Stories for the seasons you didn’t plan.

I’m Ivy Sabah, an author and speaker from Accra. I write about keeping faith while you wait, finding purpose in work you never chose, and becoming the woman you already are.

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Books

Honest, faith-filled writing for women and men walking through loss, work and identity.

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The Waiting Room

A memoir of loss, longing and holding on to God when the answer is no. For anyone sitting in a season that feels like it will never end.

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Planted Here

For everyone doing faithful work in a job they didn’t choose. Lessons from nearly two decades of service, and from Daniel, the Bible’s great administrator.

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Does This Represent Me?

How who you are shapes the way you show up: your style, your confidence and your influence, through every season of a woman’s life.

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Speaking

Warm, personal and practical talks for conferences, churches, campuses and teams. Now accepting bookings.

Signature keynote, 20 minutes

Keeping Faith When the Answer Is No

Drawn from The Waiting Room, this talk walks with audiences through disappointment and delay, and shows how to hold on to hope, purpose and God while the story is still being written.

Purpose at work

Finding meaning, excellence and growth in a career you never planned, for staff, young professionals and leaders.

Identity and confidence

Helping women show up as who they truly are, in how they dress, lead and carry themselves.

Marriage and purpose

Together with her husband Emmanuel, Ivy speaks to couples about building a marriage with purpose at its centre.

Formats

Keynotes, workshops, panel conversations and retreats, in person in Ghana or online.

Audiences

Women’s conferences, churches, universities and schools, and corporate or HR teams.

About Ivy

“Faith is not a shield. It is a companion.”From The Waiting Room

Ivy Sabah is a writer, speaker and human resource professional based in Accra, Ghana. For nearly twenty years she has served in university administration, supporting leaders, staff and students behind the scenes.

Her writing comes from her own story. After a long season of waiting and loss, she wrote The Waiting Room to sit with others in the places where answers are slow. Her work now speaks to faith, purpose at work and identity.

Ivy and her husband, Emmanuel, lead a ministry focused on purposeful living and strong marriages. They live in Accra with their son.

MBA in Human Resource Management, University of Ghana
Nearly two decades in university administration and governance

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