Getting several DMs from ladies filled w/ regret about this. You matter, & your pain is not invalid. You will certainly be better off health wise without a bad marriage. Your health is your wealth. AfroMum has a list of domestic violence shelters you can reach out to.

A recent study found that when CVs are blanked out, 54% of women get hired to tech companies. On the other hand, in CVs with biologically identifying information, only 5% of women are hired. And that’s just tech... afromum.com/male-privilege…

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Have you heard about Postpartum PTSD (PostTraumatic Stress Disorder?) This is a maternal mental illness that often arises from real/ perceived trauma during pregnancy, labour & delivery, and in the postpartum period. It is different from PPD, but it is treatable. #PTSD

Maternal care in this country is wanting - I will not even start the discussion on the numbers of maternal and perinatal deaths. No. Those numbers will break your heart too damn much. #maternalnegligenceke

Endeni kwa Registrar mwache kutusumbua na committee #wozzap

Child birth is a lot aki.

I completely steer clear of saying "women need to protect themselves because: 1. If a man wants to harm you, he will go through hoops to make sure he has. 2. We've been" protecting ourselves for years but most still fall victim to assault and abuse.

Yesterday, we were talking about 35 women killed. Today, we are at 37. The news are reporting the death of a woman in Eldoret who was stabbed by her husband and the body of Carol Chepchirchir, who was a prison warden in Nakuru has been found in a thicket in Subukia.

Small talk in Nairobi

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In addition to the complaints I am seeing about Nairobi cinemas (surely, bedbugs! 😐), the movie selection is also really limited. We all have to watch the same two trending movies or else nothing else is interesting. I am such a big screen fan & I wish for a better experience.

"... men, we are all squarely in the dock, guilty of collective sins of omission and commission. We have failed our sisters by our acts of abuse, our justification of abuse, our refusal to own up to abuse, our half-heartedness in condemning abuse ..." nation.co.ke/oped/opinion/I…

Common symptoms of Postpartum depression include - lack of sleep, overwhelmed, anger, lack of appetite & sleep... suicidal thoughts. One lesser talked about symptom is: feeling the need to run away, to get away (escapist fantasies). One mom shared on our #PPDMyStory series:

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