Being a woman is already a lot. Being a Nigerian woman? Even more.
There’s the pressure to marry before your aunties start asking questions at every family function, figuring out money while everyone assumes you have it together, becoming a mum and wondering where you went, or simply trying to build a life that actually feels like yours.
Sometimes, you just need to hear another woman say, “Wait, you too?”
So we dug through various podcasts for conversations about aspects of womanhood we don’t talk about enough. From money and motherhood to relationships, friendship, burnout, identity and starting over, these 16 episodes get into the experiences that can make you pause and think, “Ah. So it’s not just me.”
1. “You Can Feel You’re Failing At Life Because You’re Not Where You Want To Be Financially”
I Said What I Said, S06, E08
Money can come with a lot of shame, especially when you feel like everyone your age is doing better than you. This conversation gets into financial anxiety, feeling inadequate because of money, budgeting and learning how to actually take control of your finances.
2. “Choosing Yourself Means Starting Your Life All Over Again”
Tea With Tay, S05, E21
Leaving a marriage can mean rebuilding much more than your relationship status. Venita talks about divorce, motherhood, money and finding herself again, including what it took to rebuild her life after choosing to walk away.
3. “You Can Love Your Child and Still Miss the Woman You Were Before Motherhood”
Toke Moments, S03, E10
Having a baby can change the way you see yourself, your marriage and your life. Simi Drey talks about the parts of motherhood that don’t always make it into the announcement posts, including adjusting to a completely new identity while still trying to be yourself.
4. “It Isn’t How Much Money You Make. It’s Whether Your Body Feels Safe Enough To Hold It”
Tea With Tay, S05, E19
Making more money doesn’t automatically make you feel financially secure. Adeife talks about freelancing, business, wealth and the work that goes into changing your relationship with money, especially when you’re trying to build financial independence from scratch.
5. “Your First Chapter Does Not Have To Determine the Rest of Your Story”
I Said What I Said, S08, E32
Becoming a mother at a young age can change the trajectory of a woman’s life, but it doesn’t have to determine the rest of it. Jaddy talks about young motherhood, family, relationships and rebuilding her life after a beginning that didn’t go according to plan.
6. “Nigerian Women Are Taught To Endure Pain, Not Understand Their Bodies”
Is This A Safe Space?, S03, E02
Nigerian women are often taught to endure pain before they’re taught to understand their bodies. This conversation gets into childbirth, FGM, fibroids, period health, sexual health, and the ways women are still denied the information and agency they need to make decisions about their own bodies.
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7. “Marriage Is Not A Deadline”
Tea With Tay, S05, E13
Marriage is still treated like the final destination for many women, but what if you don’t want to get there yet? Ashmusy talks about heartbreak, freezing her eggs, business and navigating the pressure to marry and have children on a timeline that may not be yours.
8. “Abuse Does Not Become Less Serious Because the Person Hurting You Is Family”
I Said What I Said, S08, E20
“Don’t let this thing leave the family” is advice a lot of women have heard when something terrible happens at home. But what happens when keeping the peace means leaving someone unsafe? This conversation gets into sexual and domestic violence, the pressure to protect family secrets, and why “but they’re family” should never be an excuse to ignore abuse.
9. “Being Dependable Shouldn’t Mean Being Depleted”
W.E. W.I.N. Podcast, S01, E47
Being the woman everyone can depend on sounds nice until you’re exhausted from being that woman everywhere. Cassandra Ukaobi talks about burnout and the pressure women face to keep showing up for work, family and everyone else, even when they desperately need to stop.
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10. “For Women, Beauty Is Rarely Just About Vanity. There’s Pressure Attached to It”
I Said What I Said, S05, E34
For many women, looking good isn’t just about vanity. There’s money, social pressure, and sometimes a whole relationship with your body involved. This episode explores the intersection of beauty, body image, money, and relationships.
11. “Female Friendships Can Carry You Through Seasons That Romantic Relationships Cannot”
Toke Moments, S03, E02
Female friendships can be some of the most important relationships in a woman’s life, but they’re rarely given the same attention as romantic ones. Toke Makinwa and her sisters talk about sisterhood, shared experiences and what it means to have women who genuinely show up for you.
12. “Everyone Celebrates the Baby, Nobody Asks What Happens to the Woman Who Had It”
Is This A Safe Space?, S02, E04
Having a baby can change your body, your emotions and your entire sense of who you are. Thayour B talks about the parts of postpartum life that can get lost behind the “new mum” glow, including healing and figuring out who you are after becoming a mother.
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13. “The Soft Life Is Not Actually Soft When You Have To Pay for It”
Tea With Tay, S05, E17
The lifestyle can look soft until you see the bill. Miss Demz talks about dating, money, beauty expenses, and navigating Lagos’ social scene, opening up a broader conversation about how much women can spend to maintain a particular lifestyle and image.
14. “Single Motherhood Is a Circumstance, Not a Complete Identity”
Therapy for Black Girls, Session 234
Black single mothers are often discussed through stereotypes instead of as women navigating complicated families, finances, relationships and communities. This episode examines the narratives surrounding Black single motherhood and the realities underneath them.
15. “A Woman Making More Money Can Expose Insecurities That Were Already There”
The Uncut Podcast, Ep. 379
Earning more than your partner sounds like a good problem to have until you realise money can change the way someone sees you. This conversation gets into the insecurity, gender expectations and power dynamics that can show up when a woman starts making more money than the man she’s with.
16. “Reproductive Decisions Should Not Be Made for Women by Their Husbands, Families or Society”
Is This A Safe Space?, S02, E02
Deciding whether or not to have a child should involve more than “what will your husband say?” This episode unpacks contraception in Nigeria, the myths around family planning and the cultural and gender expectations that can make it harder for women to make decisions about their own reproductive lives.
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