Category: The Daily Vulnerable

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Onyinye UdehOctober 23, 2020

I hope you read this today | The Daily Vulnerable

by Damola Morenikeji The happenings in my home country some days ago left me numb for several hours. Though it ...

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Onyinye UdehOctober 21, 2020

What do you want in a retreat? | The Daily Vulnerable

Feedback needed Chude Jideonwo and Damola Morenikeji Our team at Joy, Inc. is concluding plans for The Joy Retreat later this year, and ...

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Onyinye UdehOctober 20, 2020

I can be that too | The Daily Vulnerable

by a Guest Contributor Often, I sit down to watch a movie or television show and on numerous occasions, a ...

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Onyinye UdehOctober 19, 2020

Note the facts | The Daily Vulnerable

by a Guest Contributor One of the gruelling aspects of my work is fact-checking. The more sensitive the issues being ...

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Onyinye UdehOctober 16, 2020

Look Up Now | The Daily Vulnerable

by Guest Contributor It is easy to get bogged down by all the things happening around you. But don’t. Look ...

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Onyinye UdehOctober 15, 2020

Sleep paralysis | The Daily Vulnerable

by Geraldine Cunha-Herbert Have you ever woken up some days and look at the state of your life and wonder ...

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Onyinye UdehOctober 14, 2020

Life’s Choices | The Daily Vulnerable

Chude Jideonwu I was in a dating app a few years ago and I had in my bio “in 80 ...

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Onyinye UdehOctober 13, 2020

Valuable Education | The Daily Vulnerable

Education, as we know it, is mainly about survival. It tends to often have little to do with our interior ...

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Onyinye UdehOctober 12, 2020

Groupthink is a big deal | The Daily Vulnerable

by Daniel Adeyemi One thing social media obviously amplifies is that we are social beings. Social media and mass actions ...

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Onyinye UdehOctober 9, 2020

Feedback Friday: “It blessed my life this morning” | The Daily Vulnerable

Fellow traveller, here are some feedback we’ve gotten from this community. Keep sending us how relatable (or not) the experiences ...

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Onyinye UdehOctober 8, 2020

Real Pain vs Counterfeit Pain | The Daily Vulnerable

There’s nothing more difficult than getting feedback that after you have done your best, someone fixates on a small mistake ...

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Onyinye UdehOctober 7, 2020

Accepting vs Trying | The Daily Vulnerable

by Guest Contributor The willingness to accept undesirable outcomes is important. It’s vital to our mental health. But it’s also ...

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Onyinye UdehOctober 6, 2020

What humility is | The Daily Vulnerable

by Guest Contributor Humility requires self-reflection. It requires us to assess ourselves honestly. To see the way we really are. ...

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Onyinye UdehOctober 5, 2020

Practicing expressing emotions | The Daily Vulnerable

by Daniel Adeyemi Almost everything gets better with deliberate practice. This includes expressing your thoughts and emotions. Depending on how ...

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Onyinye UdehOctober 2, 2020

Avoid Avoidance | The Daily Vulnerable

by Guest Contributor A few months ago, I had a conversation with a younger friend about some terrible situation they ...

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Onyinye UdehOctober 1, 2020

Why worry if you can’t change it? | The Daily Vulnerable

by Anonymous Contributor You might as well stop worrying because you’re probably worrying about the wrong things anyway. There are ...

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Onyinye UdehSeptember 30, 2020

Noting the lessons | The Daily Vulnerable

by Geraldine Cunha-Herbert I found myself in a space that I didn’t want to be in. I was assured that ...

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Onyinye UdehSeptember 29, 2020

After the entanglement | The Daily Vulnerable

by Geraldine Cunha-Herbert   Dear Journal, I recently found myself in the most precarious situation.  An entanglement you may call it. ...

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Onyinye UdehSeptember 28, 2020

Treating your fears | The Daily Vulnerable

by Daniel Adeyemi How would you treat someone that lied to you as often as your fears did? How would ...

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Our Journey Is JoySeptember 25, 2020

Feedback Friday: Taking things one step at a time has helped | The Daily Vulnerable

We thought of sharing these two feedback from one of the posts we shared some days ago. Keep sending us how relatable ...

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Onyinye UdehSeptember 22, 2020

Groupthink is a big deal | The Daily Vulnerable

by Daniel Adeyemi I wonder if it should surprise me when people ignore obvious facts over allegiance to their group’s ...

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Onyinye UdehSeptember 21, 2020

The Narrative | The Daily Vulnerable

by Geraldine Cunha-Herbert   Assess your narratives; those stories that you are telling yourself. Slow down. What are they? “I’m ...

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Onyinye UdehSeptember 18, 2020

Reality check | The Daily Vulnerable

by Damola M. However, one of the best gifts you can give yourself is a reality check. I do this ...

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Our Journey Is JoySeptember 17, 2020

Hope-full | The Daily Vulnerable

A couple weeks ago I was trying to hit a few deadlines and sacrificed some sleep in the process. Historically, ...

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Onyinye UdehSeptember 16, 2020

Admit you don’t know | The Daily Vulnerable

by Chude Jideonwo I was on a TV interview, and they asked me a question about monetary policy and I ...

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Our Journey Is JoySeptember 15, 2020

Wild flower | The Daily Vulnerable

by Geraldine Cunha When I look at the wildflower around me, I couldn’t help but acknowledge how beautiful it is. ...

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Our Journey Is JoySeptember 14, 2020

Enjoying the day | The Daily Vulnerable

Is anyone else feeling perpetually behind? Just me? I’ll explain what it feels like for people who are like nah, I’m ...

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Our Journey Is JoySeptember 11, 2020

Feedback Friday | The Daily Vulnerable

 “Grateful for the opportunity to read this” Fellow traveler, We love reading your emails, thoughts, and feedback about the pieces you read. ...

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Our Journey Is JoySeptember 10, 2020

You don’t know too | The Daily Vulnerable

by Kara C. So much happens that we don’t see. The editor who’s taking forever with your story is dealing ...

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Our Journey Is JoySeptember 9, 2020

On Sadness | The Daily Vulnerable

by Chude Jideonwo   When I tell people that sadness is good, they look at me as if I’m mad. ...

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