Tag: belonging

• It Takes a Village — But Who Holds the Village Up?

  

  “She has nobody” These were the words I heard from my brother when I had already said no to my sister.  I changed my mind and plans to accommodate everyone again – because I love them. Became the babysitter again – the children love me and I do love them so much. So last week,…

  Koya Nkrumah

  26th Jul 2026

  Coming Home to Yourself

  belonging, boundaries, childfree women, childless women, Coming Home to Yourself, Emotional Labour, invisible labour, it takes a village, journaling, over-giving, people-pleasing, reflective writing, self worth, self-abandonment, single women, women’s wellbeing

• The Illusion of a Good Woman

  

  “She is such a humble woman” – this was the comment I read under a video on TikTok and I could not scroll past it.  There were many comments like this one on the post and most came from men – but this particular comment drew me in enough for me to stop and ask…

  Koya Nkrumah

  28th Jun 2026

  womanhood

  African women, belonging, Finding Your Voice, Ghanaian women, Good Woman, identity, Performative Humility, Self Erasure, self worth, Women and Society

• Choosing Myself: Navigating Identity Between Two Worlds.

  

  When I first moved to the UK, every outing felt like a doorway to something new. I said yes to almost every invitation, eager to learn, to belong. So when I got invited to my first party, I pictured a big meal, laughter around a table—the kind of gathering I’d known all my life. The…

  Koya Nkrumah

  21st Sep 2025

  growth

  belonging, choosing yourself, cultural identity, identity, self-acceptance