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7 Reasons Why I ‘Left’ Social Media

November 26, 2022March 9, 2023by Altiné Nagode11 Comments on 7 Reasons Why I ‘Left’ Social Media
7 Reasons Why I ‘Left’ Social Media

I would like to start off by admitting that the title of this post is a bit misleading. Social media is a broad term encompassing different social networks and websites. For instance, I still have my Tumblr and Twitter accounts and a few other social media applications that I seldom use and maintain. For the [...]

Personal, Writing

Conquering Your Fears

August 5, 2022November 26, 2022by Altiné Nagode12 Comments on Conquering Your Fears
Conquering Your Fears

Something profound happened to me the other day and I don't think I'll ever see or experience the feeling of fear the same way ever again. You see, for the most part of my life I lived in fear. The fear of moving to another country at a young and impressionable age. The fear of [...]

Personal, Writing

My Pregnancy Experience

December 25, 2021January 23, 2022by Altiné Nagode16 Comments on My Pregnancy Experience
My Pregnancy Experience

Assalam alaykum my beautiful people. I pray you are all doing well and most importantly are keeping safe; the omicron variant is not playing at all. My son's first birthday is in a couple of days (most likely the day after this post will be published on my blog) and I'm feeling a lot nostalgic [...]

Growth & Self Cultivation, Writing

How to Love Yourself When You ‘Hate’ Yourself

September 25, 2021December 31, 2021by Altiné Nagode4 Comments on How to Love Yourself When You ‘Hate’ Yourself
How to Love Yourself When You ‘Hate’ Yourself

The other day I was having dinner with my husband at our family dining table, when my thoughts drifted away to one of the things I was yet to cross out from my to-do list. I was deeply lost in thought and unconsciously started to play with the food on my plate, when I felt [...]

Personal, Writing

My Battle with Clinical Depression

January 15, 2020February 16, 2020by Altiné Nagode18 Comments on My Battle with Clinical Depression
My Battle with Clinical Depression

Today I want to get really deep and personal with you all about an illness I battled during the darkest period of my life. Whether or not you are a stranger to me, I hope my story helps to shed some light about the reality of mental illness and its gravity; how deeply and seriously [...]

Personal, Writing

My Life Changing Experience With a Niqabi

January 7, 2020January 16, 2020by Altiné Nagode12 Comments on My Life Changing Experience With a Niqabi
My Life Changing Experience With a Niqabi

Let me tell you a little story about an encounter I had with a niqabi at a popular market in Lagos. It was a hot and dry afternoon in Lagos and my mum managed to lure me out of bed and to convince me to go to the market with her. Upon arriving at the [...]

Personal, Writing

10 Hard Lessons of 2019

December 15, 2019January 7, 2020by Altiné Nagode18 Comments on 10 Hard Lessons of 2019
10 Hard Lessons of 2019

Assalam alaykum lovelies! I hope you are all feeling great today and on track to smashing the rest of your goals for this month. Can you believe there's just a few more days to wrap up this year? A few more days before the lapse of a decade and the start of a new one? [...]

Personal, Writing

Dealing With Unrequited Love

May 16, 2019May 23, 2019by Altiné Nagode15 Comments on Dealing With Unrequited Love
Dealing With Unrequited Love

This post is dedicated to one of my lovely readers who made the kind request to write on the matter. I imagine she is going through a tough time at the moment and its why I pushed myself to get this content out as quickly and as early as possible. Unrequited love is no doubt [...]

Personal, Writing

How I Manage Conflict

March 20, 2019March 31, 2019by Altiné Nagode2 Comments on How I Manage Conflict
How I Manage Conflict

If you know me well then you know that I am an extremely picky person and picky people are not exactly the easiest people to deal with or to hang out with (largely due to the fact that they have very fixed and definitive choices and their minds cannot be easily changed). To better understand [...]

Personal, Writing

What To Expect When You Both Save Yourselves for Marriage

March 7, 2019April 1, 2019by Altiné Nagode31 Comments on What To Expect When You Both Save Yourselves for Marriage
What To Expect When You Both Save Yourselves for Marriage

Since I got married a lot of my friends and family have been curious as to what my first time was like. I respond by telling them the most common answer; which is it was awkward and painful. I’ll be upfront by saying that before I got married I possibly imagined what losing my virginity [...]

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