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Send us Fan Mail This is a heart to heart conversation with my beloved Being Aloud family. This community has grown to be SUCH a safe space. Since we first started in June of 2022, we’ve managed to openly and vulnerably discuss topics that maybe aren’t discussed as openly and vulnerably in the real world. For months now i’ve been receiving messages and emails from brothers and sisters who relate t...

Send us Fan Mail If we’re going to address society, and if we are going to be the kinds of people who are actually capable of making a practical difference in our world, we must first be people who can look themselves in the mirror and say the things that need to be said. This episode will be a confronting mirror. But i know we can be brave and honest enough to face the things that rub us the wron...

Send us Fan Mail I am especially excited to get into today’s conversation, because i am obviously a woman myself. I can speak from experience. But i’m also very excited to get into my letter to the women because i think i see things differently to most. Although like most, i have been bruised by a patriarchal society and male dominated world (especially here in Egypt and the Middle East) (and i wi...

Send us Fan Mail We (and society at large) can be very harsh when addressing men, women, and ourselves. This series aims to underline the importance of saying certain things, and verbalizing certain truths. But we can do that in a way that neither antagonizes nor victimizes any single member. We can speak the Truth in love, and be level-headed and mature enough to accept different opinions. This s...

Send us Fan Mail What is the connection between acceptance ("it is what it is") and mindfulness? What is mindfulness? Life will continue throwing its insane curveballs at us; so how can we show up in a balanced way without losing our minds in the process? Mentioned : Should I Be Feeling This Way? The Power of Acceptance: Embracing the Philosophy of "It Is What It Is" Support th...

Send us Fan Mail What if we embraced the "it is what it is" philosophy as a catalyst for positive change in our lives? What are some practical ways we can truly live by this phrase, and how can it affect the levels of our anxiety? Related Episodes: Cancer Strikes Again Understanding our Anger Support the show If you like this podcast, please leave a review, like, share, and subscribe. It...

Send us Fan Mail We can often feel stuck in patterns and cycles marked by the wounds of our past hurts. But it is time to recognize the signs of healing and commend ourselves for our journeys thus far. By recognizing that we're healing (or have already healed) we can break free from old self-sabotaging patterns and proactively take steps towards the healthier and stronger lives we deserve.  W...

Send us Fan Mail It isn't always easy to know when to leave a relationship. The element of love makes things complicated, and we're often too close to know the right thing to do.  What are some signs that you should walk away and move on? Support the show If you like this podcast, please leave a review, like, share, and subscribe. It makes a huge difference! Thank you so much for being h...

Send us Fan Mail I believe that the world has officially entered the Barbie frenzy stage.  In today's episode we answer the following questions:  Why is it so much easier to fit in than it is to stand out? Do we all have something unique to contribute? What does self reflection have to do with bravery? And many more. Mentioned: What if I Told You That No On Actually Cares?  Support the show I...

Send us Fan Mail I think its safe to say i've finally figured it out: the single kindest, most hug-like question any of us can ask ourselves--especially on a rough day. Its no surprise that life is tough. And while rooting ourselves in a strong community of friends and family is important for our mental health, we mustn't forget our own responsibility towards ourselves, to show up kindly...

Send us Fan Mail It is absolutely crazy to think that just two years ago i was stuck in a miserable marriage, thinking nothing good or happy or peaceful could ever come of my life. There was no future in sight. Not even one that i could simply imagine. And yet, here i am, one year and eight months after leaving my marriage home, fully living with brand new perspective. I guess the thing about this...

Send us Fan Mail About two years ago my whole life changed when i got married to the wrong person, was harassed at the airport and became the topic of national debate, and then got divorced as a young Christian Egyptian. Life as i knew it was uprooted and i had to reinvent my own definitions of good and normal and healthy and…even just okay. Because everyone around me seemed to have a different op...

Send us Fan Mail Our natural human instinct is to run away from things that could potentially cause us any degree of pain or discomfort. But what if i told you that this instinct actually ill-prepares us for the inevitable reality of painful experiences in our lives? And what if i told you that there is a way to daily train our minds to build effective stamina for when the difficulties of this lif...

Send us Fan Mail 44 episodes, and hours upon hours of thinking and planning and creating have all brought us to this moment of reflection and celebration. Today's episode is a HUGE celebration of a HUGE milestone: the Being Aloud podcast is celebrating its first birthday. That is 365 days since the launch of the very first episode of a platform that has touched so many lives, and opened a cha...

Send us Fan Mail In a world that is now more connected than ever before– with the internet and globalization and easy travel etc– the line between loneliness and aloneness is becoming more and more blurred. It is now natural and normal and expected , even, that we are connected at all times, if not in person then at least through social media and the internet, through a constant and oftentimes sub...

Send us Fan Mail Today's episode is a book review of Shane Parrish's "The Great Mental Models Vol. 1". This book has drastically transformed my way of thinking since I've listened to it on Audible. I already know I'll be buying the hard copy and re-visiting it *often* for the next few years. I genuinely could not recommend it more!  In today's episode we discusse...

Send us Fan Mail Learning how to navigate life's constant changes is one thing; learning how to navigate them well , is another.  So how can we manage our anxiety and still our hearts when there doesn't seem to be a lifeline we can hold onto? How can we find peace even in the eye of the storm? Lets talk about anxiety in today's episode. Let me share a few sayings that have been my l...

Send us Fan Mail I am recording this episode in the month of May—a month whose emergence means the end of waiting: the end of waiting for winter to end. The end of waiting for the sun to shine. The end of waiting for every good thing that we believe lies at the end of every terrible thing we've had to endure in this closing season. So for today's episode of the Being Aloud podcast, join...

Send us Fan Mail Living in a world in which everyone can become a 'content creator' means that there is now a much greater responsibility on the viewer/listener/reader to think critically about the content they consume. Because although we may admire the people on the other side of our screens, we are all incomplete human beings at the end of the day. In today's episode of the &apos...

Send us Fan Mail In a world that is constantly telling us to take up less space, choosing to embrace and express our true selves is a massive act of courageous rebellion. And since the world needs us to show up fully (although it might not know it at times), we need to learn how to peacefully and wisely take up space.  And in today's episode we explore 3 ways by which we can do just that! Rel...

Send us Fan Mail Today's episode is part one of a two-part series that aims to challenge society in its expectation of us to dim our lights in order not to offend. Aren't you tired of being told you're too much? Hasn't this shrinking narrative taken enough of your energy—energy that you could otherwise have been using to live the big life you've been put on this earth to l...

Send us Fan Mail Loneliness is an emotion that we are all guaranteed to experience at some point in our lives, and it hits us like a hurricane during some of our toughest seasons. Today's episode is honest and vulnerable.  Listen along to hopefully feel less alone, and learn a few ways you can navigate the thickest of storms.  Support the show If you like this podcast, please leave a review,...

Send us Fan Mail Today's episode is a book review on Dr. Susan David' s book "Emotional Agility". We're culturally taught to reduce our emotions to 'good' or 'bad'--'right' or 'wrong'. But David argues that this reductive thinking of our emotions produces a rigidity that makes it difficult for us to cope with real life as it unfolds....

Send us Fan Mail Our limited minds have convinced us that life can only ever consist of "either-or"s. That two opposites cannot co-exist. It is always either black or white. Good or bad. Up or down. We are limited and finite in our imagination of our emotional capacities, and are constantly reducing our experiences to one thing or the other.  But this creates a problem when considering t...

Send us Fan Mail As we are continually surrounded with reminders of what we don’t have, lets get one thing straight: a partner can add to you and support you on your already-existent journey of self discovery and improvement. But there isn’t a single human being who can complete you. How could they, when you’re already complete as you are? Sure, you can buy yourself flowers. But not in someone els...