"We want to differentiate between real action and reaction. Real action is intention and awareness. Reaction is impulsive, protectiveness, and ego." - Zaina Al Zabin Welcome back to the luucid podcast! Today, we're joined by Zaina Al Zabin, a leading child psychotherapist behind Massar Consult and Thrive by Massar. Zaina blends her expertise with a…

"Medicine deals with the person once they're sick. Nutrition prevents them from getting sick." - Dr. Lemia Shaban In this episode, we're diving deep with Dr. Lemia Shaban, a functional medicine practitioner teaching Nutrition at Kuwait University, who's unlocking the secrets of our body's silent language. Ever wonder what your body tries to tell yo…

"Females have a very different body than males, and our exercise performance is affected by our hormones, and we can lift weights at certain times of the month better than other times, we can do cardio at certain times of the month more than other times, we can hit PRs in lifting at certain times more than other times." - Dr. Hana Jaafar Hello and …

"One of the issues of modern society is hyperventilation, where we breathe in more oxygen than we need and that creates more of an anxious and reactive response." - Ameer Al Dagher Hello and welcome back to Broadband. We have a phenomenal episode for you today with Ameer Al Dagher. You might know Ameer as your favorite movement rehabilitation speci…

"I'm a huge advocate of social media [journalism], but at the same time, I'm also a skeptic because there is a lot that you have to filter through to get to the actual hard fact truths." Our guide for today on this journey of communal actualization is Yasmena AlMulla, an NYU trained political scientist and freelance journalist, whose words frequent…

"The best form of creativity is to take someone else's work and do it a bit differently. No one is a hundred percent original." Our guide for today on this journey of communal actualization is Talal Malik, a household name in the Kuwaiti radio scene, a voiceover actor, and a YouTube content creator. I want to set the stage for this interview by shi…

"There is a bigger opportunity to reach more people based on a mindset, a belief system, or a purpose versus a demographic." Our guide for today on this journey of communal actualization is Dana AlHanbali an entrepreneur and the co-founder of the Kuwait-based creative communications firm, Beattie and Dane. I'm going to set the stage for this interv…

"We come from a culture where failure is the enemy. We rather give it a half a try than try and fail." Our guide for today is Noor Al Obaid an entrepreneur, a food and beverage consultant. She's the founder of Bake and Educate, a nonprofit organization that has covered the tuition fees for more than 480 underprivileged students in Kuwait since its …

"There's a fine line between wanting to become a chef for social media or wanting to become a chef for yourself." Our guide for today is Chef Faisal Al Nashmi the creative mind behind Street AlMakan, Table Otto, Pam and Cow, Street Cafe, and San Restorante. Faisal has been instrumental in the evolution of Kuwait's dining scene. I want to set the st…

"Vegetables get jetlagged the same way we get jetlagged when we travel. Let's cut the whole process and start growing locally" Our guide for today on this journey of communal actualization is Dana Al Salem. She's the managing partner of Acquire, a privately owned food, and beverage company that operates some of your favorite Kuwaiti franchises and …

"I think you can't be what you can't see. So I need to look up to and hear the stories of women who are killing it in STEM, that look like me, that speak like me, for me to think that it's possible for me." Our guide for today on this journey of communal actualization is Wafa Al Obaidat, the creative director and CEO of the PR design agency, Obai a…

"There are various forms of harassment but they have all morphed into this one understanding of harassment. And so sexual harassment is kind of normalized because we do not differentiate between all the different types of harassments." Our guide for today on this journey of communal actualization is Yasmena AlMulla, an NYU trained political scienti…

"You have these patriarchal Arab or Muslim men telling you to cover. You then have these Western Men telling you to uncover. Did they ever ask us what we want?" Our guide for today on this journey of communal actualization is Dr. Haneen Al Ghabra. A professor at Kuwait University's Department of Mass Communication, specializing in Rhetoric and Cult…

"Social businesses can definitely compete with normal businesses. We have seen that with Tom's shoes where they have been able to compete on a global scale as a social business." Our guide for today on the journey of communal actualization is Maryam Al Eisa an entrepreneur and the founder of the innovative nonprofit company re food. I want to set t…

"To achieve great things, you need to be brave and pay attention to details, very small details. This is something that I learned the hard way from NASA." Our guide for today on this journey of communal actualization is Dr. Bassam Alfeeli. The Innovation and Enterprise Director at the Kuwait Foundation for Advancement of Science (KFAS). Dr. Alfeeli…

"Innovative ideas are found, they are not thought up. You're not sitting in a glass room, trying to think up an innovative idea. The innovative idea comes as you're talking to someone noticing patterns or looking at how people behave or how people use something." Our guide for today on this journey of communal actualization is Abdulmohsen Alduwaisa…

"Humanity as a whole is successful because of the community and our desire to contribute, like build a story that we can share with others or make art that a bunch of people can appreciate." Our guide for today on this journey of communal actualization is Blake Vanier, a published author, and inventor based in Boulder, Colorado. I want to set the s…

"When it comes down to the future or contemporary art in Kuwait, I think it's bubbling. I think it's morphing. I think it's currently being challenged by a lot of artists, and it gives me great pleasure to see that because it trains the human eye to look at beauty in a different way." Our guide for today on this journey of communal actualization is…

"One of my biggest struggles is the relationship between myself as an artist and money. It's just the way we're brought up and is so common in the media, is that your financial worth is directly correlated to your value as a person." Our guide for today on this journey of communal actualization is Alicia Joe Straka a professional accordionist, oper…

Our guide for today on this journey of communal actualization is Saad Choeiter, a doctor of osteopathic medicine and a movement therapist, that prefers to use his hands rather than a scalpel as his healing tool of choice. I want to set the stage for this interview by shining the spotlight on three main points of focus for our dialogue. 1. About Saa…

Our guide for today on this journey of communal actualization is Ahmed Albader a Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner, who was a member of the early movement to introduce the sports to Kuwait nearly a decade ago. I want to set the stage for this interview. By shining the spotlight on three main points of focus for our dialogue: 1. Ahmed and his unique …

Our guide for today on this journey of communal actualization is Hana Jafar, a medical doctor, specializing in psychiatry at the University of Toronto, and also moonlights as a successful fitness coach with a thriving online business and multiple certifications. I want to set the stage for this interview by shining the spotlight on three main point…