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It's Free Period

It's Free Period

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 Welcome to It’s Free Period!, a bi-weekly podcast where we chat about personal growth, career moves, along with regular doses of secondary school nostalgia. We’re Mofi, Esther, and Aisha, three Nigerian women who met in Year 8/JSS2 centuries ago (okay, 2005 lol). This is us taking a break to figure life out together, just like we used to during our free periods back in the day. Come hang with us as we catch up, share stories, and navigate all of life’s twists and turns. Get comfy, press play, and settle in!

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Episodes
  • Episode 14: Rumour Has It

    Episode 14: Rumour Has It
    Aug 22 2025
    This week, we try and fail to agree on what gossip actually is. We dig into our personal philosophies, codes of conduct, unspoken ethics, and complicated relationships with gossip such as where the boundaries lie. Esther can’t get past the word’s bad connotation and insists that harmless gist doesn’t count. Mofi wants clarity on when it’s okay to talk about a friend… with other friends in the same group. Aisha is on a mission to find out why so many women take issue with those who share everything with their male partners, and whether that’s fair. One thing we can all agree on? All three of us absolutely love to gossip.

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    1 hr and 13 mins
  • Episode 13: The un-coddling of African Parents

    Episode 13: The un-coddling of African Parents
    Aug 8 2025

    This week, we’re asking tough questions: Are African parents too coddled? Is it time to decenter them in our emotional narratives? And how do you negotiate conflict when your values are at odds? We rant about African parents and whether things are actually getting better with each generation.


    Mofi shares the details of a recent fight with her mum and questions why empathy so often feels one-sided. Esther, meanwhile, can’t relate, and isn’t exactly worried about her own parenting skills. And Aisha? She swears she’s not a yapper... but based on how much she had to say in this episode, we’re not so sure. Maybe she just needed to get somethings off her chest?

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    1 hr and 10 mins
  • Episode 12: Apply Now, Conceive Later

    Episode 12: Apply Now, Conceive Later
    Jul 25 2025

    This week’s episode was all about catching up! How did Mofi’s first ìtọ́jú Mentoring event go? How did Esther survive a week of solo‑parenting? And how is Aisha settling into work and life in Nigeria?


    We discussed the realities of childcare in Canada — the hunt for the right daycare and never‑ending waitlists. Aisha and Mofi talked about the “sibling tax” they pay as older siblings, while Esther couldn't relate and proudly admitted to doing the taxing instead. We rounded things off with our summer and future plans (which may or may not include a group trip with you, our listeners 👀).


    We hope you enjoy the episode and yes, the sound quality is better this week 😀 As always, we’d love to hear your thoughts so join in on the conversation by leaving us comments on Spotify or Instagram.


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    1 hr and 10 mins
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