Luswaattaa with the sixth sense
My name is Faith Omorodion, My friends call me Luswaattaa.
What do you do?
I am a student at TMU, I run a catering business called BGBGRILL, (@bgbgrill.to on insta) we cater authentic Afro fusion Nigerian cuisine for both consumers and corporate clients. I am also building a creative portfolio for my art and photography ! I also create content on Instagram, Snapchat and YouTube! I create lifestyle content around style and beauty while integrating personal development, emotional growth and building a healthy self concept. By advocating for mental health awareness I hope I can spread hope and share some of the resources I’ve got in my toolbox with other neurodivergent women. I recently started publishing my writings on Substack so if you love a good read, you’d love that!
What does the name 'Luswaattaa' mean to you, and why did you choose it?
The name 'Luswaattaa' means that there’s a sixth sense and intuition present. A person who is spiritually inclined. I chose this name because I really believe that protecting and nurturing my intuition is essential to my success and happiness; it reminds me to always be someone I can trust.
How has being a refugee and navigating immigration challenges shaped your perspective on life and success?
My experience immigrating to Canada as a refugee is one that has shaped my perspective on life, relationships and society. I was almost 14 when I moved here and almost 22 by the time I got my permanent residency. The experience strengthened my faith and resilience. It’s been a motivator and I am grateful that I learned everything I did during that time. I'm glad I learned to accept myself and my reality with gratitude and grace. Comparison was only going to make me unhappy so I always remember to never compare myself to anyone.
What was the hardest part of balancing full-time work, school, and entrepreneurship, and how did you push through?
The hardest part of my experience as a student, business owner, and creative so far is maintaining a healthy mental state, finding my stride and feeling like I have everything under control. My mental health has a big influence on my ability to achieve my goals and my productivity so stabilizing my nervous system while also being grateful about where I’m at in my journey is usually difficult but necessary. Including daily gratitude and believing that I have what I need and what it takes to become the best version of myself is what helps me to keep going and stay consistent with my goals. I’m also trying this new method of setting small priorities for each day and increasing my movement. I hope to be more consistent with my fitness and see how it helps me.
What moment in 2024 made you realize your hard work was paying off?
A few moments when people recognize me from social media or message me saying that they love my content, they look forward to it and it has a positive influence on them; those experiences really made me feel good about the brand I’m building. I also got to attend really cool PR events and received some nice PR packages from cool brands. Validation is always nice.
How do you define influence, and what kind of impact do you want to have?
I think that true influence is being a brand that inspires, and stands for something and can holdthe attention of their audience. I want my influence to be the catalyst for someone’s personal development, emotional growth and advocacy work. Even though I’m still drifting between survival mode and feeling safe in my life, I know that my passion for advocacy has a lot of potential to help both me and others like me who want to be more involved but are simultaneously overwhelmed with their own lives.
What does healing look like for you after everything you've been through?
I’m at a point in my life where I’ve finally realized that I can’t keep trying to heal myself without addressing how my cognitive dissonance influences my daily life, relationships and self concept. This is why I’ve shifted my focus towards being more intentional about taking ownership of my actions and being honest with myself about my emotions instead of attempting to intellectualize or deflect certain feelings simply because I think it’s associated with trauma and it needs healing from. Above all, it’s being able to visualize myself outside of all the limiting beliefs holding me back.
What drives your passion for advocacy, and what change do you hope to inspire?
I’ve always been passionate about speaking for people who are being silenced, I’ve always been more interested in having fair productive conversations rather than picking a side based on biases instead of logic. As I mature into the woman I am now, I realize even more why advocacy is imperative, how different my life would be if I learned to center myself not out of selfishness but out of love, and how different the lives of other women would be if they had someone on their team willing to defend and protect them from whatever challenge they may be experiencing. I understand that advocacy is a long life commitment, it can become very exhausting and unfulfilling for those who don’t pace themselves and learn to accept that consistency is our biggest weapon. I hope to inspire others to consistently take actions that help the world outside of their own even when it feels pointless. But most of all I hope that my life inspires others to be confident and be the directors of their own life no matter what!
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