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Doing Better for Our Children | Parenting While Healing with Deric Muhammad
What if healing also looks like giving your children something better than what you had?In this episode of Parenting While Healing, activist and author Deric Muhammad shares a powerful reminder: if we’re able to do better for our children than what our parents were able to do for us, then that’s how growth is supposed to work.Parenting isn’t about repeating what was handed down to us. It’s about learning, healing, and choosing what we want to carry forward and what we want to change.
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2 Sept 2026
"Spiritual maturity doesn't mean I'm fully healed from my trauma"
There are rare moments when I get speechless during my podcast recording, and this is one of them.
1 Sept 2026
Episode 9 Teaser: Does Faith Shape the Way You Parent?
Join the conversation. See as Pastor Xavier Maryland take the orange couch for the Here Now Podcast Episode 9 discussion.
31 Aug 2026
Teaser: Parenting while Healing (Episode 9 & 10)
Episode 9: Parenting while Grieving with Pastor Xavier Maryland
Episode 10: Parenting while Healing with Author and Activist Deric Muhammad
20 Aug 2026
Parenting while Grieving with Pastor Xavier Maryland
What happens when you are grieving, but you are still a parent and your children still need you?
Pastor Xavier and I have an honest conversation about parenting through grief and the reality that children experience loss differently from adults and the fact that sometimes, you don't need to save them or fix them, sometimes you just need to "sit in the ashes".
When a family is grieving, it can be easy to become consumed by our own pain and forget that our children are trying to understand the loss too. They may not always have the words to explain what they are feeling, and their grief may show up through their behavior, silence, questions, anger, fear, or need for reassurance
We explore what it means to make room for your own grief while still paying attention to what your children may be carrying. Parenting while grieving isn’t about pretending to be strong or hiding your emotions or engaging in distractive or constructive behaviors. It is about learning how to grieve with your children without making them responsible for your pain.
Xavier Maryland is a pastor, speaker, husband, and father based in the Houston area. As a communicator, he brings together faith, humor, vulnerability, and real-life experience to help people navigate life with greater hope and perspective. Having walked through grief and loss personally while also caring for others through some of life’s most difficult moments, he speaks candidly about the intersection of faith, grief, mental health, and what it means to keep moving forward when life doesn’t go as planned.
15 Aug 2026
Teaser: Parenting while Grieving
People often tell parents in struggling marriages to “stay for the kids.”But what they don’t always realize is that growing up in a home filled with tension, resentment, or unhappiness can be just as damaging as growing up with separated parents.Stay tuned for the upcoming Here Now Podcast episode: Does Faith Shape the Way your Parent? with Pastor Xavier Maryland on Aug 20th, 6am CST. Subscribe to get notified: YouTube: @herenowpodSpotify: Here Now with StellaApple podcast: Here Now with Stella#herenowpod #stellaumutoni #parentingtips #parenting #parentingwhilehealing
7 Aug 2026
Why You Should Love Yourself First Before Seeking Love
Episode 8 of The Here Now Podcast is here.
Love Yourself First Before Seeking Love with Sunjohn Nwose is an honest conversation about the relationships we build—and the relationship we have with ourselves.
In this episode, we explore topics that many people think about but rarely talk about openly:
Why healing before finding love matters
Setting healthy boundaries in relationships
The realities and complexities of polygamy
Co-parenting and its lasting impact on children
Learning to love yourself before asking someone else to love you
Love isn't just about finding the right person. It's also about becoming someone who can love, trust, and be loved in a healthy way.
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17 Jul 2026
What Is Self-Worth and How Does It Impact Motherhood and Relationships?
“Marriage and motherhood has humbled me."
I know for a fact that a lot of women can resonate with this statement. This is a topic that is close to my heart because I've lived it. The experience of losing yourself to motherhood and relationships can be quite scary, and sometimes it happens so slowly you don't even notice until you're staring at someone you don't fully recognize anymore.
In this episode, we talk about what it really feels like to lose yourself in the roles you play as a mother and a wife, why so many women go through this in silence, and how to start finding your way back to who you are.
If you've ever felt like motherhood or marriage changed you in ways you didn't expect, this episode is for you.
🎧 Listen now and let us know in the comments: what part of yourself are you finding your way back to?
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3 Jul 2026
What Teens Wish Parents Knew About Self-Worth
I created this episode because I wanted the next theme of my podcast to be all about "Knowing Your Worth."
I sat with the idea for a while before deciding to feature the teenagers closest to me — my self-worth ambassadors: Nuria, Shloka, and Bella.
This episode is a love letter to every teenager navigating peer pressure, image issues, and self-worth struggles. I want it to feel like validation and a safe space — a reminder that you are not alone, and whatever you're going through is temporary.
To the parents watching: I hope hearing this perspective gives you a glimpse into how teens think, and helps you understand and connect with your child (or children) a little more.
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12 Jun 2026
Look Back on the Mental Health Series in Uganda | Mental Health Series
We made it through 4 powerful episodes. This wrap video looks back on the first season of the Here Now Podcast Mental Health Series, filmed right here in Uganda. From honest conversations to stories that hit close to home, thank you for every view, every share, and every kind word. Your support made this series possible and meaningful.
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12 May 2026
Breaking the Cycle of Abuse with Aaliyah Viola Nantabaazi | Mental Health Series
The cycle of abuse does not end on its own. It takes awareness, healing, and the courage to choose differently for the next generation.
In Episode 4 of Here Now Podcast with Stella Umutoni, Aaliyah Viola Nantabaazi opens up about breaking generational trauma, healing from painful experiences, and how healthier environments can help shape children into stronger and more emotionally secure individuals.
Because healing is not only about ourselves. Sometimes, it is about making sure the next generation experiences better.
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7 May 2026
Aaliyah Viola Nantabaazi | Ep. 4 Teaser — Here Now with Stella by Ikunde.Life
You’re shaping more than you think 👫🏽
Kids mirror what they see. As Aaliyah Viola Nantabaazi shares on the orange couch, sometimes the way we give love isn’t how our children receive it. Their emotions are just as valid, and how we respond shapes who they become.
Full conversation coming this May 12, 2026
on Here Now Podcast.
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6 May 2026
Off camera moments with Aaliyah Viola Nantabaazi | Ep. 4 Teaser — Here Now with Stella by Ikunde.Life
They remember the little things 🤗
Kids feel everything more deeply than we think. One hug, one act of patience… it can stay with them for years.
Episode 4 with Aaliyah Viola Nantabaazi.
Watch the full conversation on May 12 and start showing up differently 🤍🎧
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If you’re holding something heavy and need a space to be heard,
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31 Mar 2026
The Role of Faith and Culture on Mental Health with Rev. Stephen Bamutungire | Ep. 3: Mental Health Series Series — Here Now with Stella by Ikunde.life
Mental health has not always been easy to talk about, especially in spaces of faith.
For years, many struggles were kept silent, misunderstood, or even dismissed.
In this conversation, Rev. Stephen Bamutungire opens up about the role of faith in mental health, the responsibility of church leaders, and why healing must include both spiritual and emotional care.
Because sometimes, even those who guide others need guidance too.
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27 Mar 2026
Rev. Stephen Bamutungire | Ep3 Teaser — Here Now with Stella by Ikunde.Life
Not everyone who speaks leads.
Not everyone who leads knows how to guide. 🗣️
“One of the things we are trained to do is to give guidance and counseling to the people we serve.”
In this conversation, Reverend Stephen Bamutungire reflects on a kind of leadership that is quiet, intentional, and deeply present. The kind that walks with people through questions, through choices, through the unseen weight of becoming.
A conversation on faith, service, and what it truly means to hold space for others.
Full episode drops March 31. 🎧
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15 Mar 2026
How Underage Drinking Turned Into Addiction
Bill Bekunda, Founder of Safe Places Uganda, shares how academic expectations, peer pressure, and the environment around him during his teenage years contributed to his early relationship with alcohol.
In this episode, he reflects on the hidden weight of academic pressure, the influence of social circles, and the emotional toll of trying to meet expectations at a young age. More importantly, he shares his journey toward self-awareness, recovery, and rebuilding his life while running the biggest expert-led mental, Neurological and addiction treatment center in Uganda.
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15 Mar 2026
Most Common Myths About Mental Health In Ugandan Communities and Beyond
In this episode of Here Now, I sit down with Leona Buhenzire “Tura”, a clinical psychologist with nearly 20 years of experience, to explore mental health within the Ugandan context. We unpack common myths that label emotional struggle as weakness, spiritual failure, or something to hide. This conversation sheds light on how these beliefs silence individuals and why breaking them is essential not just in Uganda, but across Africa and beyond.In this episode, you’ll walk away with:1. A clearer understanding of how stigma shapes mental health conversations2. Insight into why so many people suffer silently3. Language to gently challenge harmful beliefs in your own circles4. Encouragement to approach mental health with compassion rather than judgmentMy hope is that as you listen, you feel less alone, more informed, and empowered to question the narratives you may have grown up with.Let’s continue the conversation:What are the myths about mental health in your own community?Share your thoughts in the comments — your voice may help someone else feel seen.For more content, visit our website www.ikunde.life or follow us on Instagram @Ikunde.life#mentalhealth #mentalhealthmatters #mentalhealthawareness #ugandaculture #herenowpod #herenowpodcast
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