72 episodes

Welcome to Kanini Kega, previously In Pursuit, with Lisa Wambui. From interviews to solo episodes this podcast highlights personal growth and wellness through different lived experiences

Kanini Kega Lisa Gachara

    • Education

Welcome to Kanini Kega, previously In Pursuit, with Lisa Wambui. From interviews to solo episodes this podcast highlights personal growth and wellness through different lived experiences

    Overcoming Second Semester Blues as a College Senior

    Overcoming Second Semester Blues as a College Senior

    Second semester senior year is exciting.... and nerve wracking. All the feels that accompany the approach towards graduation are relentless, in today's episode I share some ways to overcome them

    Read the full transcript here

    Catch up on my DAILY BLOG

    no. 1: Self-Advocacy Within Cultures of Valued Respect

    no. 2: The Toxicity Behind Over-Organization

    no. 3: Nairobi Sweet Spots

    no. 4: Overcoming Second Semester Blues

    Follow me on Medium, @lisawambui

    • 33 min
    Self-Advocacy, Inclusive Design, and the Production Process in Kenya with Yaye Ali | Founder of Nalani

    Self-Advocacy, Inclusive Design, and the Production Process in Kenya with Yaye Ali | Founder of Nalani

    Welcome to today's episode of Kanini Kega. In this interview with Yaye Ali, Yaye shares the ins and outs of having a fashion brand in Kenya. From the production process to the inclusive sizing embraced by this e-commerce brand, Nalani takes up a unique approach in everything they do. 

    Read the full transcript here

    Follow Nalani on Instagram @nalani_ke

    Background Music Courtesy of Prod. by Lukrembo

    • 27 min
    Who is Lisa

    Who is Lisa

    An interview with the host

    • 16 min
    Adding Value to People | Why We Need to Invest in Others with Lilian Kasanga

    Adding Value to People | Why We Need to Invest in Others with Lilian Kasanga

    An episode on purpose and the power in investing in others with Lilian Kasanga

    Author of Pointing Children to Christ: 52 weeks Family Devotional, available on on Kindle

    • 48 min
    How to be Gentle With Yourself

    How to be Gentle With Yourself

    Happy New Year! For today’s episode I talk about what it means to be gentle with yourself, especially with the pressure that comes in the month of January and culture of new years resolutions. I share some ways to incorporate the practice, and how I personally work towards it.

    [where to find me]

    + Instagram: @kaninikega.co

    + My Website: kaninikega.com

    + Medium: @lisawambui

    • 26 min
    The Power of a Reader | How to Pick it Back Up in the New Year & My Favorite Reads of 2020

    The Power of a Reader | How to Pick it Back Up in the New Year & My Favorite Reads of 2020

    Welcome to another episode of Kanini Kega! Today I chat about why it is important to incorporate reading, and how to pick it up in the 2021. From reducing stress to gaining one’s perspective, the are many powers in the practice and I share a few. I also talk about my favorite titles from 2020. 

    My Top 5 Favorite Books of 2020 on Goodreads:


    We Were the Lucky Ones by Georgia Hunter
    In a Perfect World by Laura Kasischke
    Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
    A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier by Ishmael Beah
    All The Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr

    Things Mentioned: 

    + Libby (for checking out ebooks & audiobooks from your local library) 

    + Goodreads (track progress) 

    Read the full transcript here

    Read the related written post, An End of the Year Reading List 

    Episodes Mentioned:

    + My Stone Age Experience

    + My Favorite Media | Books, Shows & Everything …

    [where to find me] 

    + Instagram: @kaninikega.co

    + My Website: kaninikega.com

    + Medium: @lisawambui

    • 31 min

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