Hadar's Web is a podcast featuring community conversations on spirituality, healing, justice, and art. Hadar is an Arab Jewish scholar, mystic and artist. She teaches spirituality and Jewish mysticism at Malchut, a spiritual skill building school teaching direct experience of God. Hadar is a Jewish mystic who builds decolonial frameworks to worship God. Hadar is an artist weaving the spiritual with the political through the artistic mediums of performance, movement, writing, weaving, sound, ...
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A podcast exploring how social identity and cultural heritage impact mental and emotional health. Through conversations with people from different backgrounds and professions, Third Culture Therapy's host Layla Maghribi delves into the layers of social, cultural, religious and political factors that add complexity to caring for our inner well-being. Listen to interviews with third culture artists, lawyers, entrepreneurs, healers, therapists and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy fo ...
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What does it take to truly understand yourself? And how can you unlock your full potential in life? In this episode, I sit down with Isik Tlabar, a life coach and spiritual guide who splits her time between Istanbul and London. Isik helps people connect with their inner power through breathwork, a technique that combines breath, sound, and movement…
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How does trauma affect children? Tracing genocide’s invisible wounds - With Dr Alexandra Chen
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CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains several mentions of extreme violence and self-harm, particularly involving children. While difficult to talk about and listen to, we felt it right to include these moments to illustrate the severity of the situation and the vital importance of Alexandra’s work. In spite of these difficult conversations, we hop…
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Undoing Indoctrination: A Conversation About "Israelism" with Erin Axelman and Sam Eilertsen
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Erin Axelman is a queer Jewish filmmaker, based out of Somerville, MA. Israelism is their directorial debut. Erin and Sam Eilertsen founded Tikkun Olam Productions, a nonprofit filmmaking collective that focuses on documenting and supporting movements for justice. Erin has produced videos for Senator Ed Markey, as well as Congressman Jamaal Bowman.…
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Can love really conquer all? Understanding conflict through compassion – with "romance anthropologist" Anna Lekas Miller
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How do you stay hopeful when times are hard? And can love truly survive, and even thrive, in the face of adversity? In the first episode of Season 2, we hear from award-winning journalist and writer Anna Lekas Miller, who specialises in conflict and migration. Despite covering distressing events like the Syrian civil war and the rise of ISIS, Anna …
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Third Culture Therapy host Layla Maghribi announces the return of another season of the podcast with an amazing new line-up of guests! From the impact of hostile foreign policies on love and relationships to the role of art, poetry & literature in healing, Layla goes deep on topics that are both highly personal, and completely universal. Third Cult…
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Ala’ Khan is a storyteller and filmmaker focused on community based storytelling - uplifting the authentic and diverse stories of BIPOC communities. Faith and spirituality are what ground Ala’ and motivate her work and engagement with the world as a community activist in pursuit of justice and racial equity. IG @amkjourneys Hadar Cohen is an Arab J…
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Nadia Irshaid Gilbert is a Palestinian-American artist working at the intersection of spirit, culinary production, experience design and filmmaking. Her multidisciplinary work invites us to dive deep, transform our relationships, and engage with the vision of interconnected, collective liberation. https://www.instagram.com/nadiadiaspora/ Hadar Cohe…
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Binya Kóatz is a talmud teacher and standup comedian, trying to be radical and funny wherever she goes. She helped start Shel Maala, an online Queer anti-zionist Yeshiva, and has performed and taught in cities across North America. Rabbi Xava De Cordova is a disabled, Sefradi, Mizraxi trans woman and co-host of the world's first Queer Talmud podcas…
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How can I get on better with my parents? Working and healing alongside a famous Dad - with Daniel Maté
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How do a father and son maintain a strong relationship while working together on healing others? Can professional collaboration strain personal family ties? Daniel Mate, musician, author, mental chiropractor, and Palestine advocate, joins us to explore these questions. Co-author of The Myth of Normal with his father, Gabor Mate, Daniel shares insig…
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Maria Amiouni is a spiritual coach, human design reader & published poet. She’s been devoted to the spiritual path for the past 10 years as it’s led her to remember who she is & why she is here. Her purpose is to help people break free from their conditioning & come out the other side more empowered & connected to the Divine. @maria.amiouni (ig), m…
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Israel's Black Panthers: The Radicals Who Punctured a Nation's Founding Myth with Asaf Elia-Shalev
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Asaf Elia-Shalev is an Israeli-American journalist with Mizrahi roots. Based in Los-Angeles, he works as an investigative reporter for the Jewish Telegraphic Agency. He was the historian behind the 2022 re-release of the Israeli Black Panthers Haggadah. He recently published a narrative nonfiction book titled, “Israel's Black Panthers: The Radicals…
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Daniel Foor is a doctor of psychology, experienced ritualist, and the author of Ancestral Medicine: Rituals for Personal and Family Healing. He's an initiate in the Òrìṣà tradition of Yoruba-speaking West Africa and practicing Muslim who has also learned from the older ways of his English and German ancestors. Daniel is passionate about work at the…
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How can embracing both Arab and Jewish identities offer a new vision for healing in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict? What does it mean to love Judaism but reject Zionism? Hadar Cohen, an Arab Jewish scholar, mystic, and artist, joins us to explore these complex questions. Founder of malchut, a spiritual school focused on Jewish mysticism and direc…
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"I Am What Was Taken From Me": Unlearning Colonization and Embodying Resistance with Ariella Aïsha Azoulay
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This episode was recorded on March 23, 2023 and is in collaboration with Jewish Ancestral Healing and the Sarah & Hajar Series. Ariella Aïsha Azoulay is an author, curator of anti-colonial archives, film essayist, and theorist of photography. She is a professor of Modern Culture and Media and Comparative Literature at Brown University. She is of Al…
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How can we navigate personal loss while holding space for collective grief during times of crisis? What does it mean to find healing through the mind, body, and spirit after deep personal and communal trauma? Hana Elrais, a British-Libyan creative, grief counsellor, and end-of-life carer, joins us to share her unique approach to processing grief an…
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Daniel Maté is an award-winning composer, lyricist, and playwright for musical theatre with an M.F.A. in Musical Theatre Writing from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts and a B.A. in Psychology and Philosophy from McGill. He co-authored the New York Times bestselling book, The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness and Healing in a Toxic Culture, with his fat…
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Can you really escape female stereotypes? Selfies, shame, and the shackles of womanhood – with author Alya Mooro
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What does it mean to live outside the stereotypes, and how can we free ourselves from shame? How do we stop caring about others' judgments and start living for ourselves? Alya Mooro, Egyptian-born and London-raised writer and best-selling author of The Greater Freedom: Life as a Middle Eastern Woman Outside the Stereotypes, joins us to explore thes…
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How should I deal with survivor’s guilt? Self-love and not ‘intellectualising’ genocide - with Tasha Matar
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How can we practice self-compassion and set boundaries while facing collective grief during a genocide? What does it mean to decolonize therapy, and how can it help communities struggling with generational trauma? This week, we’re joined by Palestinian-Polish therapist Tasha Matar, who specialises in generational wounds, diasporic grief, and comple…
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How can healthcare workers cope with the emotional toll of witnessing a humanitarian crisis, and what can be done to protect them in conflict zones? What are the mental health impacts of being an outspoken advocate for Palestinians in politically hostile environments? In this episode of Third Culture Therapy, Dr. Omar Abdel-Mannan, a British-Egypti…
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Three Worlds: The Personal, Political, and Historical Narratives of Arab Jews with Avi Shlaim
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Avi Shlaim is an Emeritus Professor of International Relations at the University of Oxford and a Fellow of the British Academy. His books include Collusion across the Jordan: King Abdullah, the Zionist Movement, and the Partition of Palestine (1988); War and Peace in the Middle East: A Concise History (1995); The Iron Wall: Israel and the Arab Worl…
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Unraveling Multiple Identities: Experiences Jewish & Kurdish People Share With Dalia Omar Zada
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Dalia Omar Zada is a first-generation Kurd from Efrin (Kurdistan) and was raised in San Diego (Kumeyaay Land). She is currently pursuing a PhD in Social Justice for Education researching how counternarratives work to dismantle orientalist, colonial, and reductive misconceptions of the SWANA regions and individuals. She is also an analyst and resear…
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Damascus Dispatch: Layla visits Syria and shares some realities about the war-torn place and how to manage the post-visit pains in diaspora
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In this episode, I share some of my reflections on my recent trip to Damascus, the place my mother was born and raised in, the place I spent all my childhood summers, the place I have some of my most loving and joyful memories and the place that is at the heart of one of the worst wars of the past century. Here is where I answer some of the many qu…
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How can technology improve our mental health? Virtual reality and venture capitalism – with Amir Bozorgzadeh
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How does growing up between cultures shape one’s perspective on business, technology, and mental well-being? In this episode of Third Culture Therapy, we’re joined by Amir Bozorgzadeh, co-founder and CEO of Virtuleap, a startup combining neuroscience with virtual reality to address cognitive disorders like ADD, ADHD, addiction, and phobias. Born to…
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What does it mean to belong? Dubai, disintegration and finding your power – with therapist Reema Baniabbasi
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How do we find our sense of belonging after years away from home? What happens when the place we return to no longer feels familiar? Dubai-born Reema Baniabbasi is a USA-trained counselling psychologist who faced these exact questions when she returned to her hometown after a decade in the United States. Reema currently works at The Psychiatry & Th…
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How do I overcome trauma? Inner peace, politics, and escaping the Taliban – with Hazara-Brit Roh Yakobi
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What hurdles do survivors face when trying to heal from their past? How does leaving your home country shape your journey toward finding peace and purpose? In this episode, we speak to Hazara-Brit Roh Yakobi, a UK-based activist and journalist who escaped Afghanistan as a child after being tortured by the Taliban. Roh, now standing as a Labour Part…
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Host Layla Maghribi shares her thoughts on Karina's conversation about what it means to be Russian and reflects on her own assumptions and hang-ups about Russia. Layla also reflects on the emotional and mental burden of being associated with your country's politics and leaders, particularly when they aren't popular, and the effect that has. Hosted …
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How does childhood in one country shape adulthood in another - particularly when the values and cultures of those countries seem in total opposition? Karina Carter was born and raised amongst the wreckage of a fallen Soviet Union, before moving to the Netherlands as a teen. Raised by a single mother in the house of a grandmother who had taken her o…
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Host Layla Maghribi shares her musings on the episode with a round-up what Bhanu shared about growing up between cultures and not completely fitting in either 'back home' or in one's adopted home. Layla also questions what societal 'norms' really are and where they come from with a look at how many of our contemporary beliefs or views, including ab…
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Why do I feel like an outsider? Sexuality, yoga and what it means to be ‘Indian enough’ – with Bhanu Bhatnagar
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How does growing up in different cultures shape your sense of belonging? What happens when you feel caught between identities in both your home and adopted countries? In this episode, Bhanu Bhatnagar, a true Third Culture Kid, shares his unique journey. Born in Sweden to Indian parents and raised between Stockholm and Delhi, Bhanu now leads press a…
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Host Layla Maghribi recaps some of what Louisa said in her episode and shares her own personal journey with Ayahuasca and what she experienced and discovered along the way. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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(Part 2) Can plant medicine help? Addiction, ayahuasca, and becoming a shaman – with Louisa
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**PART TWO** How does the journey from trauma to healing shape one’s identity? What role can ancient practices play in modern mental health recovery? In this two-part episode, we meet Louisa, an Iraqi Ayahuasca shaman and healer who trained in the Amazon jungle of Peru. After fleeing Baghdad during the Gulf War and seeking asylum in the Netherlands…
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**PART ONE** How does the journey from trauma to healing shape one’s identity? What role can ancient practices play in modern mental health recovery? In this two-part episode, we meet Louisa, an Iraqi Ayahuasca shaman and healer who trained in the Amazon jungle of Peru. After fleeing Baghdad during the Gulf War and seeking asylum in the Netherlands…
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Host Layla Maghribi reflects on Jihad's episode and shares her own story of grief after losing her father to cancer in her 20s and why it took her a long time to properly heal from it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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How do I reconcile my sexuality with my culture? Grief, gayness and getting a dog – with Jihad
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How does growing up between cultures shape our understanding of grief and healing? In what ways can personal trauma connect to broader societal challenges? In this episode, we chat with Jihad, a British-Lebanese multimedia producer who navigated life between Sierra Leone and the UK. He opens up about the profound grief and depression he faced after…
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Diana is the founder of MAGICDATES, a better-for-you snack company that uses dates as a symbol of cultural connection. Our vision is to share about our rich MENA culture, it's food, people, and wisdom. www.magicdatesbites.com Hadar is an Arab Jewish scholar, mystic and artist. She teaches spirituality and Jewish mysticism at Malchut, a spiritual sk…
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Host Layla Maghribi shares her thoughts on Tania's episodes and the parts of it that resonated with her personally, including the challenges of balancing different cultures and taking on adult duties as a child of immigrants. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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How can I improve my emotional intelligence? Education, exile and the pillars of EQ – with Tania Khojasteh
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How can emotional intelligence help us navigate the challenges of migration and identity? In this episode, we speak with Tania Khojasteh, a UK-based Iranian-Canadian entrepreneur, educator, and emotional intelligence expert. Tania is the founder of Uber Tutors and Fearless Knowledge, and hosts a podcast by the same name, where she delves into the i…
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Host Layla Maghribi shares some of her reflections on what Omar Lababedi said about managing the inner critic, the importance of men's work and man-to-man connections and how Layla has used some religious practices to help ease her own anxiety Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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Why can’t men open up? Masculinity, mental health, and battling the inner critic – with Omar Lababedi
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How can we build stronger connections with one another? What drives the need for deeper emotional bonds, and how can this lead to greater well-being? In this episode, we chat with Omar Lababedi, a British Syrian entrepreneur and men’s work coach who grew up in France, Syria, Lebanon, and Nigeria. After years in real estate and construction, Omar fe…
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This talk was given as an Instagram Live on @hadarcohen32 Hadar is an Arab Jewish scholar, mystic and artist. She teaches spirituality and Jewish mysticism at Malchut, a spiritual skill building school teaching direct experience of God. Hadar is a Jewish mystic who builds decolonial frameworks to worship God. Hadar is an artist weaving the spiritua…
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I share some of the thoughts and feelings that came up for me after my conversation with Layla Al Ammar, in particular how being connected to a region that is in constant socio-political turmoil impacts personally and why reading and writing go some way in easing the pain. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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Can writing help my wellbeing? Trauma, memory and the Arab psychic wound – with Layla Al Ammar
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How does literature help us understand trauma and recovery in Arab cultures? What insights can Arab women’s fiction offer about the connection between personal and collective trauma? In this episode, we sit down with Layla Al Ammar, a writer and academic from Kuwait. With a master’s in Creative Writing from the University of Edinburgh and a doctora…
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Here's the what, who and why of this podcast! Podcast cover art created by Rami Kanso Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Welcome to Third Culture Therapy with Layla Maghribi, a podcast that looks at the unique ways our cultural heritage impacts our mental and emotional well-being. Mental ill-health is a big concern across all societies and the topic is thankfully gaining more prominence in the media and within social circles. However, these discussions largely remain…
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Maya June Mansour is an artist originally from Nashville, Tennessee with roots in Black America, Iran, and Palestine. Her work uses photography and written word to explore beauty and identity. https://mayajunemansour.com @mayajune Hadar is an Arab Jewish scholar, mystic and artist. She teaches spirituality and Jewish mysticism at Malchut, a spiritu…
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Nkechi Deanna Njaka (she/her) is a practiced-based creative researcher, a neuroscientist, choreography artist, and mindfulness meditation guide. She is the founder of The Compass, NDN lifestyle studio and co-founder of the sleep app DreamWell. Her work intersects wellness, science, art and social practice. Through her work, research, practice and s…
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Recorded in London August 1, 2022 at Kunstraum as a community event. Hadar is an Arab Jewish scholar, mystic and artist. She teaches spirituality and Jewish mysticism at Malchut, a spiritual skill building school teaching direct experience of God. Hadar is a Jewish mystic who builds decolonial frameworks to worship God. Hadar is an artist weaving t…
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Merhan Keller is an Egyptian American Activist, kick started the Me too movement in the Middle East and advocating for women rights in the Arab world. @merhankeller Hadar is an Arab Jewish scholar, mystic and artist. She teaches spirituality and Jewish mysticism at Malchut, a spiritual skill building school teaching direct experience of God. Hadar …
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Ahmed Sadkhan also known as the healing khan is a life coach and a queer Muslim activist part of the Arab Lebanese diaspora in Berlin. He focuses his work on interdisciplinary healing. @thehealingkhan Hadar is an Arab Jewish scholar, mystic and artist. She teaches spirituality and Jewish mysticism at Malchut, a spiritual skill building school teach…
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emet ezell works at the intersection of memory, magic, and prophecy. Their chapbook BETWEEN EVERY BIRD, OUR BONES won the 2021 Gloria Anzaldúa Poetry Prize. ezell's creative practice is fueled by Jewish tradition and their writing investigates desire, power, exile, and betrayal. They composed the booklet for the Liberation Tarot Deck, forthcoming f…
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