Feb 2023

44m 17s

Escaping New Zealand to the Middle East ...

About this episode

Lili & Dan open the podcast with the incredibly open guest Tony Sului. Tony is a mindset mentor from incredibly humble beginnings who, in 2014, answered a job advert in pursuit of a new life in the Middle East.

In this episode Tony discusses;

How little he knew about the Middle East
His challenging upbringing
Identity & Culture
How his family reacted to his mothers unplanned pregnancy
Coping with trauma & generational patterns
Embracing who you are
The benefits of embracing physical and emotional hygiene

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