Unbox The Podcast

Sahar Huneidi Palmer
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Unbox The Podcast explores what shapes your decisions, identity and direction, helping you navigate change with greater clarity, self-trust and accountability. Hosted by Sahar Huneidi Palmer, bestselling author, columnist and Strategic Clarity Mentor, each episode draws on more than 35 years of experience and her Unbox The Real You™ framework, rooted in the BEMA™ Methodology: Body, Emotions, Mind and Accountability. New episodes are released every Tuesday. The new Conversations with Sahar series every Monday. Unbox The Podcast is now available in video and on flydubai inflight entertainment. Sahar's work reaches more than five million people across magazines, podcasts and digital platforms.

  1. 3d ago

    The Courage to Be Wrong | Stop Defending Yourself S26 E35

    Why does admitting you're wrong feel like losing authority? Why Strong Leaders Can Stop Defending Themselves: true courage isn't just speaking up — it's staying open without defending yourself. In this episode, I explore why "I was wrong" might be the strongest thing a leader can say, using the four dimensions of the BEMA™. There's a quieter form of courage that rarely gets named: the ability to hear something uncomfortable without immediately explaining, denying or defending yourself. Defensiveness starts as protection — it keeps our sense of self safe in the moment — but over time it blocks feedback, damages relationships and stops leaders and teams from growing. In Season 26, Episode 35 of Unbox The Podcast, I explore why staying true to yourself doesn't mean staying loyal to every past opinion or decision, and how "I was wrong" can be one of the strongest things a leader — or anyone — can say. Using the four dimensions of the BEMA™, I break down how defensiveness shows up in the body, emotions, mind and action, and why the courage to be wrong might be the missing piece in how we define real leadership. The extended reflection on this episode — including full research and sources — is available on my Substack. © Sahar Huneidi Palmer Strategic Clarity Mentor | Bilingual Bestselling Author | Podcaster ► Join my free live AMA – 2 December 2026 https://luma.com/7sk4ehsm ► Read the extended article and subscribe on Substack https://unboxwithsahar.substack.com/p/the-courage-to-be-wrong ► Explore my books, mentoring, courses, newsletter and social platforms https://linktr.ee/UnboxWithSahar ► Digital resources, guided meditations and self-development tools https://buymeacoffee.com/unboxwithsahar/share/first-coffee

  2. 3d ago ·  Bonus

    You Might Also Like: The Oprah Podcast

    Introducing Sons Are Struggling. Here’s What They Need from Us with Psychologist Dr. Shefali from The Oprah Podcast. Follow the show: The Oprah Podcast BUY THE BOOK! Raising Conscious Sons  https://amzn.to/4qHNVAk Oprah speaks with New York Times bestselling author and world-renowned clinical psychologist Dr. Shefali for a powerful two-part conversation about her new books, Raising Conscious Sons: Cultivating Purpose, Connection, and Inner Power in a Chaotic World and Raising Conscious Daughters: Building Confidence, Courage, and Inner Power in an Anxious World. Drawing on decades of clinical experience and her groundbreaking work on conscious parenting, Dr. Shefali explores the urgent challenges facing children today and offers a new vision for raising the next generation with emotional security, confidence and compassion. In part one, Oprah and Dr. Shefali discuss Raising Conscious Sons and the conflicting messages boys receive in today’s world: from the pressure to be tough, the expectation to suppress vulnerability to messages around identity and male sexuality. Shaped by a digital world she explains how we are experiencing a parental and cultural emergency. She believes we are in a crisis where our sons are losing the essential ingredients of what make a healthy boyhood: wellness, movement, tribe, adventure, risk, connection and sovereignty. Dr. Shefali reveals what sons want most from their fathers and mothers and how parents can help their sons build a deeper connection to their emotions and discover their own sense of purpose. Oprah and Dr. Shefali are joined by three mothers who share their questions about raising sons. 00:00:00 Welcome Dr. Shefali, author of “Raising Conscious Sons”  00:04:30 - The concept of conscious parenting  00:06:45 - Parents wakeup call  00:09:45 - The isolation of boyhood  00:13:00 - We are moving away from a shared reality  00:18:30 - Movement helps regulate boys 00:24:00 - What sons want most from their fathers 00:27:00 - What moms can do for their sons  00:34:00 - Teaching boys to express feelings  00:36:40 - Raising boys with empathy 00:39:30 - Talking to sons about sex  00:41:40 - Understand what your kid is exposed to online  Follow Oprah Winfrey on Social: https://www.instagram.com/oprahpodcast/ https://www.facebook.com/oprahwinfrey/ Listen to the full podcast:  https://open.spotify.com/show/0tEVrfNp92a7lbjDe6GMLI https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-oprah-podcast/id1782960381 DISCLAIMER: Please note, this is an independent podcast episode not affiliated with, endorsed by, or produced in conjunction with the host podcast feed or any of its media entities. The views and opinions expressed in this episode are solely those of the creators and guests. For any concerns, please reach out to team@podroll.fm.

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  3. 4d ago

    How to Recognise and Live as The Real You | Conversations with Sahar Part 10

    How do you recognise and live as The Real You? In this final episode of the first Conversations with Sahar series, Sahar brings together the central themes explored across nine conversations: self-awareness, logic and intuition, life's signals, changing relationships, clear communication, action and self-trust. Discover why clarity only creates change when you trust it enough to act. Sahar also introduces the September Unbox A Brighter Future campaign, shares news of her two-week break, and invites listeners to express their interest in a future Arabic series. ► Explore Unbox A Brighter Future: https://saharhuneidi-com-tlsqwv.subscribepage.io ► Join YT Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9-TgN0Yhqz7dPyPFArPCtA/join Join Sahar's Buy Me a Coffee community for member posts, complimentary access to her paid Substack content and 20% off digital purchases: ► Read extended articles and subscribe on Substack: https://unboxwithsahar.substack.com/p/the-quiet-cost-of-becoming-yourself ► Find supportive products from Unbox with Sahar and Sound Essence on Amazon.ae. ► Join my free live AMA – 2 December 2026 https://luma.com/7sk4ehsm © Sahar Huneidi Palmer Strategic Clarity Mentor | Bilingual Bestselling Author | Podcaster Licensed #3598566: Snappy by Jonathan Boyle

  4. Aug 25

    Why Clarity Disappears Under Pressure S26 E34

    Why does clarity disappear under pressure? In this episode, you will learn how stress affects decision-making, intuition, logic and self-leadership, and how to make an aligned decision when urgency, fear or other people's expectations are influencing you. Pressure can narrow your view until an immediate decision feels like a clear one. But ending the discomfort is not the same as choosing what is right for you. In Season 26, Episode 34 of Unbox The Podcast, I explain how pressure affects the four dimensions of the BEMA™ Methodology: Body, Emotions, Mind and Accountability to Action. You will learn how to recognise when one part of you is speaking for the whole of you, distinguish intuition from thinking fear, and use a practical five-step clarity reset before you respond. I also explore why you may be carrying somebody else's urgency and how to protect your judgement without avoiding responsibility. It's just around the corner, September is the new January. You do not have to wait for another year to reconsider what is working, what feels out of alignment and what you want to change. Look out for my September series, Unbox A Brighter Future, and visit https://www.saharhuneidi.com to find out more. Subscribe to Unbox The Podcast so you do not miss the next episode. ► Social Media: https://linktr.ee/UnboxWithSahar ► Newsletter: https://www.saharhuneidi.com/#signup

  5. Aug 24

    How to Trust Yourself and Make Clear Decisions | Conversations with Sahar Part 9

    How do you trust yourself, stop overthinking and make clear decisions when fear, intuition and other people's opinions pull you in different directions? In Conversations with Sahar Part 9, Sahar Huneidi Palmer explores why we continue seeking advice when we may already know the answer. Gathering more information can support a decision, but it can also distance you from your own judgement when you are searching for certainty that life cannot provide. Discover how self-trust becomes weakened when you repeatedly dismiss what you recognise, how to distinguish intuition from fear, and why your body, emotions, mind, beliefs and actions may send conflicting messages. Through Sahar's four-dimensional BEMA™ framework, you will learn how inner alignment supports clearer decision-making and turns awareness into meaningful action. September offers a natural opportunity to review where you are and decide how you want to use the remaining months of the year. If you have been postponing a change you already know you need to make, Sahar's flagship course, Unbox A Brighter Future, provides a structured process for recognising what is blocking you, reconnecting with your direction and moving forward. This is the penultimate episode of the first Conversations with Sahar series. After Part 10, Sahar will take a short break and is considering returning with a new series in Arabic. Please leave a comment if you would listen. ► Join my free live AMA – 2 December 2026 https://luma.com/7sk4ehsm ► Read the extended article and subscribe on Substack https://unboxwithsahar.substack.com/p/before-you-make-a-decision-under ► Explore my books, mentoring, courses, newsletter and social platforms https://linktr.ee/UnboxWithSahar ► Digital resources, guided meditations and self-development tools https://www.buymeacoffee.com/unboxwithsahar   © Sahar Huneidi Palmer Strategic Clarity Mentor | Bilingual Author | Podcaster

  6. Aug 18

    Why Authentic Leadership Begins With Inner Alignment S26 E33

    You can manage everything well and still be moving in the wrong direction. In Season 26, Episode 33 of Unbox The Podcast, Sahar Huneidi Palmer explores the difference between managing the present and leading towards a better future. Whether you lead an organisation or your own life, authentic leadership requires more than competence. It requires a strategic vision aligned with who you are and what matters to you now. Using the Four Dimensions of Change within the BEMA™, Sahar explains how inner alignment supports clearer direction, meaningful choices and accountable action. She also explores the role of a mentor in helping leaders see the patterns and gaps they may be too close to recognise. ► Read the extended article and subscribe on Substack https://unboxwithsahar.substack.com/p/authentic-leadership-is-your-success ► Explore my books, mentoring, courses, newsletter and social platforms https://linktr.ee/UnboxWithSahar ► Digital resources, guided meditations and self-development tools https://www.buymeacoffee.com/unboxwithsahar © Sahar Huneidi Palmer Strategic Clarity Mentor | Bilingual Author | Podcaster

  7. Aug 17

    How You Think Shapes Communication | Conversations with Sahar Part 8

    The way someone thinks can reveal who they are—and whether we can trust them. In Conversations with Sahar, Part 8, Sahar Huneidi Palmer shares why this understanding led her to accept her late husband's proposal, and how a mentor revealed patterns in her own mind that she had never recognised. She explains why communication starts before words and how the BEMA™ dimensions help us identify misalignment, choose a response rather than a reaction, and speak with integrity. What's your preference, horizontal or vertical video? Please let me know. ► Continue with guided meditations, self-awareness tools and practical resources: https://buymeacoffee.com/unboxwithsahar ► Read the extended article and subscribe on Substack https://substack.com/@unboxwithsahar ► Explore my books, mentoring, courses, newsletter and social platforms https://linktr.ee/UnboxWithSahar Licensed #3598566: Snappy by Jonathan Boyle

  8. Aug 11

    The Courage To Stay Human S26 E32

    Something is quietly shifting. Millennials and Gen Z are going back to vinyl records, physical books, handwritten journals, board games, and printed photographs — and it is not nostalgia. It is intelligence. In this episode, Sahar takes you through her own journey from punch cards and Fortran to the age of AI, and asks the question that sits at the heart of this season: what does it actually mean to be human right now? She explores the science of co-regulation — why we are biologically designed to need each other's physical presence — what research tells us about the measurable difference between live music and digital sound, and why the handwritten journal has become the ultimate act of self-care in a distracted world. This episode is for anyone in leadership, in life, or simply in the middle of a noisy world who is wondering whether it is still possible — and still worth it — to stay fully, unapologetically human. Plus: Sahar shares why she chose to publish Dreams Decoded as a physical, on-demand book, and why she believes putting something in your hands is an act of courage to stay human in itself.  ► Your Dreams Decoded 49-page e-book, soon out as paperback:  https://www.saharhuneidi.com/product/your-dreams-decoded-ebook/ Unbox The Podcast — new episodes every week. Share this one with someone who needs to hear it.  ► Read the extended article and subscribe on Substack
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Unbox The Podcast explores what shapes your decisions, identity and direction, helping you navigate change with greater clarity, self-trust and accountability. Hosted by Sahar Huneidi Palmer, bestselling author, columnist and Strategic Clarity Mentor, each episode draws on more than 35 years of experience and her Unbox The Real You™ framework, rooted in the BEMA™ Methodology: Body, Emotions, Mind and Accountability. New episodes are released every Tuesday. The new Conversations with Sahar series every Monday. Unbox The Podcast is now available in video and on flydubai inflight entertainment. Sahar's work reaches more than five million people across magazines, podcasts and digital platforms.

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  • Creator
    Sahar Huneidi Palmer
  • Years Active
    2014 - 2026
  • Episodes
    223
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    ©Sahar Huneidi Palmer
  • Show Website
    Unbox The Podcast