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Girl Versus WorldIs Your Inner Child Ruling Your Dating Life?In this episode, I talk about the inner child. A recent discover in therapy has lead me to uncovering my inner child and figuring out what she wants so that I can give those things to her instead of seeking them out in the outside world. This is a personal journey that I'm on that I wanted to share with you all today in hopes that you can find a bit of this information useful in your own life. Support the show2023-07-1239 minGirl Versus WorldHappiness Comes From Solving ProblemsI heard this recently and I had to share it: Happiness comes from solving problems. The goal should be to find the problems you enjoy having and enjoy solving. Often times we have incorrectly channeled this into trying to find people with problems and solving those. Jumping at the chance to save someone from themselves. That isn't really how this works. I dive into what this means and how to apply it to your own life. Go and find your happiness my friends. I know I sure am! Support the show2023-06-2138 minGirl Versus WorldHow to Forgive Someone Who Isn't SorryForgiveness is part of the process of healing. We are told to forgive and accept, but how do you forgive someone who isn't sorry for what they did? This is the question I tackle on today's episode. How can we forgive a person who is not sorry for what they did to us? This can be one of the hardest things to battle when you are on your healing journey. We don't always get the apologies we thing we deserve. I'll go through some ways to make space for that forgiveness today and an exercise for you to try...2023-06-1438 minGirl Versus WorldGive Yourself What You Look For In OthersRelationships are a learning experience. I've certainly learned a lot from each and every one that I've had. Right now I'm in a space of figuring out how I can use everything I've learned to make better decisions in the future. I want a partner who comes to me whole and looking for the same things as me. In this episode, I talk through what has been my process and how I'm learning to be patient, selective and wait for the right one instead of rushing into something because I can't give myself what I've been searching for in...2023-06-0745 minGirl Versus WorldGirl Versus World is Back - May 2023 UpdateI took a hiatus after my personal life became a little nuts. I've recorded this update episode so many different times now and haven't posted it. I've been giving myself the time and space to heal before recording and posting. So here I am, here's an update and where I'm headed with myself. I'd like to think that'll I will have the space to continue weekly episodes but I cannot commit to that yet. But my heart is here and wanting to create more content. Support the show2023-05-3143 min
A Table For TwoOne on One #53 – Food, Healing, and Empowerment: A Culinary Adventure with Nicole DersewehIn today’s episode of One on One, Antoine Abou-Samra welcomes Nicole Derseweh, Chef, Author and Healer, USA
Embark on a captivating and transformative journey with Nicole Derseweh, a remarkable chef, author, and healer, as she shares her extraordinary tale of resilience, self-discovery, and the profound impact of food on healing and personal empowerment. Overcoming personal challenges, Nicole immersed herself in the vibrant world of culinary artistry, uncovering the boundless potential of food as a catalyst for inner growth and nourishment.
Join Nicole as she reveals her deep connection to...2023-05-1651 minGirl Versus WorldHow to Make Life Changing Decisions - Is Motherhood For Me?It is time to get deep ya'll! I'm about the share some deep though processes I've been going through recently and it might be a little uncomfortable to hear. But trap in because I'm about the share my journey with you. The topic: How to make life changing decisions? More specifically, I'm trying to decide if I want to be a Mother. It's a big questions that I was always very certain was a no. However, I wanted to give it some serious thought and dig deep into why I feel the way that I do and if there...2023-02-1528 minGirl Versus WorldGirl Versus World is Back - UPDATESI'm back! I've been posting some episodes that I recorded in previous years to play a little catch up and give myself some time to record this new series that I am very excited about. In this episode, I catch you up on where I've been and where I'm headed. I'm about to drop a bit of a bomb here about my current conundrum. Some big questions are weighing heavy on my life and I'm about to explore those, on this podcast, with all of you. Strap in and get ready for the ride. Support the show2023-02-0834 minGirl Versus WorldDating Advice with Natasha McCreaOn today's episode we have a very special guest - Natasha McCrea. Natasha is a love and life coach who guides Alpha Females into designing the life they want with grace and ease, so they can attract what their heart desires in both career and love. "I believe women are the gatekeepers to love. You have more power than society has led you to believe and when you tap into that love power you can create the life and relationships you deserve. So, I coach smart women, who want to put down stress and overwhelm how to tap into...2023-02-0132 minGirl Versus WorldReal Life Example of Narcissistic Abuse & PTSD***Trigger warning - Narcissistic Abuse & PTSD ***This episode may be triggering for some. Please prioritize your mental health and if this episode even remotely sounds like it might trigger you, avoid it. Phew, this is a tough one. I'm going to divulge something I have not shared before on the podcast. In fact, much of this I haven't shared with many folks at all. I recorded this episode near the end of 2021 as I was going through a difficult situation in my life then that triggered a full PTSD episode. In this episode I'm going t...2023-01-2542 minGirl Versus WorldHow to Deal with People You Don't Agree WithLet's face it, we are not going to agree with everyone. Even if we do our very best to surround ourselves with people we do find agreeable, we will still come across people in our lives that we do not agree with or share the same values. I think we experienced this a great deal during the pandemic and even the Trump presidency. We saw A LOT of conflict between groups of people who did not agree on either of those very debateable subjects. In this episode, I share some ways on how we can deal with and coexist...2023-01-1830 min
A Table For TwoOne on One #41 – Pauline Vicard, Co-Founder And Executive Director, ARENI Global, London, UKIn today’s episode of One on One, Antoine Abou-Samra welcomes Pauline Vicard, Co-Founder And Executive Director, ARENIGlobal, London, UK.
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Born and raised into a winemaking family in Burgundy, Pauline has been working in the wine sector for the last 15 years both in Europe and Internationally, in the market research department of the Burgundy wine office and the French Embassy, before creating her own corporate wine events and education company in Lille, France. She moved to London in 2015 to spearhead the Wine Library of the unique and acclaimed Clerkenwell London, a multi-space design de...2023-01-1134 minGirl Versus WorldTrying New ThingsToday, I'm trying something new. Actually, I've been trying a lot of new things lately. Stepping outside of the ol comfort zone. I've found that this is where I experience the most growth so why the heck not. Today I'm going to chat about how trying new things can actually enhance your life, as scary as it may seem at first to try. Join me as I venture into trying new platforms and see if I have what it takes to do this "live" thing. Support the show2022-02-1622 minGirl Versus WorldThe Empty Apartment - Reflecting on the Past 3 YearsIt's the end of an era - by that I mean I'm moving out of the apartment I've lived in for the last few years. It has me feeling all sorts of feels. So I decided to share those candidly with you all. Sometimes change can be tough. I'm processing some complex emotions at the moment that have me scratching me head like what? Come on this journey with me as I lay down new roots in a new city and begin a new chapter in this book called life. Support the show2022-02-0934 minGirl Versus WorldCommunicating and Comprehending Might Be Sabotaging Your RelationshipsSo you fancy yourself a great communicator? Maybe that's been an area of your life you've had to work really hard on - communication. I come from a background of codependency where communicating my own needs has been a downright struggle. So you've worked really hard to learn how to communicate and you find yourself a new partner and you communicate til your blue in the face. What's the problem now? They aren't comprehending you. This can be one of those struggles that creates anger and frustration and lots of fighting in a relationship. You're a communicator and you're...2022-01-1934 minGirl Versus WorldHow to Stop a Habit of Self PersecutionDo you self persecute? Do you have a tendency to make yourself out to be the bad guy in virtually ever scenario? Maybe you've gone through a breakup and you're sitting around just blaming yourself. Or you lost a job or ran out of money and you beat yourself up over the failure of it all. I'm here to tell you to knock that shit off right now! Self persecution, while it may keep you humble at times, will only lead to hurt and pain in the long run. it can hold you back from reaching your full potential...2022-01-1229 minGirl Versus WorldSay No or Let GoHappy New Year! We are back with a new season of Girl Versus World. In this episode we are going to talk about setting our intention for the year. Instead of setting a resolution that adds to your ever growing to do list - we are going to set an intention to "say no" to something or "let something go". I intend to make 2022 a year of letting things go and make ourselves lighter. So lets explore this idea of being able to say no to the things in our lives that no longer serve us or letting go...2022-01-0533 minGirl Versus WorldFinding Love in Today's Swipe Left & Right CultureDating apps quite frankly, suck sometimes. If you've been on them for any length of time, you know what I'm talking about. It's frustrating. There's a lot of ghosting, fake profiles and if you're not down with the hookup culture, you're probably gonna have a bad time. So if you're like me and you work from home and struggle to meet people, then apps are the necessary evil in your life. I've come up with some helpful tips to help you find love in the swipe left and right culture of today's day and age. Visit the w...2021-11-1037 minGirl Versus WorldTaking Breaks for Mental HealthMental heath check? How are you doing? As for me, I took a few months off to get my mind right. After receiving some urging from my therapist, I decided to take a break from lots of things and just focus on my mental health. I started an intensive codependency group therapy regimin to start the healing process from my past relationships while helping me make sure I speak up for my own wants and needs in my future relationships. In this episode, I catch you up on what's been going on in my world. Support the show2021-11-0332 minGirl Versus WorldStepping into Your Power: You Are Powerful NOT PowerlessThis one is a doozy! You see, in life, many of us are taught that we are powerless. Why? I haven't quite figured out when this became the way to get people to change but it's used in many religions and programs. In order to be healed one must first admit they are powerless. There ARE times in our life where we feel powerless and it's sometimes a good thing to admit it. This is all fine and well but we don't have to stay powerless. In fact, I'm going to encourage you today to move from this space...2021-09-0132 minGirl Versus WorldNarcissists Take Until You Have Nothing LeftFalling in love with a narcissist is intoxicating. They spend a lot of time mirroring the best parts of yourself back to you. You're actually falling in love with many of your own great qualities that you likely have a hard time seeing in yourself. The narcissist spends a lot of time learning what makes you tick and where they can insert themselves and do the most damage. Once you are hooked, then the control and manipulation begins. You become obsessed with trying to get those feelings you once had at the beginning of the relationship where the narcissist...2021-08-2532 minGirl Versus WorldHappiness Sometimes HurtsI realized this week that sometimes happiness can hurt. You can probably relate to this if you've had a tough life. A person can get used to being stepped on and walked over in their life. So much so that when things start to actually happen for the better, it leaves them with a feeling like the other shoe is about to drop. A sense of impending doom even. Other times you might start to feel pain because you realize that you've lived your life struggling for so long that when things start to go good, it's a tough...2021-08-1834 minGirl Versus WorldAre Filters Ruining Our Self Esteem?This is a question that came up recently - Are photo filters ruining our self esteem? We see them being used on virtually every social media outlet. Sometimes we know for sure someone is using a filter and other times maybe it's photo shop or real life. It used to be that we knew that magazines and print were all photoshopped to some degree and we were okay with that. But now, it's getting harder and harder to tell and often times when the filter comes off, we are left feeling bad about ourselves. There is no filter for...2021-08-1133 minGirl Versus WorldEverybody is Effed Up - Some Are Just Better at Hiding ItEvery single person is going through something or has gone through something that has brought them to their breaking point one way or another. We sometimes get this idea in our heads that other people are perfect. I hate to break it to you but they are not. Nobody is perfect. Not a single person out there. So to compare ourselves to other imperfect beings is futile. If we go into this world with the understanding that everyone is at least a little fucked up - then we can stop comparing ourselves and judging our own journeys so harshly...2021-08-0433 minGirl Versus WorldSelf Discovery - How To Figure Out Who You AreI didn't learn this until much later in life that you have to invest time in self discovery. Nobody really teaches us this, it's something we learn in adulthood. But how does one go about actually finding themselves? Go on a walkabout? Have an Eat Pray Love experience? Give up everything and start over? Sure, you could do those things if you want - for some of us self discovery is more extreme. However, it doesn't have to be that extreme at all. You could simply start right now and I'll talk you through how on this episode of...2021-07-2832 minGirl Versus WorldStarting Over Is a Gift to Your Future SelfStarting over gets a bad reputation. Often times people see starting over as a failure. What if you could actually look at starting over as a success? I've had to start over several times in my life and each time I've had to reset my life, it's gotten better and better. Instead of starting over from scratch, I've started over with experience and THAT is what has made all the difference in the world. Don't forget to subscribe so you don't miss a single episode!New episodes every Wednesday at 12pm PST! 2021-07-2130 minGirl Versus WorldStruggling to Focus? Social Media Addiction Check!Are you having trouble focusing? Do you find yourself picking up your phone in-between tasks or while you are just sitting around doing nothing? Maybe it's the only think you can really focus on for hours at a time. It's time for a reality check - you might be suffering from a social media addiction, fomo or even some social media related depression that you keep feeding the longer you stare into that tiny screen. The world is different now - we perceived everything through a digital screen and it's having a major affect on the way people think...2021-07-1434 minGirl Versus WorldHow to Get Out of Survival ModeIt's easy to get stuck in survival mode - especially if you've been in survival mode for years going through things like family drama, trauma, addiction, codependency, financial hardship or whatever else might have triggered your survival instincts. Sometimes though, you get stuck in that mode, even after you've gotten through the worst of things. In this episode I talk about what it's like to get stuck in that mode and how to pull yourself out of it so you can move forward.Don't forget to subscribe so you don't miss a single episode!...2021-07-0733 minGirl Versus WorldBreakups Suck: The Straw That Broke The Camels BackWe've all been there, that moment where you throw your hands in the air because you just can't take it anymore. In relationships, this is called "the straw that broke the camels back" moment. There's a final thing that just causes you to boil over and give up on the relationship. Ive had these moments many times in relationships and called it quits. I stumbled across an article that described this moment perfectly and today I want to share that with you all. Perhaps it will help you save your relationships or better understand why past ones have failed...2021-06-3032 minGirl Versus WorldReleasing Resentments - My Disappointing Prom StoryA part of recovery and therapy involves letting go of resentments. It's a huge step in AA where you have to write down all the resentments and then work on letting each one of them go. I'm going to be honest with you, my list is hella long! So I'm sharing this one with you all. This is a resentment I will never be able to resolve with the person involved so for the sake of letting this one go, I took it upon myself to figure out a way to let the resentment go, heal and move on...2021-06-2336 minGirl Versus WorldYou Are Worthy - Even If You Don't Believe It YetI'm going to let you in on a little secret that you might not even know about yourself - You are worthy and need to be reminded. Many of us have an internal struggle going on that has to do with feeling worthy. You might not even recognize that you're constantly talking yourself out of the things you want out of this life. It's time to come to terms with this part of yourself and work toward a place of worthiness where you can start saying yes to yourself. I share some of the struggles I face on a...2021-06-1639 minGirl Versus WorldOvercoming a Crippling Public Speaking Fear - How Acting Almost Crushed My SoulI've had a fear of public speaking since I was young. When I say a fear of public speaking, I don't just mean that I get nervous. I'm talking - it's a full body experience. My stomach churns, my heart races, my chest gets hot and my vocal chords stutter. To make matters worse, my throat starts to close up and it gets so bad that I even pass out. How embarrassing! I lived with this crippling fear for years and it stopped me from doing pretty much everything I wanted to do. That was until one day. This...2021-06-0934 minGirl Versus WorldFighting Resistance - How To Start Getting Things Done & Saying Eff The Back Up PlanAre you on the struggle bus when it comes to sitting down, focusing and then getting stuff done? I've ridden that bus for years and I've had to fight really hard to get through that. The resistance has been made worse because I've chosen the arts as a career goal. Instead of wanting to go after a college degree - I have wanted a very different path for my life. That comes with a societal pressure and predisposition to everyone saying you should have a back up plan. It has a built in sense of resistance. I'm here to...2021-06-0234 minGirl Versus WorldSlaying Dragons Just Got Easier - How to Face Your ProblemsI was a huge fan of Game of Thrones - specifically of Khaleesi or her much more official name Daenerys of the House Targaryen, the First of Her Name, Breaker of Chains and Mother of Dragons. So when my therapist recommended a children's book about Dragons - I was in! In this episode - I cover what this book meant to me and how I've been using it to slay the dragons in my life and how you can start doing it too. I mean, who doesn't want to be a dragon slaying queen. Don't forget to s...2021-05-2628 min