This is a heartfelt conversation about family, culture, and the ways our environment shapes who we become.

Social worker Olayinka Madimadola brings her global perspective—born in Nigeria, now supporting people navigating trauma, crisis, and mental health challenges—to every conversation. We talk about the unique joy of raising children and grandchildren, the lessons learned from different parenting cultures, and how empathy, accountability, and community support can help us all grow.

Olayinka shares how childhood, culture, and circumstance shape our choices; why personal responsibility matters alongside compassion; and how connection to family, community, and ourselves can create lasting change and ridiculous happiness.

Olayinka’s Website

https://www.familymattersplus.com/

I’m Sophia Lemon, and I photograph oddballs, underdogs, and rebels in Bruce, Grey, Simcoe, and Muskoka. I help my clients create visual triggers that literally make them more Ridiculously Happy Ppl.

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