Me, After You
Me, After You is a podcast created by Ndoni Khanyile that aims to share the real stories of women who have experienced the major life transition of becoming parents. So many of the conversations we have before birth are about preparing for the arrival of the new baby and learning how to care for a newborn. Very little is said about the transition from life without little ones to your new reality as a parent, and even less is said about the grieving and deep sense of loss that many experience with this new identity. We seek to create a virtual community of mothers who can support and hold one another through these monumental life changes, cultivating a judgment-free space of sisterhood that challenges the status quo through an honest sharing of our real and raw experiences. When black women and mothers are whole, healthy and thriving, then society thrives – but we need one another to get there. Me, After You is a space where we can show up for ourselves and each other with honesty, grace and compassion, sharing information and learning tools to lean into the power and purpose of our lives.
Me, After You
Faith, surrender and science make a baby
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Ndoni Khanyile
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Season 1
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Episode 2
In our second episode we speak to one of my favourite humans, Mazuba Haanyama. Mazuba is Head of Human Rights, Public Policy for Africa, Middle East & Turkey at Facebook and a new parent to baby Lutaka.
In this episode we discuss her decision to pursue motherhood on her own terms through IVF and she shares her experience of the process, learning to surrender to the unknown and cultivating the faith needed to follow your path.
Mazuba lives in London with her son and is trying to navigate new meanings to the words love and fear.