Nour Aboulela is an Instagram influencer with almost half a million followers. While she poses for brands and events, behind the scenes she's a hardworking mother who's been through tough times. She joins me to talk about the trauma she's suffered as she raises a son who experiences seizures, therapy and antidepressants, free diving, and realizing there's ne ... Show More
Jun 2022
Episode 28. A Curious Case of Yoga ADHD
I love yoga! Yoga is a practice that helps balance and restore harmony to the body, mind and soul.. Today life is hectic to say the very least, hence yoga is so important for our wellbeing these days, it is the best form of physical and mental therapy I know. However it depends o ... Show More
8m 56s
Jun 2022
Episode 27. What does burnout look like?
Who is feeling burnout? To me, it feels like many people around me are feeling emotionally, mentally and physically drained. I know I certainly am. Is it the effect of the pandemic? Life can feel very overwhelming these days, and I think we need to recognize it so that we can do ... Show More
7m 52s
Jun 2022
Ep #26. Always one step ahead with Maha Abouelenein
Maha Abouelenein is a strategic communications consultant, with a roster of the who’s who of clients. During our talk, she talks about how she kept her focus narrow, during her 30-year career span, she focused on the one thing she loves and that is how to create value for her cli ... Show More
29m 9s
Oct 2021
Being an Influencer, Creating a Business, and Trying to Be the Best Mom (feat. Danielle Schaffer)
This week, the moms invite on friend Danielle Schaffer (mom of @BossBabyBrody, creator of City Girl Gone Mom) to talk about her life, eventful career, and being a mom to four kids while being a Dance Mom to one of them.This episode is sponsored by: HydroJug - promo code: mom Agen ... Show More
54m 30s
Jan 2023
The Cult of Momfluencers
Motherhood is hard, lonely, and exhausting... except, apparently, if you're a momfluencer. Since the mid-2000s, a crop of seemingly perfect, all-knowing mommy goddesses in billowy tunics have emerged on social media—and we can't help but feel that their highly monetizable (often ... Show More
1h 8m
May 2025
EP 7: Motherhood and the path to Allah, a conversation with Noor Awad
In this episode, we discuss the profound journey of motherhood by exploring the emotional and spiritual challenges that come with it. Noor shares her personal experiences, including the struggles of postpartum mental health, the importance of community support, and the balance be ... Show More
56m 29s
Nov 2022
Motherhood + Trauma with Aundi Kolber
Today we're talking with Aundi Kolber—a mother, professional counselor, and author—about motherhood and trauma. For many of us, trauma is a word we have reserved for people who have gone through life-altering, dangerous, or abusive experiences, and we have never given attention t ... Show More
49m 32s