strengthen her faith.

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Ep 25: I Changed My Mind

Natachi Mez shares a story about her evolutionary relationship with hair and how she’s moved from feeling shame and self-doubt to having a full-blown love affair.

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EP 26: Like Hair, We Be Conditioned

In episode 27, Jamila shares a story about the strenuous journey of undoing and ending destructive beliefs about beauty, validation, and self.

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Ep 27: The Undoing

In episode 28, Nneka Julia shares a story about the surprising ending to an explosive relationship.

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Ep 28: Endings

In episode 29, following the end of a toxic marriage, Tanji shares a story about dismantling the illusions of what truly makes a fulfilling life.

Show notes: If you have experienced narcissistic abuse or any type of abuse, one of the best things you can do is educate yourself. Learning the signs to be aware of helps you see clearer and is the beginning of your journey towards healing. "The wound is the place where the light enters you." - Rumi 

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Ep 29: Out of the Shadows

In episode 30, Bat'sé navigates the different thoughts and feelings about her changing body, while simultaneously changing countries.

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Ep 30: Moving Bodies

In episode 31, Teni shares a story about dispelling past projections about her body that she unconsciously carried into the future.

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Ep 31: Marbles

In episode 32, Chineze shares a beautiful story about the arduous journey to choosing and cherishing her body and blackness.

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Ep 32: Hallowed Be Thy Frame

The Layover is a weekly story podcast hosted by Nneka Julia. Every Thursday a new storyteller shares their life and its stories related to the month's theme.

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