Janet Mbugua educates Kenyans on the problematic ‘unholy trinity’

Renowned media personality, author, and human rights activist Janet Mbugua is asking people to learn to shed off conventional rules set by society especially when it comes to their private lives.

Posting on her Instagram feed, the philanthropic mother of 2 touched on how society’s expectations instill shame and guilt on people which leads to judgement and disruption of people’s normal lives.

“There is something I have been grappling with…it is called the unholy trinity, it entails shame, guilt and judgement… that is an unofficial name for it,” started the former multi-award winning journalist.

“I think when you go through things especially outside society’s linear path of life expectations/ milestones, it is met with shame and judgement. More so for women.

For example, ‘you are no longer married,’ there is judgement from society and then there’s the shame you carry. Or ‘Oohh you are co-parenting?’ it feels people with a guilt and we don’t talk about it enough because people even feel embarrassed to bring it up.

The only reason I can talk about it is because it is something that so many people are navigating and I have been watching so many platforms that talk about this and it gives you so much validation when you realize it is global,” the mother of 2 went on to candidly narrate.