Rooted and Rising with Chioma Okafor

Season 2 Episode 1: Get to know Chioma

1 h 3 min · Gestern
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Every season starts somewhere, and this one starts with me. In this episode, my closest friends Nausheen and Woubie turn the tables and interview me about the transitions reshaping my life right now: marriage, career, identity, community. It's a conversation about what it actually feels like to be in the in-between, not the neat after-the-fact version, but the real-time uncertainty, the small wins, and the lessons still being learned. Chioma's Soundtrack: Golden by Jill Scott

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