The healing power of crying

Working on joy | The Daily Vulnerable

by Damola Morenikeji Recently, a friend told me about what is being done in her company to make staff happy and engaged. I laughed when I heard it, and knew the effects will not last. I had just spent an hour in her office – and from what I saw, the perks wouldn’t do the... Read More

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February 29, 2020

Choose your thoughts | The Daily Vulnerable

You can choose your thoughts. A practical exercise shows you how: [embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIkirYVx0eE[/embedyt]

February 28, 2020

Over-react | The Daily Vulnerable

by Ponmile Shittu A couple of months back, I probably wouldn’t have given thought to if or why people overreact. However, in recent times it has become quite obvious that a lot of times, we let our strong emotions take over, we over-think situations, we analyze wrongly and then we overreact to them. Often times... Read More

February 27, 2020

For her | The Daily Vulnerable

by Fatima Allahnanan This is for her Whose stepfather kept a cutlass by the side Thrusting forcefully into her While his wife is away for her merchandise In the same bed he sex his wife In the same bed he sex her mother This is for her Who cried every-night her mother is away Who... Read More

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February 26, 2020

Silence and words | The Daily Vulnerable

by Ado Aminu Silence is golden, they say, until it staunch the tide of welling emotions that will otherwise have trickled manageably, drip by small drips, bringing delicate release and no more. I have been silent for most of my growing up and then grown years. My nanny (rest her soul) will tell it if... Read More

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February 22, 2020

Protect your time | The Daily Vulnerable

by Kara Cutruzzula What’s the most important part of your day? Maybe it’s your morning routine — you love the quiet moments with your best friend. (Coffee.) Or maybe it’s collaborating with your colleagues. Feeling stimulated by your work. Maybe it’s the few pages you read during lunch, or the few minutes you spend in... Read More

February 20, 2020

They don’t understand | The Daily Vulnerable

by Bimpe Aliu I have made it a habit to be okay with knowing that some people can’t understand. That’s not because I’m not saying it enough, not because I haven’t repeated this sentence more than four times. But because when I stutter, as I have every time I talk since primary school, and realise... Read More

February 19, 2020

Lies I believed | The Daily Vulnerable

by Damola Morenikeji Maybe you’ve heard those lies too, and believed them. “Women can multitask better than men. As a man, you should learn how to multitask.” “Fish stink from the head downward.” “One of the hallmarks of a responsible person is achieving work-life balance.” “Everything is equally important.” One other classic one is about... Read More

February 17, 2020

Men are broken | The Daily Vulnerable

by Ore Fakorede Many boys are raised to feel and express a narrow range of emotions: courage, anger, pride, tough stuff. “Big boys don’t cry.” “Be strong.” “Boys don’t say they love other boys.” So we grow up with a twisted sense of what manhood means and a deep-rooted lack of empathy for ourselves, never mind... Read More

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February 14, 2020

Feedback Friday: “I won’t avoid life”

Fellow traveller, We love reading your emails, thoughts, and feedback about the TDV pieces you read. We are blessed to be part of your life, every day, in the most honourable way. We look forward to holding one another as we do life together. We’ll share two emails from this community. Keep them coming; we read every... Read More

February 13, 2020

The Daily Vulnerable: Thorn

by Pelumi Shittu What do you do when you miss a loved one? What do you do when you sorrowfully remember the death of a loved one and wish you can bring them back? What can you do, when it is the time you need someone the most but they are not there for you?... Read More

February 12, 2020

Where we belong | The Daily Vulnerable

by Ado Aminu My mother, if she remembers this incident [from what I shared yesterday], might muse not without a certain amount of wonder, about how I have contrived, or if it is more acceptable to her to lay the blame at fate’s feet for how my life has turned out, how fate has contrived... Read More

February 11, 2020

When clarity meets action at LifeClass

by Damola Morenikeji One treasured part of the work we do at Joy, Inc. is the ease at which people find clarity to make important decisions after each session. Either it involves decision-makers at the Joy for Teams training or other wonderful humans at the Re. Treat. That process – decluttering and acting from clarity –... Read More

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February 10, 2020

The Daily Vulnerable: Choose

by Avviva Oluwaseun There’s an innate need in everyone to dominate. I believe it’s the foundation of all human conflict, the mother of “ego.” Yet, it has influenced many great and sustainable achievements. Then there are legacies, the movements everyone one want to embrace – a story everyone wants to be a part of. Those are... Read More

February 8, 2020

When Life breaks your heart | The Daily Vulnerable

“Good things happen to good people” You have heard that before, haven’t you? So, what do you do when life breaks your heart? This conversation explores it, with calm, and depth and love. See this video: [embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKpPmwQcR5o[/embedyt]

February 7, 2020

The Daily Vulnerable: Miss Red

by Fatima Allahnanan Mohammed I can never forget my first encounter with “Miss Red”. She showed up in red, the colour I hate. My heart skipped the first day I looked down and saw her. No one was at home and she felt that was the perfect time to torture me. She poked me in... Read More

February 6, 2020

The Daily Vulnerable: Shameful period

by Fatima Allahnanan “You shouldn’t have given it to him!” That was the reply I got when I sent the gateman to buy me sanitary pad. Why is my period a taboo? My sister wasn’t too messy for me to notice her period before I saw mine. But I saw the sanitary pads and they gave... Read More

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February 5, 2020

The Daily Vulnerable: On time

I don’t believe that time alone heals all things. I think that time meets our decisions, the environment, and aspirations to make things better. When people base their actions on what’s happening in the present, the latest news or most threading fad, it saps energy leaving them with a misread larger picture. Here, time helps.... Read More

February 4, 2020

Don’t postpone your rest | The Daily Vulnerable

by Ore Fakorede There’s a foolish pride in pushing ourselves as far as we think we can go. The thing is, our limits are usually not that far off, so we tend to break long before we’re satisfied with how much effort we’re putting in. (Burnout, anyone?) And recovery is much harder than preemptive rest, just... Read More

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February 3, 2020

The Daily Vulnerable: A glorious, blazing sun

by Arit Okpo Woke up feeling grey… Spirit itchy… upset and not sure why. I take the time to think through it and realise my spirit is chafing a bit. Realise that I am again circulating my life around others, and of course, that is not who I am. I am connecting with the thought that... Read More

February 1, 2020

The Daily Vulnerable: How will you measure your life?

We seem to have a consensus that success is defined differently by each person, and what we all consider important differ. Sometimes, it’s better to take this assumption further and ask how you will measure your life. It’s a process worth the time. Clayton Christensen – in his memory – showed us how: [embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvos4nORf_Y[/embedyt]

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January 30, 2020

Learning update | The Daily Vulnerable

by Avviva Oluwaseun Is there really room to stop and smell the roses when the end of the road isn’t defined? The uncertainty of the end or how, is the more reason to stop and smell the roses. Sacrifice is more bearable when an end is defined. The certainty in the midst if chaos is... Read More

January 29, 2020

Trapped | The Daily Vulnerable

by Avviva Oluwaseun I feel trapped. I feel like I’m being held to a high standard, but it has to be defined by them; I’m not sure I even recognise myself again or it’s now them talking and I don’t think; I’m ok with that. What happens when the mistakes start to occur? What happens... Read More

January 28, 2020

Mudita | The Daily Vulnerable

by Paul Jarvis In Sanskrit, there’s a term called ‘Mudita,’ and there’s no equivalent word in English. Essentially, it means to have sympathetic or unselfish joy for others—regardless of where they’re at in their own lives. Really, if we spend less time envying or assuming that others think less of us because they’re in a... Read More

January 27, 2020

Enough | The Daily Vulnerable

(by Paul Jarvis) Exterior mindfulness (some call it minimalism) only works when we solve for enough. It’s not just a matter of having less stuff or having nothing or having that one carefully arranged bohemian tchotchke on your live-edge cedar coffee table. (That’s only useful if minimalism is simply an aesthetic you like for your... Read More

January 25, 2020

Before you send the next email | The Daily Vulnerable

Does it truly need to be written the way you have? Right before you send the next email, go through it again. Is it written with compassion and consciousness? Check again, and practice mindful emailing today. Want to know how? Check this 2-minute video. [embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBBy5Jx_xrQ[/embedyt] If you liked this post from The Daily Vulnerable, why... Read More

January 24, 2020

This is how | The Daily Vulnerable

(by Ado Aminu) This is how you do life, You cry until you don’t anymore, You carry the weight of your fallen body on tired shoulders and knees whose skin is broken and bleeding and you crawl until your legs have regained their strength and are able to carry you and then you walk, You... Read More

October 16, 2019

Joy, Inc. launches network against depression, as short film on mental health is unveiled

In commemoration of World Mental Health Day, Joy, Inc., a human flourishing company, has launched Mad Against Depression and Anxiety (MADA); a network of professionals and influential personalities combining their resources and experiences to fight depression. The exclusive event which held at the Genesis Deluxe Cinema, Victoria Island, Lagos on 11 October, 2019, was organized... Read More

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October 14, 2019