SheCentre: The Female Podcast is a transformative tool designed to create a safe space for women globally seeking solace and support. Hosted by Resty Kansiime, this podcast harnesses the power of storytelling, featuring women of diverse backgrounds who share their personal experiences and impart invaluable life lessons. Through this platform, Resty aims to empower and uplift women in Uganda and the East African region, while also fostering a sense of global sisterhood by inviting women from around the world to contribute. Join Resty on this incredible journey towards healing, empowerment, and personal growth. Tune in every Monday to experience the strength and resilience of women who have triumphed over adversity, and find solace and clarity in their stories. Don't miss an episode and become a part of this essential safe space for women.
SheCentre: The Female Podcast is a transformative tool designed to create a safe space for women globally seeking solace and support. Hosted by Resty Kansiime, this podcast harnesses the power of storytelling, featuring women of diverse backgrounds who share their personal experiences and impart invaluable life lessons. Through this platform, Resty aims to empower and uplift women in Uganda and the East African region, while also fostering a sense of global sisterhood by inviting women from around the world to contribute. Join Resty on this incredible journey towards healing, empowerment, and personal growth. Tune in every Monday to experience the strength and resilience of women who have triumphed over adversity, and find solace and clarity in their stories. Don't miss an episode and become a part of this essential safe space for women.
In this powerful episode, we sit down with award-winning mental health advocate, lawyer, and author Auma Rita, founder of Heart to Heart Spaces. Rita vulnerably shares her deeply personal journey through mental illness—from diagnosis and suicide ideation to healing and hope.
She opens up about being diagnosed with four extreme mental illnesses in 2019 and how that moment gave her the freedom to finally understand her internal battles. With raw honesty, Rita recounts her lowest point—planning to end her life after doing “enough” advocacy—and the promise she made to God during a self-funded marathon that saved her life.
Now three years later, Rita has dedicated her life to mental health advocacy, providing subsidized therapy, organizing community outreaches, and challenging stigma through education. She’s passionate about changing the language around mental health, teaching emotional literacy to children, and reminding others that “every part of the body is allowed to fall sick—including the brain.”
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Whether you’re on your own healing journey, supporting someone through mental illness, or passionate about mental health advocacy, Rita’s story will challenge, encourage, and inspire you.
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