Best Layla Maghribi Podcasts (2024)

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#17 On Zionism, therapy & adult-parent relationships: Daniel Mate talks healing from a famous father 1:10:31

3M ago1:10:31

1:10:31

This episode is with the musician, author & mental chiropractor & Palestine advocate, Daniel Mate. Daniel co-authored the renowned best-selling book, The Myth of Normal, with his father, Gabor Mate. The illustrious duo also run the workshop series, HELLO AGAIN: A Fresh Start For Parents and Their Adult Children and are co-writing a book by the same…

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#16 On being an Arab-Jew in a Zionist world: how anti-Zionist Jewish mystic Hadar Cohen navigates conflicting identities while honouring her faith 1:15:20

4M ago1:15:20

1:15:20

Hadar Cohen is an Arab Jewish scholar, mystic and artist whose work focuses on multi-religious spirituality, politics, social issues, and community building. She is the founder of malchut, a spiritual skill-building school teaching Jewish mysticism and direct experience of god. she teaches and consults in a variety of settings and formats, from one…

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#15 On grief: why & how to get through it, with British-Libyan counsellor Hana El-Rais 1:13:43

5M ago1:13:43

1:13:43

Hana is a British-Libyan multifaceted creative, grief counsellor and end-of-life carer. She runs monthly grief circles called Permission to Grieve and works with clients 1-to-1. Using a holistic approach, including vibrational sound medicine, Hana strives to create a safe space for people to address & heal their loss. Hana draws on her own personal…

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#14 On damaging female stereotypes: writer Alya Mooro talks rejecting Western beauty standards and what she's packed in her mental health toolkit 1:11:10

5M ago1:11:10

1:11:10

Alya Mooro is the Egyptian born, London raised writer & best-selling author of The Greater Freedom: Life as a Middle Eastern Woman Outside the Stereotypes. Many of Alya’s Instagram followers will be familiar with her The Greater Conversation newsletter & community (& if you don’t, go sign up!) but did you know that Alya is also a TV producer with a…

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#13 On art therapy and trauma: Palestinian therapist Tasha Matar on how art can help communicate the unspeakable 1:05:42

5M ago1:05:42

1:05:42

This week’s conversation is with Palestinian-Polish @thehumanitariantherapist, Tasha Matar. Tasha is therapist living in Canada who specializes in generational wounds, including struggles with belonging, diasporic grief and complex trauma. Raised in Canada to a Polish mother and a Palestinian father, Tasha understands the third culture life and its…

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#12 On Gaza: a British doctor talks about the challenges of humanitarian activism and the purpose it brings him 1:03:34

6M ago1:03:34

1:03:34

Dr Omar Abdel-Mannan is a British Egyptian paediatric neurologist and humanitarian activist who has been leading a global civil society movement for the protection of healthcare workers in Palestine amid the ongoing bombardment of Gaza by Israeli forces. In this episode of Third Culture Therapy, Omar talks about the mental and emotional toll witnes…

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#11 Damascus Dispatch: Layla visits Syria and shares some realities about the war-torn place and how to manage the post-visit pains in diaspora 41:11

1y ago41:11

41:11

In this episode, I share some of my reflections on my recent trip to Damascus, the place my mother was born and raised in, the place I spent all my childhood summers, the place I have some of my most loving and joyful memories and the place that is at the heart of one of the worst wars of the past century. Here is where I answer some of the many qu…

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#10 On virtual healing: Iranian-Canadian tech CEO Amir talks about the power of VR to help with cognitive disorders and to improve mental function 1:04:31

1y ago1:04:31

1:04:31

Amir Bozorgzadeh is the cofounder and CEO at Virtuleap, a startup that combines neuroscience with virtual reality (VR) to help increase attention levels and address cognitive disorders, such as ADD/ADHD, addiction and phobias. Born and raised in Canada to Iranian parents, Amir worked in the UAE for over a decade and is now based in Spain. In this e…

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#09 On culturally sensitive therapy: Emirati therapist Reema talks finding belonging in an ever-changing city 1:11:53

1y ago1:11:53

1:11:53

Dubai-born Reema Baniabbasi is a USA-trained counselling psychologist from the United Arab Emirates. On this episode, Reema shares how she felt a "raw disintegration" after returning to her city of Dubai following 10 years abroad to find it dramatically changed. The therapist reflects on the ongoing developments within the mental health space in he…

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#08 On fleeing the Taliban: Hazara-Brit Roh Yakobi talks about fighting his inner demons in the UK & finding peace in political activism 1:17:21

1y ago1:17:21

1:17:21

Hazara-Brit Roh Yakobi fled Afghanistan as a young man after being tortured by the Taliban and is now a UK-based activist and journalist and is currently standing to be selected as the Labour Party's parliamentary candidate for Shrewsbury and Atcham. In this episode, Roh talks about running from danger, the struggle to find inner peace in safety an…

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#07a Reflections on the conversation with Karina 8:12

1y ago8:12

8:12

Host Layla Maghribi shares her thoughts on Karina's conversation about what it means to be Russian and reflects on her own assumptions and hang-ups about Russia. Layla also reflects on the emotional and mental burden of being associated with your country's politics and leaders, particularly when they aren't popular, and the effect that has.…

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#07 On politics, history and trauma: Russian-Dutch Karina talks about her post-USSR childhood and how the war in Ukraine raises questions about her identity 59:23

1y ago59:23

59:23

Karina Carter is a Russian-Dutch-Brit who has called 9 countries home! She’s actually just about to make Indonesia her next stop so glad I caught her while I could. Karina grew up in 1990s post-Soviet Union Russia at a time of widespread crisis and misery. Her grandmother died by su!c!de, her father left the family with mountains of debt, Russian m…

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#06a Reflections on the conversation with Bhanu 10:50

1y ago10:50

10:50

Host Layla Maghribi shares her musings on the episode with a round-up what Bhanu shared about growing up between cultures and not completely fitting in either 'back home' or in one's adopted home. Layla also questions what societal 'norms' really are and where they come from with a look at how many of our contemporary beliefs or views, including ab…

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#06 On belonging: Swedish-Indian Bhanu Bhatnagar talks not feeling ‘Indian enough’, the gift of yoga & how the practise helped him come out as gay 1:00:43

1y ago1:00:43

1:00:43

Bhanu Bhatnagar is your textbook Third Culture Kid. Born in Sweden to Indian parents, Bhanu was raised between Stockholm and Delhi and has lived around the world. A former journalist for over a decade, Bhanu is now in charge of press and media relations for the World Health Organisation's regional office for Europe. In this episode, Bhanu talks abo…

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#05a Reflections on the conversation with Shaman Louisa 17:30

1y ago17:30

17:30

Host Layla Maghribi recaps some of what Louisa said in her episode and shares her own personal journey with Ayahuasca and what she experienced and discovered along the way.

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#05 (Part 2) Ayahuasca shaman Louisa talks about how the psychoactive plant brew 'saved her life' and why she learned the ancient practise 1:06:26

1y ago1:06:26

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In part 1, Louisa spoke about her youth growing up in Iraq amid two wars, seeking asylum in The Netherlands as an adult and her later struggles with anxiety, PTSD and addiction. In part 2, Louisa talks about her healing journey with the ancient South American psychoactive brewed drink, Ayahuasca, and how it helped heal her mental and emotional heal…

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#05 (Part 1) On asylum and Ayahuasca: an Iraqi shaman talks about being refugee, battling addiction and healing with the ancient plant medicine 58:39

1y ago58:39

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Louisa is an Iraqi Ayahuasca shaman and healer who trained in the Amazon jungle of Peru. After fleeing Baghdad during the first gulf war, Louisa sought asylum in The Netherlands. Louisa’s traumatic experiences of war and an eight-year asylum process in Europe impacted her mental and emotional health for many years, and she suffered from paranoia, a…

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#04a Reflections on the conversation with Jihad 16:09

1y ago16:09

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Host Layla Maghribi reflects on Jihad's episode and shares her own story of grief after losing her father to cancer in her 20s and why it took her a long time to properly heal from it.

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#04 On grieving family and country: British-Lebanese Jihad talks mourning, therapy and how living as a gay man in Lebanon is activism 1:02:48

1y ago1:02:48

1:02:48

Jihad is a British-Lebanese multimedia producer who was raised between Sierra Leone and the UK. In this episode, he talks about the intense grief and depression he experienced after his mother’s death from cancer, and how therapy helped him overcome the symptoms of PTSD that followed. He also speaks about surviving Lebanon's many compounding traged…

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#03a Reflections on the conversation with Tania Khojasteh 7:21

1+ y ago7:21

7:21

Host Layla Maghribi shares her thoughts on Tania's episodes and the parts of it that resonated with her personally, including the challenges of balancing different cultures and taking on adult duties as a child of immigrants.

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#03 On being a child refugee and building EQ: Canadian-Iranian Tania Khojasteh on the trials of emigration and why she became an emotional intelligence coach 49:45

1+ y ago49:45

49:45

Tania Khojasteh is a UK-based Iranian-Canadian entrepreneur, educator and professional coach specialising in emotional intelligence. Tania founded Uber Tutors, a tailored and online private tutoring company, in 2012 and ten years later launched her second company, Fearless Knowledge, an academy and consultancy that provides intersectional emotional…

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#02a Reflections on the conversation with Omar Lababedi 9:00

1+ y ago9:00

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Host Layla Maghribi shares some of her reflections on what Omar Lababedi said about managing the inner critic, the importance of men's work and man-to-man connections and how Layla has used some religious practices to help ease her own anxiety

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#02 On purpose & community: British-Syrian Omar Lababedi shares the emotional benefits of men’s circle 43:33

1+ y ago43:33

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Omar Lababedi is a British Syrian entrepreneur and men's work coach who was raised in France, Syria, Lebanon, and Nigeria. After years working in the real estate investment and construction sectors, Omar was professionally unsatisfied and personally unhappy. Deciding he needed a change, he left his job and embarked on a journey of self-reflection a…

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#01a Reflections on the conversation with Layla Al Ammar 10:28

1+ y ago10:28

10:28

I share some of the thoughts and feelings that came up for me after my conversation with Layla Al Ammar, in particular how being connected to a region that is in constant socio-political turmoil impacts personally and why reading and writing go some way in easing the pain.

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#01 - On trauma in Arab female literature: Kuwaiti author Layla Al Ammar explains the importance of being seen in books and the ‘Arab psychic wound’ 49:25

1+ y ago49:25

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Layla Al Ammar is a writer and academic from Kuwait, where she grew up. She has an masters in Creative Writing from the University of Edinburgh and recently completed her doctorate in Literature on the intersection of Arab women's fiction and literary trauma theory. She has written for several literary publications and was the 2018 2018 British Cou…

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Introduction to Third Culture Therapy 7:13

1+ y ago7:13

7:13

Here's the what, who and why of this podcast! Podcast cover art created by Rami Kanso

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Third Culture Therapy trailer 0:50

1+ y ago0:50

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Welcome to Third Culture Therapy with Layla Maghribi, a podcast that looks at the unique ways our cultural heritage impacts our mental and emotional well-being. Mental ill-health is a big concern across all societies and the topic is thankfully gaining more prominence in the media and within social circles. However, these discussions largely remain…

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#17 On Zionism, therapy & adult-parent relationships: Daniel Mate talks healing from a famous father 1:10:31

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#16 On being an Arab-Jew in a Zionist world: how anti-Zionist Jewish mystic Hadar Cohen navigates conflicting identities while honouring her faith 1:15:20

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#15 On grief: why & how to get through it, with British-Libyan counsellor Hana El-Rais 1:13:43

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#14 On damaging female stereotypes: writer Alya Mooro talks rejecting Western beauty standards and what she's packed in her mental health toolkit 1:11:10

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#13 On art therapy and trauma: Palestinian therapist Tasha Matar on how art can help communicate the unspeakable 1:05:42

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#12 On Gaza: a British doctor talks about the challenges of humanitarian activism and the purpose it brings him 1:03:34

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#11 Damascus Dispatch: Layla visits Syria and shares some realities about the war-torn place and how to manage the post-visit pains in diaspora 41:11

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#10 On virtual healing: Iranian-Canadian tech CEO Amir talks about the power of VR to help with cognitive disorders and to improve mental function 1:04:31

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#09 On culturally sensitive therapy: Emirati therapist Reema talks finding belonging in an ever-changing city 1:11:53

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#08 On fleeing the Taliban: Hazara-Brit Roh Yakobi talks about fighting his inner demons in the UK & finding peace in political activism 1:17:21

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#07a Reflections on the conversation with Karina 8:12

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#07 On politics, history and trauma: Russian-Dutch Karina talks about her post-USSR childhood and how the war in Ukraine raises questions about her identity 59:23

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#06a Reflections on the conversation with Bhanu 10:50

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#06 On belonging: Swedish-Indian Bhanu Bhatnagar talks not feeling ‘Indian enough’, the gift of yoga & how the practise helped him come out as gay 1:00:43

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#05a Reflections on the conversation with Shaman Louisa 17:30

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#05 (Part 2) Ayahuasca shaman Louisa talks about how the psychoactive plant brew 'saved her life' and why she learned the ancient practise 1:06:26

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#05 (Part 1) On asylum and Ayahuasca: an Iraqi shaman talks about being refugee, battling addiction and healing with the ancient plant medicine 58:39

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#04a Reflections on the conversation with Jihad 16:09

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#04 On grieving family and country: British-Lebanese Jihad talks mourning, therapy and how living as a gay man in Lebanon is activism 1:02:48

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#03a Reflections on the conversation with Tania Khojasteh 7:21

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#03 On being a child refugee and building EQ: Canadian-Iranian Tania Khojasteh on the trials of emigration and why she became an emotional intelligence coach 49:45

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#02a Reflections on the conversation with Omar Lababedi 9:00

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#02 On purpose & community: British-Syrian Omar Lababedi shares the emotional benefits of men’s circle 43:33

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#01a Reflections on the conversation with Layla Al Ammar 10:28

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#01 - On trauma in Arab female literature: Kuwaiti author Layla Al Ammar explains the importance of being seen in books and the ‘Arab psychic wound’ 49:25

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Introduction to Third Culture Therapy 7:13

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Third Culture Therapy trailer 0:50

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