A podcast that goes beyond job titles to uncover the personal stories, motivations, and identities of immigrants and changemakers. Through honest conversations, we explore what drives people, how their journeys have shaped them, and the ways they’re rising to create impact — in their communities and beyond. It’s about being grounded in where we come from and intentional about where we’re going.
Faith, Motherhood and Ten Years of Becoming with Dr. Favo Iradukunda
Ten years ago, Dr. Favorite Iradukunda moved to the US. Since then she's been through graduate school, built an academic career, become a wife and a mother, and grown in her faith along the way: "some wonderful, some not so wonderful," as she puts it.
In this episode, Chioma and Favorite talk about building a life in a new country, the myth of having it all, and staying a curious learner through every season of change.
Favorite's Soundtrack: Malaika by Miriam Makeba
22 Sept 2026
Measuring What Matters w/ Aleefia Somji
For years, Aleefia Somji built her career in the language of proof — monitoring, evaluation, research, learning. Her job was to measure what worked. But when a PCOS diagnosis forced her to actually listen to her own body, the frameworks she'd built her identity around stopped being enough.
In this episode, Aleefia opens up about the unraveling that followed her diagnosis — how a health crisis became the doorway to a deeper reckoning with faith, femininity, and what it means to trust something you can't put in a spreadsheet. We talk about the tension between a career built on data and a healing journey that asked her to surrender control, and how she found her way to a spiritual practice that finally let body and belief speak the same language.
This is a conversation about what happens when the metrics run out — and what's waiting for you on the other side.
Follow Aleefia to learn more about her services at www.hummingbirdpath.com and on Instagram @walkhummingbirdpathAleefia's Soundtrack: This is Me by Keala Seattle (The Greatest Showman Soundtrack)
7 Sept 2026
The Clarity Years with Sidewon Nimene
In this episode of Rooted and Rising, we sit down with Sidewon for a deep, honest conversation about what it truly takes to stay grounded while striving for growth. We pull back the curtain on the unseen hours, the quiet doubts, and the pivotal moments that redefine what success and self realization actually looks like.
Sidewon's Soundtrack: Wake Up in the Sky by Gucci Mane, Bruno Mars and Kodak Black
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