Empowered to Grow

The conversation with Aalia Lanius continues to unchartered waters... Surviving being abandoned by her parents, speaking up about sexual assault, overcoming limiting beliefs, and creating an aligned social impact-driven business.   Aalia Lanius is an Executive Producer, Social Entrepreneur, Multiple-Award-Winning Novelist and host of the award-nominated podcast show, “Unsugarcoated with Aalia...

At first sight, Aalia Lanius is a powerhouse, she speaks up about an amazing mission that is driven by social impact and supporting those who were victimized in any way. Behind the scenes she is a survivor of abandonment, physical abuse, and cancer, yet, she transformed her story from victim to survivor to conqueror. And on that note, we connected on a number of levels. Aalia Lanius is an Executiv...

Surviving the challenges that 2020 threw our way, many of us came out feeling there were further levels of pain and wounds that require our attention and consequent healing efforts. To further identify, address, and possibly initiate the healing process, my co-hosts and I aimed to disrupt the notion of talking about and tackling inner child wounds, once and for all. We raised awareness on: how cir...

The conversation with Keri Faith continues to unchartered waters... Reframing our internal & external dialogues towards self-empowerment, defining moments capitalizing on 'emotions as the new currency,' and creating contextual meaning from circumstances and events. Keri Faith uncovers the science and art of well-being with self-development opportunities, lifestyle and mindset coaching, and onl...

Chatting with Keri Faith brings up a lot of good vibes and commitment to empowerment of oneself and others. Accepting the role of motherhood as an empowering platform and a purpose helping to overcome depression and associated physical ailments. Keri Faith uncovers the science and art of well-being with self-development opportunities, lifestyle and mindset coaching, and online education. She guide...

The conversation with Isabelle Bart continues to unchartered waters... Meaning of ‘holistic’ approach, redefining objective productivity and success, and Enneagram and personality profiling.   Isabelle Bart is the founder of Holistic Strategy. After many years leading teams in marketing and business strategy, she decided to dedicate herself to what she is passionate about: empowering women an...

Speaking of joy and abundance, and finding a purpose to talk strategy and holistic approaches, Isabelle Bart and I shared our common views. We also touched on her surviving cancer and finding the blessing in the experience. Isabelle Bart is the founder of Holistic Strategy. After many years leading teams in marketing and business strategy, she decided to dedicate herself to what she is passionate...

The conversation with Rasha El Geoshy continues to unchartered waters... Evolution of the home-school relationship, harboring an environment that induces child development and accountability, and resetting our expectations to accommodate our children’s capabilities and changing times. A dedicated and highly professional educator, Rasha El Geoshy has over 23 years of education leadership. Moreover,...

Capitalizing on her own education experience and how it shaped her personality, and how she has come to consciously create nurturing, thought-provoking education environments, Rasha El Geoshy and I tackle the topic of schools, education, and teaching. We also talk of embracing progress as a form of self-empowerment. A dedicated and highly professional educator, Rasha El Geoshy has over 23 years of...

My recap episode on what/how I processed through the past challenging year, from feelings of ‘being stuck,’ ‘confinement’ and ‘scarcity’ to an empowered state of rising up again to empower and inspire stemming from love, abundance, and prosperity.  Dr. Hanan El Basha – The Business Doctor – has been dubbed Dr. FeelGood and even the “Oprah of the Middle East” following tens of appearances on l...

The conversation with Tara Al Kadi continues to unchartered waters... Pursuing higher education, reaching the pinnacle of 'achievements,' and satisfying the "eternal nerd" with the purpose of sharing the knowledge. Dr. Tara Al Kadi is a media and communications professor at the American University in Cairo. After earning her PhD from the UK, she decided to obtain a life coaching certification to p...

Taking a stand against the victim mentality and sharing tips and tricks for self-development benefits are only the tip of the iceberg of common ground Tara Al Kadi and myself share. Our conversation flows from one aspect of empowerment to another. Dr. Tara Al Kadi is a media and communications professor at the American University in Cairo. After earning her PhD from the UK, she decided to obtain a...

The conversation with Fleur Choy continues to unchartered waters... Addressing the meaning of 'holistic,' getting grounding and our connection with Earth, mindfulness, and getting unstuck. Using different holistic technics such as sound, vibration, Reiki and other energy healing modalities, Fleur supports people ready to make the shift inwards, find peace of mind, physical healing and spiritual tr...

Questioning your excuses and flowing into your purpose are just a couple of topics Fleur Choy and I tackle in this enticing, and healing, conversation. Fleur talks of how she embraced her gift to heal herself and others after many moments reflecting on what was holding her back from realizing a pain-free, fulfilled version of herself. Using different holistic technics such as sound, vibration, Rei...

The conversation with Noora Al Kuwari continues to unchartered waters... Association of body image with number on a scale, nurturing your body after birth, and impact of societal and social media pressure on residual self-image. Noora Al Kuwari became the first Qatari to get certified as an Integrative Nutrition Health Coach, from the Institute of Integrative Nutrition (IIN), after deciding that s...

Featuring my friend Noora Al Kuwari on her first podcast appearance is a true privilege as she was my inspiration to get certified as a Health Coach myself. Noora talks about how her struggles with perceived overweight as a child led her down a path to seek wellness and balance which in turn led her to become a Health Coach advocating for women’s health. Noora Al Kuwari became the first Qatari to...

The conversation with Monia Pyraki continues to unchartered waters... Addressing a topic not touched on before in our podcast, Monia and I talk about infertility and IVF, the grief of a miscarriage, finding the strength in a supportive community, and holding the space as Coaches. Monia Pyraki had a corporate life specializing in events management of major sports events around the world including L...

Taking a leap of faith from corporate life to one that is centered around fulfillment, tackling the challenges of living as an expat, and are just some of the topics Monia Pyraki and I tackled in our conversation.  Monia Pyraki had a corporate life specializing in events management of major sports events around the world including London and Doha. She walked out of corporate to pursue wellnes...

The conversation with Rana Sabra continues to unchartered waters... Women in business & setting a solid foundation, capitalizing on experiential knowledge to produce relevant business plans, alignment of business, mindset & personal objectives, and the concept of “abundance.” As a woman who faced her share of testing upbringing conditions, adversity on a number of fronts, and fueled by a d...

Inspired by the awe of billboards, the ability to communicate and connect, and an inherent desire to seek fulfillment versus validation, Rana Sabra and I had an enriching conversation that simply flowed naturally. Listen on to get a generous gift at the end stemming from Rana’s desire to “give, give, give.” As a woman who faced her share of testing upbringing conditions, adversity on a number of f...

The conversation with Marian Bahader continues to unchartered waters... Addressing the controversial field of empowering women within male-led anti-discussions, advocating women empowerment without alienating the men in our lives, embracing natural hair and beauty, and taking the time to “not feel okay.” A marketeer by profession, Marian Bahader works on building and revamping brands and enjoys wo...

As a multipotentialite personality, Marian Bahader embraced the fact that she can do what comes naturally to her professionally and still come out to the region with a blog that gained wide popularity as it brings to an Arabic population the notions of self-development in an easy-to-comprehend format. Alongside, she also teamed with individuals who align with her principles to embark on an initiat...

The conversation with Nesma Mahgoub continues to unchartered waters... Exploring the mission of teaching, embracing curly hair as a step to accepting one’s true self, advocating for stray animals, and a grand finale prize of an empowering song. Nesma Mahgoub is an Egyptian Indie singer who started her professional career after winning the 8th season of Star Academy Arab World in 2011. Nesma has th...

Nesma Mahgoub is an Egyptian Indie singer who started her professional career after winning the 8th season of Star Academy Arab World in 2011. Nesma has the skill to sing in many languages, like Arabic, English, Italian, French, German, Latin and even Hindi. She excels in her musical career singing Oriental, Pop, Rock, Opera, and much more. Three years ago, she decided to teach performance and lea...

Journalist, Writer, Presenter, Media Consultant and Master of Ceremonies, Nicole spent 20 years in Australian television as a reporter, producer and presenter. A key player at Sky News for a decade, when Nicole and her hotelier husband moved to Hong Kong in 2010 and then Xi’an, North West China in 2014, Nicole was quickly able to establish herself as the creative go-to-girl for anything media rela...