“I was afraid, sometimes depressed and confused” – Actress Iyabo Ojo reflects on her journey as a single mother

Nollywood Actress, Iyabo Ojo has taken to Social Media to reflect on her journey as a single mother. The Mother of two shared a throwback photo of herself and her children, Festus and Priscilla, alongside a recent photo of them. Iyabo expressed her gratitude to God for helping her pull through with raising her kids alone.

According to her, she sometimes suffered depression, confusion and a lot of anxiety as she began the journey with no direction in sight. She stated that becoming a single mum made her feel like a failure and a looser. However, seeing the outcome of she and her kids, she can only but thank God.

She wrote: ”This year i began my journey as a single mum with no direction…i was afraid, sometimes depressed, confused, i always had alot of anxietyI felt like a failure, a loser, i felt i wasn’t good enough, i felt little, i didn’t really know how to fit in or even start,…… how was i even going to pull through,?I never thought of me making it in life, i just wanted my kids to be fine, that was my ultimate goal….All i knew to do was to love my kids immensely and give them all of me & that inspired me to keep moving..Today i look back & all i want to say is thank you Lord.It’s never to late to start all over again…… it will be tough but you will be fine ..There is always light @ the end of the tunnel”