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Sugar Akinpelu joined us on the podcast for a deeply personal and honest conversation about her life, her memoir *My Life as Sugar*, and the experiences she kept hidden for years. Ife spoke with Sugar about growing up in Nigeria, childhood trauma, financial abuse, relationships, and the difficult decisions that shaped her adult life. She also opened up about moving to America at 22, joining the U.S. Navy, nearly drowning during training, and refusing to give up when she felt she had no plan B. The conversation also explores her relationship, surprise proposal, marriage, and what she learned about love, self-worth, and recognizing unhealthy patterns. There is so much honesty, vulnerability, and insight in this episode. We would love for our community to share their thoughts and perspectives. Don’t forget to like, share, subscribe, and leave a comment. Chapters: Chapters 00:00:00 Introduction 00:01:14 Meet Sugar Akinpelu & *My Life as Sugar* 00:03:31 Why Sugar wrote her memoir 00:05:26 Growing up in Nigeria…
Sugar Akinpelu joined us on the podcast for a deeply personal and honest conversation about her life, her memoir *My Life as Sugar*, and the experiences she kept hidden for years. Ife spoke with Sugar about growing up in Nigeria, childhood trauma, financial abuse, relationships, and the difficult decisions that shaped her adult life. She also opened up about moving to America at 22, joining the U.S. Navy, nearly drowning during training, and refusing to give up when she felt she had no plan B. The conversation also explores her relationship, surprise proposal, marriage, and what she learned about love, self-worth, and recognizing unhealthy patterns. There is so much honesty, vulnerability, and insight in this episode. We would love for our community to share their thoughts and perspectives. Don’t forget to like, share, subscribe, and leave a comment. Chapters: Chapters 00:00:00 Introduction 00:01:14 Meet Sugar Akinpelu & *My Life as Sugar* 00:03:31 Why Sugar wrote her memoir 00:05:26 Growing up in Nigeria…
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