Where Is The Manual?

EPISODE 18: THE GUILT OF WANTING MORE | LIFE LESSONS PODCAST

Welcome back to Where Is The Manual? 🎙️ In this episode, we talk about a powerful mindset shift: why wanting more in life doesn’t make you ungrateful. Many people struggle with feeling guilty for wanting more money, freedom, time, or opportunities especially when life already looks “good on paper.” But gratitude and ambition are not enemies. This episode explores: * Gratitude vs ambition mindset * Why wanting more = personal growth * Soft life mindset & emotional freedom * Financial freedom and money mindset * Overcoming guilt, burnout, and limiting beliefs * Creating a life aligned with your values If you’ve ever asked yourself “Am I selfish for wanting more?” this conversation will shift your perspective. Wanting more is not greed. It’s growth.

EPISODE: 14, Breaking Generational Parenting Cycles | Conscious Parenting & Keeping Your Roots

Are we repeating the parenting patterns we grew up with? In this episode of Where Is the Manual?, Kiki shares her experience as a Caribbean mom trying to raise her daughter differently than she was raised. From strict discipline and yelling to building emotional safety and giving children a voice, she reflects on the challenge of breaking generational parenting cycles while still honoring culture and roots. This honest conversation explores conscious parenting, healing generational trauma, and learning to parent with intention instead of instinct. Topics in this episode: * Breaking generational parenting cycles * Caribbean parenting culture * Conscious and intentional parenting * Emotional safety for children * Repair, accountability, and giving kids a voice If you're trying to raise your children differently than you were raised, this episode will resonate with you.

Episode 13: Strong isnt the same as Okay

I open up about the cost of being the “strong one” from burnout and anxiety to waiting too long to ask for help. A real conversation about therapy, motherhood, and protecting your child by taking care of yourself.

Episode 12: Finding the Spirit I skipped

Finding the spirit I skipped In this episode, I reflect on raising a daughter who loves the holidays when she never really did. A conversation about breaking old habits, creating new traditions, and choosing presence over isolation.

Episode 11: Raising a Daughter while Raising Me

An honest reflection on raising a daughter while still learning how to raise myself. This episode explores identity, exhaustion, growth, and the courage to pause.