In today's world masculinity is often defined as a spectrum of qualities and behaviours traditionally associated with men, including traits like strength, courage, independence, and assertiveness. But what about their emotions? Do they have emotional intelligence? Are they vulnerable? Empathetic? Why don't they cry?... Adil Hussain, a visionary, life & men's coach and founder of BrotherhoodDXB, has dedicated his life to redefining masculinity and creating a global community of empo...

In this episode, we delve into the complex and often misunderstood journey of women's bodies through perimenopause, premenopause, and menopause. Our guest, Ann Marie McQueen, brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the table. Her background as a digital journalist and podcaster, along with her foundational role at The National Newspaper and her innovative work with Hotflash Inc, equips her to shed light on this crucial life stage. Understanding the physiological and hormonal shi...

Biomedicine today stands as the vanguard of human health, weaving together science and technology to unravel the mysteries of our biological intricacies. It plays a pivotal role in advancing medical knowledge, enabling the development of groundbreaking treatments and therapies. From decoding the secrets of our genetics, to preventing and early-detect diseases such as cancer, and harnessing the potential of stem cells, biomedicine offers unparalleled insights into the mechanism of today's prev...

Brand building is an integral aspect of personal and business development. It not only increases the voice and consumer awareness of a brand, but it also gives it an identity and worth. That's why I decided to centre this episode around this interesting topic. From discussing about what it takes to build a brand, reach larger audience and stay relevant from a fashion & communications expert; to discovering the inspiration behind the creation of one of the Middle East's most r...

In today's world, marketing is a huge word that encompasses so much and is essential in building a brand and not only in promoting your products or services; it shapes and communicates your brand identity, your purpose, your values...and most importantly it is the key connector between your customers and employees allowing you to create loyal long lasting impact and relationships with & between them. Carla Hassan is the Chief Marketing Officer of JPMorgan Chase with responsibility for fi...

Successful retailers know that in order to stand out, retail businesses must build a strong brand, be trustworthy, and provide excellent customer experiences - and our guest in this episode has built such a brand. Thomas Lundgren, is an awarded Swedish entrepreneur and Founder & CEO (Creative Emotional Originator - as per Thomas' words) of THE One Total Home Experience. Thomas moved to the Middle East with IKEA at the young age of 24, where he first began his career in Saudi Arabia, bef...

They say it takes a village to build a brand ! In this episode, we invite Sultan Darmaki to dive into the brand building world from a designer's point of view, and we enjoy a reflection on what that village can look like for designers. As a designer, creative and communications specialist, Sultan has played different roles in the world of brand building throughout his career. He wears many hats; entrepreneur, artist, founder and designer. Sultan has most recently worked on&nbs...

What an amazing group of women I had the honor to host this past season on ReShape. On season 8, I decided to focus on the teenagers to raise more awareness on how they function, the issues that impact them, and the tools that are out there to support them, and us as parents. Like in every recap episode, I share with you my key takeaways to give you a taste of every episode, so you can yourself take later the time to pick the episode that speaks to you the most, or all three of them! ...

If you had to choose a phase of a child's life that you feel is the most challenging one, which one would you choose? For many, it is the teenage-hood. Our guest on this episode, Frederica is currently a mother to three teenagers who has been through some challenging times in her parenting journey: from divorce, being a single mom, remarriage to teen mental health struggles. Frederica Tribuiani is a French-Italian-Lebanese Brand Advisor, specialized in luxury brand strategy, digital trans...

According to a report by Common Sense Media, teenagers are more likely to be influenced than many other age groups and are highly responsive to messages that appeal to their desire to fit in, be popular and be seen as attractive - which some times ends up creating weight stigma which can derive into causing health issues diseases such as eating disorders. According to a study by World Health Organization, today, eating disorders are the third most common chronic illness among adolescent...

Even though all humans go through the phase of being a teenager, when we become adults we start to ask ourselves: why did we do that? how didn't we feel any risks when doing this?...and we could write a long list of questions. Is just when we reach adulthood and we either see what teens are doing or we experience it ourselves with our own children, that we start to develop a certain sense of curiosity towards knowing what goes around inside their brains, and that's what our guest on t...

On the occasion of Mother's Day months (March & May) I decided to center the conversation around Motherhood. From discussing about the journey of parenthood and how to prepare for it with a parenting coaching; to what working moms want today from an entrepreneur mom; to putting on the table the taboo around infertility and IVF with the first doctor specialized in IVF treatments in the UAE - we discuss on this season all things Motherhood. In this episode I highlight the main topic...

Even though today IVF treatments have become a common procedure within society, we still live in a world where the topic of infertility continues to be taboo, having couples suffering or even dealing with the process in silence. We discuss in this episode about all things IVF with the pioneer in the field of reproductive medicine & one of the most acclaimed doctors in IVF treatments in the UAE. Dr Pankaj also happens to be the doctor that helped my family conceive our second daughte...

Julie Nguyen is an innovation and marketing business leader, mom of two, wife and the Co-Founder of Crunchmoms - a community and the first & only dedicated professional platform in the Middle East for women at all stages of their careers and motherhood. After more than 13 years in the tech industry leading brand, marketing and digital transformation roles Julie decided to step down from corporate to pursue her own entrepreneurial adventure and take "control of her own destiny" (as her l...

Preparing for a new child's arrival? Or are you the partner or friend or family of an expecting mom or dad? We often start by either reading books, doing preparatory classes for the birth, decorating their rooms, setting the hospital bag , etc...But are we prepared to be parents? Our guest, Nikki Steele Osborne, decided to tackle this phase with parents. Nikki is a Scottish Lassie mom & parenting coach, whose first steps in the journey of motherhood were anything but a dream (as society...

Did you kickoff the New Year on the right foot? My guests on this past season had a thing or two to say about that! A finance coach & mentor, a holistic wellness counselor and a clinical psychologist specialized in eating & weight disorders share with us a few tips and tricks to successfully achieve those goals, visions or intentions we usually set every end of year! This episode is a summary of the past 3 episodes of season 6 on ReShaping your New Year. I share with you my key lear...

Haven't you ever stopped to think why our list of resolutions is most of the times focused on improving the way we look physically? Our guest on this episode, Carine El Khazen, share with us her views on this topic and explains to us how socially conditioned it is nowadays. Carine is a clinical psychologist specialized in eating & weight disorders, fellow of the Academy for Eating Disorders and Vice-President of the NGO MEEDA (Middle East Eating Disorders Association) known for setting ...

Every year we find ourselves listing new goals, but most of the times we find ourselves diverting from the path towards. achieving them due to many factors. Our guest on this episode, Nathalie Khalaf shares with me her personal experience of healing and of becoming. She unveils to us what holds us back from moving forward, how to understand these signs and what we can do to make our visions a reality. Nathalie is a certified Holistic Wellness Counselor at Taabeer Personal Coachin...

A new year often inspires a renewed mindset, we also cant help but list objectives in our minds aiming to achieve them within the next 365 days. Some of us work on adopting a healthier lifestyle, many of us get the motivation to start a new project, and most of us look at our finances ... how many can say they have financial confidence? That's what my guest on this episode, Carol Glynn aims to do. Carol is a Personal & Business Finance Coach & Mentor, CEO & Fou...

What is beauty? On this past season, we ask an industry beauty CEO, a Hollywood star turned into female activist & a functional massage & yoga therapist specialized in women's health. Whether you're a beauty guru, addict, passionate...or just curious to listen to us debate the topic, I invite you to listen to this season's episodes and uncover the incredible insights & learnings that our guests, Hind Sebti, Rana Alamuddin & Tracy Assaad have shared with me on each one ...