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The Paula Oyinkan ShowRegulating Your Nervous System Is Easier Than You Think: How to Heal from Burnout with Tamu Thomas | Ep19.🎥 Get priority access to submit questions, exclusive behind the scenes content and early access to events by joining The Paula Oyinkan Show Patreon here http://patreon.com/c/ThePaulaOyinkanShow🎙️ This Week’s Episode: Regulating Your Nervous System Is Easier Than You Think: How to Heal from Burnout with Tamu Thomas | Ep19.In this empowering episode of The Paula Oyinkan Show, I sat down with Tamu Thomas Somatic coach, nervous system educator and Author of women who work too much to unpack why so many women feel stuck in survival mode and h...2025-05-0729 min
The Paula Oyinkan ShowHow to Navigate Changing Female Friendships: A chat on Identity, Love & Womanhood w/ Renee | Ep18.💌 Join Our Email ListLooking for weekly inspiration to become the best version of you? Sign up for The Paula Oyinkan Show email list here: https://thepaulaoyinkanshow.com 🎙️ This Week’s Episode: How to Navigate Changing Female Friendships: A Conversation on Identity, Love & Womanhood with Renee Kapuku | Ep18.In this heartfelt episode of The Paula Oyinkan Show, I sat down with Social Impact Leader, Co-Founder of To My Sisters and newlywed Renee Kapuku for an honest conversation about the evolving nature of female friendships, identity within marriage and what it...2025-04-3033 min
The Paula Oyinkan ShowHow to Build Generational Wealth & Start Investing as a Millennial Woman w/ Selina Flavius | Ep17.💌 Join Our Email ListLooking for weekly inspiration to become the best version of you? Sign up for The Paula Oyinkan Show email list here: https://thepaulaoyinkanshow.com 🎙️ This Week’s Episode: How to Build Generational Wealth & Start Investing as a Millennial Woman with Selina FlaviusIn this powerful episode of The Paula Oyinkan Show, I sat down with Selina Flavius, Founder of Black Girl Finance, to break down the practical steps millennial women can take to take control of their finances, start investing and build long-term generational wealth.We unpack the basics of investing, demystify ISA...2025-04-2333 min
The Paula Oyinkan ShowHow to Rise Above Judgment: Pregnant at 17 & Shamed by the Church with EstareLIVE | Ep16.💌 Join Our Email ListLooking for weekly inspiration to become the best version of you? Sign up for The Paula Oyinkan Show email list here: https://thepaulaoyinkanshow.com 🎙️ This Week’s Episode: Teenage Pregnancy, Church Shame & Rising Above Judgment In this inspiring episode of The Paula Oyinkan Show, I sat down with EstareLIVE, Nigerian British lifestyle content creator, to unpack her journey through teenage pregnancy, church shame, and the power of resilience.At just 17, Estare became pregnant and faced intense criticism and ostracisation within her church community. We talk candidly abo...2025-04-1647 min
The Paula Oyinkan ShowHow to Embrace Ageing & Let Go of Beauty Pressures as a Millennial Woman with Mia Maugé | Ep15.💌 Join Our Email ListLooking for weekly inspiration to become the best version of you? Sign up for The Paula Oyinkan Show email list here: https://thepaulaoyinkanshow.com 🎙️ This Week’s Episode: How to Embrace Ageing & Let Go of Beauty Pressures as a Millennial Woman with Mia MaugéThis week, I was joined by the radiant Mia Maugé, model, speaker and advocate for positive ageing to have a deeply honest conversation about ageing, beauty, and what it really means to reinvent yourself on your own terms.Mia opens up about navigating societal expectations as an older woman, es...2025-04-0936 min
The Paula Oyinkan ShowPetra Velzeboer on Mental Health: Overcoming Addiction, Suicidal Thoughts & Digital Burnout | Ep14💌 Join Our Email ListLooking for weekly inspiration to become the best version of you? Sign up for The Paula Oyinkan Show email list here: https://thepaulaoyinkanshow.com 🎙️ This Week’s Episode: Petra Velzeboer on Mental Health – Overcoming Addiction, Suicidal Thoughts & Digital BurnoutIn this powerful episode, I sat down with Petra Velzeboer, an incredible mental health expert, speaker, and CEO, to discuss her personal journey of overcoming addiction, battling suicidal thoughts, and navigating digital burnout.Petra’s story is one of resilience, grow...2025-04-0246 min
The Paula Oyinkan ShowNissy Tee on Miscarriage, the Reality of Hustle Culture & Why You Need Insurance | Ep13.💌 Join Our Email ListLooking for weekly inspiration to become the best version of you? Sign up for The Paula Oyinkan Show email list here: https://thepaulaoyinkanshow.com 🎙️ This Week’s Episode: Nissy Tee on Miscarriage, the Reality of Hustle Culture & Why You Need InsuranceIn this week’s episode, I sit down with the brilliant Nissy Tee, content creator, entrepreneur, and speaker for a raw and powerful conversation about miscarriage, the realities of hustle culture, and the importance of financial protection.Nissy opens up about her personal experience of miscarriage, offering a deeply moving insight into th...2025-03-2649 min
The Paula Oyinkan ShowHow Faith & Resilience Helped Nellie Robert-Gbadebo Overcome Breast Cancer | Ep12.💌 Join Our Email ListLooking for weekly inspiration to become the best version of you? Sign up for The Paula Oyinkan Show email list here: https://thepaulaoyinkanshow.com 🎙️ This Week’s Episode: How Faith & Resilience Helped Nellie Robert-Gbadebo Overcome Breast CancerIn this powerful episode, I sit down with Nellie Robert-Gbadebo as she shares her deeply personal journey of being diagnosed with breast cancer and how her faith played a major role in her healing and resilience.We discuss the emotional and physical cha...2025-03-1946 min
The Paula Oyinkan ShowVanessa Sanyauke on Building a Business, Dating in Your 30s & Navigating Cultural Expectations | Ep11.💌 Join Our Email ListLooking for weekly inspiration to become the best version of you? Sign up for The Paula Oyinkan Show email list here: https://thepaulaoyinkanshow.com 🎙️ This Week’s Episode: Vanessa Sanyauke on Building a Business, Dating in Your 30s & Navigating Cultural ExpectationsIn this week’s episode, I sat down with the brilliant Vanessa Sanyauke, Entrepreneur and Founder of Girls Talk London and The Hill App, to talk about her journey building a successful business, navigating dating and singleness in her 30s, and the cultural double standards placed on African women versus men.Vanessa shar...2025-03-1246 min
The Paula Oyinkan ShowNavigating the Corporate World as a Black Woman: Microaggressions, Career Growth & Confidence with Thandi Rose | Ep10.💌 Join Our Email ListLooking for weekly inspiration to become the best version of you? Sign up for The Paula Oyinkan Show email list here: https://thepaulaoyinkanshow.com 🎙️ This Week’s Episode: Navigating the Corporate World as a Black Woman: Microaggressions, Career Growth & Confidence with Thandi RoseIn this week’s episode, I sat down with the incredible Thandi Rose to have a powerful conversation about what it really means to navigate the corporate world as a Black woman. We discussed everything from dealing with microaggressions and racism in the workplace to building confidence, optimizing your CV, and success...2025-03-0543 min
The Paula Oyinkan ShowThe reality of extreme pregnancy sickness, motherhood and finding yourself again as an ambitious woman with Shannie Mears | EP.9💌 Join Our Email ListLooking for weekly inspiration to become the best version of you? Sign up for The Paula Oyinkan Show email list here: https://thepaulaoyinkanshow.com 🎙️ This Week’s Episode: The Reality of Extreme Pregnancy Sickness, Motherhood & Finding Yourself Again as an Ambitious Woman with Shannie MearsIn this week's episode, I sat down with the incredible Shannie Mears, co-founder of The Elephant Room, to have an open and honest conversation about the realities of pregnancy, motherhood, and identity.Shannie shares her deeply personal experience with Hyperemesis Gravidarum (HG) 🩸—an extreme form of pregnancy sickness...2025-02-2649 min
The Paula Oyinkan ShowVanessa Vanderpuye on Becoming an Actress, Facing Colourism & Navigating Grief | Ep8.💌 Join Our Email ListLooking for weekly inspiration to become the best version of you? Sign up for The Paula Oyinkan Show email list here: https://thepaulaoyinkanshow.com 🎙️ This Week’s Episode: Vanessa Vanderpuye on Becoming an Actress, Colourism in the entertainment Industry & Navigating GriefIn this week’s episode, I sat down with the incredibly talented Vanessa Vanderpuye, an award-winning Actress and Model. Vanessa opens up about her journey to becoming an actress, the challenges she faced as a dark-skinned woman in the industry, and the reality of colourism in entertainment.We also have a heartfelt con...2025-02-1932 min
The Paula Oyinkan ShowBeyond the Big Day: The Truth About Marriage & Wedding Planning with Tobi Yusuf | Ep7.💌 Join Our Email ListLooking for weekly inspiration to become the best version of you? Sign up for The Paula Oyinkan Show email list here: https://thepaulaoyinkanshow.com 🎙️ This Week’s Episode: Beyond the Big Day – The Truth About Marriage & Wedding Planning with Tobi YusufIn this week's episode, I sat down with the amazing Tobi Yusuf, the Founder of Riah Events. We had an honest and insightful conversation about the realities of marriage, navigating relationships with men, and the truth about what really goes into planning a wedding.So many women focus on the wedding day, bu...2025-02-1230 min
The Paula Oyinkan ShowElizabeth Solaru on Overcoming Child Loss, Reinventing Herself & Networking Like a Pro | EP6.💌 Join Our Email ListLooking for weekly inspiration to become the best version of you? Sign up for The Paula Oyinkan Show email list here: https://thepaulaoyinkanshow.com 🎙️ This Week’s Episode: Elizabeth Solaru on Overcoming Child Loss, Reinventing Herself & Networking Like a ProIn this week's episode, I sat down with the incredible Elizabeth Solaru, a Microbiologist turned Headhunter turned Luxury Cake Maker turned Luxury Strategist. Her story is one of resilience, reinvention, and success at the highest level.Elizabeth opens up about her deeply personal journey, including experiencing child loss and nearly losing her life afte...2025-02-0550 min
The Paula Oyinkan ShowHow Being Spiked Changed Yasmina Ossai’s Life: Overcoming Trauma and Building a Fashion Brand | EP5.💌 Join Our Email ListLooking for weekly inspiration to become the best version of you? Sign up for The Paula Oyinkan Show email list here: https://thepaulaoyinkanshow.com
🎙️ This Week’s Episode: Overcoming Trauma & Building a Fashion Brand with Yasmina Ossai
In this week’s episode, I sat down with the inspiring Yasmina Ossai, Founder of Mina Novski, who shares her journey of resilience after being spiked and how she turned that traumatic experience into an opportunity for growth. Yasmina opens up about navigating her healing process, rediscovering her confidence, and starting her own clothin...2025-01-291h 03
The Paula Oyinkan ShowThe Power of Gratitude, Solo Travel & Pursuing Your Dreams with Rahma's Visual Diary | EP4.💌 Join Our Email ListLooking for weekly inspiration to become the best version of you? Sign up for The Paula Oyinkan Show email list here: https://thepaulaoyinkanshow.com 🎙️ This Week’s Episode: The Power of Gratitude, Solo Travel & Pursuing Your Dreams with Rahma's Visual DiaryIn this week's episode, I sat down with the incredible Rahma Ali, the creator of Rahma's Visual Diary. Rahma shares her journey of embracing gratitude, solo traveling, and chasing her dreams.From navigating the challenges of solo travel to cultivating a mindset rooted in gratitude, Rahma’s story is a testament to th...2025-01-2229 min
The Paula Oyinkan ShowHow Tega Akinola Turned Upcycling Into a Nike Collaboration and Built a Fashion Brand | EP3.💌 Join Our Email ListLooking for weekly inspiration to become the best version of you? Sign up for The Paula Oyinkan Show email list here: https://thepaulaoyinkanshow.com 🎙️ 🎙️ This Week’s Episode: Turning Lockdown Creativity Into a Nike Collaboration with Tega AkinolaIn this week's episode, I’m joined by the incredibly talented Tega Akinola, a fashion designer whose unique approach to upcycling led to a collaboration with Nike amongst many other achievements. Tega shares her journey of turning a lockdown hobby into a thriving creative career, including:- How she discovered her passion for upcycling and sustai...2025-01-1534 min
The Paula Oyinkan ShowWhat Is Burnout? How to Avoid It and Unlock Your Leadership Potential in 2025 with Rachelle Watson-Hill | EP2.💌 Join Our Email ListLooking for weekly inspiration to become the best version of you? Sign up for The Paula Oyinkan Show email list here: https://thepaulaoyinkanshow.com
🎙️ This Week’s Episode: Burnout, Leadership, and Business with Rachelle Watson-Hill
In this week's episode of The Paula Oyinkan Show, I’m joined by the inspiring Rachelle Watson-Hill, a Leadership coach and Business Growth Consultant. We dive into some of the most critical topics for millennial women in 2025:- What burnout really is and practical tips to avoid it in your personal and professional li...2025-01-0835 min
The Paula Oyinkan ShowCharlotte Stavrou on Dyslexia, Diversity & Redefining Influencer Marketing | EP1.💌 Join Our Email List
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🎙️ This Week’s Episode
This week, I had the pleasure of sitting down with the fabulous Charlotte Stavrou, Founder of SevenSix Agency, an influencer marketing agency dedicated to working with diverse talent.
Charlotte shared so much wisdom, including:
- Her experience discovering dyslexia later in life.
- What it really takes to build a successful business in the influencer marketing wo...2025-01-0155 min
You're BookedPaula Hawkins - You're BookedMore legends of literature are dropping by as we welcome bestselling author and crime icon Paula Hawkins! Paula's first book was the phenomenal The Girl on the Train which sold over 20 million copies and was translated into over 50 languages. She followed it up with the bestsellers Into the Water and A Slow Fire Burning. Her latest is the highly anticipated The Blue Hour. We talked to her about art books, the writers so good they make you want to give up, great authors from Zimbabwe and being disappointed by a lack of Wombles. Find out more about all the...2024-10-1454 min
Performance Marketing UnlockedHow to win at affiliate marketing, TikTok Shop and social media platformsLord Sugar made a real mistake by not making this week's guest the winning candidate in The Apprentice. Paula Oyinkan, affiliate marketing specialist from Avon has set up just about every business you can imagine. Want to know the secret to her success? Social media.In this episode, Paula describes the benefits of different platforms from TikTok to Instagram to LinkedIn. She explains the blurred lines between affiliate, partnerships and influencer marketing and how to get the most return on your investment.She also attempts PMW Resell Me a Pen challenge – perhaps the mo...2023-08-2928 min
The High Five – UnitedMonkeeeThe High Five Podcast Episode 58 – Wonderful Women Writers!
In an effort to keep celebrating women’s month for the rest of the year and beyond, I’m running down a quintet of books by women authors that I really enjoyed recently. The group includes Bari Wood’s The Tribe (the Valancourt version), Girl Sleuth by Melanie Rehak, Paula Hawkins’ A Slow Fire Burning, My Sister The Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite and Joan Didion’s Slouching Towards Bethlehem.
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Dog Eared and Foxed86 Women Authors in 10 minutes, a prelude to Internation Women’s Day, 2022Ange has organised an event at The Ink Spot to celebrate International Women's Day on the 8th of March, and she asked me to take part and say something about the prioritisation of women authors in my reading over the last few years.
I recorded the piece for timing purposes, and thought I might as well bash it out as an episode of Dog Eared and Foxed. It's the first outing for my new microphone.
Alice Bradley Sheldon
Alison Lurie
Amanda Mason
Anbara Salam
Andi Osho
Anita Brookner
Anna Burns
Anne Tyler
Annie Proulx
Ariel Levy
A...2022-03-0511 min
Best Full-Length Audiobooks in Mystery, Thriller & Horror, SuspenseThe Woman in the Purple Skirt: A Novel by Natsuko ImamuraPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/466847 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Woman in the Purple Skirt: A Novel Author: Natsuko Imamura Narrator: Jennifer Ikeda Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 55 minutes Release date: June 8, 2021 Genres: Suspense Publisher's Summary: A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: NPR · Marie Claire “A taut and compelling depiction of loneliness and obsession.” --Paula Hawkins, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Girl on the Train “[It] will keep you firmly in its grip.” --Oyinkan Braithwaite, bestselling author of My Sister, the Serial Killer “The love child of Eugene Ionesco and Patricia Highsmith.” --Kelly Link, bestselling author of Get in...2021-06-0810 min
Discover Top Full Audiobooks in Fiction, Contemporary WomenThe Woman in the Purple Skirt: A Novel by Natsuko ImamuraPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/466847 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Woman in the Purple Skirt: A Novel Author: Natsuko Imamura Narrator: Jennifer Ikeda Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 55 minutes Release date: June 8, 2021 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: NPR · Marie Claire “A taut and compelling depiction of loneliness and obsession.” --Paula Hawkins, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Girl on the Train “[It] will keep you firmly in its grip.” --Oyinkan Braithwaite, bestselling author of My Sister, the Serial Killer “The love child of Eugene Ionesco and Patricia Highsmith.” --Kelly Link, bestselling auth...2021-06-0810 min
Full Audiobooks in Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Suspense[German] - Meine Schwester, die Serienmörderin (Gekürzt) by Oyinkan BraithwaitePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/523507 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Meine Schwester, die Serienmörderin (Gekürzt) Author: Oyinkan Braithwaite Narrator: Sabina Godec Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 26 minutes Release date: April 23, 2021 Genres: Suspense Publisher's Summary: Zwei Schwestern, die unterschiedlicher nicht sein könnten: Ayoola ist das Lieblingskind, unglaublich schön - und sie hat die Angewohnheit, ihre Männer umzubringen. Korede ist eher praktisch veranlagt und dafür zuständig hinter ihrer Schwester aufzuräumen: die Krankenschwester kennt die besten Tricks, um Blut zu entfernen, und ihr Kofferraum ist groß genug für eine Leiche. Dann verkn...2021-04-2303 min
Literary AnythingEpisode 29 - HamnetThis month's feature book was on many top lists for 2020, not to mention Maggie O'Farrell was at Adelaide Writers' Week this year discussing it. Jayne and Paula dig into this fictional account of the short life of Shakespeare's only son who died at age 11.
Books they mention:
Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell
After You'd Gone by Maggie O'Farrell
My Lover's Lover by Maggie O'Farrell
The Vanishing Act by Maggie O'Farrell
The Hand that First Held Mine by Maggie O'Farrell
I Am, I Am, I Am by Maggie O'Farrell
Nothing Can Hurt You by Nicola Maye Goldberg
And Now We Have Everything...2021-03-0453 min
Lorems023 - Yu Yu Hakusho: Nostalgia, Referências Míticas e NerdicesAna e Cláudia revisitam esse anime queridíssimo de nossas infâncias na Manchete! Com personagens anti-heróis, irreverência e dublagem descambadíssima (no bom sentido), Yu Yu Hakusho foi um marco entre os primeiros animes exibidos no Brasil.Muita nostalgia, referências míticas sobre youkais e uma boa dose de nerdice acompanham esse episódio. Vai lá ouvir, diabo!!__________________________________________________ > INDICAÇÕES - Livro: Minha irmã a serial killer - Oyinkan Braithwaite - Livro: O Mundo se despedaça - Chinua Achebe - Anime: Gegege no Kitarou - Série...2020-11-181h 47
Unabridged: A Book PodcastThrillers that You Can't Put Down - Better on AudioIn this Unabridged Podcast episode, we're discussing specific thrillers that we've read and LOVED (including books by Ruth Ware, Oyinkan Braithwaite, and T.M. Logan), and we're talking more generally about what does and does not work for us when it comes to the thriller genre. We've talked a lot recently about comfort reads and light reads, but we know from our Bookstagram community that thrillers are also a great escape for many readers. Let us know what you have read and loved when it comes to thrillers!
Bookish Check In
Sara - Brandy F...2020-05-1339 min
Culture ComfortsEpisode 8: Nora Ephron, Dolly Alderton and The Lion KingThank you for listening to Episode 8 of Culture Comforts! If you have any questions or recommendations get in touch at culturecomfortspodcast@gmail.com. Details of everything we’ve discussed below. BooksLove by Toni MorrisonMy Sister The Serial Killer by Oyinkan BraithwaiteQueenie by Candice Carty-WilliamsHeartburn by Nora EphronThe Paris Wife by Paula MclainHadley Freeman: Me and Mrs. Hemingway (https://www.theguardian.com/books/2011/mar/10/hadley-freeman-richardson-ernest-hemingway)TelevisionGood Omens on Amazon Prime...2019-07-2947 min
From the Front PorchEpisode 226 || Seasonal Reads: SummerSuuummertiiiiiime, and the front doors are swoooollen. Join Chris and Annie for a preview of the summer's hottest releases and a look back to some of our favorite backlist beach reads. Some other "best of" lists we mentioned: + Good Housekeeping+ Modern Mrs. Darcy You can find all of the following books for sale (or preorder) in The Bookshelf's online store. New in 2019: + City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert + Ask Again, Yes by Mary Beth Keane + The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead + Family of Origin by CJ Hauser + Stars of Alabama by Shawn Dietrich + The Lager Queen of Minnesota by J. Ryan St...2019-06-0636 min
Literary AnythingEpisode 5 - Normal PeopleIt's May and it's history month! Jayne and Paula talk about the Marion Library events coming up in celebration of history and then have conflicting opinions about this month's book selection, Normal People. Also Paula seems to have a thing for books about serial killers this month. And introducing the new Literary Anything Facebook group! Request to join and get in on the book convo!
Books they mention:
Normal People by Sally Rooney
The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides
Good Me, Bad Me by Ali Land
My Sister the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite
We Need to Talk About Kevin...2019-05-0140 min
Nicole BoniaReading Around The WorldThis week, Gayle and Nicole talk about books set in foreign places— especially those that are evocative of place— and how that enhances or changes the reading experience. Mari Partyka, a passionate reader, intrepid traveler and longtime friend of The Readerly Report joins us, and comes prepared with book recommendations!Books mentioned in this podcast:The Secret Lives Of Baba Segi’s Wives by Lola Shoneyin The Dinner List by Rebecca Searle A Long Way Home by Ishmael Beah The Night Olivia Fell by Christina McDonald Reconstructing Amelia by Kimber...2019-03-1455 min