Every Shade

In this episode, Nina dives into a surprising encounter with a naked man on a London bus, using it as a springboard to discuss our societal desensitization.

She explores how, bombarded by constant exposure to extreme situations and media oversaturation, we've developed a Teflon coating that allows too much to slide right off us without leaving an impact.

From ignoring everyday absurdities to becoming numb t...

Tactical Resilience Amidst Daily Microaggressions

What exactly should you say, how should you respond to an insult, a putdown, being passed over again, not getting a shot because of your (insert suitable attribute here)?

In this episode of Every Shade, Nina tires of strategic resilience  and demands something for the nasty here and now.

She dissects what it means to be tactically resilient amidst a barrag...

"🎙 So they've Kidnapped Your Goat!🐐 | They have kept you hanging, promising the job, the promotion, the commitment,  to be better, to be present. 

Dive into this episode where Nina explores the hilarious yet poignant truths of how life sometimes feels like a never-ending goat-hostage situation. Be it jobs or relationships, why are so willingly to give away the best years of our lives? And who, pray tell, is hoa...

Motivated by the woman and her primani purse..who saw me coming and then attempted a quick dash across the street.

Let's talk snap judgments and premature assessments! God forbid, that there is more to the person that your premature evaluation!
Can we learn to suspend judgment and embrace curiosity?

#LaughReflectGrow" in this episode, "Premature Evaluation"! 

Follow Nina’s journey to build a diverse...

Who gets to decide who is attractive and who isn't? Who is the lord marshall that will invite us into the club of power, value, beauty or tell us our application has been denied?

What does it mean to be beautiful, attractive, in a world that's obsessed with appearance?

Laugh, reflect, and challenge societal beauty norms in this episode, "Judge Ye Not My Pimples"! 

Join Nina Atimah, as she dives deep into ...

Random conversations with even more random people.

In this episode, Nina talks navigating awkward cross-cultural, cross-everything conversations. She shares her experiences so far while building @voueeskin and shares 'how-not-to-connect'....

Follow Nina's startup journey on @ninaatimah.

Delays between episodes due to #@&&*(*!

Why bother trying to coerce people to manage their biases when we can all just pretend to like each other?

This episode was inspired by a friend and her 'Start with Why' by Simon Sinek exercise book that I was forced into joining.

What is the difference between your passions and purpose? Does it matter? How have you ended up where you are, loving what you love, doing what you do?

What is the de...

Women, women, wooooommmeeennnn!!!

@GaryVee gets an honorary mention, we giggle, we talk raising Black boys in America,  Child Q, duct tape, systemic roadblocks, and blended families!

In honor of #IWD, I talk to Danielle, a woman for other woman. She drives, she supports, she lifts other women….because women!

An avid gamer, never far from her cosplay society, Danielle uses gaming to connect, to raise he...

Expats, Immigrants, Refugees, Asylum seekers - all just words right?

In this episode, Nina explores our use of terminology to build, to separate and, to divide. Where does the dichotomy begin and where does it end?

Why are migrant domestic workers not expats? 

In the last episode, Sticks and Stones, we talked about the words we choose and what they mean. Here are two examples - expats and immigrants. Which one are you? Which...

What is the obsession we have with skin tones? Why is the shade of your skin, marriage criteria and why are people so dissatisfied with their skin, that they take to creams, drugs, lotion and potions to shed their natural hue? And what happens when your baby girl or boy isn't a shade you like? 

In this episode, Nina rants a little bit about skin tones - the names we call people that refer to their skin...the gibberish...

The words you say, versus what you mean, versus what people actually hear.

In this episode, Nina delves into some of our embedded phrases - from things that get you unfriended and unfollowed to things that get you fired. Why we use different phrases when speaking to people of different genders, age groups, races and ethnicities...

Also listen to the amazing Spoken Word section by KSoul - listen to the rest of his spoken wo...

How many times have you heard that comment where a person's attractiveness is linked to the shade of their skin? 

What skin tones are allowed to be described as beautiful or attractive? Why do we even care about skin tones? Why, within a race, do we apply value to a person based on their skin tone? What does it mean for the kids you are raising?

In this episode, Nina talks about colorism across Brown and Bla...

Generations of skincare.....everything from argan oil to shea....what did you learn from your mama's dressing room? :-)

Y'all remember Dettol baths????? Why Lordt Why?

What are the habits that we have now and where do we think they came from; including the dangerous one of not using sunscreen...

Every time you lift your hand to pop or poke or prod your face....

In this episode, Nina tak...

'Black don't crack'....but it does sag....eventually. Probably the most common thing said about melanated skin tones and yet there are still many more. 

There are  so many myths, misconceptions and misunderstandings about darker skin tones from 'invincible melanin' to  'no need for sun protection', to thoughts on 'what we can and can't use' and ingredients we swear by.   <...