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EPISODE · Apr 29, 2026 · 39 MIN

14 Million Mental Health Cases have since doubled.

from ON Uganda Podcast. · host Aggie Patricia Turwomwe

What happens when a journalist who covers the most painful stories in the country, assault, poverty, mental health, injustice, finally tells her OWN story?You get this episode.Mildred Pedun is one of Uganda's most respected broadcast journalists and communication strategists at Nation Media Group. But behind the camera, behind the microphone, behind the composed face you see on NTV, is a woman who has fought self-doubt, brushed shoulders with depression, and chosen every single day to show up anyway.And in this conversation, she holds nothing back.🔥 What you'll hear in this episode will shake you;The story of a young girl assaulted by her own father, and what happened after the cameras stopped rollingWhy 14 million Ugandans are silently suffering, and why that number keeps growingThe truth about what's really happening inside Uganda's schools that no one is addressingHow childhood trauma is quietly destroying marriages, careers, and entire familiesWhy Mildred herself nearly broke, and what pulled her backThe one thing she says every parent MUST hear before it's too late💬 This episode will hit you differently if you've ever;Felt like you were drowning but kept smiling anywayWondered if your story even mattersWatched someone you love fall apart and didn't know what to sayBeen told to "just push through" when you had nothing leftWanted to speak up but stayed silent because you feared judgment.This is a mirror. And when you listen, you will see yourself, or someone you love, somewhere in this conversation.If this hit differently, We find the leaders moving the needle, and we make them talk.💬 Drop your biggest takeaway in the comments. We read every single one.✅  Subscribe so you never miss a conversation that could change our trajectory. This channel exists to bring you the thinkers, doers and builders shaping Uganda's future, and we're just getting started.🔔 Hit the bell. We drop new episodes every week.📲 Share this with that one friend who needs to hear it.💬 Drop your most shocking takeaway in the comments, we read every one.If you believe Uganda 2040 starts with YOU being well enough to build it. Because, If you're not alive and thriving, we're not getting there.📲 CONNECT WITH Mildred anywhere in her names📲 CONNECT WITH US: ON Uganda Podcast - Deep conversations about the sectors driving our economy Instagram: @onugandapodcast LinkedIn @onuganda WhatsApp +25678537996 email: [email protected] and Hosted by Aggie Patricia Turwomwe | Communication Strategist starting conversations that move Uganda into a thriving middle class economy. . 

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