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조용히 인생을 정복하다| The One with Dr. Adeodat Ilboudo - On Quietly Conquering Life: Episode 13 (2023)

The More Sibyl Podcast Presents: 조용히 인생을 정복하다| The One with Dr. Adeodat Ilboudo - On Quietly Conquering Life: Episode 13 (2023)

In this week's podcast episode, I spoke with Dr. Adeodat, a passionate scientist and educator from Burkina Faso. We covered diverse topics, including childhood experiences, politics, the challenges of moving abroad, and the importance of education. Dr. Adeodat shared frustrations with France's influence in Africa and encouraged listeners to take risks and embrace learning. We also discussed work-life balance for women in high-achieving roles.

Dr. Adeodat has had an impressive academic journey, obtaining her Ph.D. in France and conducting postdoctoral research at Hunter College in the U.S. She focused on studying disparities in prostate cancer among individuals of African ancestry. Currently, she serves as the Dean of Studies at Bard High School Early College in Manhattan and is a dedicated mother and wife.

Dr. Adeodat is enthusiastic about sharing her experiences and knowledge with her students. Recently, she launched her podcast, “Adulting 101 Tips For Your Teenage Years & Beyond," where she continues to inspire and educate through her discussions. I thoroughly enjoyed my conversation with Dr. Adeodat, as she exemplifies the African woman who excels in multiple roles. She challenges the misconception that women cannot excel in diverse areas. Her dedication and achievements are truly inspiring and fascinating. I hope you find her interview as enjoyable and enlightening as I did. She is a personal hero of mine.

부르키나파소 과학자 되기| The One with Farida Yada - Being Burkinabe and an Immigrant Reproductive Health Scientist: Episode 22 (2022)

The More Sibyl Podcast Presents: 부르키나파소 과학자 되기| The One with Farida Yada - Being Burkinabe and an Immigrant Reproductive Health Scientist: Episode 22 (2022)

This week’s guest, Farida, is from Burkina Faso, a country with the highest population of elephants in Western Africa, also known as the “land with the honest men.” She speaks a little Korean; you already know how special Korea is to me.

She describes herself to be a daughter of God, a wisdom seeker, and a soldier of Yahweh. An international scholar with a master’s degree in public health and health services research, focusing on maternal and child health, especially in African populations. She is interested in immigrant reproductive health.

Farida spent her first seventeen years in Burkina Faso and took us through her experiences when she was there and even her perspectives after she left for the USA. Like every African country, Burkina Faso has its own distinct challenges, especially as they still have a lot of allegiance to its colonizers, France. From winning awards for being the most peaceful country in Africa, the country, painfully, has become a shadow of herself. We have similar issues between Nigeria and Burkina Faso and explored these areas.

She shared her experience with moving to the USA at the young age of 17, the culture shocks, how she has been navigating dealing with personal issues, and her perspective of the USA since she moved here 12 years ago.

Farida is currently pursuing her Ph.D. in Maternal and Child Health, and she is an overachiever. She shares her educational journey, research, work, and motivations with us.

그녀의 이야기| The One with Olabimpe – On HerStory: Heartbreaks, Finding Love, and Female Friendships: Episode 23 (2019)

The More Sibyl Podcast Presents: 그녀의 이야기| The One with Olabimpe – On HerStory: Heartbreaks, Finding Love, and Female Friendships: Episode 23 (2019))

From his book – The Four Loves, CS Lewis had this to say about friendship. “The ideal climate for friendship exists when a few people are absorbed in some common, but not always necessary interest. Lovers are usually imagined face-to-face, friends are best imagined by side; their eyes ahead on the common interest.”

That said, here’s reintroducing my dearest friend – Olabimpe - with whom I am well-pleased. Our common interests being doing God’s will, Jesus and plantains (expect a 7-min full convo on our love for Jirade’s plantains: s/o to my supplier – (Mojirade Bepo of Jirade Diadem (@jiradeventures), and fighting injustices in our little spaces. Bimpe and I met when I was 16 when we both signed up to be a part of a choir for teens and youth ministry (@solid_live). So you can say we go a long way, despite how much I moan about not being good with female friendships.

In this episode, you get to hear all about Olabimpe’s story which is a rare opportunity given how private she is. We talked about her being single, a recent heartbreak that almost made her curse the guy out, signs you might be dating a narcissist, how she nursed her broken heart, why she’s still hopeful about love. We also talked about what it takes to be a good friend, the huge fight we had that nearly changed the course of our friendship, as well as conflict resolution tips. If anything, you get to hear two silly friends talk about everything! Yeah, we failed the Bechdel Test a few minutes into the episode.

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미혼이지만| The One with Bibi – On Maximizing the Three S’s - Single, Sent, and Satisfied: Episode 22 (2019)

The More Sibyl Podcast Presents: 미혼이지만| The One with Bibi – On Maximizing the Three S’s - Single, Sent, and Satisfied: Episode 22 (2019)

This week’s episode with my guest – Bibi – attempted to answer the following questions surrounding single life: How do you maximize your singleness and joy in a world that wants everyone to be coupled up, by any means necessary? What can the church do to encourage everyone, especially singles, to find their life purpose above and beyond the institution of marriage?

We also explored the many gifts singles have that are envied by the married (especially yours truly). And yes, we also went there – to talking about premarital sex, porn, and masturbation. And finally, I threw a wild question at my guest as to why it seems that single (godly) men aren’t committing to women these days.

My guest, who is in her 20s and whom I met on Twitter BTW, Bidemi “Bibi” Babatunde, is a minister of the gospel of Jesus with this central message: “God is not angry with you, He expended all His anger on Jesus.” She is passionate about helping believers grow in their full identity in Christ and drop the cloak of meaningless religiosity. She was the best graduating student of her bible college (The Stand Point Church Refinery) in 2018 and currently lives in the Greater Toronto area where she manages fundraising and communications for a charity that helps children with autism.

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청소년을 위해| The One with Adekunbi - On Making Nigerian Youth Employable and Gender Roles: Episode 21 (2019)

The More Sibyl Podcast Presents: 청소년을 위해| The One with Adekunbi - On Making Nigerian Youth Employable and Gender Roles: Episode 21 (2019)

Meet Adekunbi Oyelade, a lawyer, youth advocate, and the CEO/founder of Sesewa - Nigeria's first internship-focused career development company. Sesewa was founded in her college dorm room in 2009 while a student of the Obafemi Awolowo University in Nigeria. She founded it due to the frustration with difficulty in getting an internship position.

Subsequently, in this episode, we talked about her entrepreneurial journey, regrets, and future plans. We also did a smooth segue into gender roles and the relative advantage of the gender-selective child-rearing conferred upon the Nigerian girl child as well as tips to balancing this.

Mo SibylAugust 15, 2019Zulu, lesotho, maseru, Basotho, constitutionalmonarchy, whitegold, SouthAfrica, Joburg, lobola, death, dementia, prostatecancer, grief, goatmeat, sierraleone, thisisme, podlove, parentalloss, Mosotho, Africanhistory, podcast, podcaster, podcastsofinstagram, podcastshows, Nigerianpodcasters, naijapodcast, podsincolor, podin, Blackpodcasts, Workwife, workhusband, Machismo, teenpregnancy, Mexico, teenmom, Juarez, autoimmunedisease, rheumatoidarthritis, FAMILymedicine, Biologics, Medicaid, Atheist, alcoholaddiction, casaespiral, Xcaret, HotelXcaret, Cancun, Xenses, Humira, Nepal, Nepalese, Kathmandu, solukhumbu, MountEverest, Nepali, Sagarmatha, Chomolungma, PrinceDiprenda, redwedding, royal massacre, forensicinvestigation, Cameronuniversity, Oklahoma, internationalstudent, MCAT, medicalstudent, EasternNigerian, Igbo, nigerianlawyer, calltobar, lawschool, Founder, socent, internship, jobsforyouth youthemployment, femalentrepreneur, womenowned, youngentrepreneur, FGGC, businesswoman, startup, businessowners, hustle, obafemiawolowouniversityComment

산에 사는 그녀| The One with Sujana - Nepalese-Born, US-Educated, Future Scientist: Episode 20 (2019)

The More Sibyl Podcast Presents: The One with Sujana - Nepalese-Born, US-Educated, Future Scientist

Let’s take a trip to Nepal, everyone, with today’s guest - Sujana Rupakheti. Sujana is a pre-med international student from Nepal and she holds a Bachelor’s degree in biology with a minor in chemistry and mathematics. In this episode, we talked about her move from Nepal to the US, adjusting to the educational system here, acculturation challenges, and her reasons for choosing the US to pursue a medical degree.

Mo SibylAugust 1, 2019Zulu, lesotho, maseru, Basotho, constitutionalmonarchy, whitegold, SouthAfrica, Joburg, lobola, death, dementia, prostatecancer, grief, goatmeat, sierraleone, thisisme, podlove, parentalloss, Mosotho, Africanhistory, podcast, podcaster, podcastsofinstagram, podcastshows, Nigerianpodcasters, naijapodcast, podsincolor, podin, Blackpodcasts, Workwife, workhusband, Machismo, teenpregnancy, Mexico, teenmom, Juarez, autoimmunedisease, rheumatoidarthritis, FAMILymedicine, Biologics, Medicaid, Atheist, alcoholaddiction, casaespiral, Xcaret, HotelXcaret, Cancun, Xenses, Humira, Nepal, Nepalese, Kathmandu, solukhumbu, MountEverest, Nepali, Sagarmatha, Chomolungma, PrinceDiprenda, redwedding, royal massacre, forensicinvestigation, Cameronuniversity, Oklahoma, internationalstudent, MCAT, medicalstudentComment

스페인어 연대기| The One with Dr. Diana Escobedo: Spanish Chronicles - From Deathbed to Thriving in Life: Episode 19 (2019)

The More Sibyl Podcast Presents: The One with Dr. Diana Escobedo: Spanish Chronicles - From Deathbed to Thriving in Life

Here’s the much-anticipated story of the other woman – aka Dr. Diana Escobedo or Diana as I fondly call her. Because you get “more” listening to the show, we also explored her life. In addition to the unique role she plays in our lives, Diana comes with her own story.

She was raised in Mexico and grew up in a less-traditional household where children were given free reins to explore their unique individuality. With this flippant freedom, Diana found herself pregnant at 16. Yet, she pushed through this and completed medical school only to be bedridden for almost two years. With her liver failing, and a looming diagnosis of the autoimmune condition – rheumatoid arthritis, she was at the brink of death.

Listen to hear more on how Diana turned all of these around, broke the family cycle of alcoholism, found purpose in her suffering, and her suggestions on how not to give up on our own dreams too.

Diana is now a licensed family medicine practitioner and will be opening up her clinic in the El-Paso area with a focus on providing care to low-income families. Also, hear about the key people that helped her get from there to here.

하늘의 왕국| The One with Patricia Qhobela-Jenkins: Stories from Lesotho – The Kingdom in the Sky: Episode 18 (2019)

The More Sibyl Podcast Presents: The One with Patricia Qhobela-Jenkins: Stories from Lesotho – The Kingdom in the Sky

Still on Africa! Today I bring you stories from an expat Brit/Mosotho who was born in the UK to Mosotho (refers to persons from Lesotho) parents. When she was 16, she was whisked back to Africa, which made for a lot of stories that we unpacked in this episode. Patricia Qhobela-Jenkins, who I once dubbed ‘African Leprechaun’ the very instant I met her, and I talked about Lesotho’s history relative to Africa’s and why we don’t know so much about her country, her losing both parents and the process of grieving, as well as upholding choices regarding marriage and decisions not to have kids. Lesotho, a constitutional monarchy, regards water as white gold and exports it to South Africa to boost its economy. Lesotho, where owning cows is a sign of wealth, is a beautiful country with hillsides reminiscent of The Shire, traditional ponies, and lush greens but find out why I won’t be visiting it anytime soon.

섬의 삶| The One with Selena: The Girl from Mauritius – On Island Living: Episode 17 (2019)

The More Sibyl Podcast Presents: The One with Selena: The Girl from Mauritius – On Island Living

Let’s explore an African country together in this episode. And no, it’s not Nigeria, haha.

Welcome to the Island, peeps! This African island boasts of enviable beaches for destination weddings. It is a religiously diverse nation, with freedom of religion given as a constitutional right and the only African country with a Hindu majority. As Hawaii is seen drifting away from the continental US, so is this country relative to Africa when viewed on a map. It’s also a country close to Madagascar and the only known habitat of the now-extinct bird – dodo.

Mark Twain once quipped that Heaven was copied after this country and Lewis Carroll was inspired by the dodo to write his famous book “Alice in Wonderland” in 1865. Life expectancy here is well higher than the world average and is well above the average for African countries.

Welcome to Mauritius – one of only four countries in the world with no involvement in ongoing international or domestic conflicts and no tensions with neighboring countries. The others being Botswana, Chile, and Uruguay.. As a result, Mauritius does not maintain a standing army.

I invited Selena – who I describe as a spunky, ethnically-ambiguous, culturally-rich, cosmopolitan, Mauritian gal - to talk about her country’s history, its unique aspects, and what her identity and nationality mean to her.

We also talked about her overcoming body image issues, experiences as a US immigrant, and how she responds to questions about her origin.

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The More Sibyl Podcast Presents: 조용히 인생을 정복하다| The One with Dr. Adeodat Ilboudo - On Quietly Conquering Life: Episode 13 (2023)

The More Sibyl Podcast Presents: 부르키나파소 과학자 되기| The One with Farida Yada - Being Burkinabe and an Immigrant Reproductive Health Scientist: Episode 22 (2022)

The More Sibyl Podcast Presents: 그녀의 이야기| The One with Olabimpe – On HerStory: Heartbreaks, Finding Love, and Female Friendships: Episode 23 (2019))

The More Sibyl Podcast Presents: 미혼이지만| The One with Bibi – On Maximizing the Three S’s - Single, Sent, and Satisfied: Episode 22 (2019)

The More Sibyl Podcast Presents: 청소년을 위해| The One with Adekunbi - On Making Nigerian Youth Employable and Gender Roles: Episode 21 (2019)

The More Sibyl Podcast Presents: The One with Sujana - Nepalese-Born, US-Educated, Future Scientist

The More Sibyl Podcast Presents: The One with Dr. Diana Escobedo: Spanish Chronicles - From Deathbed to Thriving in Life

The More Sibyl Podcast Presents: The One with Patricia Qhobela-Jenkins: Stories from Lesotho – The Kingdom in the Sky

The More Sibyl Podcast Presents: The One with Selena: The Girl from Mauritius – On Island Living

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