ŪNDR CTXN

Zayna Sholaja
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What does it take to rebuild your life from the ground up—when all you have is bold faith and the courage to begin again? ŪNDR CTXN is a reflective space where stories of transition, identity, and becoming collide. Hosted by a Black woman in construction engineering, this podcast explores the grit behind growth—beyond the job site, where a new foundation is being formed. Together, we’ll keep building, keep evolving, and keep laying the groundwork to becoming our best version, yet. This is ŪNDR CTXN. New episodes every Wednesday!

Episodes

  1. 2025-07-25

    EP 7: Unpermitted Work (Fibroids)

    Some burdens show up without permission — and leave us living with what we never asked for. In this episode, I talk about fibroids: how they changed the way I see my body, my health, and my boundaries. I share what it feels like to keep building your life while carrying a heavy burden, and why choosing to tear down what doesn’t serve you is its own kind of healing. This is about more than symptoms or surgeries. It’s about listening deeper, protecting your peace, and knowing you’re allowed to say: this has no place here. If you’re living with fibroids, chronic pain, or anything that feels like it grew without your say — you’re not alone. Let’s keep rebuilding, together.

    15 min

  2. 2025-07-03

    EP 6: Cure Time

    This episode is about time — not how to manage it, but how to stop resenting it. I’m learning that not everything needs to move fast to be working. Some parts of the process require stillness, patience, and space to set. Between full-time work, school, building my brand, and trying to show up in every area of my life, I’ve had to rethink what progress really looks like. If you’ve ever felt like you’re running out of time — this episode is a reminder that some of the most important growth happens off schedule. You’re not behind. You’re curing.

    10 min

  3. 2025-06-26

    EP 5: The Cost of Building

    Today, I’m showing up in real-time—exhausted, anxious, and still in motion. If you’re trying to build something while managing high-level trades, school, relationships, grief, growth, friendships and family plus your own healing—you’re not alone. This one is for the days that feel heavy but still count. We talk burnout, discipline, and what it means to show up when you’re not at your best. Because the truth is: life still builds on the hard days. Tap in. Let this be your reminder that you don’t have to be polished to be powerful.

    7 min

  4. 2025-06-18

    EP 4: Weatherproof

    🔗 Ananda Lewis Essence Article: In Her Own Words In construction, we don’t just build for the sunshine—we build for the storm. This episode is my heart in real time. A reflection on the emotional weight of what we see online: illness, loss, grief—and what it’s been stirring up in me. I talk about what it means to weatherproof your life through intention, care, and discipline. From prevention to preparation, this episode is about honoring your health and spirit like your life depends on it—because it does. If you’ve been feeling heavy from the news, overwhelmed by the noise, or wondering how to stay grounded in a world that feels unpredictable… this one’s for you. We’re not just surviving—we’re building better, from the inside out. 🧱 This is ŪNDR CTXN

    10 min

  5. 2025-06-12

    EP 3: Frame First, Finishes Later

    Before anything looks good on the outside, is it important to you to know what’s holding you up on the inside? This episode is about the part of the process that rarely gets posted—where healing isn’t glamorous, and growth is quiet. It’s the frame stage. The structure beneath the glow-up. I’m sharing what it means to build slow, redefine your milestones, trust your voice, and stay rooted when no one’s clapping yet. If you’re in that space where things feel uncertain—but you know you’re becoming something stronger—this one’s for you. Let’s build what lasts. From the inside—out.

    14 min

  6. 2025-06-04

    EP 2: Demo Day

    Before you can rebuild your life, you have to make peace with what needs to come down. In Episode 2 of UNDR CTXN, I reflect on the personal demolitions I’ve walked through—leaving a marriage, shifting careers, and shedding the stories that no longer serve me. This isn’t destruction for destruction’s sake. It’s intentional. It’s spiritual. It’s necessary. If you’re in the thick of transition, questioning everything, or finally picking up the sledgehammer—this is your sign. Demo Day isn’t the end. It’s the beginning of something stronger. Let’s clear space and build forward.

    11 min

  7. 2025-05-31

    EP 1: The Rebuild

    On my 35th birthday, I embraced a new beginning—truthful, fearless, and still in the making. This episode dives deep into breaking barriers as a woman in construction, navigating the relentless challenge of fibroids, and embracing the raw, powerful journey of becoming. If you’re rebuilding yourself, showing up through doubt and pain, you’re not alone. This is UNDR CTXN — where growth happens in the cracks. Let’s build together..

    6 min
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What does it take to rebuild your life from the ground up—when all you have is bold faith and the courage to begin again? ŪNDR CTXN is a reflective space where stories of transition, identity, and becoming collide. Hosted by a Black woman in construction engineering, this podcast explores the grit behind growth—beyond the job site, where a new foundation is being formed. Together, we’ll keep building, keep evolving, and keep laying the groundwork to becoming our best version, yet. This is ŪNDR CTXN. New episodes every Wednesday!

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  • Creator
    Zayna Sholaja
  • Years Active
    2K
  • Episodes
    7
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Zayna Sholaja
  • Show Website
    ŪNDR CTXN