Send us a text In this powerful conversation, we sit down with Whitney Balusi, author of "First Born Daughter: Becoming through the Burden", to explore the unique and often invisible weight carried by firstborn daughters. Whitney shares her deeply personal journey of excavating her own story—one shaped by cultural expectations, family duty, and the unspoken rule that being "the strong one" means you never need support. Through candid reflections on faith, identity, and mental wellness, Whitn...
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Send us a text In this powerful conversation, we sit down with Whitney Balusi, author of "First Born Daughter: Becoming through the Burden", to explore the unique and often invisible weight carried by firstborn daughters. Whitney shares her deeply personal journey of excavating her own story—one shaped by cultural expectations, family duty, and the unspoken rule that being "the strong one" means you never need support. Through candid reflections on faith, identity, and mental wellness, Whitn...
S2 E20 | Wealth Is a Tool, Not the Destination: A Lesson from Bamba Day
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9 minutes
3 months ago
S2 E20 | Wealth Is a Tool, Not the Destination: A Lesson from Bamba Day
Send us a text Episode Summary: In this powerful episode of the Mentium Podcast, I share a life-changing lesson I received at the Bamba Day Parade in New York from Cheikh Mame Mor Mbacke, a grandson of Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba. He said in Wolof: “Alal jumtu kay la du jummu way.” “Wealth is a tool. It is not the destination.” I reflect on how this timeless teaching speaks to the heart of the immigrant experience—especially for those who leave home, risk everything, and chase wealth as the ultimate...
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Send us a text In this powerful conversation, we sit down with Whitney Balusi, author of "First Born Daughter: Becoming through the Burden", to explore the unique and often invisible weight carried by firstborn daughters. Whitney shares her deeply personal journey of excavating her own story—one shaped by cultural expectations, family duty, and the unspoken rule that being "the strong one" means you never need support. Through candid reflections on faith, identity, and mental wellness, Whitn...
