The Freedom Of Self Approval

The Freedom Of Self Approval

What would your life look like if you stopped waiting for permission to be yourself? In this episode, I am getting into something deeply personal. The emotional cost of seeking approval from family, religion, culture, and society when your authentic life challenges everything you were raised to be. As a Gay Igbo Man I know exactly what it feels like to silently hope that one day the people you love will look at you and say we are proud of you. I know the weight of carrying that hope. And I know what it costs you when it never comes. This episode is about what happens when you stop waiting. When you decide that your approval is enough. When you finally choose yourself, not because nobody else will, but because you deserve to. If you have ever shrunk yourself to fit into someone else's idea of whom you should be, this one is for you. Stay Connected Welcome to myownkindofrunway, a place for unapologetic conversations, fashion, and queer joy. Watch more videos: https://youtube.com/channel/UC9jWWJwF_KzrY14FR9DXO4A [https://youtube.com/channel/UC9jWWJwF_KzrY14FR9DXO4A] https://youtube.com/@igboqueerandunfilteredpod?si=0GZV68iNaWT5BumS [https://youtube.com/@igboqueerandunfilteredpod?si=0GZV68iNaWT5BumS] Visit my website: www.myownkindofrunway.com [https://www.myownkindofrunway.com/] Listen to my podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/5EjOLr2ilFBqhaXkoTK72a [https://open.spotify.com/show/5EjOLr2ilFBqhaXkoTK72a] Instagram: https://instagram.com/myownkindofrunway?igshid=OGQ5ZDc2ODk2ZA== [https://instagram.com/myownkindofrunway?igshid=OGQ5ZDc2ODk2ZA==] TikTok: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMLDqhBft/ [https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMLDqhBft/] Shop My Looks: https://www.shopLTK.com/explore/myownkindofrunway [https://www.shopltk.com/explore/myownkindofrunway] https://www.shopLTK.com/explore/myownkindofrunway [https://www.shopltk.com/explore/myownkindofrunway] https://shopmy.us/myownkindofrunway [https://shopmy.us/myownkindofrunway] https://linktr.ee/myownkindofrunway [https://linktr.ee/myownkindofrunway] Join My Newsletter: https://unfiltered.myownkindofrunway.com/ [https://unfiltered.myownkindofrunway.com/] Let’s Talk

I Am Not Responsible For Your Discomfort

Stay Connected Welcome to myownkindofrunway, a place for unapologetic conversations, fashion, and queer joy. Watch more videos: https://youtube.com/channel/UC9jWWJwF_KzrY14FR9DXO4A [https://youtube.com/channel/UC9jWWJwF_KzrY14FR9DXO4A] https://youtube.com/@igboqueerandunfilteredpod?si=0GZV68iNaWT5BumS [https://youtube.com/@igboqueerandunfilteredpod?si=0GZV68iNaWT5BumS] Visit my website: www.myownkindofrunway.com [https://www.myownkindofrunway.com/] Listen to my podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/5EjOLr2ilFBqhaXkoTK72a [https://open.spotify.com/show/5EjOLr2ilFBqhaXkoTK72a] Instagram: https://instagram.com/myownkindofrunway?igshid=OGQ5ZDc2ODk2ZA== [https://instagram.com/myownkindofrunway?igshid=OGQ5ZDc2ODk2ZA==] TikTok: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMLDqhBft/ [https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMLDqhBft/] Shop My Looks: https://www.shopLTK.com/explore/myownkindofrunway [https://www.shopltk.com/explore/myownkindofrunway] https://www.shopLTK.com/explore/myownkindofrunway [https://www.shopltk.com/explore/myownkindofrunway] https://shopmy.us/myownkindofrunway [https://shopmy.us/myownkindofrunway] https://linktr.ee/myownkindofrunway [https://linktr.ee/myownkindofrunway] Join My Newsletter: https://unfiltered.myownkindofrunway.com/ [https://unfiltered.myownkindofrunway.com/] Let’s Talk

Forgiving Someone Does Not Mean Letting Them Back In

Can you forgive someone and still choose to walk away? In this episode, we are getting into one of the most misunderstood parts of healing. Forgiveness and reconciliation are not the same thing, and nobody talks about that enough. So many of us were taught that forgiving someone means going back. Rebuilding. Pretending it never happened. But what if the thing that hurt you have not changed? What if the beliefs, the behaviours and the patterns that caused the damage are still sitting right there waiting for you? Forgiveness is something you do for yourself. Going back is a choice. And you are allowed to do one without the other. This episode is for everyone who has ever felt guilty for forgiving someone and still deciding not to return. You are not cold. You are not bitter. You are just protecting your peace. Stay Connected Welcome to myownkindofrunway, a place for unapologetic conversations, fashion, and queer joy. Watch more videos: https://youtube.com/channel/UC9jWWJwF_KzrY14FR9DXO4A [https://youtube.com/channel/UC9jWWJwF_KzrY14FR9DXO4A] https://youtube.com/@igboqueerandunfilteredpod?si=0GZV68iNaWT5BumS [https://youtube.com/@igboqueerandunfilteredpod?si=0GZV68iNaWT5BumS] Visit my website: www.myownkindofrunway.com [https://www.myownkindofrunway.com/] Listen to my podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/5EjOLr2ilFBqhaXkoTK72a [https://open.spotify.com/show/5EjOLr2ilFBqhaXkoTK72a] Instagram: https://instagram.com/myownkindofrunway?igshid=OGQ5ZDc2ODk2ZA== [https://instagram.com/myownkindofrunway?igshid=OGQ5ZDc2ODk2ZA==] TikTok: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMLDqhBft/ [https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMLDqhBft/] Shop My Looks: https://www.shopLTK.com/explore/myownkindofrunway [https://www.shopltk.com/explore/myownkindofrunway] https://www.shopLTK.com/explore/myownkindofrunway [https://www.shopltk.com/explore/myownkindofrunway] https://shopmy.us/myownkindofrunway [https://shopmy.us/myownkindofrunway] https://linktr.ee/myownkindofrunway [https://linktr.ee/myownkindofrunway] Join My Newsletter: https://unfiltered.myownkindofrunway.com/ [https://unfiltered.myownkindofrunway.com/] Let’s Talk

I Refuse To Be Your Secret

In this episode, we delve into a distressing reality that many queer individuals, particularly those from Africa, are familiar with: the experience of being accepted in private but denied in public. Stay Connected Welcome to myownkindofrunway, a place for unapologetic conversations, fashion, and queer joy. Watch more videos: https://youtube.com/channel/UC9jWWJwF_KzrY14FR9DXO4A [https://youtube.com/channel/UC9jWWJwF_KzrY14FR9DXO4A] https://youtube.com/@igboqueerandunfilteredpod?si=0GZV68iNaWT5BumS [https://youtube.com/@igboqueerandunfilteredpod?si=0GZV68iNaWT5BumS] Visit my website: www.myownkindofrunway.com [https://www.myownkindofrunway.com/] Listen to my podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/5EjOLr2ilFBqhaXkoTK72a [https://open.spotify.com/show/5EjOLr2ilFBqhaXkoTK72a] Instagram: https://instagram.com/myownkindofrunway?igshid=OGQ5ZDc2ODk2ZA== [https://instagram.com/myownkindofrunway?igshid=OGQ5ZDc2ODk2ZA==] TikTok: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMLDqhBft/ [https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMLDqhBft/] Shop My Looks: https://www.shopLTK.com/explore/myownkindofrunway [https://www.shopltk.com/explore/myownkindofrunway] https://www.shopLTK.com/explore/myownkindofrunway [https://www.shopltk.com/explore/myownkindofrunway] https://shopmy.us/myownkindofrunway [https://shopmy.us/myownkindofrunway] https://linktr.ee/myownkindofrunway [https://linktr.ee/myownkindofrunway] Join My Newsletter: https://unfiltered.myownkindofrunway.com/ [https://unfiltered.myownkindofrunway.com/] Let’s Talk

I Stopped Explaining Myself

Stay Connected Welcome to myownkindofrunway, a place for unapologetic conversations, fashion, and queer joy. Watch more videos: https://youtube.com/channel/UC9jWWJwF_KzrY14FR9DXO4A [https://youtube.com/channel/UC9jWWJwF_KzrY14FR9DXO4A] https://youtube.com/@igboqueerandunfilteredpod?si=0GZV68iNaWT5BumS [https://youtube.com/@igboqueerandunfilteredpod?si=0GZV68iNaWT5BumS] Visit my website: www.myownkindofrunway.com [https://www.myownkindofrunway.com/] Listen to my podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/5EjOLr2ilFBqhaXkoTK72a [https://open.spotify.com/show/5EjOLr2ilFBqhaXkoTK72a] Instagram: https://instagram.com/myownkindofrunway?igshid=OGQ5ZDc2ODk2ZA== [https://instagram.com/myownkindofrunway?igshid=OGQ5ZDc2ODk2ZA==] TikTok: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMLDqhBft/ [https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMLDqhBft/] Shop My Looks: https://www.shopLTK.com/explore/myownkindofrunway [https://www.shopltk.com/explore/myownkindofrunway] https://www.shopLTK.com/explore/myownkindofrunway [https://www.shopltk.com/explore/myownkindofrunway] https://shopmy.us/myownkindofrunway [https://shopmy.us/myownkindofrunway] https://linktr.ee/myownkindofrunway [https://linktr.ee/myownkindofrunway] Join My Newsletter: https://unfiltered.myownkindofrunway.com/ [https://unfiltered.myownkindofrunway.com/] Let’s Talk