Legally Clueless
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About this podcast
Legally Clueless is a weekly podcast by Kenyan media personality & social activist: Adelle Onyango!! Here, she documents her raw human journey as an evolving unapologetically African woman. The podcast is a space where people get to know just how okay it is to not know or not have it all figured out. It is also a space where Africans share stories from their lives; stories that teach, make us cry, make us laugh - real, authentic African stories. The #LegallyClueless hotline is +254768628790
Episodes
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- Who Profits When You Don’t Feel Good Enough? | Mid Week Tease · 34 minWho taught you that this part of you needed fixing and who makes money when you believe them? This week on The Mid Week Tease, Adelle Onyango explores how women’s insecurities…
- PMDD, Losing Myself & Learning To Live Again | Legally Clueless Ep 403 · 49 min · Episode 403TRIGGER WARNING: This episode includes discussions of depression, suicidal thoughts and suicide attempts. Please listen with care and pause or step away whenever you need to…
- What Part Of Your Day Belongs To You? | Mid Week Tease · 28 minYou finally sit down with your tea. Then you answer one message, remember something you need to order, and by the time you take a sip, it’s cold.On this week’s Mid Week Tease…
- She Lost Her Parents, Her Home & Had to Fight to Survive PART 3 | Legally Clueless Ep 402 · 45 minIn the final part of Daughtie's extraordinary story, we discover how a young woman who lost so much went on to build a life she once could only dream of.After surviving childhood…
- Stop Demanding A Harvest From Your Planting Season | Mid Week Tease · 32 minAre you being too hard on yourself because your life isn't moving as quickly as you'd hoped? There are three seasons we experience in life: planting, nurturing and reaping. But…
- She Lost Her Parents, Her Home & Had to Fight to Survive PART 2 | Legally Clueless Ep 401 · 41 min · Episode 401She Lost Her Parents, Her Home & Had to Fight to Survive Part 2 What happens when survival means making choices you never imagined you'd have to make?In Part 2 of Daughtie's…
- The Problem With Women Who Say "Could Never Be Me" | Mid Week Tease · 27 min"Could never be me!" How often have you heard women say this when another woman shares her experience of heartbreak, betrayal, or a harmful relationship?But what if this…
- She Lost Her Parents, Her Home & Had to Fight to Survive | Legally Clueless Ep 400 · 47 minShe Lost Her Parents, Her Home & Had to Fight to Survive | Daughtie's Story (Part 1) What happens when the people who are supposed to protect you become the very people who hurt…
- She Survived The Abuse. Why Was She Carrying The Shame? | For Mannerless Women · 1 h 9 minWhat happens when you stop carrying shame that was never yours to begin with? In this deeply personal Season 6 finale of For Mannerless Women, Adelle Onyango sits down with…
- You're Not Bitter. Maybe Your Anger Is Trying To Tell You Something. | Mid Week Tease · 23 minHave you ever felt angry about something that happened months or even years ago, then immediately felt guilty for not being over it? Women are often taught to be patient…
- He Called It Love. It Was Coercive Control PART 2 | Legally Clueless Ep 399 · 45 min · Episode 399In the concluding part of Makena's story, a terrifying suspicion becomes reality when she confronts her partner about accessing her private conversations and information on her…
- Who Benefits When Women Make Themselves Smaller? | For Mannerless Women · 1 h 1 minWho benefits when women believe they are too loud, too angry, too ambitious or simply too much? This week on For Mannerless Women, Adelle sits down with feminist activist and…
- Is It Love Or Are You Being Controlled? | Mid Week Tease · 21 minWhat happens when control doesn’t actually feel like control? Sometimes it sounds like, “I just worry about you.” Sometimes jealousy feels like proof that someone really cares…
- He Called It Love. It Was Coercive Control | Legally Clueless Ep 398 · 40 min · Episode 398What happens when attention slowly turns into control? In Part 1 of Makena’s story, she shares how a relationship that began with friendship, attraction and fun gradually became…
- When Choosing Yourself Means Distancing Yourself From Family | For Mannerless Women · 1 h 3 minWhat happens when choosing yourself means creating distance from the people who raised you? This week on For Mannerless Women, Adelle sits down with psychologist Ivanna Waweru…
- What If You Actually Believed Your Dreams Were Possible? | Mid Week Tease · 24 minWhat if the biggest thing standing between you and your dream isn’t your ability but whether you can actually see yourself living it? This week on The Mid Week Tease, Adelle…
- She Quit School, Moved Countries & Questioned Everything She Believed PART 3 | Legally Clueless Ep 397 · 41 min · Episode 397In the final part of Lisa Gaitho’s story, we follow her through one of the most personal shifts of her journey: questioning what she had been taught about faith and beginning to…
- After Narcissistic Abuse: How Do You Find Yourself Again? | For Mannerless Women · 41 minWhat happens after you recognise narcissistic abuse? How do you begin to rebuild your life and yourself? In Part 2 of this For Mannerless Women conversation, Adelle sits down…
- The Woman You Become When You Learn to Be Alone | Mid Week Tease · 29 minWhen was the last time you spent time alone without reaching for your phone, filling the silence, or asking someone else what they think? This week on The Mid Week Tease, Adelle…
- She Quit School, Moved Countries & Questioned Everything She Believed PART 2 | Legally Clueless Ep 396 · 34 min · Episode 396Lisa moved to Nigeria for love. But what happens when the life you move into leaves little room for you to be yourself? In Part 2 of Lisa Gaitho’s story, we pick up where we…
- They Love Bomb You, Then Break You Down: Understanding Narcissistic Abuse | For Mannerless Women · 1 h 4 minWhat happens when the person who once made you feel like the centre of their world becomes the person who makes you question your worth? The constant attention. The big…
- Why Do We Hate Women We’re Secretly Jealous Of? | Mid Week Tease · 28 minHave you ever disliked a woman who hadn't actually done anything to you? Maybe her confidence irritated you, her success made you uncomfortable, or you found yourself picking…
- She Quit School, Moved Countries & Questioned Everything She Believed | Legally Clueless Ep 395 · 41 min · Episode 395How do you figure out what you want to do with your life when nothing seems to quite fit? In Part 1 of Lisa Gaitho’s story, she takes us from a playful childhood growing up in…
- It’s Never Too Late To Start Again | For Mannerless Women · 54 minWhat if the life you really want begins after the age you were told you should have everything figured out? In this episode of For Mannerless Women, Adelle sits down with Sally…
- You Left. So Why Do You Still Want to Go Back? | Mid Week Tease · 28 minLeaving a harmful relationship is one thing. Staying gone can be another battle entirely. Inspired by Ann’s story on the Legally Clueless podcast, this week Adelle explores what…
- I Thought I’d Marry Him. Then I Learned The Truth PART 3 | Legally Clueless Ep 394 · 56 min · Episode 394After eight years of loving someone, what happens when you finally find the answers to the questions you’ve been asking all along? In the final part of Ann Wachera’s story, we…
- Your Body Was Never The Problem | For Mannerless Women · 53 minWhat if the shame you carry about your body was never yours to begin with? In this episode of For Mannerless Women, Adelle sits down with Connie Tipis, clinical psychologist and…
- 10 Of The Worst Pieces Of Advice Women Are Given | Mid Week Tease · 36 minThis week on The Mid Week Tease, Adelle is looking at 10 of the worst pieces of advice women are given, in her opinion. From being told to reduce your financial ambitions so you…
- I Thought I’d Marry Him. Then I Learned the Truth PART 2 | Legally Cueless Ep 393 · 58 min · Episode 393What happens when you see the red flags, ask the questions and even find some of the answers but you’re still not ready to let go of the future you imagined with someone? In…
- How Much Of Yourself Have You Abandoned For Love? | For Mannerless Women · 40 minWhat happens when loving someone slowly becomes abandoning yourself? In this episode of For Mannerless Women, Adelle Onyango sits down with businesswoman, creative and MC Dushy…
- The Lies We Tell Ourselves To Stay In Relationships | Mid Week Tease · 22 minSometimes the hardest part isn't realising a relationship isn't working. It's admitting that you've known for a while.This week on the Mid Week Tease, Adelle unpacks the stories…
- I Thought I’d Marry Him. Then I Learned the Truth | Legally Clueless Ep 392 · 57 min · Episode 392What happens when the beliefs you have about love, marriage and relationships are shaped long before you ever fall in love? In Part 1 of Ann Wachera’s story, Ann takes us back…
- Starting Over in Your 40s: The Life You Didn’t Plan | For Mannerless Women · 1 h 3 minSeason 6 of For Mannerless Women is here and we're beginning with the brilliant Kaz Lucas. What happens when the life you're living no longer looks like the life women are told…
- Would You Let Anyone Else Talk To You Like This? | Mid Week Tease · 26 minWhat happens when the person you hear most is constantly criticising you? This week on the Mid Week Tease, Adelle unpacks negative self-talk: the cruel, critical and sometimes…
- What Being a Woman in Aviation Cost Me PART 2 | Legally Clueless Ep 391 · 50 min · Episode 391What Being a Woman in Aviation Cost Me | Legally Clueless Ep 391 What happens when achieving the career you fought so hard for comes at a cost you never expected?In Part 2 of…
- How to Trust Yourself Again: 7 Ways to Rebuild Self-Trust | Mid Week Tease · 24 minWhat happens when you stop trusting your own decisions, feelings and instincts? This week on The Mid Week Tease, Adelle unpacks how self-trust can slowly erode, through being…
- What Being a Woman in Aviation Cost Me | Legally Clueless Ep 390 · 50 min · Episode 390What Being a Woman in Aviation Cost Me | Ella’s Story Part 1 What does it take to find your place in an industry that constantly makes you feel like you have something to prove?…
- The Lies Women Were Told About Aging (And Why So Many Of Us Believe Them) | Mid Week Tease · 29 minThere comes a point where many women stop fearing wrinkles and start fearing what they've been taught wrinkles mean.In this week's Mid Week Tease, Adelle unpacks the stories…
- I Did Everything Right. So Why Isn't Life Working? PART 2 | Legally Clueless Ep 389 · 51 minI Did Everything Right. So Why Isn't Life Working? (Part 2) What happens when you've done everything you were told would lead to success and life still doesn't go according to…
- More Women Are Choosing Peace Over Pursuing Love. Here's Why | Mid Week Tease · 22 minMore Women Are Choosing Peace Over Pursuing Love. Here's Why. More women are choosing to step away from dating, delete the apps, embrace celibacy, or simply stop making romantic…
- I Did Everything Right. So Why Isn't Life Working? | Legally Clueless Ep 388 · 49 min · Episode 388I Did Everything Right. So Why Isn't Life Working? (Part 1) What if the biggest lie you were ever told was that good grades guarantee a good life? In this week's episode, Tanya…
- The Truth About Why African Women Struggle To Choose Themselves | For Mannerless Women · 53 minThe Truth About Why African Women Struggle To Choose Themselves | Leyla Hussein Why do so many African women feel guilty for resting, spending money on themselves, taking up…
- Feeling Lost? 8 Ways to Reconnect With Yourself | Mid Week Tease · 18 minFeeling Lost? 8 Ways to Reconnect With Yourself Somewhere between meeting expectations, caring for everyone else, surviving heartbreak, building careers, and simply getting…
- I Was Bullied For Being Myself PART 3 | Legally Clueless Ep 387 · 42 min · Episode 387Trusting The Process (Part 3) What do you do when everything you've worked so hard to build falls apart? In the final part of Johnny's story, his thriving career takes an…
- Why Free Women Make People Uncomfortable | For Mannerless Women · 57 minWhy Free Women Make People Uncomfortable | Jaxx Of All Trades on Redefining Womanhood What does it really mean to become a free woman? This week on For Mannerless Women, Adelle…
- The Hidden Cost Of Losing Yourself In Love | Mid Week Tease · 15 minThe Hidden Cost of Losing Yourself in Love How do intelligent, capable women slowly lose themselves in relationships without even noticing? In this week's Mid Week Tease, Adelle…
- I Was Bullied For Being Myself PART 2 | Legally Clueless Ep 386 · 38 min · Episode 386I Was Bullied For Being Myself (Part 2) After choosing hairdressing over university, Johnny is determined to prove to himself, and his family, that he made the right decision…
- The Freedom Of Choosing Yourself | For Mannerless Women · 51 minThe Freedom Of Choosing Yourself What if the life you've been told to want isn't the only beautiful life available to you? This week on For Mannerless Women, Adelle sits down…
- The Silent Cost Of Being The Strong Woman | Mid Week Tease · 14 minThe Silent Cost Of Being The Strong Woman | Mid Week Tease Women account for nearly 80% of people diagnosed with autoimmune diseases. While biology, hormones, genetics and…
- I Was Bullied For Being Myself | Legally Clueless Ep 385 · 48 min · Episode 385I Chose Myself Every Time | Jony The Hairdresser (Part 1) Many know Jony The Hairdresser as the celebrity hairstylist behind some of Kenya's biggest names. Others know him as…
