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In this episode, I sit down with London-based Suhad Yazbak to  discuss her journey from qualified lawyer to tarot card reader as we bust the myths behind divination and explore tarot as a tool for introspection, therapy and self-empowerment. Suhad reveals how she went from the corporate world to finding her true calling, how her legal background has given her a unique perspective when it comes to helping her clients and what it really means to have agency and purpose.

I chat with husband-and-wife duo Sultan and Kinda Chatila, the owners of the burger joint Eleven Green. But they are not your average restauranters. Working full-time time by day, at night Sultan and Kinda started an underground supper club Tano’s at 8 out of their home in Dubai, hosting dinners 3 times a week, often while their children slept upstairs. Following on from their success, Sultan – with no experience in burger-making, went on win best burger in the World Food Championships in Texas. He finally took the plunge and quit the corporate world. Shortly after Eleven Green was born, which everyone who lives in the UAE knows, has become something of an institution. Listen to their inspiring journey.

CW //  MISCARRIAGE, EATING DISORDERSIn this emotional episode, I welcome Yoga teacher and Somatic coach Melissa Ghattas as she shares her spiritual journey with us.  Melissa explains how yoga helped her recover from an eating disorder and how she later also cured herself of Hashimoto’s, refusing conventional medicine and taking a holistic approach to her health. Melissa also opens up about her relationships, what it felt like to be single at 40 and what led her to choose not to have children. Melissa unpacks how the Tantric path has led her to self-empowerment, self-love and healing and she explains, what even is Tantra, anyway?

I'm joined by ritual coach Dina Yazbak as we dive into the difference between a habit and a ritual. Dina explains the importance of building your days in an accordance with your value system, taking time out for yourself and creating a routine that is meaningful to you.

I'm joined by Aysha Mattar, a Bahraini fashion stylist, known for her passion for the environment. In this episode, we talk about embracing the grey - literally and figuratively - as Aysha shares why she's stopped dyeing her roots and what the choice has opened up for her. She also offers practical tips on how to dress at any age and tells us how to shop consciously, with style and intention.

My guest, Susannah Temko opens up about her journey as a woman who was born with intersex traits. She reveals how she didn’t find out until she was diagnosed with cancer at the age of 16 and explains how the news has shaped her life.

In this emotional interview, I chat to Dubai-based chef and mother-of-two Marguerite Kiwan. Her son Aidan, 7, was diagnosed with brain cancer in 2022 and underwent a year of treatment in London. Marguerite opens up about life post-diagnosis, what it means to be a cancer parent as she re-evaluates her own identity as a mother and how her experience will shape her life going forward.

In this candid and eye-opening conversation, I sit down with my friend Nicky Yazhari, a Dubai-based entrepreneur, as she opens up about her unconventional parenting journey, which began in 2018, when she adopted Zayn and Evie from Ethiopia.  Nicky talks us through the emotional roller coaster of adoption and challenges the myths and stereotypes of motherhood. Nicky is an inspiring role model for anyone who has a dream and is willing to stop at nothing to make it a reality. Instagram @nickynarrates