How do we find meaning in a difficult childhood and a troubled mother-daughter relationship? In this classic episode, Nigerian-American writer, mindfulness practitioner and educator Itoro Bassey speaks with Andrew about how to mother the wounded child inside.

Itoro now lives in Nigeria (after being born and raised in the USA) and  is the founder of the digital course, From Surviving to Thriving: Becoming Your Own Inner Author.  This course uses writing and energy work to bring students into the present moment. 

Itoro has published on culture, identity, and healing for over ten years and now offers intuitive counseling sessions for those in need of support.

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• Three Things Itoro Bassey knows to be true.


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Follow Itoro Bassey on Instagram or contact her at itoro.paula@gmail.com

Read some of Itoro’s writing on culture, family and identity:

How to let go of your family's expectations.

Becoming My Own Woman...

The Nigerian and tenderness

How I’m Mothering the Wounded Kid Inside Who Just Wanted Love

Read about Questions for Ada by Ijeoma Umebinyuo.

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