1 hr 11 min

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

    • Mental Health

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 number of exciting projects up her sleeve? 

Tune in to this Third Culture Therapy conversation & find out about Alya’s journey of self-development & what she puts her mental health toolbox today!

Topics covered include:


What it means to be a “woman outside the stereotypes” means and why she wouldn’t put “Middle Eastern” in the book’s title today


Why her looks are the least interesting thing about her (though she’d still like a good selfie!) 


How illness and a radically different food diet made her learn how to trust herself more



As well as being a brilliant writer & producer, Alya also hosted & produced a podcast series called The Talk of Shame in which she explores the meaning and impact shame has on our lives in an attempt to answer that all important question: how do we stop giving a f*ck and start living life for ourselves? 

Listen to the episode to hear more about: 



What looking at shame can teach you 
The systemic and universal problems with shame (esp among women!)
Why sharing in community disempowers shame 
Why thinking that people care about what you do online is arrogant




Podcast Host

Instagram: @laylamaghribi 

⁠https://linktr.ee/LaylaMaghribi⁠



Podcast Guest

Instagram: @alyamooro https://linktr.ee/alyamooro





Did you enjoy this episode? Then please give it a like / follow / share / review. All of it helps keep this podcast going.  



If you like listening to this podcast then please consider buying me a cup of coffee or two with a Patreon membership ⁠here⁠. 

I love making this show but it is an entirely independent endeavour and the extra caffeine helps me keep going!

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 number of exciting projects up her sleeve? 

Tune in to this Third Culture Therapy conversation & find out about Alya’s journey of self-development & what she puts her mental health toolbox today!

Topics covered include:


What it means to be a “woman outside the stereotypes” means and why she wouldn’t put “Middle Eastern” in the book’s title today


Why her looks are the least interesting thing about her (though she’d still like a good selfie!) 


How illness and a radically different food diet made her learn how to trust herself more



As well as being a brilliant writer & producer, Alya also hosted & produced a podcast series called The Talk of Shame in which she explores the meaning and impact shame has on our lives in an attempt to answer that all important question: how do we stop giving a f*ck and start living life for ourselves? 

Listen to the episode to hear more about: 



What looking at shame can teach you 
The systemic and universal problems with shame (esp among women!)
Why sharing in community disempowers shame 
Why thinking that people care about what you do online is arrogant




Podcast Host

Instagram: @laylamaghribi 

⁠https://linktr.ee/LaylaMaghribi⁠



Podcast Guest

Instagram: @alyamooro https://linktr.ee/alyamooro





Did you enjoy this episode? Then please give it a like / follow / share / review. All of it helps keep this podcast going.  



If you like listening to this podcast then please consider buying me a cup of coffee or two with a Patreon membership ⁠here⁠. 

I love making this show but it is an entirely independent endeavour and the extra caffeine helps me keep going!

1 hr 11 min