Sit With Aqsa

Tala Mousa is 17. Farah Mousa is 15. They are sisters from Gaza whose home was bombed five times. Tala carries everything she owns in one backpack because even now, living in a tent, she doesn't know what the next minute holds. And yet - they built something. Build Hope Palestine is their project: crushing war rubble, mixing it with clay and ash and straw, turning it into reusable construction...

Amber Greene is an artist, a poet, and someone who sees the world in colours. Not as a metaphor but as her actual language, the one she reaches for when words feel too small for what she is carrying. She has been open about her DID, her seizures, her financial reality, and the rejection she carried from both her birth mother and her adopted mother. She ran from home during COVID with almost nothin...

The healer on her way to healing - a title I gave to Vanessa before we even got connected. She is a clinical psychologist, a holistic coach, a consultant, an artist and a single mother. 16 years of holding space for other people. A private practice she built from the ground up. Years inside NYC foster care, Brooklyn schools, NYU Langone. Free mindfulness groups for mothers. Resources for parents l...

Danish went full detective mode on me for going full detective mode on him. Of course I did. What kind of host do you think I am. He has more than a decade of experience and is a Senior Manager at Gul Ahmed. But not every manager is a leader. And he truly is one. His passion for supply chain has spread so far that his wife now sees the world through the same systems lens. Whenever he needs clarity...

Adam’s story didn’t start with Podcasting Business School. It started with watching his parents earn an honest living and embedding that belief within himself. He has been working since he was 7 or 8 years old. Between 2015 and 2017 he had just $37 in his bank account. Responsibilities were real. Resources were limited. And he chose to hold onto his vision anyway. Today Podcasting Business School...

When I first met Rohma I’ll be honest - I had the wrong impression. She seemed a little childish, a little annoying even. Sorry Rohma. But you know those moments when you suddenly realize how off your perception was? That’s exactly what this conversation was for me. She’s an architect who loves what she does but is very clear about what work should not take away from her. She grows vegetables, sho...

Saad and I come from the same hometown, studied at the same university, grew up in similar environments. On paper nothing about this conversation should have surprised me. But what I once mistook for silence was depth. He spoke about writing, creativity and abstract thinking - parts of himself he still misses. About privilege and the responsibility that comes with it. About being the only male chi...

When I first met Yumna she came across as quiet, almost withdrawn. It would have been easy to underestimate how much depth was beneath that calm exterior. Her growth didn’t come from trying to be seen or heard more. It came from being intentional, taking responsibility, and knowing when she was learning and when she wasn’t. We talked about careers but we also talked about the things that rarely co...

From the outside Nawal looks like someone who has it all figured out. But sit with her long enough and you realize how much work went into becoming that person. Every role, every toxic environment, every setback, she came out stronger without ever letting it define her worth. She was the youngest at home and at the hostel but somehow became the strongest one in the room. This is a conversation abo...