Talk of Shame Womena

In this bonus episode, Haesue Jo, expert, licensed therapist and director of Clinical Operations at Betterhelp discusses how we can better understand cultural and gender differences in shame, and how we can become more resilient to shame by starting the journey of discovering ourselves, our perspectives and our abilities.
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Alya is joined by Rotana Tarabzouni, a Saudi singer, songwriter and host of educational comedy series “F*D & Blessed”.
They discuss working through shame and the grief that comes with letting go so you can move from shame to self compassion and authenticity.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We discuss how shame fosters a silence that leads to a toxic culture of victim blaming, dangerous situations, bad choices and much more. Writer and radio presenter Salma El Wardany discusses with Alya the ways in which shame also contributes to rape culture and how the weaponization of women’s sexuality puts power in the wrong hands. 
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Being open to vulnerability is often equated with “airing dirty laundry”, and is a societal trait that breeds shame. Holistic Healer Lana Almulla joins Alya to discuss how we carry trauma and shame in our bodies, how it makes us ill, and how we inherit it through our DNA. 
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We explore representation and the stories that make us feel seen. Egyptian Actress Sarrah Abdelrahman joins Alya Mooro to discuss whether it’s “easier to be yourself if you can see yourself.”
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Do third culture kids form their own culture? In Episode 6 of “Talk of Shame,” co-hosts and sisters of Yalla Bye Pod (Mna & Hager) join Alya for a multilayered conversation on the cultural shame felt by those in diaspora and the consequential chameleon effect.
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