Rising From The Rubble

Ever felt like life is just one massive plot twist after another?  Well, Wafaa Powell knows all about that. In this episode, she takes us on a rollercoaster journey from surviving war in Lebanon to caring for her elderly father, moving to South Africa where she met her husband and then navigating the ups and downs of settling in the UK and raising a family. Wafaa’s approach?  Feel first, think lat...

How many times have you been knocked down, dusted yourself off, only to be flattened again? It’s exhausting. No wonder staying down feels like the safer option. Except you’re not here to stay down, are you? You’re here because you’re fed up with setbacks running the show. You want to handle them differently. In this episode, I’m sharing five strategies to help you build real resilience—the kind th...

Imagine living almost 50 years feeling like you weren’t really living . That was Kay’s reality. Depression took over, shaping every decision, every relationship and leading to two divorces and a version of herself that even she didn’t recognise. In this episode, Kay gets real about what it’s like to lose yourself for decades, only to finally reclaim your life when you least expect it. She shares h...

Rising from the Rubble isn’t about disasters. It’s about real people, just like you, who refused to accept what life threw at them. People who made a choice to rebuild, to rewrite their story, to take back control. In this first episode, I’m sharing mine. The setbacks, the doubts, the moments I questioned whether I was on the right path. Because I know what it feels like when life pulls the rug fr...