Passionate Nurse, Diana Wangeshi, Pens A Book On Balancing Family And Her Dreams

My name is Diana Wangeshi Wambua a passionate nurse and an experienced university lecturer. Currently I am part of a school of nursing at one of our public universities here in Kenya with a history of working in the health sector and higher education sectors. I am also skilled in clinical research and nursing skills.

I am a devoted wife and we are blessed with three beautiful daughters. My passion is sharing my life experiences to mentor and motivate women and girls to live the life of their dreams. I always look for opportunities to learn new things. I also love travelling, writing, reading, playing board games, cooking and home décor.

I felt that I needed to write my story because I am sure it resonates with many other women. The thought of leaving my children to pursue my dreams gave me strong emotions of fear and uncertainty. I also had anxiety of missing a rare opportunity to advance my academic aspirations. I was in a fix yet I also had a strong conviction that it would be fine if I took up the scholarship offer. I was worried about what to do my little ones. I had so many meetings with myself and after taking the step of faith in 2018, I made a note to myself that I would share my testimony with the world amidst lack of clarity on how I would share my journey.

In 2020, during the COVID lockdowns, I was locked in Europe for 8 months; this meant that I had no chance of seeing my family. I missed my husband and children, I was depressed.  I begun journaling, writing down my feelings and venting in my journal. I also started a blog and I flexed my writing muscle. That is how this book came into being. I wrote this book with my fellow women in mind. I have recounted my experience as a wife, mother and woman because I understand the situation very well having gone through the process of leaving my young family to study abroad. I wanted to be a voice of hope to somebody who is in a similar fix.

I wanted to assure them that it shall be alright, and all they needed is to take that step of faith. The desire to be what God intended me to be, motivated me to go and pursue my dream and my life has changed to a whole new level. As I wrote this book, so many emotions came alive. Some were happy and others sad, I shed tears a few times. Writing this book was a way of healing because the journey got tough and severally, and I wanted to despair but God held me through it all. I am a stronger and better person through Christ who strengthened me throughout the 4 years.

My writing journey was seamless as I wrote what I was going through so the emotions were so raw and because of this, I did not struggle during the writing phase. When it came to sourcing for a publisher, it took a while as I had some fears emanating from experiences my friends who had published ahead of me had gone through. I prayed a lot asking God to lead me because I needed someone who was transparent and God fearing, someone that I could trust with my work despite being miles away. I finally settled on one and we walked the next phase together. I felt calm and reassured with this publisher. I was a total stranger but the passion to walk the journey with me was very evident. I felt safe in their hands and I was very much excited to tell my story , they assured me and validated my story. My book was ready after 3 months of correspondence. I am already writing my second book. I am also glad to say that i have been nominated in the 2022 ACABA Awards , in the Women Category.

May God’s name be praised!

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Maureen Babu
Maureen Babu
1 year ago

I love your resilience Dr. Wangechi. Thank you for sharing your story which encourages readers to keep going no matter the challenges!

Maureen Babu
Maureen Babu
1 year ago

I love your story of resilience and commitment. Thanks for writing it down and sharing it with the world!

Nganga Terry
1 year ago

When I started reading the book, I didn’t keep it down until I was done. Very interesting and great teachings. The resilience of Dr. Wangeshi and the love for her family is amazing. ( I was also part of the story- Thanks doc).
Now waiting for the next one.

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