# Life After Death: How Recovering from a Skull Fracture Led to a Girls Education Initiative

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Podcast: [Color of Success](https://stenobird.com/podcast/color-of-success-671298)
Published: 2025-08-06T15:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Today, we welcome Elizabeth Akua-Nyarko Patterson to the show. Following an accident and a skull fracture, she advanced her education. She is the founder and executive director of the Girls education initiative of Ghana (GEIG), providing academic and financial support for girls including applicants with special needs, so they may access higher education, and professional opportunities. We discuss: De-stigmatizing special needs and empowering individuals with disabilities to lead meaningful and productive lives The importance of family in recovering from an accident The value of girls having role models Her new memoir, My Life After Death ( https://www.amazon.com/MY-LIFE-AFTER-DEATH-Overcoming/dp/1960299751/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1V3710TWGSJ4Q&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.unRwEE8yzjTli3PzRVeRVtSAoBgX5tQw9E2LPZNHr0-sU3cQ6kd9cYNEzsQ7rwcmLvPM7873axRXL_q_qdl0TQ.kumUS4f1ols75P3toNRgH88z5RWgapMJpRbgZCJQIu4&dib_tag=se&keywords=my+life+after+death+patterson&qid=1754443953&s=books&sprefix=my+life+after+death+patte%2Cstripbooks%2C337&sr=1-1 ) To learn more and support GEIG: https://www.girlsedgh.org/ ========================================== For more mental health and entertainment content, Follow us: https://www.instagram.com/color_of_success/ https://www.facebook.com/colorofsuccess https://www.tiktok.com/@colorofsuccesspodcast Subscribe to our YT channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiaS5_HScsbFOJE5lYrEsxw To purchase Dr. Wong's book: https://www.amazon.com/Cancel-Filter-Realities-Psychologist-Podcaster/dp/1960299239/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&dib_tag=se&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.ESHqItd-7JIevntWhPXNHw.D6QfeRDu2mzbsQQ9vUM-uSzxKxxYNNsNxjw2DOzSrfI&qid=1705532812&sr=8-1

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