Legally Clueless

Legally Clueless

Legally Clueless is a weekly podcast by Kenyan media personality & social activist: Adelle Onyango!! Here, she documents her raw human journey as an evolving unapologetically African woman. The podcast is a space where people get to know just how okay it is to not know or not have it all figured out. It is also a space where Africans share stories from their lives; stories that teach, make us cry, make us laugh - real, authentic African stories. The #LegallyClueless hotline is +254768628790

  1. Becoming Unapologetic: Apondi On Money, Boundaries & Living Free | For Mannerless Women

    12 HR AGO

    Becoming Unapologetic: Apondi On Money, Boundaries & Living Free | For Mannerless Women

    In this moving episode of For Mannerless Women, Adelle Onyango sits down with Apondi a life coach and relationship minister for a raw, intergenerational conversation on womanhood, freedom, and authenticity.Apondi opens up about the importance of financial independence as a form of agency, the never-ending work of setting and protecting boundaries, and how authenticity can irritate toxic people who prefer conformity. She also challenges how we socialize both girls and boys unpacking how neglecting the boy child harms everyone and reminds us that growth never ends. This is an episode about reclaiming power, choosing dignity, and living unashamedly as your fullest self.Listen, reflect, and share with every woman learning to live on her own terms. 🔗 Join our community: Newsletter: www.legallycluelessafrica.comInstagram: @legallycluelessafricaTikTok: @legallycluelessafricaYouTube: Legally Clueless AfricaShare your story: forms.gle/kMn7Wae5N563JFGQ8

    1h 6m
  2. When Healing Feels Lonely (and How to Move Through It) | The Mid Week Tease

    1 DAY AGO

    When Healing Feels Lonely (and How to Move Through It) | The Mid Week Tease

    This week on The Mid Week Tease, Adelle unpacks the part of healing we rarely talk about, the loneliness that comes with growth. When you start choosing yourself, setting boundaries, and evolving, it’s easy to feel like you’ve lost your people. But often, that loneliness is a sign that you’re shedding what no longer aligns with your peace. In this episode, Adelle explores: 💭 The quiet grief of outgrowing people 🌱 The in-between season between who you were and who you’re becoming ❤️ Why choosing yourself can feel like abandonment 🌻 How to find new forms of belonging that match your healed self If your healing feels isolating right now, this episode will remind you that solitude isn’t punishment, it’s preparation. LINKS: ✨ Newsletter signup: www.legallycluelessafrica.com 📱 Instagram: www.instagram.com/legallycluelessafrica/ 🎵 TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@legallycluelessafrica ▶️ YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/LegallyCluelessYoutube 📝 Story submission form: forms.gle/kMn7Wae5N563JFGQ8

    10 min
  3. Trusting Her Intuition: When Zayn Needed Surgery PART 2 | Legally Clueless Ep 349

    4 DAYS AGO

    Trusting Her Intuition: When Zayn Needed Surgery PART 2 | Legally Clueless Ep 349

    In part two of Steve's story, we journey through one of the most vulnerable seasons of his life, navigating his newborn son Zayn’s medical crisis, multiple surgeries, and the weight of financial strain. Steve opens up about the reality of asking for help, what fatherhood has taught him about presence, and how that season reshaped his view on love, faith, and masculinity. This is a story about courage in vulnerability, partnership in pain, and the quiet strength it takes to keep going. In this episode, you’ll hear: The emotional and financial weight of a child’s medical emergency.What it means to ask for help and let go of ego.Fatherhood, faith, and learning to be fully present.Deep gratitude for community and love that sustains through crisis.The transformation that happens when hardship forces reflection.Share your story: Have a powerful story to tell? Submit it here: forms.gle/kMn7Wae5N563JFGQ8 Stay connected: Newsletter signup: www.legallycluelessafrica.com/Instagram: www.instagram.com/legallycluelessafrica/TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@legallycluelessafricaYouTube: www.youtube.com/c/LegallyCluelessYoutubeStory submission form: forms.gle/kMn7Wae5N563JFGQ8

    45 min
  4. Unlearning the Shame Around Menopause | For Mannerless Women

    6 DAYS AGO

    Unlearning the Shame Around Menopause | For Mannerless Women

    This week on For Mannerless Women, Adelle sits down with Veronica, founder of The Ova Circle and a certified menopause workplace coach, to unpack what it really means to thrive through menopause. Veronica opens up about her personal journey, from confusing symptoms and dismissive doctors to discovering perimenopause, finding her voice, and building a thriving community for women going through the same. She breaks down the gaps in healthcare, the power of holistic approaches, and why it’s time for workplaces to become menopause-friendly. Together, Adelle and Veronica explore: The difference between menopause and perimenopause.How shame and silence isolate women in this phase.Building a toolkit that actually supports you, from lifestyle changes to medical options.Why African women’s menopause stories must be centered in our data and media.Refusing to disappear, aging loudly, proudly, and mannerlessly.If you’ve ever felt unseen or unprepared for this phase of womanhood, this episode will leave you informed, validated, and inspired. 🔗 Connect with The Ova Circle & Veronica:  Veronica Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/veromamaverushkaOVA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.ova.circleOVA Website: https://theovacircle.comOVA Whatsapp Community: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Vb0GAS96RGJA5U6qLr1b -OVA LinkedIN: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-ova-circle/OVA Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5YSmenYKtxbQPe85ahDViC?si=8P5OtlmfST6F5Od_wzIc8wOVA YouTube: https://youtube.com/@TheOvaCircle?si=YMTHuQKMSLQ1Z8g8Menopause Guidelines: Australian Menopause Society Guidelines (referenced in the episode): https://www.menopause.org.au/health-info 🌐 Join the Legally Clueless Africa community: Newsletter: www.legallycluelessafrica.comInstagram: www.instagram.com/legallycluelessafrica/TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@legallycluelessafricaYouTube: www.youtube.com/c/LegallyCluelessYoutubeShare your story: forms.gle/kMn7Wae5N563JFGQ8

    1h 4m
  5. Grace In The Luteal Phase | Mid Week Tease

    22 OCT

    Grace In The Luteal Phase | Mid Week Tease

    This week on The Midweek Tease, Adelle opens up about a phase most women move through quietly: the luteal phase. That stretch of time before your period when energy dips, sensitivity heightens, and the world feels a little heavier. She unpacks what’s happening in your body, the pressure society puts on women to perform consistently, and how we can meet ourselves with grace instead of guilt. You’ll learn: 🌙 What the luteal phase really is and how it affects your emotions 💛 Why “doing less” is not a sign of weakness but of wisdom 🕯️ How to adjust your rhythm, rest intentionally, and respond kindly to your body 🎟️ Wellness Talk Alert: Join our next Legally Clueless Africa Wellness Talk on October 25th with Susan Wanjiku, founder of The Legacy Hub and SHE-E-O. Topic: Smart Money Strategies for Entrepreneurs & Freelancers. We’ll explore: 💡 Building sustainable income streams 💬 Setting money boundaries ⚖️ Cultivating emotional wellness around money 🎟️ Tickets available: https://legallycluelessafrica.hustlesasa.shop/products/68e77e4e1f5d0c1f082da173 🔗 LINKS: Newsletter signup: www.legallycluelessafrica.comInstagram: @legallycluelessafricaTikTok: @legallycluelessafricaYouTube: Legally Clueless AfricaStory submission form: Share your story

    21 min
  6. Trusting Her Intuition: When Zayn Needed Surgery | Legally Clueless Ep 348

    20 OCT

    Trusting Her Intuition: When Zayn Needed Surgery | Legally Clueless Ep 348

    In part one of Steve Ataru’s story, we journey through Nairobi childhoods, the pressure of “golden opportunities,” and the courage it takes to start over. The moment that anchors this episode is raw and unforgettable: Steve’s newborn, Zayn, suddenly needs surgery and his wife’s intuition is the compass that saves precious time. This is a story about choosing alignment over approval, and learning to trust the wisdom right beside you. In this episode, you’ll hear: Growing up across Eastlands, Juja, and Lang’ata, and how environments shape resilience.Leaving a partial scholarship in Russia to return home and begin again.Surviving the in-between: hustling, odd jobs, and rebuilding identity through creativity.Dating, intention, and choosing partnership on purpose.A mother’s intuition: the Sunday morning crisis that led to Zayn’s surgery, and how it changed Steve’s outlook on partnership and parenting.Upcoming Wellness Talk: Saturday October 25 We’re hosting a special session with Susan Wanjiku (The Legacy Hub, SHE-E-O): Smart Money Strategies for Entrepreneurs & Freelancers. What we’ll unpack: Building financial systems that support calm (not chaos)Mindset shifts to repair your money relationshipPractical tools for irregular income, paying yourself, and planning rest Tickets & details: https://legallycluelessafrica.hustlesasa.shop/?product=69637 Stay connected: Newsletter signup: www.legallycluelessafrica.com/Instagram: www.instagram.com/legallycluelessafrica/TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@legallycluelessafricaYouTube: www.youtube.com/c/LegallyCluelessYoutubeStory submission form: forms.gle/kMn7Wae5N563JFGQ8

    34 min
  7. Trusting Your Body: The Truth About Birth, Pain & Power | For Mannerless Women

    16 OCT

    Trusting Your Body: The Truth About Birth, Pain & Power | For Mannerless Women

    In this powerful episode of For Mannerless Women, Adelle Onyango sits down with Wambui Wanjau, a home-birthing midwife and birth doula, to unpack the truths about pregnancy and birthing that too many women are never told. From being shouted at in delivery rooms to the calm of candlelit births, Wambui shares her journey across Kenya, Finland, and Australia, and what she’s learned about how women can reclaim power in one of life’s most sacred experiences. This episode dives deep into: Why so many women feel unseen and unheard during childbirthHow to listen to and trust your body during pregnancyThe real importance of calcium, vitamin D, and nutritionHow partners can truly support new mothersThe emotional realities of postpartum lifeWhat it really means to have a doula and create a birth plan that centers youThis is an honest, soulful conversation about pregnancy, pain, power, and the beauty of trusting your body. Listen now and share it with the women in your life who need to be reminded that birth is not something to fear, it’s something to reclaim. 🔗 Legally Clueless Africa Links Newsletter signup: www.legallycluelessafrica.com Instagram: @legallycluelessafrica TikTok: @legallycluelessafrica YouTube: Legally Clueless Africa Share your story: Submit here

    55 min
  8. So You Have Irregular Income? Part 2 | Mid Week Tease

    15 OCT

    So You Have Irregular Income? Part 2 | Mid Week Tease

    In this week’s episode of The Mid Week Tease, Adelle continues her conversation with Susan Wanjiku, financial educator and founder of The Legacy Hub KE and She-E-O Africa. In Part 2, they dive into the realities behind entrepreneurship, the pressure to keep up appearances, the misconception that investing is only for people with “big money,” and the importance of structure in keeping your business and sanity intact. Susan shares powerful lessons on: Knowing when growth is real and when it’s just for showWhy your business should grow at its own paceHow to start investing with as little as Ksh 100Building a business emergency fund for the unpredictablePreparing for transitions like maternity, illness, or relocationLetting go of financial shame and learning discipline with “kidogo” moneyJoin the Wellness Talk: Smart Money Strategies for Entrepreneurs & Freelancers 🗓 Saturday 25th October | 🕘 9 AM – 11 AM | 💻 Virtual 💰 Tickets: Ksh 1,000: https://legallycluelessafrica.hustlesasa.shop/?product=69637 Led by Susan Wanjiku. This interactive session will help you move from surviving your finances to strategically managing and growing them. 🔗 Links: Newsletter signup: www.legallycluelessafrica.comInstagram: www.instagram.com/legallycluelessafricaTikTok: www.tiktok.com/@legallycluelessafricaYouTube: www.youtube.com/c/LegallyCluelessYoutubeStory submission form: forms.gle/kMn7Wae5N563JFGQ8

    33 min
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Legally Clueless is a weekly podcast by Kenyan media personality & social activist: Adelle Onyango!! Here, she documents her raw human journey as an evolving unapologetically African woman. The podcast is a space where people get to know just how okay it is to not know or not have it all figured out. It is also a space where Africans share stories from their lives; stories that teach, make us cry, make us laugh - real, authentic African stories. The #LegallyClueless hotline is +254768628790

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  • Creator
    Legally Clueless
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2025
  • Episodes
    445
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Copyright Legally Clueless
  • Show Website
    Legally Clueless

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