Konversations with Kui
Konversations with Kui is an intimate podcast hosted by Dr. Kũi Mũraya that creates space for hard truths and radical vulnerability. Through candid dialogues and reflective solo episodes, it explores identity, freedom, faith and spirituality, family, love, grief, parenthood, and other lived experiences, especially among mature African women and men on the continent and in the diaspora. The show is a personal offering about entering a new season of life with intentionality, softness, and truth.
Episodes
The Work of Loving Again - S2 | E3
What does it take to love again after heartbreak, betrayal, and disappointment? How do we rebuild trust, recognise unhealthy relationship patterns, and remain open to love without losing ourselves in the process?In this episode of Konversations with Kui, our host Dr Kũi Mũraya sits down with Julie Githiri, a psychodynamic and psychosexual psychotherapist, for conversation about healing after heart
Moving Through This World As A Disabled African Woman - S2 | E2
What does it mean to navigate womanhood for women with disabilities? In this episode of Konversations with Kui, our host Dr. Kũi Mũraya is joined with two phenomenal women – Juliet Awuor and Jane Theuri. Together, they have an honest and deeply human conversation about disability, womanhood, relationships, motherhood, identity, representation, confidence, and inclusion.Both Jane and Juliet openly
When Work Becomes An Unsafe Place - S2 | E1
In this first episode of Season 2 of Konversations with Kui, our host Dr Kũi Mũraya shares a deeply personal experience on what happens when the workplace you once thrived in becomes a source of emotional and mental exhaustion?Kũi opens up about her personal experience with workplace bullying and the difficult decision to leave a job she had once found meaningful. She reflects on the power dynamic
Rooted In Gratitude - S1 | E12
In this deeply reflective final episode of Season 1 "Rooted In Gratitude", Dr. Kũî Mũraya shares her journey of starting this podcast in 2025, embracing uncertainty, and choosing to begin before everything felt "ready." She opens up about healing her inner self, reconnecting with her purpose, and shifting from a life of performance to one rooted in being, feeling, and authenticity.This episode exp
Redefining Masculinity In The 21st Century - S1 | E11
What does it really mean to be a man today? In this powerful episode of Konversations with Kui, our host Dr. Kũî Mũraya sits down with poet, writer, and healthy masculinity advocate Onyango Otieno (Rixpoet) to unpack the realities of masculinity in the 21st century.From childhood trauma and societal conditioning to mental health, patriarchy, and emotional suppression; this conversation goes deep i
"Strong" Is Not Our Only Identity - S1 | E10
What does it really mean to be a "strong African woman" and what does it cost us? In this deeply honest and intimate episode of Konversations with Kui, our host Dr Kũî Mũraya is joined by powerhouse communications strategist Winnie Gor for a vulnerable conversation on identity, burnout, boundaries, and redefining strength.Together, they unpack how the expectation to always "hold it together" can q
The Courage to Rest - SI | E9
Episode 9, "The Courage to Rest" is a deeply reflective episode on choosing to pause in a world that glorifies burnout, over-productivity and busyness. In this intimate solo reflection, our host Dr. Kũî Mũraya opens up on taking an intentional career break, what led her there, the fear of becoming "irrelevant," and the profound lessons that emerged when she finally listened to her body, mind, and
Millennial Auntie Meets Gen Z Nieces (Part 2) - S1 | E8
What happens when a Millennial auntie sits down with her Gen Z nieces for an honest conversation about womanhood, identity, beauty, and generational pressure? In this heartfelt and light-hearted episode of Konversations with Kui, host Dr Kũî Mũraya is joined by her two Gen Z nieces, Nikki Gachanja and Wambui Kimari, for an intimate intergenerational conversation exploring what it truly means to be
Millennial Auntie Meets Gen Z Nieces (Part 1) - S1E7
In this heartfelt and honest episode of Konversations with Kui, Dr Kũî Mũraya sits down with her two Gen Z nieces (Nikki Gachanja and Wambui Kimari) for a powerful intergenerational conversation.Across laughter, vulnerability, and deep reflection, they explore what it really means to be an African woman across generations. From family roles and birth order to healing the inner child, generational
A Letter to My Younger Self - S1 | E6
In this deeply personal solo episode of Konversations with Kui, host Dr Kũî Mũraya reads a powerful letter to her younger self, a reflection on healing, womanhood, self-worth, and becoming whole.Episode 6 explores the journey from survival to healing, touching on themes of self-acceptance, boundaries, intuition, femininity, rest, resilience, and choosing yourself in a world that often demands conf
The Unseen Anchor: Single Fatherhood - S1 | E5
In this powerful and deeply honest episode, Dr. Kũî Mũraya sits down with Sammy Muraya for a conversation on navigating single fatherhood, while raising three children.Sammy vividly shares the joys of single fatherhood, social and emotional challenges of becoming a single father after separation and divorce, the stigma men face, and how raising children alone reshaped his understanding of love, re
Child-free by Choice - S1 | E4
Join us for Episode 4 of Konversations with Kui; a dialogue between our incredible guest Cate Nyambura and host, Dr Kũî Mũraya. In this episode titled "Child-free by Choice" our guest candidly shares her personal journey on how she made this choice, the joys of living child-free, and the assumptions associated with it.She also shares inspiring advice to younger women and girls who are considering
A Woman's Worth - Redefining the Narrative - S1 | E3
Episode three of Konversations with Kui is an intimate solo by our host, Dr Kũî Mũraya. In this episode titled "A woman's worth - redefining the narrative" Kũî openly and vulnerably narrates the social pressure and family expectations put on older, unmarried, and child-free women. She calls us to live authentically, practice self-love, and find joy and fulfillment in the paths we choose to take.
Navigating Divorce as an African Christian Woman - S1 | E2
Episode two of Konversations with Kui is deeply personal and eye-opening. Our host host Dr Kũî Mũraya is joined by Chi-Chi to discuss what it's like to navigate divorce as an African Christian woman. In this episode, Chi-Chi openly narrates the emotional, spiritual, and social complexities of divorce within African and Christian contexts; from dealing with the anger and grief of divorce, navigatin
African, Older, Unmarried, and Child-free - S1 | E1
In the debut episode of Konversations with Kui, Dr Kũî Mũraya narrates how this podcast was birthed from a heartfelt open letter she wrote in her late 30s to the older, unmarried, child-free African woman (read full article here: https://medium.com/@kmuraya/to-the-older-unmarried-child-free-african-woman-92fad3d0856f). She reflects on the judgement and stigma women like her face in African society
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