Lenuta Hellen Nadolu on Courage and Survival

Apr 13, 2021

Lenuta Hellen Nadolu, a loving mother, entrepreneur, and author, shares her inspiring story of survival and escape in her book, "Give Me Courage." She discusses her harrowing life in communist Romania, the challenges of moving to Ghana, and the complexities of her family's experience with cultural dynamics and discrimination. Hellen recounts her courage in smuggling her children out of Ghana to secure a better future, reflecting on resilience and empowerment, as well as her recent charitable work supporting women and girls in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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Transylvanian Childhood

Lenuta Hellen Nadolu was born in Transylvania, Romania, a region known for its diverse population and the Dracula myth.
Her happy childhood memories ended abruptly at age five after moving to the South.

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Meeting Dr. Atul

Lenuta's mother needed an illegal abortion and was treated by Dr. Victor Atul, a Ghanaian doctor who defied the hospital's confession protocol.
Dr. Atul's experience as a Black man in Romania gave him unique immunity during the communist regime.

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Relationship with Dr. Atul

After several encounters, Lenuta and Dr. Atul began a relationship despite facing societal disapproval.
Lenuta's family discovered their relationship and tried to separate them, but their connection persisted.

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Lenuta Hellen Nadolu is a loving mother, a successful entrepreneur, and, as you’ll find out in this interview – a survivor. Most recently, Helen was a guest speaker at a United Nations High Commissioners For Refugees Charitable Event in Support of Women and Girls in The Democratic Republic of Congo.

In this episode, Eric and Hellen discuss her new book, Give Me Courage: The Inspiring True Story Of Survival and Escape.

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In This Interview, Lenuta Hellen Nadolu and I Discuss Courage and Strength …

Her book, Give Me Courage: The Inspiring True Story Of Survival and Escape
Her experience growing up in a struggling communist country
Meeting her future husband, the doctor who cared for her mother in the hospital
The extraordinary circumstances under which she was able to marry her husband
Her move to Africa in consideration of her daughter
The love, care, and, respect she found in Ghana
When her husband decided to marry a 2nd wife
Her experience as the first white woman to divorce a black man in the Ghanian court
Why she decided to pack her bags, take her children and fly illegally – smuggling her children – out of Ghana
Her dream of giving her children a life free of the racist abuse they had experienced
The psychic who told her where to what country she would move

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