How do we find meaning out of a difficult childhood and a troubled mother-daughter relationship? In this 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 counselling sessions for those in need of support.

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• 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
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