Beatrice 'Nishola

Still on the journey of the International Medical Graduate’s spouse and the immigrant professional supporting their partner’s reintegration. Let’s talk about one of the most exhausting parts of this role: the support we give, or think we’re giving. Have you ever tried to encourage your partner after a tough moment, only to be misunderstood and perceived as insensitive? That moment when everything you say lands wrong. I call it support gone wrong. Not fun. So what happened? You crossed the...

A Real‑Life Mum‑Thought So baby arrived, and honestly, maternity leave has been a whole movie. It's been joyful, chaotic, tender, exhausting, heart‑melting, all of it. I just need to look at my baby and boom, pure joy. Actually, pure love. You know what, it's both pure joy and love. I adore this version of me — the mummy version. But time? Time is a sprinter. I had 12 months of maternity leave, and suddenly… It’s almost over. Some days I wish I’d taken the 18‑month option, but let’s be real,...

There’s a moment in every adult life when a single word rearranges something inside you. Not loudly. Not dramatically. Just a quiet internal shift, like a chair being pulled closer to the table of who you’re becoming. For me, that word was reliable. “Wanting the ball when the game is on the line.” I heard that phrase while listening to Jim Rohn. Later, I discovered it actually came from Coach Jimmy McGinty in the 2000 sports movie The Replacements. But the source didn’t matter as much as the...