Join Esther, a tech professional, content creator, social entrepreneur, adventurous soul and wholesome living advocate as she shares with you inspiring and engaging stories on your journey to a wholesome life - a happy, healthy and wealthy life.
Parenting Abroad: Raising Kids without Your Village
In this episode, I sit down with Dorcas Akinlade, a working mom in Canada, navigating the unique challenges of raising children thousands of miles away from her extended family.
When you become a parent in the diaspora, everything changes. There's no grandmother to call for advice at 2 AM. No aunties to take your kids for the day so you can rest. No cousins to teach them about home. It's just you, your partner ,, and the challenge of building a community from scratch.
Dorcas shares her raw, honest journey about:
What it's really like to parent alone abroad
How she built community and found her village
Teaching cultural identity when home is far away
The unexpected gifts of diaspora parenting
This conversation is for every mother raising kids without family support, every expat parent navigating a new country, and every person wondering if you can truly raise happy, well-adjusted children when your traditional village is oceans away.
The answer? You already are. And you're doing it better than you think.
Listen in, feel seen, and remember: your story matters.
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26 Sept 2025
From Complications to Joy: My Miraculous Birth Story | Unscripted Motherhood Ep 1
Welcome to the very first episode of Unscripted MotherhoodIn this episode, I share my personal supernatural birth story — a journey of faith, challenges, and miracles.From being diagnosed with fibroids, battling low blood levels, and experiencing unbearable degenerating fibroid pain, to witnessing God’s healing power and finally delivering my baby through 'natural birth' — this is my testimony of God’s faithfulness.Unscripted Motherhood is a podcast and video series where we have real conversations and share faith-centered stories of motherhood: navigating parenting in the diaspora, balancing faith, family, work, and dreams, and inspiring mothers at every stage.In this episode, you’ll hear:
My pregnancy struggles and hospital visits
The turning point where God healed me
How my faith grew through this season
The miracle that happened just before delivery
Lessons for mothers walking their own journey
---If you’re a mum, mum-to-be, or woman navigating faith and family, this series is for you.👉 Don’t forget to subscribe, hit the 🔔 bell so you don’t miss new episodes, and share this with a mother who needs encouragement.---Resources Mentioned:🎵 My Pregnancy Playlist (Supernatural Birth, Affirmations, Exercises) → • Supernatural Birth + Pregnancy Videos (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHtRx4x5tU-u-dxyRe1rvOxySCinZcAhD)---📱 Connect with me:IG: @theesthitudeplace; @esthitude_Tiktok: @theesthitudeplaceBlog: https://esthitudeplace.com (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbk56QU1yMnVHb0x6aXhXYmpmLWZfelo5NTA4d3xBQ3Jtc0ttN0tXZ3RwVFJaUDRhMmpWN3NNUWIzR1dkLVUxalltYWN1MVBoT2ZIY1JXdXpOak1yQXQ5c2VtclYwbWVaUXBweVFVdTdpdlRiaDQ4Unh1NlJMc25FMC1zYjhobWRoc09Gb1gtSHNTZHFlSEljaFZDZw&q=https%3A%2F%2Festhitudeplace.com%2F&v=PBqRs_M-vQ4)
15 Jan 2024
Starting 2024 Right: Just Be Held
Isn’t it interesting how the general theme for the year in this side of the world is - No gree for anybody; but is this all we should focus on? Listen to Esther as she shares tips on how we should start the year from a God-perspective. Got questions or comments? Reach out to Esther on Twitter or IG via her handle @esthitude. Love and Light Always, Esthitude 💙 “Just Be Held" by Casting Crowns - https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=m5KYrnv00yM&si=qpBbmQTR2H-wdYh8.
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