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In I’m Telling the Truth, but I’m Lying, Bassey Ikpi explores her life - as a Nigerian-American immigrant, a black woman, a slam poet, a mother, a daughter, an artist - through the lens of her mental health and diagnosis of bipolar II and anxiety. Her remarkable memoir in essays implodes our preconceptions of the mind and normalcy as Bassey bares her own truths and lies for us all to behold with radical honesty and brutal intimacy.

The Idea of… is a podcast where New York Times Best Selling Author, Bassey Ikpi and Dr. Michael Andrews explore the intersections of Black culture, family, art, and mental health. As children of immigrant parents and xennial creatives, they dive into nuanced conversations about raising sons in competitive soccer, navigating Black identity, and balancing intellect, ratchet joy, and righteousness. Join them as they explore what it means to live, create, and thrive in today’s world with love and authenticity.

Three years before she began writing her New York Times best-selling book I'm Telling the Truth, but I'm Lying, Bassey Ikpi returned to her native Nigeria to try to piece together a life that had fallen apart. Her career had been cut short by a bipolar II diagnosis and hospitalization, and she longed to find her way back to it. Nigeria welcomed her with promise. That fall, she created BasseyWorld presents Naija Poetry Slam, Nigeria's first National Poetry Slam competition, and she started getting hopeful.