2022
TW: mentions suicide, assault, and abusive relationships New year, new… oh, shut the f*ck up. At the beginning of each new year, those of...
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Inside the clusterf*ck that is poetry, short stories, reviews, and the occasional blog post, all centering around my love for spirituality and mental wellness.
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Amandine Ajomale
- Aug 11, 2021
- 2 min
Let's Talk: Akwa Baby Review
So, Friends, I'm going to be perfectly honest and say that this review won't be a long one, at all. Akwa Baby, an African-inspired...
Amandine Ajomale
- Jun 26, 2021
- 3 min
Ambi... What?
As an ambivert, I recognise my desire to be surrounded by people, but I also need to be able to dedicate that same amount to myself.
Amandine Ajomale
- Mar 31, 2021
- 4 min
My Body and Me
We started with an upbeat flow to music that made me feel directly connected to both myself and the other, beautifully, melanated people...
Amandine Ajomale
- Mar 23, 2021
- 1 min
Encontrando a Felicidade (palavras de uma mãe)
Se coloque no lugar
onde as crianças
inventam suas histórias.
Amandine Ajomale
- Feb 13, 2021
- 6 min
Live Your Heart
I had spent so much of my life apologising for who I am. The way I spoke, the shape of my body, the texture of my hair.
Amandine Ajomale
- Feb 1, 2021
- 4 min
Let's Talk: Floating Lotus Reusable Pad Review
I stumbled across Floating Lotus, a small, UK run business specialising in reusable period pads.
Amandine Ajomale
- Dec 17, 2020
- 3 min
Let's Talk: Body Care - Bramble Botanicals Review
Have I ever mentioned how much I love being that person walking through the streets smelling of coconut, mango, or even sweet papaya?...
Amandine Ajomale
- Dec 13, 2020
- 9 min
What Can We Learn From Babies?
A baby doesn’t know the weight of a grudge. All they know is that today is another day, and Hell be damned if anyone tries to ruin this day
Amandine Ajomale
- Oct 21, 2020
- 4 min
Let's Talk: Reusable Nappies (TotsBots Review)
It was on a sunny March morning of 2019 when I discovered I was pregnant. Joe (the baby daddy) and I were over the moon, and we talked...
Amandine Ajomale
- Oct 5, 2020
- 1 min
A Letter of Love
The scars beneath your skin have already been kissed,
by the sun and the stars since before you were born.
Amandine Ajomale
- Oct 1, 2020
- 5 min
Run Away
My mind swims circles around itself... and the whirlpool of "what-ifs" slowly fills up my lungs, making it harder and harder to breathe.
Amandine Ajomale
- Aug 1, 2020
- 3 min
Summertime madness
One day it’s pouring down with rain, thunderstorms, floods that could rival the journey of the ark. The next day it’s like a Nigerian summer
Amandine Ajomale
- Jul 28, 2020
- 7 min
Bye Bye Breastfeeding: A message on Mastitis
In all honesty, breastfeeding has been difficult for us since day one. Neither of us knew what we were doing...
Amandine Ajomale
- Jul 25, 2020
- 3 min
The Fourth Trimester: Part One
I stopped caring that I hadn’t eaten all day, or had downed ten cups of earl grey in a row because I wanted to... watch the baby sleep.
Amandine Ajomale
- Jul 18, 2020
- 3 min
You’re what?!:Telling your Nigerian parents that there’s going to be a new addition to the family.
Or maybe... your contraception failed you, and now you’re carrying the (illegitimate) child of your Scottish boyfriend.
Amandine Ajomale
- Jul 13, 2020
- 3 min
An Intro to Calming the Anxious Mind: Pregnancy Edition
My wondering about the health of my baby turns into an obsessive cycle of even more questions all with the worst-case scenario outcomes.
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