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What shapes a father’s determination to educate his daughters? In South Sudan, Marco tells Namulanta Kombo why making sure his four daughters go to school matters so deeply to him, carrying forward a value passed down by his own mother, who even sold precious family cows to keep ...  Show more

From Jakarta, Indonesia, Yasmina writes a ‘Dear Son’ letter to her teenage son about growing up in a changing world. Yasmina set up a grassroots climate project for families after becoming increasingly worried about the impact of environmental change on her children. She tells Na ...  Show more

The Dear Banya letters are flowing in and Becca & Tanya have answers for them all!  We try to offer support for a Scrubber who feels left behind after all her friends started having kids, another is dealing with an overbearing mother-in-law, and we revisit the struggles of being ...  Show more

New mum Janine Harouni is anxious and lonely, so why do the other mums online look so happy? This is a guest episode from Dear Daughter.Namulanta is building a “handbook to life”, sharing your parenting advice, personal stories, with letters to your daughters. If you are a mum or ...  Show more

In a heated moment, a mother reveals a dark chapter from her childhood to her daughter, then immediately regrets it. What now? In this week’s episode, the Sugars tackle this and several other questions, including how to handle a brother-in-law who treats your vacation as his o ...

Karla emphasized the importance of self-care and setting boundaries, particularly for eldest daughters, and encouraged listeners to break free from limiting beliefs that may have been imposed by others. She also shared her personal journey of self-discovery and growth, highlighti ...  Show more