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Fluid Thoughts is a podcast from the mind of a writer that illustrates life from an empathic perspective. Join Efemena Emonefe each week as she recounts details from her life using creative nonfiction stories to teach her audience about the impact that societal pressures have had in her life.

Efemena Emonefe


    • Mar 21, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 36m AVG DURATION
    • 49 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from Fluid Thoughts

    New Year, Same Sh!t

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2025 26:45


    Caleb Wilson should be alive.

    That's a Wrap

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2025 53:00


    Girl, wrap this sh*t up!

    1001 Bottles of Baby Oil on The Wall

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2024 33:05


    Predators are among us...

    Revolutionary Love

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2024 47:54


    Girl, love thy neighbor. Yes, even the internet ones.

    Episode 45 Unscripted Rant

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2024 64:15


    Here are some random thoughts. I mean... my thoughts are mostly random, but these are more random LOL.

    Shifting Our Values Pt. 2

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2024 34:34


    Continuing the conversation of shift our values

    Shifting Our Values

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2024 36:36


    I wish people made more noise on that Quiet set...

    Ozempidemic!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2024 43:35


    Our priorities are out of order...

    Bish, What's Tea?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2024 32:13


    A quad**n, an islamaphobe, and a predator walk into a bar...

    So Many Products, So Many SKUs and Not Enough Empire to Consume Them

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2024 37:07


    Girl, F*** These Celebrities!

    Finding Your Place in Community: From Palestine to the Congo

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2024 44:54


    Welcome back! Fluid flower is back with a current update on life and a recap of her tumultuous 2023. In this episode, she explores the grief and trauma of everyday empire living and watching atrocities on her phone.

    Girl, Put The Banana Down and Step Away From The Stripper!

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2023 60:06


    Here's the latest update on Fluid Flower!

    What The Healthism?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2023 41:02


    Let's take a look and see how Healthism impacts our lives.

    That's Not My Plan, Heffalump

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2023 25:53


    This week Fluid breaks down the reason why it's easy to spiral when a plan doesn't seem like it's coming together or getting derailed.

    WTF Is Going On?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2023 4:00


    I was very angry today and decided to write an open letter to America.

    All Abusers Deserve To Fall From Grace

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2023 34:40


    Fluid is back with an update and a few thoughts on sexual misconduct and abuse in the film industry.

    Romance Shlomance! There's Different Love to Give

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2023 33:19


    Is your romantic love causing you to neglect yourself and others around you? You may want to give it a rest!

    Grinding My Gears

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2023 34:54


    It's been a pretty crazy week! Here are a few things that have been on Fluid's mind!

    Age Gap Relationships

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2023 45:39


    Huge age gap relationships are a problem. These young people should be concerned about their Algebra test...not your Cialis prescription.

    It's Not Demons, Baby…It's Just Capitalism

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2023 32:30


    Girl, cut them lights back on and read "Blood in My Eye". The only demon you need to be fighting is your resistance to class consciousness.

    De-influencing

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2023 39:52


    Life is changing. A recession is here. And the influencers girlies are still lying in their product reviews or being racist and fatphobic for views.

    Welcome Back, Gworl!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2023 56:38


    Here's an update on Fluid Flower's life. It feels good to be back home!

    Social Media is a Hellscape

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2022 42:14


    Social Media can take a toll on our mental health and overall ability to think critically. Here's an episode dissecting how it does that.

    Cultivating Fat Politics

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2022 49:53


    Calling a person beautiful despite them being fat doesn't stop violence that they experience. I know I am beautiful. I want to be treated with dignity and respect.

    Representation is Not Liberation

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2022 30:28


    So what if someone who looks like us has a seat at the table if they are committed to our destruction through allegiance to the empire?

    Releasing the Shackles of Gender

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2022 34:21


    People are paying 10K to be called low vibrational hood rats, asking for 2K rent money on the first link, and still sending unsolicited d!ck pics...send the flood!

    Transactional Friendships

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2022 30:40


    I'm not sure why people have beauty or financial requirements for friendship, but that sh!t is weird and y'all gotta do better and stop allowing capitalism to rot your brains.

    Work Expectations

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2022 29:54


    Everybody doesn't need to be your friend. And unfortunately, people get mad when you have boundaries at work, but those boundaries can keep us safe!

    The Pressure is Getting Worser: Life Update

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2022 30:13


    Here's a quick summary of what's been happening since I've been gone and also a quick take on how life isn't perfect but we must live it and enjoy!

    The Tik Tok Tech Talk

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2022 28:17


    Getting into tech seems like the ultimate solution in a world distraught by Covid and the work climate increasing to a working from home norm. But, there are people who are ready to prey and take advantage of those wanting to go into tech. Be careful of the tech influencers!

    Bey is Back!!! (And Unfortunately So Are The Stans...)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2022 24:05


    Since the Queen has returned, let's talk about how harmful stan culture can be.

    The Peculiar Case of Human Projection

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2022 23:48


    This week Fluid discusses how projection can rear its ugly head in relationships and affect our emotional health.

    All The Single Ladies in The Clurrbb

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2022 28:30


    It is not a sin to be single. Women are choosing themselves and the men folk are running scared!

    Stop Popping These Damn Fireworks!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2022 48:57


    Here's PT 2 from last week's episode. I had an anxiety attack this week from being so over-stimulated and wanted to share some thoughts. I hope you enjoy it!

    I Think This is Actually Hell

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2022 24:11


    Chile... They done got Roe and Wade up outta here...

    Grinding Ain't Always The Move

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2022 36:15


    This week Fluid shares stories about how she dealt with mental health breakdowns at jobs that didn't appreciate her.

    If You're Not Trying To Be John Brown, You Don't Need to Stick Around

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2022 21:37


    This week Fluid talks about performative allyship and very upsetting experiences with people who claim to stand with the Black community.

    Misogyny Recedes Your Hairline

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2022 28:52


    This week Fluid takes a dive (or even a jab at) the misogyny in manosphere podcasts. Let's explore the double-sided structure of how these people are supported and given audience.

    HBCUs and D9 Orgs Aren't Protecting Us Either

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2022 26:28


    HBCUs feel like home. And for some of us, that home can be broken and leave you feeling unresolved. This week Fluid Flower dives into HBCUs and D9 orgs and how sometimes these black safe spaces aren't so safe. Stay tuned for a snippet of a short story that was released to the Fluidflowermedia Patreon!

    Best Friend Break Ups Break Can Also Leave You Heartbroken

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2022 32:22


    Fluid recounts a horrid friendship breakup and shares all the details of why she had to cut off a toxic person she loved dearly.

    I'm Too Tired To Talk…

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2022 21:00


    Fluid Flower lists the top ten things that are making her tired.

    Yes It's Called Self-Esteem, but I Didn't Get Here By My Damn Self

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2022 39:52


    We don't live in vacuum. If our ideas are molded and formed by society, isn't our self-esteem shaped by society as well? This week, Fluid Flower dives into her own journey with self-esteem and how it made life a bit difficult.

    Companies Be Like: We Hear You, We See You, & We're Still Not Listening. Get Back to Work!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2022 51:00


    Toxic work environments often include workplace initiatives like DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) but do they really mean that? Also, why are workplaces so damn toxic?

    Fantastical Fake A** Mystics, Psychics, & Head-Wrapped Spiritual B*tches & Where to Find Them

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2022 35:36


    Let's take a deep dive in the world of new age spirituality... Is it really all that different from traditional religious spaces?

    Where You Been At? On Tour But I Wasn't Getting No Money.

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2022 34:24


    Don't call it comeback! Fluid Thoughts Podcast returns in full force! Tune in to catch up on what the podcaster, author, "influencer" has been up to. Check out brand new episodes each week.

    Let Me Explain Myself Real Quick: Update!

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2020


    God Don’t Live at Shadrach, Meshach and A-bad-Negro Mountain of Fire Holy Ghost Ebenezer Baptist Church: Dissecting Religion

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2020 38:00


    Religion and spirituality are not the same. One can bind you and one can free you. What will be your choice?

    Hot Combs and Relaxers Can Make a Grown Man Cry: Dissecting Hair…Black Hair

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2020 41:43


    "A woman's hair is her crown and glory"...or so they say. But, what happens when the hair you have isn't up to society's standard? Does that mean that you have "no glory" or are unworthy? Listen to what happened when I finally began to make my own beautiful and forget the nonsense that was said to me growing up.

    You Gon’ Love My Big Fat A** Regardless: Dissecting Fatphobia

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2020


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