Fear built the mask. Freedom tore it off.
A raw memoir about identity and the road back to your original design.

When the voice that nearly broke you becomes the compass that brings you home.

The Long Way Home traces a life shaped by pressure, performance, and the craving to be “enough”, and the slow, stubborn work of becoming whole.

  • Format Print • eBook • Audiobook
  • Themes Fear → Freedom • Integrity • Family
  • Audience High performers, men’s groups, leaders, survivors
The Long Way Home: From Fear to Freedom: A Memoir, Kunle Bademosi

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About the book

A life that looks successful on the outside can still be built on fear. This story doesn’t glamorise the mask; it exposes it.

What you’ll feel

Tension. Relief. Recognition. The punch of hard truths, and the lift of clarity. It’s honest without being self-pitying.

What you’ll learn

How fear hides inside ambition. How family scripts get inherited. How integrity is rebuilt, one decision at a time.

Who it’s for

Anyone tired of performing. Leaders carrying shame. Men trying to break cycles. People ready to stop surviving and start living.

Stop performing. Start coming home.

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About Kunle

A father, husband, and leader who refused to let old patterns become a legacy.

Short bio

Kunle Bademosi is the author of The Long Way Home: From Fear to Freedom, a memoir that exposes the cost of performing, and the quiet work of rebuilding a life with integrity.

He speaks to leaders, men’s groups, churches, and organisations about breaking fear-based patterns, restoring identity, and building a legacy your family can actually live with.

Topics

  • Fear & performance pressure
  • Identity & authenticity
  • Family, forgiveness & legacy
  • Purpose, discipline & resilience

Audiobook

Built for commuters, gym sessions, and anyone who needs the story in their ears.

Voice-first storytelling

Short chapters, clear pacing, and moments designed to land, not drift.

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Speaking & workshops

For churches, men’s groups, leadership teams, schools, and organisations.

Signature sessions

  • From Fear to Freedom: breaking the performance trap.
  • The Mask & The Manual: identity, integrity, and original design.
  • Legacy: how to stop repeating what hurt you.

What to expect

Direct, practical, and emotionally honest, without theatrics. Audiences leave with language, tools, and next actions.

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