Where Is The Manual?
by KiKi
Latest episode
EPISODE 18: THE GUILT OF WANTING MORE | LIFE LESSONS PODCAST
EPISODE 18: THE GUILT OF WANTING MORE | LIFE LESSONS PODCAST
About this podcast
"Where Is the Manual" is a candid, witty podcast that dives into the real, unfiltered journey of parenting, no sugar-coating, just the truth. From pregnancy to postpartum, co-parenting to chaos, I share heartfelt stories, lessons learned, and the moments that make you laugh, cry, and say, 'Why didn’t anyone warn me?'
Episodes
- EPISODE 18: THE GUILT OF WANTING MORE | LIFE LESSONS PODCAST · 10 min · Season 1 Episode 18Welcome back to Where Is The Manual? 🎙️ In this episode, we talk about a powerful mindset shift: why wanting more in life doesn’t make you ungrateful. Many people struggle with…
- EPISODE: 14, Breaking Generational Parenting Cycles | Conscious Parenting & Keeping Your Roots · 11 min · Episode 14Are we repeating the parenting patterns we grew up with? In this episode of Where Is the Manual?, Kiki shares her experience as a Caribbean mom trying to raise her daughter…
- Episode 13: Strong isnt the same as Okay · 12 min · Season 1 Episode 13I open up about the cost of being the “strong one” from burnout and anxiety to waiting too long to ask for help. A real conversation about therapy, motherhood, and protecting…
- Episode 12: Finding the Spirit I skipped · 9 min · Season 1 Episode 12Finding the spirit I skipped In this episode, I reflect on raising a daughter who loves the holidays when she never really did. A conversation about breaking old habits, creating…
- Episode 11: Raising a Daughter while Raising Me · 10 min · Season 1 Episode 11An honest reflection on raising a daughter while still learning how to raise myself. This episode explores identity, exhaustion, growth, and the courage to pause.
- Episode 10: Money Talks · 13 min · Season 1 Episode 10The Money Talk: What It Really Costs to Raise a Child In this episode, I get real about the financial side of co-parenting. From groceries and aftercare to enrichment activities…
- Episode 9: Same Kid different rules · 10 min · Season 1 Episode 9Parenting across two households isn’t easy. In this episode, I share stories of bedtime battles, screen time struggles, and the reality check of “fun-only” parenting, along with…
- Episode 8: Privacy? What is that? · 12 min · Season 1 Episode 8From quick showers with an audience to never-ending dance performances and Kendrick Lamar car concerts, this episode is a hilarious and honest look at how motherhood erases the…
- Episode 7: When Kids Tell Your Business · 11 min · Season 1 Episode 7Kids are brutally honest and sometimes their honesty hits harder than anything your co-parent could say. In this funny but humbling episode, I’m sharing the wild, hilarious, and…
- Episode 6: What I gave up to co-parent · 12 min · Season 1 Episode 6A powerful reflection on the cost of stability and emotional labor in co-parenting.
- Episode 5: Two Homes One Child & a lot of feeling · 11 min · Season 1 Episode 5Co-parenting isn’t easy especially when you're raising a little one across two homes. In this episode, I open up about what that really looked like for us. The emotions, the…
- Episode 4: Trying to do it all · 10 min · Season 1 Episode 4I looked fine on the outside but inside, I was unraveling. In this episode, I share how motherhood almost made me lose myself , and what it took to finally start healing
- Episode 3: You Birthed a child, Now What · 19 min · Season 1 Episode 3You birthed the baby but nobody warned you about this part. I unpack those early postpartum months: the tears, the guilt, the grind, and the grace
- Episode 2: Being Single and Pregnant Ain’t Always the Move · 10 min · Season 1 Episode 2In this episode, I share the real, not so magical truth about being pregnant without a partner, from body betrayals to unexpected blessings. It’s raw, it’s honest, and yes… a…
- Episode 1: when the plan isn't the plan · 8 min · Season 1 Episode 1What happens when life does not go according to plan, specifically, how I went from living my best single life to surprise motherhood.
