The Saibatu Mansaray Journey needed some time to reset and focus on self-care. Having lived through a very overachieving career, I need to learn how to stop and smell the roses and that time is NOW. The world we live in today has set the tone that if you’re not overworking yourself then success will be hard to come by. We tend to label our friends, family members and colleagues as lazy or unmotivated when they are not overwhelming themselves to attain success. No one hardly says take a break, bosses barely ask about the health and welfare of their employees, leaders and family avoid using a soft approach to motivation, it’s more of a do or die. Ariana Oluwole, a transformational coach, “edupreneur,” and an African woman who has been featured on BBC -focus on Africa and CNN- African Voices for a Change Maker special feature joins me in this episode to chat about self-care and its importance for health and wellbeing.

You don’t want to miss:

• Her perspective on self-care and her journey
• How to normalize and integrate self-care and mental health in schools
• The mistakes of high-performing individuals leading to burnout

Through my story and those of my amazing guests, I pray that our message touches the lives of people to be inspired and serve as a catalyst for action. Together we can make a difference and be a light!

See you on the Journey!

Links and resources:

• Instagram, Twitter, FaceBook: The Saibatu Mansaray Journey
• Website: https://www.saibatumansaray.com
• FaceBook:arianadiaries
• IG: arianadiariesblog
• LinkedIn: Ariana Oluwole
• Twitter: @PikinMama
• Email: info@arianadiaries.com
• Recommended books: Live and Lead Your Best Life (www.arianadiaries.com) or locally in Sierra Leone at Smart Link Bookshop / Djulaa Concept Studio / Nali Spa / SM Gift Emporium

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To support The Mansaray Foundation in its fight to end maternal deaths in rural Sierra Leone, kindly visit our website at www.mansarayfoundation.org. If you want to see our work and its impacts in the rural communities we serve check out our social media pages on Facebook, Twitter and also on my Linkedin at Saibatu Mansaray. My African sisters and mothers need you now more than ever! Join us in the #fightforourmothers.

With love,

I am your host Saibatu Mansaray signing out with BE BOLD, BE BRAVE, BE YOU!

Alhamdulillah to be at a gathering in Freetown, Sierra Leone to speak about Allah azza wa jal. May Allah accept it from us, ameen.

Thank you all for tuning into the show! If you want to learn more about what we talked about today, you can visit our website, at www.saibatumansaray.com.

If you liked the show, please make sure to like and subscribe so you can get new episodes directly onto your phone. But let's keep the conversation going between episodes on The Saibatu Mansaray Journey handles on Facebook, Instagram , Twitter .

To support The Mansaray Foundation in its fight to end maternal deaths in rural Sierra Leone, kindly visit our website at www.mansarayfoundation.org. If you want to see our work and its impacts in the rural communities we serve check out our social media pages on Facebook, Twitter and also on my Linkedin at Saibatu Mansaray. My African sisters and mothers need you now more than ever! Join us in the #fightforourmothers.

With love,

I am your host Saibatu Mansaray signing out with BE BOLD, BE BRAVE, BE YOU!

Interesting chat with THE Shaykh Khalid Yasin as we discuss his da'wah efforts and his initiative to transform the lives of African youth through his Life Plan GPS platform.

Thank you all for tuning into the show! If you want to learn more about what we talked about today, you can visit our website, at www.saibatumansaray.com.

If you liked the show, please make sure to like and subscribe so you can get new episodes directly onto your phone. But let's keep the conversation going between episodes on The Saibatu Mansaray Journey handles on Facebook, Instagram , Twitter .

To support The Mansaray Foundation in its fight to end maternal deaths in rural Sierra Leone, kindly visit our website at www.mansarayfoundation.org. If you want to see our work and its impacts in the rural communities we serve check out our social media pages on Facebook, Twitter and also on my Linkedin at Saibatu Mansaray. My African sisters and mothers need you now more than ever! Join us in the #fightforourmothers.

With love,

I am your host Saibatu Mansaray signing out with BE BOLD, BE BRAVE, BE YOU!

In this episode, I get to join my amazing guest THE Aminata Conteh-Biger live in Sydney, Australia! Sydney is now home to Aminata who is originally from Sierra Leone. Aminata was a refugee from Sierra Leone's brutal civil war and her touching story can be found her book, Rising Heart.

In this episode, we chat about maternal mortality in our beloved country Sierra Leone. Sierra Leone has among the highest maternal mortality ratios in the world and sadly our rural women shoulder the burden more than their urban counterparts. Together Aminata and I are on a mission to reduce and end maternal mortality in rural Sierra Leone.

Visit our foundation websites at www.aminatamaternalfoundation.org and www.mansarayfoundation.org

Thank you all for tuning into the show! If you want to learn more about what we talked about today, you can visit our website, at www.saibatumansaray.com.

If you liked the show, please make sure to like and subscribe so you can get new episodes directly onto your phone. But let's keep the conversation going between episodes on The Saibatu Mansaray Journey handles on Facebook, Instagram , Twitter .

To support The Mansaray Foundation in its fight to end maternal deaths in rural Sierra Leone, kindly visit our website at www.mansarayfoundation.org. If you want to see our work and its impacts in the rural communities we serve check out our social media pages on Facebook, Twitter and also on my Linkedin at Saibatu Mansaray. My African sisters and mothers need you now more than ever! Join us in the #fightforourmothers.

With love,

I am your host Saibatu Mansaray signing out with BE BOLD, BE BRAVE, BE YOU!

Tune in to hear Sierra Leone's finest lyricist discuss his battle with depression and his bold step to seek care.

Thank you all for tuning into the show! If you want to learn more about what we talked about today, you can visit our website, at www.saibatumansaray.com.

If you liked the show, please make sure to like and subscribe so you can get new episodes directly onto your phone. But let's keep the conversation going between episodes on The Saibatu Mansaray Journey handles on Facebook, Instagram , Twitter .

To support The Mansaray Foundation in its fight to end maternal deaths in rural Sierra Leone, kindly visit our website at www.mansarayfoundation.org. If you want to see our work and its impacts in the rural communities we serve check out our social media pages on Facebook, Twitter and also on my Linkedin at Saibatu Mansaray. My African sisters and mothers need you now more than ever! Join us in the #fightforourmothers.

With love,

I am your host Saibatu Mansaray signing out with BE BOLD, BE BRAVE, BE YOU!

Short reminder on holding on tightly to our spiritually healthy habits that we embraced in the month of Ramadan. Now that the blessed month is behind us, where are we in our Iman and taqwa? May Allah grant us ease upon our affairs. Barakallahu feekum!

Thank you all for tuning into the show! If you want to learn more about what we talked about today, you can visit our website, at www.saibatumansaray.com.

If you liked the show, please make sure to like and subscribe so you can get new episodes directly onto your phone. But let's keep the conversation going between episodes on The Saibatu Mansaray Journey handles on Facebook, Instagram , Twitter .

To support The Mansaray Foundation in its fight to end maternal deaths in rural Sierra Leone, kindly visit our website at www.mansarayfoundation.org. If you want to see our work and its impacts in the rural communities we serve check out our social media pages on Facebook, Twitter and also on my Linkedin at Saibatu Mansaray. My African sisters and mothers need you now more than ever! Join us in the #fightforourmothers.

With love,

I am your host Saibatu Mansaray signing out with BE BOLD, BE BRAVE, BE YOU!

Short reminder on the Night of Power. Barakallahu feekum!

Thank you all for tuning into the show! If you want to learn more about what we talked about today, you can visit our website, at www.saibatumansaray.com.

If you liked the show, please make sure to like and subscribe so you can get new episodes directly onto your phone. But let's keep the conversation going between episodes on The Saibatu Mansaray Journey handles on Facebook, Instagram , Twitter .

To support The Mansaray Foundation in its fight to end maternal deaths in rural Sierra Leone, kindly visit our website at www.mansarayfoundation.org. If you want to see our work and its impacts in the rural communities we serve check out our social media pages on Facebook, Twitter and also on my Linkedin at Saibatu Mansaray. My African sisters and mothers need you now more than ever! Join us in the #fightforourmothers.

With love,

I am your host Saibatu Mansaray signing out with BE BOLD, BE BRAVE, BE YOU!

Fasting is an obligation upon the Muslim. May Allah grant us steadfastness in this holy month, barakallahu feekum!

Thank you all for tuning into the show! If you want to learn more about what we talked about today, you can visit our website, at www.saibatumansaray.com.

If you liked the show, please make sure to like and subscribe so you can get new episodes directly onto your phone. But let's keep the conversation going between episodes on The Saibatu Mansaray Journey handles on Facebook, Instagram , Twitter .

To support The Mansaray Foundation in its fight to end maternal deaths in rural Sierra Leone, kindly visit our website at www.mansarayfoundation.org. If you want to see our work and its impacts in the rural communities we serve check out our social media pages on Facebook, Twitter and also on my Linkedin at Saibatu Mansaray. My African sisters and mothers need you now more than ever! Join us in the #fightforourmothers.

With love,

I am your host Saibatu Mansaray signing out with BE BOLD, BE BRAVE, BE YOU!