The secret to the fountain of youth is to think youthful thoughts.

separation. As much as it’s not very recognised, it’s a real thing and a lot of young people struggle with that.

Did you acquire any special skill on this before starting?

What I do is professional coaching and not counselling, this is a common misconception about what coaching is. As a coach, I use quality coaching tools and my capacity to ask quality questions to get people the results they seek. In other words, I’m professionally trained to help people take quality steps to identify their desired goals and utilise their full potential to achieve these goals. I am currently certified with SOBCA (Sam Obafemi Behavioural Change Academy) as a coach and also enrolled to become a mental health first aider so as to develop long term resourcefulness to help as many people as possible. My skill-set is work in progress while I learn more from the field supporting those needing help.

What have been your discoveries since you started this?

I’ve discovered that very few people understand that living under the same roof while being in a clearly broken marriage will have just as much effect on the children when it’s not properly addressed.

How many people have you helped so far?

I have been doing this subconsciously and unintentionally with people I come in contact with, including friends but I never considered doing it on a professional level until I realised how much it is needed in our society. So I decided to do this as a business. I launched out my brand ‘Ekumogbe’ recently and people can reach me on Facebook.

What is your advice to parents raising children from such homes?

I would advise a parent taking care of a child from a broken home to get help for themselves. If they are not emotionally or mentally in the right place, it’ll be almost impossible to be there for the children.