Of Mind and Body

Reflections of the New Year and Season

140+ episodes later, the podcast made it to Season 4!. Thanks to everyone who reached out during our time away; even God took a break, so who are we not to!

This episode is a brief welcome and to let you in on the activities of my life since you last heard from me. With the New Year comes new goals, and mine cut across all aspects of my life — career, family, relationships, health and fitness, and of course, the podcast.

This year, I decided to take my health seriously by doing two things — eating mindfully, which involves juicing green vegetables and fruits for breakfast and lunch and maximizing wholesome nutrients for dinner, AND working out 5–6 times weekly. Shout out to my friend, Linda Jena, for being my workout buddy and introducing me to the possibility of a joy-filled bodily movement and the world of Sydney Cummings. Over time, due to multiple miscarriages, fertility treatments, and other health challenges, I have accumulated some excess wealth. Consequently, the identity of being fat is one I have held on to in a way that was dishonoring to God and my body. Snide remarks about my body certainly did not make it easier, especially from Africans who feel entitled to an opinion about a person’s body. But here’s the thing, you don’t know what silent battles people are fighting behind closed…