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Milk & Memoirs is a storytelling space where the everyday moments of parenthood are preserved like keepsakes. Through heartfelt conversations with mothers, mothers-to-be, and parents navigating the early years, we explore pregnancy, postpartum, and the tender chaos of raising little ones.
Alongside these intimate interviews, host Mpho journals her own motherhood journey in candid solo episodes—an offering of honesty, reflection, and growth. Once a month, the mic is passed to her four-year-old daughter, whose playful perspectives remind us of the wonder in childhood and the beauty of seeing the world through little eyes.
Each episode is more than a conversation—it’s a time capsule. A gift for the next generation to one day hear the stories, struggles, and joys of what it meant to be their parent in a particular moment of time.
Authentic. Thought-provoking. Tender. Milk & Memoirs is where the voices of motherhood are remembered and celebrated.
Milk & Memoirs is a storytelling space where the everyday moments of parenthood are preserved like keepsakes. Through heartfelt conversations with mothers, mothers-to-be, and parents navigating the early years, we explore pregnancy, postpartum, and the tender chaos of raising little ones.
Alongside these intimate interviews, host Mpho journals her own motherhood journey in candid solo episodes—an offering of honesty, reflection, and growth. Once a month, the mic is passed to her four-year-old daughter, whose playful perspectives remind us of the wonder in childhood and the beauty of seeing the world through little eyes.
Each episode is more than a conversation—it’s a time capsule. A gift for the next generation to one day hear the stories, struggles, and joys of what it meant to be their parent in a particular moment of time.
Authentic. Thought-provoking. Tender. Milk & Memoirs is where the voices of motherhood are remembered and celebrated.
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Sunday Aug 04, 2019
Ashley: Blood. Sweat and Breastmilk
Sunday Aug 04, 2019
Sunday Aug 04, 2019
In this episode we are joined by Ashley Nakanishi - a mother, student, teacher, poet, Shaman, mental health activist, published author and business owner. In our conversation with Ashley, we explore how to create healthy boundaries as a healer and mental health survivor; and she shares a story about the heartbreaking conception of her daughter, which led her work with domestic violence survivors.
Connect with Ashley via Instagram @grammaticalbeast
This month the show will focus on powerful women from Venus. Hence, the exciting length of this episode.
South Africa commemorates Women's Month in August as a tribute to the more than 20 000 women who marched to the Union Buildings on 9 August 1956 in protest against the extension of Pass Laws to women. The Government of South Africa declared August women's month and August 9 is celebrated annually as Women's Day.
- Source www.gov.za/womens-month
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