Catch Me Dreaming

This episode is a love note to every dreamer out there. We’re sharing honest advice and encouragement from our own journeys of chasing our dreams. We share the words we wish someone had told us, the reminders that keep us going, and the quiet encouragement every dreamer needs to hear. It’s a reminder that your dream still matters, and so do you.

This week, we’re talking about the books by Black women that cracked us open and put us back together again. From Beloved to Americanah, Nervous Conditions, and In Search of Our Mothers’ Gardens, we explore how these stories have become our mirrors, our medicine, and our reminder that healing can live on the page.

This week, we journey through Tsitsi Dangarembga’s Nervous Conditions, a novel that gave Black women a voice long before we had the language. We explore how its truths still resonate today, tracing the ways it mirrors our identities, our silences, and our strength in a world still learning to see us.

In this episode, we talk about African cinema and how cultural images shape us as young Africans.

In this episode the hosts have a sisterhood conversation about where we've come from as modern Africans, and those who have paved the way before us to set a vision for the future.

The hosts get vulnerable about the challenges of finding love while pursuing their dreams

From situationships to self-reflection, this episode unpacks how dating can reveal our needs, test our boundaries, and teach us who we’re becoming in the process.

From writing our way through burnout to escaping to wine country in France or even starting over in a new country, this episode explores the bold, unexpected ways we care for ourselves when life demands too much. A conversation about choosing softness, freedom, and joy by any means necessary.

An intimate conversation on what self-care looks like for Black women navigating life away from home — exploring how we can redefine wellness on our own terms, hold space for ourselves, and create care practices that reflect our truths and histories. 

Navigating the tension between following your own dreams and fulfilling the the expectations of African Parents 

Phumi takes us through her bold shift from investment banking to filmmaking, exploring the risks, reinvention and deeper calling that led to her storytelling. 

Denise shares the struggles of finding herself after graduation, the uncertainty,the setbacks, and the resilience that carried her through.

Amo reflects on her curiosity about the world, the leap of faith that took her to New York, and how studying theology reshaped her understanding of life.

In our very first episode, we dive into a personal exploration of ambition, following dreams, and navigating the tension between passion and practicality.