New Podcast

Iyashi Conversations

Listen. Unlearn. Heal.

We believe that healing should not be confined to the therapy room and this is why we are creating a space for us to have the mental health conversations that we know our community is quietly having behind closed doors.

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About the Podcast

This year, on the International Day of Happiness, March 20th, we officially launched our brand-new video podcast: Iyashi Conversations.

There is a reason we dropped our premiere episode on the International Day of Happiness. We believe that true happiness is not about toxic positivity or ignoring our struggles. It is about doing the brave work to heal, unlearn, and build sustainable joy.

Hosted by our Founder and Clinical Psychologist, Emily Mbelenga, she sits down with everyday people to have honest, unfiltered conversations about their mental health journeys. We are moving beyond the surface to unpack the mental health cost of farming in the context of climate change, understand the mental health toll of building an organization from the ground up, and hear about the challenges of single parenting, among other conversations.

Whether you are commuting, taking a walk, or unwinding after a long day, we want to be right there with you.

Episode 4 is out. Follow Iyashi Conversations on:

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Episodes

2026

4 episodes
EP 4

Unpacking the Silence on Men's Mental Health with Victor

22 June 2026

In Episode 4 of Iyashi Conversations, we are honouring #mensmentalhealthmonth by dedicating this month's conversation to men's mental health. Our Founder and Clinical Psychologist Emily Mbelenga sits down with Victor Odira (Public Health Specialist and Mental Health Advocate) for a conversation where Victor shares insights on the realities of male vulnerability. We unpack the ways men ask for help, the weight of being providers, how unexpressed trauma impacts relationships, and what it takes to unlearn generational silence and begin the healing process.

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EP 3

The Strong Single Mom Trap: Loneliness and Dating in Kenya

21 May 2026

The latest episode of Iyashi Conversations. Listen, unlearn, and heal with us.

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EP 2

The Silent Crisis: Climate Change, Farmers and Ecological Grief

28 April 2026

In this episode, we unpack the mental health cost of farming in the context of climate change. The conversation that no one is having — how climate change is silently devastating the mental health of the people who feed us.

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EP 1

The Myth of Toxic Positivity And How to Be Happy

20 March 2026

Our very first episode, launched on the International Day of Happiness, March 20th 2026. We believe that true happiness is not about toxic positivity or ignoring our struggles — it is about doing the brave work to heal, unlearn, and build sustainable joy.

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