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Feb 2025
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Psychologist Explains Life Changing Habi...

SHEEN GURRIB
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In this episode, we have an incredible chat with Dr Saliha Afridi, a well-known clinical psychologist and mental health advocate with over 20 years of experience. We talk about avoiding burnout, and finding the way to listen to our inner guide, and also touch in depth, the mental health challenges that social media and the digital age have brought onto our generation. I loved this conversation, and I'm sure you will too! 🎬 Thank you to Poddster for their beautiful studio and team where this episode was recorded: https://dubai.poddster.com/


Find out more about Dr Saliha:

https://www.instagram.com/drsalihaafridi/?hl=en 🎙️You can shop my preferred equipment here: https://amzn.to/41BvWkE 🎵 Where I get my Music -https://www.epidemicsound.com/referral/uot8qa/ 💌 Come and say hi: https://www.instagram.com/sheengurrib 🌍 Watch my TEDx talk - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yl-mqB1_1co 📝 My website - https://www.sheengurrib.com/blogs Who am I: I am Dr. Sheen Gurrib and I want to play my part in supporting the next generation of empowered women. I am an entrepreneur, ex-strategy consultant, adjunct lecturer and content creator and the first Mauritian girl to have gone to both Oxford and Cambridge universities.

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