The Sara Shabana Show

My guest for this episode is a live example of how you can bring magic in your life if you listen to your heart and have the courage to switch lanes and embrace the unknown. We have all been experiencing a lot of ups and downs with the uncertainty and chaos in the world, and I couldn’t think of a better guest to give us some perspective and guidance on navigating adversity than him. He has a very...

My guest for today is someone you most probably came across before. How? From her viral video, her viral song to be specific that broke the Internet – the song of “The Story of Palestine” that got more than 11 million … yes with M … 11 million views till date on Instagram ALONE! Not to mention it was translated to many other languages including Arabic, Turkish, German and many others. Today I spok...

Happy anniversary my beautiful friends, It’s been a YEAR! We have been on this journey together for one year now. I had to pinch myself every time I think about it.     Below are the key highlights from the episode: ·       I revealed my birthday fear challenge for this year. ·       Why designing your own life will require you to make difficult conversations. ·       Why ignoring challenge is not...

Dr Saliha Afridi is a leading psychologist and an entrepreneur with a mission to lead the way in promoting mental wellbeing in the Middle East. Born and raised in completely different cultures like many of or generation, we discussed individuality and the struggle of understanding where do we belong. As an entrepreneur herself she shared her story founding the lighthouse, and how fear and self-dou...

Today’s episode is highly highly demanded. If you only know how many times I been asked where can one find a summary of the book recommendations from the guests interviewed on this podcast ;-). So …. Considering that world book day is coming this week, I thought it will be a good reason to finally create this compilation.  I typically ask my guests about their favorite books because I personally l...

My guest for today is  A REBEEEL   While she grew up in a very traditional Kuwaiti family, she did not accept to fit in the mold.     She is a dreamer, a storyteller, and sometimes, an imaginary world creator where everyone in this world has equal rights.   Her journey in discovering herself and her individuality led her to realize that being different especially in a society that puts women in fr...

As today is a special day (International Women's Day), today’s episode is also a special interview with an exceptional woman.  Jessy El Murr is a powerhouse filled with kindness, knowledge, unparalleled energy and so much fun.  She is a seasoned field journalist and former BBC and Sky News Arabia, correspondent. During her time as a correspondent, she specialized in military news coverage and...

Maha Abouelenein is such a powerful blend of both soft and strong. Soft with an empathetic heart, and super strong at what she is capable of delivering to the businesses and the people she works with. She led the communication strategy not only for the biggest brands in the middle east but globally and worked directly with their executives and she is going to share with us today her key take ways...

Osama Natto is a serial entrepreneur who embodies, and in-fact develops “the live your purpose” philosophy.   He created the first public startup accelerator program in Saudi Arabia that run by a private company and has long been involved in the entrepreneurial scene in the kingdom. Over the years he mentored and coached thousands of entrepreneurs and been a key contributor in many established org...

This is the first episode from The Sara Shabana Show in 2021, and I wouldn’t have found a better topic than discussing “The New Beginnings”   Below are the key highlights from the episode: ·       Why new beginnings are exciting and why we find it a good time to set goals and resolutions.  ·       Why we fail to achieve our new year resolutions. ·       Why it’s crucial to understand and be aware...

Spencer Lodge is a brilliant businessman who been voted as one of the top 100 most influential people in Dubai. He is also a motivational speaker, a podcaster, and a sales educator In this episode from The Sara Shabana Show, we discussed: What is takes to be an entrepreneur and follow your dreams.  Misconceptions about sales and why many people struggle with it.  How the approach to business sales...

Andreea Zoia is a confidence and public speaking coach; she has trained many world leaders, CEOs, investors, and entrepreneurs. In this episode from The Sara Shabana Show, she shared her battle and journey to self-confidence, and how she managed to embrace it and build a business based on her learnings and talents.    We discussed:   ·       What confidence really is and why many people are strugg...

In this episode from The Sara Shabana Show I discussed self confidence and how many of us specially have false believes about it.  Below are the key highlights from the episode: What confidence really is.  Why self-love and self-acceptance is a foundation for self confidence.  The competence/confidence loop and how to break this with the beginner's confidence.  Negative self talk and how thou...

Nevin ElGendy – Unleash Your True Self (from self-doubt to confidence) Nevine ElGendy, or as she is famously referred to as Nivo for life; is a life coach who is a real example of “it's never impossible” and “it's never too late”. Her mission in life is to guide people to find their true self to be able to live a happy and fulfilled life. She started her business at the age of 50 (yes yo...

In this episode from The Sara Shabana Show I shared a personal story to hopefully resonate with you. We are all born creative but fear holds us back most of the time. That’s why I discussed the major fears that accompany creativity and how we can live a creative life.    Below are the key highlights from the episode: How we are all creative beings and have passions and ambitions to create. Why we...

Today is a special day ... its the international mental health day! and for this reason, I thought of intentionally plan a special episode on this day that could help you understand more the significance of taking care of our mental and obviously emotional health.  I was personally recently introduced to this new world of emotional trauma and its profound impact on literally our day-to-day life, o...

Hiba Balfaqih is the guest for the 7th podcast episode of “The Sara Shabana Show”.  She is a truly inspiring human who does TON of things! She is a serial entrepreneur who owns 3 businesses including the famous Smash Room in Dubai. She is a psychologist, a podcaster, and an author.  With all that being said, she positioned herself as a MIND HACKER ! And we discussed more about it in this episode....

We need to realize that we were born free to make choices, and what we think right or wrong is coming from layers of conditioning and dogmatic culture. I am urging you, to be open to look to the world from a fresh lens, and to be able to do that you will need to Unlearn, you will need to unlearn to be able to learn again. I hope today's episode will trigger you to think differently and hopefu...

My guest for today is a live example of how you can bring magic in your life if you listen to your heart and don’t follow the conventional familiar path. He is not only talented but also passionately curious who blurred the lines between business and lifestyle. He managed to carve out and design a life that brings him joy every day.    While he’s born and raised in Kuwait, In the past 10 years he...

In the 4th episode of the podcast “The Sara Shabana Show” I discussed magic and our superpowers! Below are the key highlights from the episode: What I loved about the new Pixar movie “onward” and why I think everyone should watch it. Why there are no longer magic in the world. Why we lost our curiosity and our child sense of wonder. The impact of the current educational system. Why most of us are...

Growing up in Jeddah in Saudi Arabia, a country with a conservative culture specially for women, mountaineering will not be the type of sports or path you would typically expect her to gravitate towards.  With a bit of luck, coincidence and a twist of fate, she was introduced to the world of mountaineering, and since then, she have never looked back and now she is the 1st Saudi woman and youngest...

This podcast is all about realizing the possibilities, and learn real tactics and strategies on how you can design a life that brings you joy.  -------- Did you ever pause and try to understand what is this voice inside your head? Is this me talking to myself, or since I am the one hearing this voice then I am not the voice in my head …  As we become aware of this voice, we get to know what it doe...

Hello and welcome to the first ever episode of my podcast show! This episode is a quick one just to explain to you why we are here, what this show is about, and why I decided to start this podcast. Below are the key highlights from the episode: I share a little bit about myself and why I am starting a podcast. The decision I made last year to overcome my fear. How our limiting believes hold us bac...