Chinwe Enyinna, Founder of Survival Hub, Launches Debut Book 

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Summary: Chinwe Enyinna, a Nigerian-British author and gender equality advocate, has launched her debut book, My Garden of Thorny Roses, at an invite-only soirée on Saturday, June 6, 2026, at the Alliance Française in Ikoyi, Lagos. The book is a memoir that details the author’s experience of marriage and divorce.

Chinwe Enyinna, a Nigerian-British author and gender equality advocate, has launched her debut book, My Garden of Thorny Roses, at an invite-only soirée on Saturday, June 6, 2026, at the Alliance Française in Ikoyi, Lagos.

Beyond being an author, Chinwe is a public health professional and registered nurse, and currently serves as the UK Country Chair of the Anti-GBV Wing of the G100 Club. She is also the founder of D’ Survivor Hub Nigeria, an initiative out of her personal journey through Intimate Partner Violence. The foundation raises awareness about domestic abuse and intimate partner violence while providing structured support for victims. It also runs advocacy campaigns designed to break the silence surrounding domestic violence, provides a trauma-informed, safe space for survivors to seek legal or psychological help, heal emotionally, and safely rebuild their lives.

Caption: Chinwe taking pictures with her parents, speakers, and panellists during the book launch. Photo credit: NFM.

Chinwe’s book, My Garden of Thorny Roses, is a memoir that details the experience of the author through marriage and divorce. Rather than paint marriage as a beautiful garden of love and security, making it the ultimate destination for a woman, Chinwe described how this garden became a place of isolation, control, and silent pain. The memoir also challenged the deep-rooted cultural stigma surrounding divorce in Africa. It admonishes women to prioritise their safety and mental well-being over societal expectations.

Caption: Audience at the book launch. Photo credit: Chinwe’s IG.

Speaking during the panel session titled “Breaking the Stigma: Uncomfortable Conversations Women Must Have,” Barrister Obianuju Okafor advised women to be aware of laws that support them and teach their daughters about the legal aspect of the world. Similarly, the Ade-Mabo encouraged women to detach themselves from the bad experience they went through and identify the red flags they ignored to avoid future occurrences.

“We are shaped by four things: education, exposure, environment, and experience,” Dr Lauretta Ogbum stated.

The panel session titled “Breaking the Stigma: Uncomfortable Conversations Women Must Have.”

The event also featured a fireside chat with the author, and a reading from selected chapters from the book, read by legal practitioner Chinyere Okorocha, performance strategist Abiola Salami, and relationship counsellor Amaka Chika-Mbonu.