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TBT: Gems from Lucky Ndanu's Story - Confronting Fear
What followed was fear, tears, surgery, and the loss of a breast—but also a deeper understanding of her strength, her body, and her purpose.
TBT: 7 Lessons from Elsie Wandera’s Endometriosis Journey
7 lessons from Elsie Wandera's endometriosis journey and how it inspired the Endometriosis Foundation of Kenya and a wider movement for awareness, advocacy, and better care.
When God Writes the Second Chapter: 5 Key Lessons From Ps. Sandra Baingana's Story
Every story of redemption begins with a moment of breaking. For Pastor Sandra Baingana, that breaking came through public confession, rejection, and the weight of being a single mother. What the world saw as an ending, God was quietly shaping into a beginning.
TBT: 5 Life Lessons We Can Learn from Teresa Njoroge’s Journey
Discover 5 powerful life lessons from Teresa Njoroge’s inspiring journey—from wrongful imprisonment to founding Clean Start. A story of resilience, faith, and second chances.
TBT: Gems from Doreen's Story - Inherited Issues
Doreen Moraa is one of 5 children born to a discordant couple, meaning one is HIV-positive and the other is HIV-negative. Three of her siblings were born HIV-negative while Doreen and one other sibling contracted the virus.
TBT: Gems from Lucky’s Story – Embrace the New You After Loss
As you probably know by now, grief is our topic for the month of October. We recognize that grieving involves more than the loss of life, it can be the loss of anything significant to us. October also happens to be breast cancer month and I want to take us back to a story we published last October on a woman named Lucky Ndanu. She was diagnosed with breast cancer when she was i
TBT: Gems from Princess' Story - Shadows are Temporary
We did a story a few years ago on a woman named Princess Noma Siziba who had authored her first book Why l Never Gave Up, which detailed her struggles as a teen mom and how she overcame numerous obstacles. Princess has made even greater leaps and bounds in recent years (we’ll cover that in an upcoming story) but today, I'd like us to look back on some of the highlights we glean
TBT: Gems from Christine's Story - No, You do Not Have a Bad Omen
Two years ago, I met a woman in Nairobi, Kenya named Christine Khatima. I had interviewed her a few months prior for a story for TWSC and meeting her in person was an honour. She is hands down one of the strongest women I have met and she doesn't look like any of the trauma she has been through.
TBT: Gems From Sharon's Story - Rising from Desolation
Three years ago, we published a story about a woman who climbed to Mt. Everest's Base Camp just one year after surviving life-threatening surgery to remove multiple fibroids.
TBT: Gems From Jasmine's Story - When we Don't Get the Reaction We Hoped
A couple of years ago, I attended a women's conference in Dayton, Ohio called the Tell Your Story Conference created by Chandi Rae. One of her speakers was a woman by the name of Jasmine Frazier. This was the first time she was telling her story publicly and I couldn’t believe what it must have been like to walk in her shoes as a child sexually abused by her stepfather.
TBT: Gems From Erica's Story - 'Push Through Life, Don't be Pulled'
Three years ago, I interviewed a woman by the name of Erica Elita Edwards. At the time, she had just embarked on a new venture, her talk show What Matters with Erica Elita. I had met Erica at an empowerment workshop and from the little that she had shared about her story, I knew I wanted to interview her for an in-depth story on TWSC. So I reached out to her.
TBT: Gems From Cynthia Kunze's Story - The Spectators at the Scene
I’ve been thinking lately of how there are often people around us who witness our pain. People who are drawn to the drama of our trauma not because they want to help, but because they are intrigued and our situation is entertaining to them to a degree.
TBT: Gems from Righteous Chawane's Story - There is Always a Silver Lining
I am a firm believer that our deepest heartache is often what leads to I Purpose. Righteous Chawane’s story, which we published in May 2020, is an example of Just that. Her marriage ended after just five months and the shame, rejection and embarrassment she felt took her to a dark place. People were cruel.
TBT: Gems from Cynthia Mapendere's Story - Be Bold Enough to Ask
A few years ago, we wrote a story about a woman whose life changed drastically when her father died. He was the breadwinner and Cynthia's family struggled to make ends meet after his death.
TBT: Gems from Sinikiwe's Story - You Always Have What You Need
A couple of years ago, I interviewed a woman with a determination like none other. Sinikiwe Kademaunga was born with no limbs and no knees but she resolved to enjoy life to the fullest no matter what. Sinikiwe is a motivational speaker with copious confidence, and as a life coach, helps people discover the same kind of confidence within themselves that she possesses.
TBT: Gems from Asha Molock's Story - Making Peace with Your Story
Two years ago I wrote a story on HIV/AIDS activist Asha Molock who contracted HIV at the age of 50. It was the last thing she expected to hear. People her age are often not considered at risk, so it was a shocking revelation. For years Asha kept her diagnosis a secret and it took a toll on her.
TBT: Gems from Zipporah's Story - Trusting your Decisions as a Single Mother
Two years ago I interviewed a woman whose resilience and courage are truly remarkable. Zipporah Mwikali Ngwatu became a single mother the day her son was born. His father wanted nothing to do with him from the time he learned about Zipporah's pregnancy.
TBT: Gems from Teresa Njoroge's Story - Stay the Course
What do you do when things go horribly wrong; when the actions of somebody else changes the course of your life? We did a story two years ago about a respectable banker named Teresa Njoroge who found herself wrongfully imprisoned for a fraudulent transaction she unknowingly handled on the job. It’s one thing to be in trouble as a result of your own actions, but to be accused of
TBT: Gems from Kimberly Coleman's Story - the Hardest People to Forgive
Today we are going back to a story we first published in 2018 about a woman who had just returned to modelling 20 years after walking away from a successful modelling career. Kimberly Coleman had a rough start to life. By the time she was five she was being physically abused by her parents; by age seven, her father had begun abusing her sexually; and when she was nine, she was
TBT: Gems from Priscillah Kabura's Story - The Cost of Better
In late 2019 I had the privilege of interviewing a woman named Priscillah Kabura. I remember it was morning for me and I sat in the car as I dialed her number. She was is Italy. For the next hour, I listened as she took me through the heartbreak she experienced that turned her into a single mother in Kenya, the financial crisis she lived through and how she ultimately chose bet
#TBT: Gems from Mary Wanjiku Gichuhi's Story
Today, I'm going to take you back to a story we published back in 2018 on domestic violence. I remember interviewing Mary Wanjiku Gichuhi and being amazed at her strength and courage as she shared the harrowing details of her story.
#TBT: Gems from Crystal Asige's Story
I'll never forget the day I interviewed Crystal Asige. It was in the wee hours of the morning for me, and what struck me the most when I first heard her voice was how friendly she was. She sounded completely at peace and I could hear a sense of joy in her voice.
#TBT: Gems from Dr. Nothabo Ncube's Story
Two years ago, we interviewed Dr. Nothabo Ncube and featured her story on our website. Her world was shattered when her mother died when she was just 14. At the funeral, the young teenager made a promise to her mother as she stood over her casket: she would make her mother proud and pursue her dream of becoming a doctor.