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In this new series, show host Sitawa will be exploring career paths in the mental health space. Can Mental health service providers be part of the criminal justice (judicial/legal) system? In this instalment, Sitawa shares some of her favorite legal drama shows, her visit to Lancaster's County Prison and Courthouse through a leadership program she is part of, and opportunities for mental health service providers in the criminal justice (judicial/legal) system. If you are interested in the...

In this new series, show host Sitawa will be exploring career paths in the mental health space. Can storytellers be categorized as mental health service providers? This instalment looks at how we define mental health service providers, and explores the role stories and storytellers play in the mental health space. Join Sitawa as she shares her finding and some funding resources for people who would like to use various forms of storytelling. If you are interested in the space, or are in...

In this new series, show host Sitawa will be exploring career paths in the mental health space. The plot twists in this second installment. Instead of sharing her findings from the books mentioned in the first installment, Sitawa introduces two more books. Though the new entries take the series on a different trajectory, they help in showing how, and why, mental health is a dear topic to Sitawa, and why she is researching on additional ways one can be of service in the space. Follow her,...

In this new series, show host Sitawa will be exploring career paths in the mental health space. She begins the series by sharing the program she is enrolled in and the two career paths she is considering. To help with exploration, she is currently reading - The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel Van Der Kolk and Becoming a Social Worker by Alex Abramovich and Tasha Blaine. Follow her, on YouTube or your fav podcasting app, as she documents her findings, schooling and the many routes one can...

My Mind My Funk show host, Sitawa Wafula begins the new season by celebrating 18 years of strength and sharing some of the lessons learnt along the way. Footnotes: InstagramTwitterwww.mymindmyfunk.com

My Mind My Funk show host, Sitawa Wafula concludes Season Two by sharing some of the things she has learnt as she pursued healing after a breakdown mid April. Footnotes: InstagramTwitterwww.mymindmyfunk.com

My Mind My Funk show host, Sitawa Wafula is in conversation with "Heal with Sheila"; a Certified Yoga and Meditation Teacher and a Energy and Holistic Talk Therapist. This is the second time Sheila is on the show. During her first time on the show (August 2018) , she shared about surviving abuse, dealing with mental health issues which opened her into the world of holistic healing. On this show, Sheila takes us through healing, loving and releasing as she describes what exactly she does and...

My Mind My Funk show host, Sitawa Wafula is in conversation with Dr. Marie Ojiambo; a Formulation Scientist and Global Advocate for Sickle Cell Disease Awareness. On the show, Marie takes us through her journey to becoming a formulation scientist and what that means, her time in pageantry and the lessons she learnt as well as living positively with Sickle Cell Disease. About : Dr. Marie Ojiambo works as a Formulations Supervisor with the Department of Lab Sciences team at Charles River...

My Mind My Funk show host, Sitawa Wafula is in conversation with Liz Kilili: Creative Director and Founder of Creatives Garage. On the show, Liz takes us through the role Creatives Garage plays in the creative industry in Kenya, its genesis and some of the needs creatives have. She also shares the positive and negative effects of COVID-19 to the creative industry, mental health challenges among Creatives and how audiences can support. About : Creative Garage is a multi-disciplinary...

My Mind My Funk show host, Sitawa Wafula is in conversation with Michelle, Mahilet and Mihret - students at University of Washington, Seattle and Africa Now officials. On the show, the ladies share about their home countries, being an African in America, finding your tribe and taking care of yourself. They also share about Africa Now's objectives and the upcoming conference as well as how mental health is seen in African homes. About : Africa Now is an organization that exists to...

My Mind My Funk show host, Sitawa Wafula is in conversation with Doreen Moraa Moracha, a HIV/AIDS Advocate and Founder of I am a Beautiful Story in Kenya. On the show, Doreen shares her journey living positively with HIV, sharing her status publicly and the work she is doing nationally and internationally to make sure that young people have proper information about HIV. She also shares about superstition and the stigma she has faced and how she is using her journey to create beautiful...

My Mind My Funk show host, Sitawa Wafula is in conversation with Orezimena Malaka, Founder of Mind County in Nigeria. On the show, Orezi shares about her life as an international student in the UK, challenges she faced as she tried to fit in when she went back home to Nigeria and venturing into entrepreneurship in a 'neglected field'. About Orezi: Orezi a mental health enthusiast with a background in psychology. She is also the Founder of Mind County, a mental health enterprise that is...

In this episode, My Mind My Funk show host, Sitawa (@SitawaWafula) shares a little bit of the 15 years she lived with a dual diagnosis of epilepsy and bipolar, some verses that have been thrown her way through her journey and the danger of doing this as well as some ways to avoid falling into the trap that we might not be doing well. Watch Sitawa's TED Talk Watch Sitawa's MOTH Story Resources: InstagramTwitterLinkedinSitawa Wafula

As a follow up to the first episode titled "I have been struggling" - and in response to some of the struggles listeners shared - My Mind My Funk show host, Sitawa (@SitawaWafula) is in conversation with renowned Kenyan Psychiatrist - and current chair of the Kenya Medical Association's Covid19 response committee - Dr. Lukoye Atwoli. On the show, Dr. Lukoye gives professional insights on what people should be looking out for as far as their mental well-being is concerned and things they can...

After a long hiatus, My Mind My Funk Show is back. On this premiere episode for the second season, titled "I have been struggling", show host and mental health advocate, Sitawa (@sitawawafula) shares her current struggles and things she has been doing to keep afloat. "I have been struggling" discussion points; - My current struggles (4.20) - My tipping point (5.50) - Some things to keep you afloat; Remember to Reach out to people who provide safe spaces for you to process what you are...

E P I S O D E 1 8:::You always find a silver lining ~ Brenda Onyango (Kenya) Brenda Onyango is a psychology student in Nairobi and the founder of Mental is Human Too - a mental health awareness campaign. On the show, Brenda shares how a minor in Psychology during her undergrad and practicum hours at Kenya's mental health teaching and referral hospital - Mathari Hospital, inspired her to get into the mental health space. She also shares her first projects - a song which you can sample on...

E P I S O D E 1 7:::Be kind and patient with yourself ~ Liz Kakooza (Uganda) Liz Kakooza is a communications expert and the founder of Tumaini Foundation - a mental health awareness and advocacy organization - in Uganda. On the show Liz introduces us to rolex - apparently Ugandans do not just wear rolex, they eat it too. She shares about dealing with anxiety and depression, the physical manifestions at the onset of her mental health journey and how she came up with the idea of Tumaini...

Bella Dapilma is a Togo born Storyteller and Mentor. On the show she tells us about dealing with self esteem issues mostly due to bullying in school, being in abusive relationships and her brother's suicide. We also discuss statements like 'if you believe in God how can you have depression' and other religious lines that do more harm than good as well as the role of parents especially when they have not dealt with their own trauma and how that affects children. Remember to share the show...

Rephethile Kgwale is a South African based line producer and founder of Matters of the Brain. On the show she shares the meaning of her beautiful name, which was a test and a half for me to say out right. She also takes us through childhood trauma and growing up in an abusive family and the effects of that and how the diagnosis of bipolar and generalized anxiety disorder formed the foundation of starting an awareness campaign - Matters of the Brain, a magazine that will be launched on...

John Asante is a Senior Producer at Stitcher and Creator & Host of Play it Back. On the show he shares his first ever seizures at the age of 27, the restrictions it came with and the 'spiritual perspective' his uncle had when he was diagnosed. We also talk about relationships and the work place dynamics for someone living with epilepsy as well as some myths, first aid tips and an international research he is part of - Human Epilepsy Project http://www.humanepilepsyproject.org - which is...