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Growing pains?… let’s check in with Gugu
Gugu Siwela
26 episodes
1 week ago
This podcast is a journey of navigation through these growing pains. The emotional, mental and spiritual checking in is important for this life thing. — I really just want to honour this space by holding hands with y’all as we balance each other when these growing pains try to come for our necks.
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This podcast is a journey of navigation through these growing pains. The emotional, mental and spiritual checking in is important for this life thing. — I really just want to honour this space by holding hands with y’all as we balance each other when these growing pains try to come for our necks.
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Growing pains?… let’s check in with Gugu
S2 E12 - Do I Love Myself & Am I a Good Person? Check In
Hey y’all! Do you love yourself? Do you like yourself? Are you a good person? If you answered yes to all these questions, would you be able to still say yes with a clear conscious in a room full of people who know you intimately? I tackle these questions in this episode & you can tell that I’ve deeply thought through them for a while now because these aren’t just simple yes or no questions. The complexities of being a human around other humans makes it impossible. Please join the podcast community on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/growingpains.letscheckin?igsh=NHZkZ2I4czVsaGdt&utm_source=qr
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1 year ago
22 minutes 49 seconds

Growing pains?… let’s check in with Gugu
S2 E11 - Feminine Energy Check In
Hey y’all! Today’s episode is definitely in my top 5! Anything to disrupt the norm & to not conform is good in my books. Good because it requires listening, paying attention & understanding something different. I promote healing so much because it allows us to discover & even affirm parts of ourselves. Parts that we’ve often felt like were shameful. I hope you enjoy this episode & decide to engage & share! Please join the podcast community on Instagram via this link https://www.instagram.com/growingpains.letscheckin?igsh=NHZkZ2I4czVsaGdt&utm_source=qr
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1 year ago
35 minutes

Growing pains?… let’s check in with Gugu
S2 E10 - Being a Black Woman Check In
Hey y’all! I mention an old episode in this episode so I thought I’d link it here for anyone who wants to listen to it https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gugu56/episodes/S1-E2---Identity-check-in-e1ovvhu Also, have you joined the podcast community on Instagram?? Follow the page through this link please! https://www.instagram.com/growingpains.letscheckin?igsh=NHZkZ2I4czVsaGdt&utm_source=qr
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1 year ago
29 minutes 46 seconds

Growing pains?… let’s check in with Gugu
S2 E9 - Life at 26 Check In
Hey y’all! I mentioned it a few times that I’d like for this episode to be an interactive one so please do engage! I’d really love to hear what you guys have to say. If you’re listening on Spotify then you can engage on the Q&A tab under what you thought about the episode. On Apple & other platforms you can tell me under review. I’m looking forward to hearing from y’all! Even men. If you haven’t joined the community on Instagram then please do! https://www.instagram.com/growingpains.letscheckin?igsh=NHZkZ2I4czVsaGdt&utm_source=qr
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1 year ago
26 minutes 58 seconds

Growing pains?… let’s check in with Gugu
S2 E8 - Entry into 2024 Check In
Hey y’all! Happy new year! Compliments into the season! Tbh I haven’t said this all that many times so I’m not upset about saying it lol. In this episode I openly share about the IG reflection trend which is my INs & OUTs for 2024. I encourage you all to do it as well, it’s really insightful. If you’re listening on Spotify & are comfortable then please share your ins & outs with me. I’d love to see what’s on everyone’s heart this year. Also if you haven’t followed the podcasts’s IG page please do it. You don’t want to miss anything this year because it’s going to be a big year for everyone! https://www.instagram.com/growingpains.letscheckin?igsh=NHZkZ2I4czVsaGdt&utm_source=qr
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1 year ago
31 minutes 47 seconds

Growing pains?… let’s check in with Gugu
S2 E7 - 2023 Check In
Hey y’all! Merry everything and happy everything!! We all know that this time of the year is universally known as the time to reflect so let’s get into it. My most sincere prayer for every single listener is that you heal, learn & give thanks to 2023. I hope 2024 is better than what this year offered whether it offered greatness or tragedy. I hope we don’t overlook the bad but heal from it so we can appreciate the better that’s coming our way next year. Be safe y’all.
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1 year ago
22 minutes 19 seconds

Growing pains?… let’s check in with Gugu
S2 E6 - Craft Check In (with Ib)
Hey y’all! So I have a little something something for everyone today. I want you guys to meet someone I recently connected with through her work. She’s a Nigerian lifestyle blogger who is into holistic wellness & self help (just like me!). We had an opportunity to virtually meet & it was such an honour for me to be allowed to publicly share the conversation we had. To say thank you for y’all’s continued support on this podcast I thought to share some bits from our conversation. Experience Ib’s writing yourself by subscribing to her blog https://itsib.home.blog/
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1 year ago
34 minutes 39 seconds

Growing pains?… let’s check in with Gugu
S2 E5 - Purpose Driven Life 2.0 Check In
Hey y’all! Now after the last episode I promise I have gathered myself. The emotional ramble has ended and we’re back to regular programming. Today’s episode is just a touch up on what happens when you’ve believed your whole life that a path is a narrow one direction walk way. That if you stray or take detours you may never get to where you’re headed. I’ve come to realise that that is false. A path, YOUR path may require you to detour in order to unlearn and learn habits and talents in order to reach your destination fully equipped. This is permission to desire more than one thing. More than one thing that’s “out of the ordinary” or “not expected from you”. God’s got you, believe that! Speaking of believing, would you believe me if I told you that we finally have an Instagram page? Because we do! Join the community here https://instagram.com/growingpains.letscheckin?igshid=OGQ5ZDc2ODk2ZA%3D%3D&utm_source=qr
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1 year ago
21 minutes 33 seconds

Growing pains?… let’s check in with Gugu
S2 E4 - Dating, Sex & Body Check In
Hey y’all! Now you’re about to enter my mind in this episode. Talk about so many emotions, so little vocabulary to express them! The emotional rant aside, I hope we all get a sense of ownership in our choices when it comes to romantic relationships & how we present them to family & friends. Whatever your decision is in life, own it whether that decision came as a result of lack or abundance in your childhood. Own where you are at right now. Once you own that, you can do anything with what you’ve got. So check in on your dating life. Check in on your relationship with your body. Have you joined our Instagram community yet? If not then do so now! https://instagram.com/growingpains.letscheckin?igshid=OGQ5ZDc2ODk2ZA%3D%3D&utm_source=qr
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2 years ago
47 minutes 40 seconds

Growing pains?… let’s check in with Gugu
S2 E3 - Journaling Check In
Hey y’all! If you know me personally or follow me on my personal IG page then you know I love to read & even write. I cannot imagine a world with no books or writing materials. I must say though, it’s unfortunately a privilege to be able to read & write so honour that as much as you can. Our minds deteriorate as we get older so savor these abilities pleassssse. Speaking of IG… have you followed the podcast Instagram page yet?? If not then do so now! https://instagram.com/growingpains.letscheckin?igshid=OGQ5ZDc2ODk2ZA%3D%3D&utm_source=qr
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2 years ago
21 minutes 40 seconds

Growing pains?… let’s check in with Gugu
S2 E2 - Hearing from God Check In
Hey y’all! Look, there’s birth and death in silence. You figure out what to starve and what to feed when you pause. Take inventory of self and then act. I’ve come to appreciate stillness more than ever in my recent years. You get so much from slowing down and even shutting down sometimes. I encourage everyone to check in on their quiet time so you can invite God into that space. Have you joined the community yet? If not then do so now! https://instagram.com/growingpains.letscheckin?igshid=OGQ5ZDc2ODk2ZA==
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2 years ago
14 minutes 25 seconds

Growing pains?… let’s check in with Gugu
S2 E1 - Social Media Check in
Hey y’all! As grown ups I really want us to be conscious and aware of what we take in holistically. Social media is one of the hardest things to cut off and to regulate but it is possible. Identify what you want out of your interactions on social media, decide how much time is too much time and find a middle that works for you. You can’t begin to do this without a check in on your relationship with social media so start to check in now. Speaking of social media…have you joined the community of Instagram!? If not, do so now https://instagram.com/growingpains.letscheckin?igshid=OGQ5ZDc2ODk2ZA==
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2 years ago
20 minutes 6 seconds

Growing pains?… let’s check in with Gugu
S2 - We’re back!
It feels so good to be back y’all! I missed y’all. Listen for what to look forward to this season! Follow & interact with the new IG page to join the community https://instagram.com/growingpains.letscheckin?igshid=MmIzYWVlNDQ5Yg==
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2 years ago
5 minutes 55 seconds

Growing pains?… let’s check in with Gugu
S1 - Check out
and now for the little write up I promised...lol. "Friends, family, strangers who've become familiar, I don't know you, I can't see you but I can feel you listening. I close my eyes and I can imagine you think, I can imagine you understand and question. We're not just flesh but we're spirit and a spirit transcends, that's how I know you're here. With you being here I want to say thank you. I want to say thank you for seeing our space as worthy. Thank you for your willingness to put up the mirror to see our similarities as reflections and our differences as diversity. Familiar stranger, friend don't forget that God is here. He says hi, let me in. He says well done, keep pushing. He says there's more, hold on tight. For this work I pray it held the space I intended it to hold. I pray it opened the closed hearts of those I prayed it would open. This isn't a goodbye but an interlude to a 'hi, remember me the voice that says ya'll instead you all?'"  Remember to check in on yourself.
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2 years ago
26 minutes 14 seconds

Growing pains?… let’s check in with Gugu
S1 E11 - Preferred future check in
I don't have much to say here this time around - lol. But listen, your plans matter truly, if they align with who you are and with God. 
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2 years ago
24 minutes 16 seconds

Growing pains?… let’s check in with Gugu
S1 E10 - Relationship check in
"We are a social species; we are meant to be in community - emotionally, socially, and physically interconnected with others." - Dr. Bruce Perry. Ya'll, what you don't water dies.
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2 years ago
26 minutes 27 seconds

Growing pains?… let’s check in with Gugu
S1 E9 - Doubt check in
Doubt...the enemy's favourite lie, the body's favourite escape. Pray through it, breathe through it and LIVE through it. He that started something in you, will see to finish it. Water that seed, fan that fire within you.  Book recommendation: Healing the soul of a woman by Joyce Meyer  https://www.takealot.com/healing-the-soul-of-a-woman-how-to-overcome-your-emotional-wound/PLID53843633
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2 years ago
29 minutes 51 seconds

Growing pains?… let’s check in with Gugu
S1 E8 - Resolution check in
Resolution - a firm decision to do or not to do something. - the QUALITY of being determined.  synonyms - intention, purpose, persistence.  Happy New Year ya'll! We made it to the other side. 
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2 years ago
27 minutes 22 seconds

Growing pains?… let’s check in with Gugu
S1 E7 - Love check in
John 3:16 - God so loved the world that He gave His only son , that whoever BELIEVES (in your heart and mind) in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.  that life starts now on earth. accept it, live it, give it.  your subconscious mind will recognise it but your conscious mind might fight it so continue to practice it until you believe it.  check in on love. Happy birthday to Jesus and Merry Christmas everyone!  Stay safe.
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2 years ago
38 minutes 56 seconds

Growing pains?… let’s check in with Gugu
S1 E6 - Insecurity check in
you CAN be a secure person and still have insecurities. what are you insecure about and how does that insecurity effect your behaviour and personality? check in on your insecurity/insecurities.
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2 years ago
31 minutes 24 seconds

Growing pains?… let’s check in with Gugu
This podcast is a journey of navigation through these growing pains. The emotional, mental and spiritual checking in is important for this life thing. — I really just want to honour this space by holding hands with y’all as we balance each other when these growing pains try to come for our necks.