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MyLurah Maternal Campus Programme
Unlearning Shame Around Your Body and Sexuality
Unlearning Shame Around Your Body and Sexuality
The Role of Religion in Relationships and Decision Making
The Role of Religion in Relationships and Decision Making
Unlearning Toxic Parenting Patterns from Upbringing
Unlearning Toxic Parenting Patterns from Upbringing
Cultural Shock in Parenting Style Abroad
Cultural Shock in Parenting Style Abroad
How to Support Her Without Trying to Fix Everything
How to Support Her Without Trying to Fix Everything
Stretch Marks in Pregnancy
Stretch Marks in Pregnancy: Separating Myth from Medicine
Dating as an African Woman Abroad Vs Expectation and Reality
Intercultural Relationship, Love, Conflict, and Growth
Missing Home while Building a New Life
Co-parenting as a Team, not a Hierarchy
Why Listening is More Powerful than Advice
Talking to your Daughter about Sexual health 
Creating a Safe Emotional Space in Your Relationship
What NOT to Say to a New Mom
What NOT to Say to a New Mom
Why Women’s Pain Is Often Dismissed in African Communities
Why Women’s Pain Is Often Dismissed in African Communities
The Gap Between African Mothers and Daughters
The Gap Between African Mothers and Daughters
Talking About Sex, Fertility, and Reproductive Health
Talking About Sex, Fertility, and Reproductive Health: Why it’s Still Taboo
Fibroids, Infertility, and the Culture of Silence
Fibroids, Infertility, and the Culture of Silence
How to Communicate with your Partner when She’s Overwhelmed
How to Communicate with your Partner when She’s Overwhelmed
Supporting Breastfeeding without Pressure or Criticism
Supporting Breastfeeding without Pressure or Criticism
Night Duties, Feeding, and Real Partnership
Night Duties, Feeding, and Real Partnership not “Helping”
Career vs motherhood
Career vs motherhood: pressure to “do it all”
Talking to your daughters about menstruation and sexual health
Talking to your daughters about menstruation and sexual health
Single Motherhood in African Communities
Single Motherhood in African Communities: Challenges and Resilience
Passing down Culture Intentionally vs Unconsciously
Passing down Culture Intentionally vs Unconsciously
How African Men can Break the Cycle of leaving Childcare to Women
How African Men can Break the Cycle of leaving Childcare to Women
Co-parenting in African Families
Co-parenting in African Families: Tradition vs Modern Approaches
Relationship Changes After Having a Child
Relationship Changes After Having a Child 
Why Your Body Needs Rest, Not Just Work
Why Your Body Needs Rest, Not Just Work
Why Quality Sleep Is More Important Than You Think
Why Quality Sleep Is More Important Than You Think
The Hidden Dangers of Too Much Sugar
The Hidden Dangers of Too Much Sugar
Signs Your Hormones May Be Out of Balance
How Skipping Breakfast Affects Your Body
Mental Health Is Health Too
Simple Daily Habits That Improve Your Health
Simple Daily Habits That Improve Your Health
Cultural expectations vs emotional support, where most men get it wrong
Cultural Expectations Vs Emotional Support: Where Many Men get it Wrong
Why Walking 30 Minutes a Day Changes Your Health
Types of Drink to Aviod as a Black Pregnant Woman
Types of Drinks to Avoid as a Black Pregnant Woman
Some Nigerian Soups that Supports Health Pregnancy
Some Nigerian Soups that Supports Health Pregnancy
Fruits That Naturally Boost Your Immune System
Fruits That Naturally Boost Your Immune System
Strong Black Woman Syndrome and the Pressure to Cope Alone
Strong Black Woman Syndrome and the Pressure to Cope Alone
Language Preservation: Raising Bilingual or Multilingual Kids
Language Preservation: Raising Bilingual or Multilingual Kids
Healing After Childbirth: Blending Traditional Care and Modern Medicine
Healing After Childbirth: Blending Traditional Care and Modern Medicine
Hospital vs Home Birth: Cultural Beliefs and Modern Realities
Hospital vs Home Birth: Cultural Beliefs and Modern Realities
The Difference Between African, Black, and Afro-Diasporic Identity
The Difference Between African, Black, and Afro-Diasporic Identity
The Pressure to Marry and Have Children: Where It Comes From
The Pressure to Marry and Have Children: Where It Comes From
Growing Up Between Two Cultures: The Silent Identity Struggle
Growing Up Between Two Cultures: The Silent Identity Struggle
Supporting Her Through Body Changes Without Making It Awkward
Supporting Her Through Body Changes Without Making It Awkward
Understanding pregnancy symptoms so you don’t dismiss her pain
How to Advocate for Your Partner During Antenatal Visits (Especially as a Black Woman)
What Your Pregnant Partner Would Not Say But Needs From You
Code-Switching as a Black Woman: Survival or Pressure?
Why Period Tracking Apps Were Never Built for African Women
Why Period Tracking Apps Were Never Built for African Women (Until Now)
Why Regular Medical Checkups Are Important
Women’s Health Equity
Probiotics for PCOS
Partner and Miscarriage
Period Cycle Syncing
Gut Health & Hormones Connection
Perimenopause Awareness
Burnout and Women’s Mental Health
Women’s Libido and Sexual Health
Pregnancy Cycle Syncing
Fertility Anxiety
Why Drinking Water First Thing in the Morning Matters
Post-Birth Control Syndrome
Signs Your Body Is Stressed (And You’re Ignoring It)
International Women’s Day
Guides
Sexual and Intimate Health
Signs Your Child is Experiencing Her Period for the First Time
Body Changes and Discomfort in Pregnancy
Healthy Lifestyle Empowerment
Sexual Assault and Rape Among Black Women
Antenatal Depression
Birth Injury to the Mother
Accidentally Eating Unsafe Food
Period Problems
Empowerment and Lifestyle
Preventive Health
Cultural and Community
Mental Wellness
Fertility and Family Planning
The Importance of Scans During Pregnancy
Period
Postpartum
Pregnancy
Nutrition
Stages of Pregnancy
Postpartum Care for New Mothers
Issues Surrounding Teenage Pregnancy
Mental Health Shifts During Postpartum are Real
Period Starter Pack Rooted in Black women
Miscarriage is Common and Deeply Misunderstood
How helpful is a C-Section?
Period Pain is not always normal
Why is C-section shameful to Black women?
Mental Health Shifts During Pregnancy are Real
MyLurah Campus Ambassador Programme
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MyLurah Campus Ambassador Programme

MyLurah Launches Founding Student Ambassador Programme to Champion Women's Health on Campuses in Nigeria and the UK A first-year university…
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Posted by Faith Jonathan September 9, 2026
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MyLurah Maternal Campus Programme

She's 28 weeks pregnant, sitting in a crowded waiting room for her third antenatal appointment this month, clutching questions she…
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Unlearning Shame Around Your Body and Sexuality
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Unlearning Shame Around Your Body and Sexuality

You're getting dressed for a date, and instead of excitement, there's a familiar voice running commentary. Not that dress, it…
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Posted by Faith Jonathan September 9, 2026
The Role of Religion in Relationships and Decision Making
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The Role of Religion in Relationships and Decision Making

You're three months in, and things are good, really good, until the conversation nobody warns you about arrives. He mentions,…
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Posted by Faith Jonathan September 9, 2026
Unlearning Toxic Parenting Patterns from Upbringing
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The Voice in Your Head Isn't Always Yours You promised yourself you'd never say that. And then you did. It's…
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Cultural Shock in Parenting Style Abroad
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Why Your Body Needs Rest, Not Just Work
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Why Your Body Needs Rest, Not Just Work

Yes, It's 11:57 p.m. Grace is still at her laptop, the third night in a row she's pushed past midnight.…
Why Quality Sleep Is More Important Than You Think
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Why Quality Sleep Is More Important Than You Think

It's 2:00 AM. Amara is still scrolling through her phone, telling herself she'll sleep "in just five more minutes." She…
The Hidden Dangers of Too Much Sugar
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The Hidden Dangers of Too Much Sugar

When "Just a Little Sweet" Becomes Too Much Picture this: It's 3 p.m., and the afternoon slump hits hard. You…
Signs Your Hormones May Be Out of Balance
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When Your Body Is Trying to Tell You Something It starts subtly. You wake up exhausted despite eight hours of…
How Skipping Breakfast Affects Your Body
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How Skipping Breakfast Affects Your Body

The Morning You Skipped Breakfast And What Your Body Did Next It's 7:15 a.m. You're running late again. The coffee…
Mental Health Is Health Too
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Mental Health Is Health Too

Adaeze woke up exhausted again. She had slept for eight hours, eaten well, and had no fever, cough, or pain.…
Simple Daily Habits That Improve Your Health
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Simple Daily Habits That Improve Your Health

It's 7 a.m. on a Tuesday. Amara hits snooze for the third time, skips breakfast, gulps down coffee on the…
Cultural expectations vs emotional support, where most men get it wrong
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Cultural Expectations Vs Emotional Support: Where Many Men get it Wrong

Adaeze had a terrible day. Her boss humiliated her in front of colleagues. She came home heavy with hurt, needing…
Why Walking 30 Minutes a Day Changes Your Health
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Why Walking 30 Minutes a Day Changes Your Health

It's 7 p.m. You've spent eight hours at a desk, eating lunch while scrolling through emails, and now you're exhausted…
Types of Drink to Aviod as a Black Pregnant Woman
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Types of Drinks to Avoid as a Black Pregnant Woman

Nobody tells you about the quiet guilt of reaching for a cold Coke at 10am because the nausea has made…

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