IDG Skill: Perseverance Ft. Dr. Clementine Msengi w/Anita Nowak - Purposeful Empathy
Description
Watch this episode featuring Dr. Clementine Msengi, author of Spared, to learn how the IDG skill “Perseverance” helped her overcome unimaginable adversity and loss.
In this deeply moving conversation, Clementine shares her harrowing — and miraculous — journey of survival during the 1994 Rwandan genocide. She also explores how faith and inner strength can lead to profound personal growth and inspire compassion, even in the face of grief.
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00:40 Introduction
01:18 About Dr. Clementine Msengi
03:47 History of the Rwandan genocide
06:50 How the IDG definition of “Perseverance” resonates with Clementine
09:40 About Clementine’s book, Spared
14:47 How Clementine survived an assassination attempt in her final year of high school
19:51 How did Clementine escape the prison checkpoint?
25:43 Choosing compassion in the face of unspeakable horror
26:38 How faith underpinned Clementine’s journey of loss and survival
32:02 Finding purpose in a refugee camp
39:02 How one small act of kindness helped to restore her faith in humanity
43:43 The significance of attending a “fish funeral”
44:28 The power of “Perseverance” through trauma
54:38 Dr. Clementine Msengi’s Purposeful Empathy story
CONNECT WITH ANITA
✩ Email purposefulempathy@gmail.com
✩ Website https://www.anitanowak.com
✩ Buy a copy of Purposeful Empathy http://tiny.cc/PurposefulEmpathyCA
✩ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/anitanowak/
✩ Instagram https://tinyurl.com/anitanowakinstagram
✩ Podcast Audio https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyPodcast
✩ Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/anitanowak.bsky.social
CONNECT WITH CLEMENTINE
✩ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/clemmsengi/
✩ Website http://www.drclem.com
SHOW NOTES
✩ Spared
Video edited by Green Horizon Studio
United States
