Resilience

Yasmeen returns back to her younger self, this time with a new perspective. Can we change our past to change our future?  

The Bird sang to himself and lamented about his cage.  He sang so loud his voice startled the wind.  And threw him so far outside his comfort zone  That he had no choice but to fly It was only then that he realized he was not a caged bird after all.  

Yasmeen starts off with a poem that she wrote that was inspired by the film she wrote and co-produced “A Star in the Desert” which follows the life of a young Iraqi boy in Baghdad on the eve of the first Gulf War, as he escapes into a fantastical reality on the search for his mis ... Show More

You don't need to compare yourself to others. 

Trying to change yourself—that is, who you are—will inevitably lead you to fail and feel hopeless. But if you instead focus on changing your actions without worrying about how it changes you as a person, real change becomes much simpler. 

To change your life, don't try to change your life. 

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"Don't worry about losing other people. Worry about losing yourself trying to please other people." 

Don’t be like the other person 

Changing your mindset and finding the willpower to be a better version of yourself. 

In this episode it was really important for me to express how I felt towards people passing judgements so freely with no concern of how others feel. It might be easy for me and some people to accept others criticism and not be effected. But there are those who cannot take those h ... Show More

Have you ever wanted to change your personality? Many people do - studies find we're keen to become more extroverted, more agreeable and more conscientious. But what does the evidence say about whether people do change? And can you tweak your personality deliberately?