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From Grief to Gigs | Legally Clueless Ep 335

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In this episode, you’ll hear a story that holds deep loss, raw honesty, unexpected pivots, and the powerful role community plays in our healing. Grace Wanjiku, shares her incredible journey, from sacrificing her education as a firstborn, to navigating grief after losing her brother, to reaching a breaking point with depression that almost cost her life. Through it all, Grace’s story reminds us that healing isn’t linear and sometimes, it’s the very people we think we’re meant to save who end up saving us. In this episode, Grace unpacks: Being the firstborn and carrying unspoken expectationsLosing her brother and spiraling into a faith crisisAttempting suicide and finding help in the nick of timeThe stigma around mental health and resisting hospitalizationDiscovering purpose again as an MC in a male-dominated spaceHow community, therapy, and spiritual honesty carried her throughThis story will stay with you. It’s a reminder that even in our darkest seasons, hope and healing can still find us. Sign up for the Legally Clueless Africa newsletter here: www.legallycluelessafrica.com/ Legally Clueless on Instagram: www.instagram.com/legallycluelessafrica/ Legally Clueless on TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@legallycluelessafrica Subscribe to the Legally Clueless YouTube channel here: www.youtube.com/c/LegallyCluelessYoutube Want to share your story on Legally Clueless? Fill out this form: forms.gle/kMn7Wae5N563JFGQ8

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