IDG Skill: Perseverance Ft. Dr. Clementine Msengi w/Anita Nowak - Purposeful Empathy

Watch this episode featuring Dr. Clementine Msengi, author of Spared, to learn how the IDG skill “Perseverance” helped her overcome unimaginable adversity and loss.In this deeply moving conversation, Clementine shares her harrowing — and miraculous — journey of survival during the 1994 Rwandan genocide. She also explores how faith and inner strength can lead to profound personal growth and inspire compassion, even in the face of grief.00:00 Preview00:40 Introduction 01:18 About Dr. Clementine Msengi03:47 History of the Rwandan genocide06:50 How the IDG definition of “Perseverance” resonates with Clementine09:40 About Clementine’s book, Spared14:47 How Clementine survived an assassination attempt in her final year of high school19:51 How did Clementine escape the prison checkpoint?25:43 Choosing compassion in the face of unspeakable horror26:38 How faith underpinned Clementine’s journey of loss and survival32:02 Finding purpose in a refugee camp39:02 How one small act of kindness helped to restore her faith in humanity 43:43 The significance of attending a “fish funeral”44:28 The power of “Perseverance” through trauma54:38 Dr. Clementine Msengi’s Purposeful Empathy storyCONNECT WITH ANITA✩ Email [email protected] ✩ Website https://www.anitanowak.com✩ Buy a copy of Purposeful Empathy http://tiny.cc/PurposefulEmpathyCA✩ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/anitanowak/✩ Instagram https://tinyurl.com/anitanowakinstagram✩ Podcast Audio https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyPodcast✩ Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/anitanowak.bsky.socialCONNECT WITH CLEMENTINE✩ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/clemmsengi/✩ Website http://www.drclem.comSHOW NOTES✩ Inner Development Goals✩ SparedVideo edited by Green Horizon Studio