Hi, this is Vivi Owens, and you're listening to the award-winning podcast. Moms don't have time to read books. And speaking of books, I have two of my own books coming out this spring and summer. Princess Charming is a picture book, which debuts on April 19th. And Bookends, a memoir of love, loss, and literature comes out on July 1st, and it is truly a labor of love. I hope you'll pre-order, order, and join me on tour as I go across the country.

You can find out more at Zibiowens.com or bookendsmemoir.com.

And you can follow me on Instagram at Zibby Owens because I always post about everything. Enjoy the show.

Chidiogo Akun Yili Par is the author of I Am because we are an African mother's fight for

the soul of the nation. She is a Nigerian-Canadian author, speaker, and consultant with a passion

for human development and connection. She is the founder of She Roars, an organization committing to coaching women

of color around the world to connect to their intuition and purpose. Her work is focused on

harnessing the power of our interdependence with a foundation in the humanist African philosophy

of Ubuntu, which celebrates our shared humanity. Chidiogo has lived and worked

across four continents and speaks seven languages, including Mandarin, German, Spanish, and French,

allowing for an even deeper connection with people. She led the growth and impact of the global

shapers community across Africa and the Middle East. Welcome to Diogo. Thank you so much for

coming on moms.

Don't have time to read books, especially given our just little chat of you being a mom of a five-month-old, to discuss, I am because we are an African mother's fight for the soul of a nation, which is truly amazing. Can you please tell listeners about your beautiful book and your family history and, oh my gosh,

thank you for sharing all of this and teaching us so much in your book?

The book is at the core of the story of my mother, Dora Kenei.

I like to think that is so much more than her story.

It's a story of a people, of a country. It's the story of what shaped her, what shaped us. Hence, you know, that title of I am because we are really

speaks to how it's a bigger story. And her story also feeds into a bigger narrative, specifically

how in life she impacted millions.

You can see by the helm of the Food and Drug Regulatory Agency Nigeria, NAFTAQ.

And how does she do that?

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