The Defty Life Podcast

On the last episode of season 1, Eman invites Parent and Positive Discipline Coach, Maddalen Milani to take us through where it all starts: The child’s brain. When we understand how the child’s brain develops we can understand then why tantrums and big emotions happen and how to regulate those emotions. Part of positive or empowering parenting really focuses on the parent where

Eman invites Gut Health Nutritionist, Sarah Tarek, to talk about PMS (also known as, Premenstrual Syndrome) which happens during one of the four phases of the menstrual cycle that women go through. During this phase, most women suffer from uncomfortable symptoms such as anxiety, cravings, depression and hyper-hydration. Sarah breaks down the four types of PMS, what causes them, as

Eman invites guest Rumaisa Rahman, mindset and resilience coach to talk about how we can build resilience despite the difficult blocks we go through in life. In a heart felt open conversation, Rumaisa opens up about her conquering her battle with breast cancer and living with a family member who has a mental illness, resilience is learning how to bounce back through self compassion

Eman invites Ahmad Awamleh, Mindset and Leadership Trainer, to break down where our true power lies. We must first look deeply into ourselves to really know who we are, in order to know what we want to achieve in our life. It is only when we understand that all we really have is the present moment and the choices we make in these moments that will dictate our direction are we able

Eman invites psychotherapist and addiction counsel , Farida ElGhandour, to talk about the most common mental health concern, anxiety. Why does it happen, how it happens and what can we do to manage it? Many of us struggle with anxiety and unfortunately we are often received with comments like, "get over it, snap out of it, just be positive, just calm down" but there are very scient

Eman invites Islam Adel to get his perspective on why most men find it difficult to ask for help when it comes to their mental health and how social norms that have been engraved in our traditions for years may have a role to play in that. Islam co-hosts his own podcast, The Potcast Show and has invited many guests who have spoken about this topic and having gone himself through hi

Eman invites breathwork practitioner, Farida Rehab, to talk about the power of words, how they have a direct impact on our belief systems, and how we can rewire our brain with positive affirmations. Disclaimer: Farida was kind enough to also include a short breathwork exercise at the end of the episode so please make sure to be in a place where you can safely take part in the exerc

Did you know that there is a link between your mood and what you eat? Eman invites Clinical Nutritionist and Pharmacist, Lina Ezzat, to break down for us, what exactly is the gut- brain link when it comes to our mental health? What is cortisol? And what can we do to release more happy hormones?

Eman invites Emotional Wellness Coach, Amira El Beialy, to talk about this thing called EMOTIONS and one specific emotion in women: SHAME. Eman and Amira break down why women feel shame and how to move from this emotion to an empowered expression of needs.

Eman invites Nutritionist, Nour Ganzoury, to talk about how to stop obsessing over food, looks and dieting and to focus more on feeling good from the inside. Eman and Nour shed light on how it's important to understand that if we don't accept and love our body no amount of work and diets would ever satisfy us.