Thezorayaeffect

I turned 20 a couple days ago and it was only right to do a 20 things I have learnt before turning 20. Enjoy :)

This is such a common debate on the internet along with the topic of being pro-choice vs pro-life and as the economy becomes worse, having a kid may actually become restricted to only the rich. Listen to me talk about how my opinion on poor people having kids has shifted to accommodate many exceptions that we fail to consider in this episode of the zoraya effect.

I'm back (fingers crossed) and it's only fair to start with a life update cause these past 3 months were FUNNY. Let's talk about YouTube, school, getting a job, adult life + the fear of turning 20 in this episode of the zoraya effect.

I know I have successfully built a podcast off of me over sharing but pleasee hear me out. I think I have come to the point in my life where I just don't want to share anything personal on social media (even private stories) because it's just not anyone's business. Let's talk about seeking validation from posting on social media even if it's just on our private stories in this episode of the zoraya effect.

There's a lot of controversy over whether or not religion benefits Africans. Personally, I think it can but not everything should be taken as black or white and that's where Africans especially African adults have LOST THE PLOT. Let's talk about the obsession with pastors,sowing a seed and growing the church rather than having a relationship with God in this episode of the zoraya effect.

“Don't express your feelings” “only accept compliments if he has spent this amount of money on you” “don't send texts about how you feel” “play this game to get this” “manipulate him/her this way”. Relationships are becoming so tasking and basically a competition of who can manipulate who more. Let's talk about whether or not our generation has killed romance in this episode of the zoraya effect.

You know when you see all those TikTok trends of the supermarket shopping sprees or the “take this or double it and give it to the next person”. There's a place and a time for everything and Nigeria is slowly but surely ( actually very quickly) becoming NOT a place for that. Lets talk about why you need to dead the soft guy in you if you live in Nigeria because every good act can easily turn around and bite you in the ass.

It's common to believe that old age demands unconditional respect but I disagree and instead believe in respecting people until they give me a reason not to respect them. Let's talk about the insecurity of older people when they are met in situations with people way younger than them, big brother and the bullying of younger contestants and many other reasons I believe old age does not demand respect in this episode of the zoraya effect.

We're finally back and it's only right that we have a heart to heart on things we have lied to ourselves about or tried to avoid admitting. Let's finally admit that we all gossip,that not everyone owes us support,that being fake is necessary in many cases,that there's nothing cringe about posting on YOUR social media accounts,that it's okay to not like someone for no reason and MANY other things in this episode of the zoraya effect.

Happy new year!! 2023 was a very special year in so many ways and I'm sure we all learnt so much this year! Let's do a 2023 recap and talk about our ins and outs for 2024 in this episode of the zoraya effect!!

Nothing like Lagos in December, the most confusing time of the year with mixed emotions. As your best friend, let's prep together so we can have fun and it won't be Lagos 1-0 us.

Honored to have my favorite and the best dj of all time on the podcast today!! Listen to primeau and I talk about how he started,samurai,the coolest part about the job,events coming up this detty December in Lagos and everything in between in this episode of the zoraya effect. DON'T FORGET TO COME PARTY WITH PRIMEAU THIS DECEMBER!

From being Catholic to being Christian to just believing God to contemplating believing in nothing. Let's talk about losing faith in this episode of the zoraya effect.

“My sensitivity is my superpower” “my empathy is a gift” BS! Let's talk about the reality of being super sensitive in this episode of the zoraya effect.

Being alone isn't that bad when you think about the disrespect people endure in the name of “friendship”. let's talk about the relatively light hearted things I consider disrespectful in friendships.

Anger is literally the scariest emotion for me and I hate it so much but then again it's a normal emotion and a normal part of life so let's talk about it!

Kids CAN be cute and CAN be fun but do I want to have them in the future? Most definitely not. Let's talk about all the reasons I don't want to have kids in this episode of the zoraya effect.

In honor of two years of being a podcast host, I'm doing a Q & A but DRUNK :)

Episode starts at 10 minutes lmao I talk too damn much

Let's talk about “the iPhone 8 girl”, hitting your kids, suffer mentality and the self hate a lot of black people have which makes them see everything good as a “western thing” in this episode of the zoraya effect.

2+2 is most definitely 5 and everything I say in this episode is straight up facts

Let's talk about mohbad, loyal armani, Tristyn Bailey and Elianne Andam. What's the common denominator here? MEN but “not all men though”

I really can't think of a caption :( we're talking about confidence though :) confidence in being a woman , confidence with regards to people and the way they respond to it.

Is it really a pandemic? Or are Nigerians just obsessed with promoting bad behavior? Let's talk about it

THIS EPISODE IS A JOKE (it really isn't lmao)

Take a shot everytime I say “I just think it's so interesting” Lmaoo but listen to me dissect Lagos as a place; let's talk clout chasing, climbing the social ladder, Lagos restaurants and many more in this episode of the zoraya effect.

Following up my once a fat girl, always a fat girl episode :)

Disclaimer: I don't want to be there :) and I am not having fun, thank you

Diet culture is one of the biggest problems when it comes to body image and fat phobia in society, let's talk about it

Short answer: no. Long answer: let's talk about it. Also, welcome to season 2!!!

new episodes every sunday ;)

The second and final part of the episode and the season!:) The Women in the episode are : Femi @femi6.0 Danielle @danielletheyoutuber Faithful @faifait_lashy Usomine @usomine.oma Aisha @a1sha.Williams Adaeze @adaezesuinner Hikmah @hikmah.mo Destiny ese @destinyogb Oreofe @oreofe_s.a Gia @giabelleray Valerie @valerie.ropara Azaliah @liah.ilodianya Gabriella @griaa.k.g Adaeze @adaezesuinner Folake @adefiolake Tosin Victoria @tosinvictoriaa Chimsom @ch1msomaga Azaliah @liah.ilodianya Jemiyo @jem1yo Adaeze @adaezesuinner Miedel @m1edel

The self proclaimed advice queen has summoned many more advice queens to make this episode happen. This episode is for all my women because I love y'all. Big shoutout to all the women that made this episode come together! Come back next week for part 2!! The women in this episode are: Omonigho @4thdaughterr_ Folake @adefiolake Naomi @naomi_.bishop Faithful @faifait_lashy Ore ofe @oreofe_s.a Winifred @katerriiii Tara @tara.eze Adaugo @adaugoubah_ Gabriella @akagu.g Aviva @av1va_o Miedel @m1edel Kinshi @_kinshi._ Chimsomaga @ch1msomaga Adanna @badgirl_aaddy Usomine @usomine.oma Okiki @okikisokoya Hikmah @hikmah.mo Adanna okonmah @adanna0k Ifunanya @nanya_maduagwu Imma @immaanozia Destiny ese @destinyogb Tosin Victoria @tosinvictoriaa Efe @efeesangbedo Anonymous Rukky @rukkyavworo Jemiyo @jem1yo Ndy @ndyetukudoh Tosin victoria @tosinvictoriaa

Last episode for the season!!! And we are ending this season by talking about how life is just never that serious, what more can I say lmaoooo?

We've talked about self love so let's talk about healing. Listen to me talk about all things healing from family issues to bullying and everything in between in this episode of the zoraya effect.

The “self love” journey is so cliché but I've been on it for almost 6 months now and it's one of the best and most rewarding journeys I have been on. Listen to me talk about all things self love in this episode of the zoraya effect.

Part 3 ( final part)

Part 2

Part 1

Possibly the last episode for the series this season, the zodiac sign for this episode is none other than; Virgo! (August 23rd - September 22nd) so if you're a Virgo , see what you can/cannot relate to and if you have friends or family members that are Virgos you can send this episode to them/ try to see which facts apply to them, love ya! I AM SO SORRY FOR THE LOW AUDIO ON THE SECOND PART :(

Female friendships almost always get a bad rep because “women have a lot of drama” but I place my friendships with women very high on my list of priorities, listen to me talk about all things female friendships in this episode of the zoraya effect. *ignore the bad audio:)*

I have my fav fashion influencer and designer EVER on the pod and we discuss instagram culture, fashion, public relationships and all things social media in this episode of the zoraya effect.

Sometimes we get upset at things that we know shouldn't bother us, sometimes adults get hurt by things kids say even if they know kids don't know any better. Listen to me talk about why I think this happens in this episode of the zoraya effect.

As the queen of oversharing on the internet, listen to me talk about the move in silence culture in this episode of the zoraya effect.

This episode features pelumi and Bryan, the hosts of the an hour in Lagos podcast and they will be answering the questions asked by the lovely women on my instagram!! Spoiler: men are DELUSIONAL LMAOOOO

If you're a long time listener then you know this is literally my reddest flag ever but I think I've cracked the code (kinda) so if you also have a problem with communication, let's figure it out together or just be my therapist and help me figure mine out :)

Fine line, thin line , same thing ( well kinda) . Listen to me talk about the fine line between being blunt and rude, chill and nonchalant , factual and judgmental, friendly and a famzer in this episode of the zoraya effect.

We are back with the series!! And the zodiac sign for this episode is Sagittarius! (November 22nd - December 21st) so if you are a sagittarian ,see what you can/cannot relate to and if you have friends or family members that are sagittarians you can send this episode to them/ try to see which facts apply to them, love ya!

A common way of consoling people when something bad happens is by saying “everything happens for a reason”. Is that an invalidating response? Listen to me talk about why I think the saying “everything happens for a reason” is bs in this episode of the zoraya effect

You can ask on Spotify or on my instagram @zorayawow , thanksss

*skip to 12:58 for the episode* This was honestly my fav episode to record (yet) and honestly my favorite thing to talk about. Friendships are beautiful but sadly, don't always last forever. Is that really a bad thing? Listen to me use this podcast to get things off my chest lol .