Episode 27 - Yemi Penn - Transmuting Pain to Power

Yemi Penn is a British born Nigerian living in Sydney, Australia. She is an Engineer by profession, an entrepreneur by passion, and mindset transformation coach by mission. Yemi currently runs four successful businesses, is the author of the book, “Did You Get the Memo?”, has recently presented a TEDx talk in Florida and been interviewed by best-selling author Jack Canfield. Yemi has also recently released her first documentary titled ‘Did I Choose My Trauma?’ This short documentary follows her experience of childhood abuse into adulthood and is integrated with the knowledge and insight of leading therapists and healers. In this podcast, Yemi talks about her culture and background and how she broke away from family expectations. She shares how the trauma she experienced as a 7 year old has moved her around the world and how acknowledging in her 30s that her power was taken from her as a child and the long term effect of that, has fuelled her mission to help heal trauma in others. Dedicated to change, Yemi discusses how she empowers others to find their purpose by looking at not just what brings them joy but also what causes them pain. She has learned that our pain points are so often linked to our mission and a catalyst for our desire to see change in the world. Yemi’s next project is a full-length documentary about trauma, drawing from the experiences of people from different cultures and backgrounds to highlight, on a global scale, the importance of healing and understanding of the effects of trauma.