Dr. Uchenna Lizmay Umeh, Dr. Lulu: 5 Things I Wish Someone Told Me When I First Started

“It doesn’t take sight to reach the top, it takes vision, so if you can see it and believe it, you can reach the top”

I had the pleasure of interviewing Uchenna Lizmay Umeh, MD, MBA, CLC aka Dr. Lulu.

Dr. Lulu is a Nigerian-born board-certified pediatrician and life coach with a focus on parenting and gender/sexuality. She is a 3-time TEDx Speaker, best-selling author of “How to Teach Your Children About Racism”, chief host of Moms 4 Trans Kids Podcast, and mother of a transgender young adult daughter. Her mission is to create awareness for the plight of Black transgender children, help communities affirm and support all LGBTQ+ youth one family at a time, and help LGBTQ+ persons navigate their sexuality safely and with confidence.

Thank you so much for joining us in this interview series! Before we dive into the focus of our interview, our readers would love to “get to know you” a bit better. Can you tell us a bit about your childhood backstory?

I was born and raised in Nigeria, West Africa to a middle-class Igbo family. I am the first of 6 children, and I am a cradle Catholic. Growing up in Nigeria was fun! Children are usually co-raised by…