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FOREWORD
Most little girls grow up wondering about love. They read magazines and romance novels, watch TV shows and have long, sometimes tear-filled, conversations with their girlfriends searching for answers, or at least a clue.
As wonderful, fun and helpful as all those external sources are, clearly, they aren’t enough. After all, in some way, you went looking for another oracle if you found yourself here. I’m glad you did because I want to assure you that this book is not another “How To” advise guide that you will end up tossing into the useless book pile. Because this book is going to change you.
You are about to discover your inner Vatete.
Vatete comes from my African culture. You say it as Vah-TEH-teh. Vatete is Shona for the grand, village “Auntie”; an experienced woman who is a hybrid of a shaman, priestess, sex expert and therapist. Her knowledge is passed down from generations of wisdom and experience to help her women find love and joy in their lives. And I believe that deep within every woman is a Vatete waiting to be heard.
As a young girl growing up in Zimbabwe, I had the great privilege of experiencing the rite of passage from girlhood to womanhood in the traditional way.
When a young woman comes of age she is taken into isolation for a season of up to several weeks. During this time she will be taught everything from a task as seemingly ordinary as how to keep her body clean. She will be instructed that her first period is a private and scared thing and that no one should be able to tell when she is having her circulation. She is instructed on how to conduct all domestic duties from keeping the home neat and tidy to preparing meals. A lot of these lessons are not brand new but childhood lessons being reinforced. The ceremony involves a lot of playful teasing from the older village women who will make fun of her swelling hips and breasts and tease her about how soon all the young men in the village will be pursing her. She is told to be of good virtue so as to not let her family’s name down. This includes but is not limited to not having male friends and going on dates with a chaperon. Above all she is told that her virginity is her biggest asset and only to give it to a man who has earned her hand in marriage and has being approved by her family. The lessons extend to how to be of good posture, talk to adults and show respect to her mother in law to be. Then she is left with Vatete to ask the more intimate questions on love, sex, men and dating.
When I sat down with my sister, who is my best friend as well as my business partner, to discuss the idea I had for this book, we decided the best way to inspire women around the world was to share our secret: Vatete! She and I laughed until we cried recalling our experiences with our village Vatete, and how everything she taught us remains a valuable tool.
In Finding Your Inner Vatete: Secrets Your Mama Didn't Tell You But Your Best Friend Should, I share the combined dating experience of my “love tribe” – a sisterhood that includes not only my sister, but our best friends as well. Our stories are told in a cheeky, modern, pop-culture-addict, magazine-junkie, digestible way. I want you to have fun reading this book. The last thing you need is a long, boring lecture on what you’re doing wrong when it comes to love.
The unique point of view of this guide is not based on clinical studies that live in the lofty, safe haven of academia. Instead, consider my love tribe to be the guinea pigs, and our real lives to be the laboratory. We have tested every theory and made every mistake. With that and the pearls of wisdom our Vatete shared with us, we can share what we’ve learned about love, sex and dating. We call that our “V Knowledge”. “V Knowledge” comes from our inner Vatete in hopes of awakening yours.
We pray that at the end of Volume 1 of the Naked Truth Series that you will have discovered your inner Vatete. Let her be your inner voice of reason. Let her take the place of your untrained gut instinct and help you develop a deeper intuition. Your inner Vatete will equip you with the ability to navigate the capricious and often treacherous waters to finding true love.
We guaranteed you that by the esoteric wisdom of connecting to and developing your inner Vatete, you will finally find true love.
As wonderful, fun and helpful as all those external sources are, clearly, they aren’t enough. After all, in some way, you went looking for another oracle if you found yourself here. I’m glad you did because I want to assure you that this book is not another “How To” advise guide that you will end up tossing into the useless book pile. Because this book is going to change you.
You are about to discover your inner Vatete.
Vatete comes from my African culture. You say it as Vah-TEH-teh. Vatete is Shona for the grand, village “Auntie”; an experienced woman who is a hybrid of a shaman, priestess, sex expert and therapist. Her knowledge is passed down from generations of wisdom and experience to help her women find love and joy in their lives. And I believe that deep within every woman is a Vatete waiting to be heard.
As a young girl growing up in Zimbabwe, I had the great privilege of experiencing the rite of passage from girlhood to womanhood in the traditional way.
When a young woman comes of age she is taken into isolation for a season of up to several weeks. During this time she will be taught everything from a task as seemingly ordinary as how to keep her body clean. She will be instructed that her first period is a private and scared thing and that no one should be able to tell when she is having her circulation. She is instructed on how to conduct all domestic duties from keeping the home neat and tidy to preparing meals. A lot of these lessons are not brand new but childhood lessons being reinforced. The ceremony involves a lot of playful teasing from the older village women who will make fun of her swelling hips and breasts and tease her about how soon all the young men in the village will be pursing her. She is told to be of good virtue so as to not let her family’s name down. This includes but is not limited to not having male friends and going on dates with a chaperon. Above all she is told that her virginity is her biggest asset and only to give it to a man who has earned her hand in marriage and has being approved by her family. The lessons extend to how to be of good posture, talk to adults and show respect to her mother in law to be. Then she is left with Vatete to ask the more intimate questions on love, sex, men and dating.
When I sat down with my sister, who is my best friend as well as my business partner, to discuss the idea I had for this book, we decided the best way to inspire women around the world was to share our secret: Vatete! She and I laughed until we cried recalling our experiences with our village Vatete, and how everything she taught us remains a valuable tool.
In Finding Your Inner Vatete: Secrets Your Mama Didn't Tell You But Your Best Friend Should, I share the combined dating experience of my “love tribe” – a sisterhood that includes not only my sister, but our best friends as well. Our stories are told in a cheeky, modern, pop-culture-addict, magazine-junkie, digestible way. I want you to have fun reading this book. The last thing you need is a long, boring lecture on what you’re doing wrong when it comes to love.
The unique point of view of this guide is not based on clinical studies that live in the lofty, safe haven of academia. Instead, consider my love tribe to be the guinea pigs, and our real lives to be the laboratory. We have tested every theory and made every mistake. With that and the pearls of wisdom our Vatete shared with us, we can share what we’ve learned about love, sex and dating. We call that our “V Knowledge”. “V Knowledge” comes from our inner Vatete in hopes of awakening yours.
We pray that at the end of Volume 1 of the Naked Truth Series that you will have discovered your inner Vatete. Let her be your inner voice of reason. Let her take the place of your untrained gut instinct and help you develop a deeper intuition. Your inner Vatete will equip you with the ability to navigate the capricious and often treacherous waters to finding true love.
We guaranteed you that by the esoteric wisdom of connecting to and developing your inner Vatete, you will finally find true love.
