Stop Child Abuse Now (SCAN) - 2561

Tonight's special guest is Toyin Okunuga from Essex, UK, a child abuse survivor and new member of the NAASCA family. Toyin is the author of a new memoir, 'Hush to Roar: a true story of love, childhood trauma and recovery', about her recovery from childhood experiences, particularly, but not exclusive, to sexual childhood abuse. She has created a business, 'Hush to Road', where she helps women take holistic action steps to recovery from childhood trauma, and see a light at the end of the tunnel. Her clients work towards having thriving health and mental wellness. They become unstuck from their deep-rooted hurt and pain. 'Hush to Roar' was number one on Amazon in 4 different categories. It’s 1972, and the most amazing white family fosters two-month-old Bas. She is the only black child in an all-white village in the UK, growing up surrounded by the unconditional love of her foster family. Suddenly her idyllic, carefree childhood is shattered when her birth parents decide to take her to Nigeria. Thrown into an alien and confusing world, eight-year-old Bas is renamed Toyin and has to adapt to survive her new life in West Africa. Toyin is an inspirational speaker and coach of her business, also called Hush to Roar. The Hush to Roar business and book were manifested through Toyin’s personal story, haven undergone several unimaginable Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), including sexual childhood abuse within the family.