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Our hair holds our history, with Sunday oiling rituals, school photos with tight braids, and the quiet shame of not fitting the “good hair” ideal. In this episode, we talk about unlearning beauty standards, embracing texture, and healing the complicated relationship we’ve had with our hair. Because sometimes, learning to love your curls is learning to love yourself.

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Savings, spending, and side-eye from your parents: today we’re talking money. In this episode, we unpack what we were (and weren’t) taught about money, how guilt sneaks into our spending, and what financial independence means for eldest daughters. It’s part therapy session, part budgeting confession, with the usual, unsolicited advice. From navigating “save everything” mindsets to learning to invest without panic, we’re figuring out how to build wealth without the shame. Because no one taught us about finances, but we’re teaching ourselves (and each other) now.

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Our parents meant well, but love doesn’t always protect us from stereotypes. In this episode, we talk about how gender shaped our upbringing: the expectations placed on daughters, the freedoms given to sons, and how we watched our parents perform their own gender roles. Now that we’re older, we’re learning to question those patterns, challenge the “that’s just how it is” mindset, and redefine what equality looks like in our own lives, one Akka conversation at a time.