Dr. Blessing Timidi Digha, Canada
Dr. Blessing Timidi Digha is a Black woman who identifies as a Feminist and who is also an Advocate, Storyteller and Community-Based Researcher. She brings all of her intersections and ideologies to the work she does on Gender-Based Violence and Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights.
Blessing likes to kickstart uncomfortable conversations on issues that concern, affect, and impact girls and women. She is currently pursuing a doctorate degree in social justice education.
In this episode, Blessing discusses
– the ways people encouraged her to pursue a Masters degree and then a Doctorate, after having first studied engineering in Nigeria because her parents considered it a prestigious profession…
– her choice to study social justice education as her field of study for advanced degrees that complimented her fieldwork experiences…
– the level of openness of knowledgeable professors in Canada who value the diverse field experiences of their students…
– her advice to us all to incorporate what we love into things that we are required to do…
– the importance of honoring the season we are in and of knowing when it is time to let a season go…
– and these words of encouragement: “You can evolve at any time. The only constant is you. As long as you want it, go for it!”
