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August 2, 2024 42 mins

Host's Note - if you'd like to watch this interview, check out the YouTube video.

This episode features our guests, Itto & Mekiya Outini, who are a married couple and founding editors of DateKeepers – an international media platform – and co-authors of Itto’s soon-to-be-released memoir “Blindness is the Light of My Life”.

TOPICS COVERED:
- Their Journey –  Itto and Mekiya Outini's journey is a powerful story of overcoming adversity and finding solace in storytelling. Itto, from Morocco, endured severe abuse and the loss of her parents, yet she pursued education late and became a successful journalist and Fulbright Scholar. Mekiya, raised in an isolated and abusive environment, struggled with depression but found purpose in literature. They met at a Fulbright Scholars dinner in the U.S., bonding over their love of storytelling. Together, they founded Datekeepers, an international media platform, and supported each other's literary endeavors. Their relationship, built on mutual support, helped them heal from their pasts and thrive creatively.
- Finding Love and Connection
- The role of love and mutual support in healing
- The power of storytelling and education
- Impact of Education and Storytelling
- The power of stories in overcoming trauma
- Resilience and Self-Love
- Learning to love oneself

GUEST RESOURCE RECOMMENDATIONS:
1. Mekiya: Reading books immersively.
2. Itto:  Reading, writing, and letting go of toxicity when necessary

FOR MORE INFO ABOUT OUR GUEST:
1.  Website
2. Itto LinkedIn
3. Meyika LinkedIn
4. DateKeepers LinkedIn

TAGS: #traumarecovery #traumarecoverycoach #traumahealing #healingfromtrauma #traumasurvivor #survivorhood #ifs #healingispossible #traumasurvivorhood #personalizedtraumahealingsystem #fullcirclewellspring #saramiley #cptsd #ptsd  #JournalismLife #WriterCommunity #FulbrightScholar #SteinbeckFellow #McdowellFellow #MemoirWriting #EssayCollection #ComicNovel #InternationalMedia #BlindnessIsTheLightOfMyLife #Storytellers #BooksAreLife #ResilienceJourney #CulturalAmbassador #LanguageSchool 

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