Shay w Ahwa is a bilingual podcast where we (Nancy Nesreen) sit down with a cup of tea or coffee and reflect on life’s most defining moments—from love, motherhood, and healing to boundaries, ambition, and self-discovery.
In Season 1: Reflections, we share personal stories that shaped us as women, daughters, and mothers—offering heartfelt lessons to our daughters and listeners alike.
In Season 2: Intentions, we take those reflections a step further. Each week, we ask a bold “What if I…?” question to challenge how we live—from how we sleep, eat, and connect, to how we move through the world more intentionally.
Tune in every Wednesday for raw reflections, science-backed insights, and soul-filling chats.
♥ With love, Nancy and Nesreen
Shay w Ahwa is a bilingual podcast where we (Nancy Nesreen) sit down with a cup of tea or coffee and reflect on life’s most defining moments—from love, motherhood, and healing to boundaries, ambition, and self-discovery.
In Season 1: Reflections, we share personal stories that shaped us as women, daughters, and mothers—offering heartfelt lessons to our daughters and listeners alike.
In Season 2: Intentions, we take those reflections a step further. Each week, we ask a bold “What if I…?” question to challenge how we live—from how we sleep, eat, and connect, to how we move through the world more intentionally.
Tune in every Wednesday for raw reflections, science-backed insights, and soul-filling chats.
♥ With love, Nancy and Nesreen

E14- The Day I Chose Peace!
Join Nancy and Nesreen as they dive into the intricate and deeply personal topic of forgiveness. Through sharing their own experiences, they aim to comprehend the complexities of forgiveness, exploring its essence and the challenges that make it a daunting process. Unveiling the layers of pain and occasional suffering intertwined with forgiveness, they shed light on this difficult journey towards understanding, acceptance and peace.
In the fourteenth episode of the first season, titled "Reflections," Nancy and Nesreen embark on a multifaceted exploration of forgiveness. They detail how their evolving perspectives have granted them clarity and peace, emphasizing the significance of embracing forgiveness when the time is ripe. Additionally, they dive into the notion of toxic forgiveness while confronting this deeply personal subject.
In the coming episode of Shay w Ahwa, they will:
- Share intimate accounts of their personal stories and relationship with forgiveness.
- Reflect on the profound impact of comprehending the depth of forgiveness on their emotions and overall wellbeing.
- Offer valuable insights into the challenges of forgiveness and strategies to navigate them.
- Conclude with some advice and words of wisdom for their daughters on this sensitive subject.
Finding peace through forgiveness, or perhaps finding peace in choosing not to -yet- plays a pivotal role in our mental well-being and emotional baggage. Understanding our individual perceptions of forgiveness can profoundly influence how we navigate this intricate process. It may entail a deliberate choice to forgive someone who has inflicted pain and suffering upon us intentionally or unintentionally. Is forgiveness worth this endeavor? Tune in every Wednesday for a heartfelt conversation with Nancy and Nesreen, in this episode they will discuss the complexities of forgiveness as a process and the challenging emotions it evokes.
♥With love,
Nancy and Nesreen
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