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The Innerverse of Business & Life130 Letting Go: From Toxic Productivity to Authentic Alignment | Ruthie ZeraiWhat happens when life disrupts our best-laid plans? When grief, transition, or uncertainty invite us to surrender instead of push forward? In this deep and inspiring conversation, Ruthie Zerai shares her journey of moving from corporate life to self-employment, navigating profound loss, and discovering the power of trust, play, and authenticity in both business and life.We explore:The unexpected lessons of grief and how they opened new doors for Ruthie.Learning to trust life when control is an illusion.Breaking free from toxic productivity and embracing a more playful, expansive approach to...2025-02-2047 min
Zanta with Ruthie Zerai26. Toxic Productivity: Why Women Work Too Much with Author and Coach Tamu ThomasStruggling with toxic productivity, people-pleasing, or perfectionism? In this week’s episode, Ruthie sits down with author, coach, and entrepreneur Tamu Thomas to explore how these patterns lead to burnout for women worldwide.
We also dive into Tamu's debut book, Women Who Work Too Much—a must-read for ambitious women seeking to create harmony between success and ease.
Tune in to discover:
What toxic productivity really is
Why so many women overwork
How to invite ease into your life and career
How to build a life and business that truly supports you
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It Takes A Village with Delina MedhinS3. EP.36 - Friendship & Spirituality with Ruthie ZeraiIn this episode of It Takes A Village with Delina Medhin, listen to a heartfelt conversation with Delina's best friend and soul sister, Ruthie, a seasoned Leadership Coach and Business Developer who's spent over 12 years working with some of the biggest names in global media, like NBC Universal, Discovery Communications, and National Geographic. Ruthie opens up about her journey from the fast-paced world of advertising to helping people lead with intention and authenticity. Her story is a powerful reminder that true leadership starts from within.
Ruthie shares her thoughts on the importance of friendships, particularly those low-maintenance...2024-09-031h 42
Zanta with Ruthie Zerai25. Choosing the Right Coach or Therapist For YouDo you want to work with a coach or therapist but you don't know where to start? Well, you're not alone! Choosing the right coach or therapist can be a tricky and overwhelming process for many people. In this episode, Ruthie shares her tips and considerations that will help you make the process of identifying the right coach/therapist for you easier and more straightforward.
In this episode you will learn:
How to identify the right coach/therapist for you
How to make the process easy and efficient
What you are looking for...2024-07-3013 minZanta with Ruthie Zerai24. How To Stop Over-Giving and Heal from Unhealthy HelpingOver-giving and Unhealthy helping are themes that often come up in Ruthie's client work. Many of us have been conditioned to believe that we need to over-give, over-function and compulsively help others, unfortunately, and often, at our own expense. This episode will support you in starting to question your patterns around unhealthy helping and over-giving. This is an episode for all my fellow recovering people pleasers.
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Zanta with Ruthie Zerai23. Minimalism: The Secret to Editing Your Life with Professional Organiser Saga LindbergThe power of minimalism, editing your life, supporting your mental health and well-being by organising your home and so much more in this week's episode with one of Ruthie's previous coaching clients Professional Organizer and Entrepreneur Saga Lindberg.
In this episode, you will learn from Saga, one of Sweden's top Professional organisers, on how to let go of all the stuff in your home that isn't serving you anymore and find peace and spaciousness.
This episode will help you learn...
The value of minimalism
The connection between personal growth and minimalism
...2024-06-2155 minZanta with Ruthie Zerai22. How I Became An Accidental Podcaster!Did you know that Ruthie is an accidental podcaster? Meaning that she never planned to start not only one but two podcasts! Ruthie shares how she started podcasting before she was ready, and how she grew confidence in this process through becoming more competent over time. This episode is for you who is sitting on something that you want to do, launch, or become but you're waiting to "feel ready". Spoiler alert, there is no such thing. The right time to start is NOW! Ruthie also breaks down the notion of inspired action in this episode, which will help...2024-06-1324 minZanta with Ruthie Zerai21. Biculturalism and Creating Your Own Third WayIn this week's episode, Ruthie breaks down what it means when one person belongs to two cultures, also known as being Bicultural. Ruthie shares why she firmly believes that biculturalism is a strength. She also shares her pov on how biculturals can create success and inner satisfaction on their terms by creating their own third way and truly embodying the trailblazer opportunities that they have as biculturals. This episode will support you in reframing your biculturalism as your edge!
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Zanta with Ruthie Zerai20. On Moving to Africa and Building the Business and Life of Your Dreams with Entrepreneur Jakiya Brown ThiawThis week Ruthie sits down with the phenomenal CEO and Founder of the JBT agency, Jakiya Brown Thiaw. In this open and honest conversation, we learn from Jakiya what it took for her to believe in her BIG life and business dreams that led her to move from the US to Senegal, start the business of her dreams and meet her life partner. We talk about the realities of what it takes to create success as a WOC and first-generation achiever when there is no blueprint for what we want to call into our lives. Jakiya's success story demonstrates...2024-05-241h 08Zanta with Ruthie Zerai19. Are You a Recovering Extrovert ? Introvert vs Extrovert PersonalityCan your personality change over time? Can you go from being an extrovert to an introvert? And who gives you permission to do so? In this episode, Ruthie shares her thoughts from her personal growth journey as a Recovering Extrovert. This episode explores how we can be conditioned and socialised into a way of being that keeps us stuck there because we want to secure love and belonging.
As we grow it's ok to explore other ways of showing up that feels more aligned with our growth and evolution. Ruthie uses her journey as an example, in...2024-05-1610 min
Zanta with Ruthie Zerai18. Mental Health and Conscious Parenting with Dr Zahra Oumar, Educational & Child PsychologistIn this week's episode, Ruthie sits down with Dr Zahra Oumar, Educational and Child Psychologist to talk about all things mental health, conscious parenting and her journey to getting her doctorate in psychology while raising a family of small children. We deep dive into the mindset and support that helped Dr Zahra, a daughter of immigrants, to back herself and persevere with her goal of becoming a Child psychologist. We also discuss the importance of self-awareness in parenting, changing outdated cultural beliefs and expanding our understanding of neurodivergence as a community.
This episode will...2024-05-0951 minZanta with Ruthie Zerai17. How to Get Over your Fear of Disappointing Others as You GrowIn this week's solo episode, Ruthie shares her thoughts on how important it is for you to move beyond your fear of disappointing others as you grow, evolve and pursue your most authentic life. Your fear of disappointing others can hold you back from living your unique life and ultimately lead to resentment. This episode is going to offer you a reframe to help you gently move beyond the fear of letting other people down and towards making decisions that feel good and supportive to you as you grow.
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2024-05-0109 minZanta with Ruthie Zerai16. Is People-Pleasing a Trauma Response?In this week's episode, Ruthie explores the roots of our people-pleasing patterns. When we're people-pleasing we're not being authentic, and often we learn how to compromise on our authenticity in our childhood to secure attachment. So in some ways, people-pleasing can be understood as a trauma response. This episode will help you understand the origin aspect of your people-pleasing so that you can start to heal this pattern from a place of deeper understanding and self-compassion.
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Zanta with Ruthie Zerai15. The Magic of Human Design & The Power of Trusting Your Intuition: An Interview with Coach Jazreena HarlowThis week's episode explores how to celebrate and live out your uniqueness, full out. Together with my guest Jazreena Harlow, we explore the Power of Trusting Your Intuition and How to Discover your Inner Guidance through the lens of Human Design.
Human Design is a system that combines elements of four esoteric ancient wisdoms that have been infused together. This system at its core helps you make better decisions and celebrate your uniqueness by affirming how you are energetically and uniquely designed to show up and respond in the world.
Jazreena Harlow is the Founder...2024-04-181h 04Zanta with Ruthie Zerai14. Boundaries 101: The Foundations of BoundariesDo you struggle with setting Boundaries? If you do, you're not alone as most of us are beginners when it comes to boundary setting. This episode will help you create a necessary and foundational understanding of what boundaries actually are and why they're important. Ruthie breaks down the three levels of boundaries. You'll also learn how to feel better about creating boundaries and get some tips on how to get started with creating healthy boundaries in your life and work.
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Please subscribe and consider giving the Zanta podcast...2024-04-1114 minZanta with Ruthie Zerai13. What is Self-leadership ?In this episode, Ruthie breaks down a concept that you hear her share a lot about on her platforms which is Self-leadership. This episode is going to help you understand why self-management is important and why all leadership starts with the management of self. Ruthie also shares some tips on how to get started with actively developing your self-leadership and how that can support you in expanding your life, career, and business.
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Reflects on wrapping the 1st season of the Zanta podcast
Shares updates on season 2 of the podcast which is coming very soon
Drops the details on her upcoming Digital Product: How to Create Your Own High-Quality Audio Podcast for those of you who are interested in creating your own podcast.
Shares 3 simple ways for you to support the Zanta podcast in under 5 minutes
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Zanta with Ruthie Zerai11. Adult Friendships with Entrepreneur and Beauty Creator Delina MedhinThis week, Ruthie sits down and slows down with Delina Medhin, Beauty creator, podcast host and a very successful self-made entrepreneur with over 10 years of business-building experience. Delina has embraced and navigated a lot of change in her life in pursuit of creating her dream life and business. Her journey has naturally involved embracing a lot of change, in business, life and relationships. Delina joins the podcast to talk about how to navigate adult friendships, which naturally change as we change and grow. This is a topic that Ruthie and Delina have spent a lot of time talking about...2024-02-231h 11Zanta with Ruthie Zerai10. Self-compassion Accelerates Your Growth!Do you judge yourself for not being where you want to be in life? Do you spend a lot of time being hard on yourself for "failing" or not achieving your goals? In this solo episode, Ruthie coaches you through the importance of extending more kindness and self-compassion to yourself on your growth journey. Self-compassion is potent and can help us move towards what we sustainably want in life and business, while also supporting our wellbeing.
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In this solo episode, Ruthie offers a mindset shift for gently moving through perfectionism, this is a pep talk for all the recovering perfectionists out there who are ready to take action.
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...2024-02-0815 minZanta with Ruthie Zerai8. On The Power of Self-Awareness: Noticing is The First Step!Do you struggle with judging yourself for not being "there" yet? For not having reached your goals yet? Do you struggle to stay present in the process of growth? This week Ruthie is back with a solo episode to help you guide yourself through the self-development and growth journey with accuracy. To be accurate we need to be fully invested and present to the entire growth process and celebrate all the micro-moments along the way. We can increase our self-awareness by moving out of self-judgment and into more appreciation for all the moments of growth, big or small, which...2024-02-0210 min
Zanta with Ruthie Zerai7. How To Befriend Your Anger with Therapist Nicole CarterThis week Ruthie sits down with therapist and clinical supervisor, Nicole Carter. In this episode, Ruthie and Nicole explore how to create a neutral and healthy relationship with our anger by reframing anger as a healthy and insightful emotion that can help us understand ourselves, our shadows and suppressed emotions. This episode will help guide you to use anger in a productive way that improves your mental health and wellbeing.
Nicole offers her clinical services throughout the state of California and offers accessible mental health and self-soothing tools to people from around the world through her Instagram...2024-01-241h 09Zanta with Ruthie Zerai6. You Are The Answer!...(And Why No One Else Can Do This For You).In this solo episode, Ruthie introduces the mindset shift needed to create the life that you want and deserve. This episode will give you the keys that you need to shift into a more empowered state of mind by embracing that you are the most qualified person to lead yourself into the life and/or business of your dreams!
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Connect...2024-01-1608 minZanta with Ruthie Zerai5. Coaching or Therapy: Which do I Need?What is the difference between coaching and therapy? This is a question that Ruthie gets a lot, so in this episode, she breaks down the difference between coaching and therapy. This is an episode that will help you get clearer on the type of support that you might need to move into the next chapter of your growth, healing and expansion.
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2024-01-0915 minZanta with Ruthie Zerai4. Bonus Episode: Visualise 2024 - Don't set Empty New Years resolutions, but set Aligned Intentions instead.Ruthie discusses why you shouldn't set empty and unrealistic New Year resolutions that you know you won't keep in this bonus episode of the Zanta podcast... and instead offers 9 alternative ways to create clarity for a powerful 2024 through setting intentions from within.
Click HERE to download the free Visualize 2024 workbook.
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...2023-12-3032 minZanta with Ruthie Zerai2. What's Your Origin Story? Unpacking Limiting Beliefs and Fears!What's your story? In this solo episode of the podcast, Ruthie talks about the importance of understanding your origin story. This episode helps you to get curious about limiting beliefs, fears and stories of limitations that might be holding you back from your next level.
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Connect on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ruthiezerai/?hl=en
Join the N...2023-12-1614 min
Real You, Real Money with Ray DoddPurpose and Money (and why they coexist) with Ruthie ZeraiMy guest today is the brilliant Ruthie Zerai! Ruthie a professional life and business coach who empowers people looking to become a better version of themselves everyday.
We chat about the idea of having a purpose, and the practical ways that you can find and follow yours. It’s easy to feel like you have to do it all, especially in some areas of the coaching space. Ruthie brings us examples from her own journey and experience that show us just how valuable it is to follow what you want instead of what you think you...2023-12-0748 min
Zanta with Ruthie Zerai3. Nat Lue On: The Joy of Saying No, Setting Boundaries and Recovering from People Pleasing.This week, Ruthie is joined by the very successful author, writer and artist, Nat Lue. Nat has done extensive work on helping people around the world heal from people pleasing, learn how to set boundaries and say no! She's offered her work through her platform Baggage Reclaim, a series of popular books and most recently through her book 'The Joy Of Saying No'. Nat is a true OG in the game of helping us understand how people-pleasing is holding us back in life from our authenticity. This is a special episode for Ruthie as Nat sparked Ruthie's personal and...2023-12-041h 22Zanta with Ruthie Zerai1. My Story: Let's Get Personal...In this first episode of the Zanta podcast, you learn more about the host Ruthie Zerai, her work, and how she started her coaching career. You’ll also learn more about the intention of this podcast, what inspires her work and how this podcast can support your self-development, career and business growth.
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Numbers and YouRuthie Zerai, Life And Leadership Coach | LLoyd Strayhorn, Astro-NumerologistAstro-numerologist, LLoyd Strayhorn interviews life and leadership coach, Ruthie Zerai.Contact Ruthie Zerai:https://www.ruthiezerai.com/IG: @ruthiezeraiEmail: Ruthie@ruthiezerai.comContact Lloyd:www.lloyd-strayhorn.comLive With Lloyd on YouTube:https://bit.ly/3nTzLwELloyd Strayhorn's Books:Numbers and You: A Numerology Guide for Everyday Living:Amazon: https://amzn.to/3PF9O08Lloyds Numbers and You Workbook: A Basic Guide to Numerology:https://amzn...2023-08-0758 min
The Liberated woman Podcast with Tamu ThomasThriving, Flourishing & Prospering with Ruthie ZeraiIn this conversation I’m joined by @ruthiezerai, life & business coach, facilitator, speaker, writer and 1st Gen daughter of immigrants.
In this conversation Ruthie shared her experience of being in my mastermind.
This included:
💷Nearly 10x her coaching investment.
📈 Increased resilience.
❤️ Applying the somatic education to tend to her nervous system and be more compassionate.
💪🏿Showing up as she wants to be rather than waiting her turn.
And so much more.
Thank you so much Ruthie. It has been an honour, privilege and fun to be your coach!
...2023-04-1747 minThe Liberated woman Podcast with Tamu ThomasHealing for growth vs healing as resistance with Ruthie Zerai SemereHello you, welcome to the first interview in my recently rebranded podcast!
Today I am joined by the wonderful life and business coach Ruthie Zerai Semere.
In this conversation, Ruthie and I talk about the difference between healing for growth and healing as a ruse for resistance. This conversation was inspired by a conversation Ruthie and I had about the ways we have seen the people we work with unconsciously avoid taking action because they get stuck in their healing process.
We explored the reasons why this may occur and how protective patterns from childhood impact our growth or avoidance.
We al...2022-11-221h 05
The Eriwellbeing PodcastRefugee and Migrant Mental Health with Benny Hunter from Da'aro YouthThis is an episode and topic that is very important and near and dear to us. We finally get to sit down with the amazing Benny who is a founding member of Da'aro Youth Project which is a UK based community-led youth project supporting young asylum-seekers and refugees from the Horn of Africa. This is an important conversation that we need to be having more often as a community, about the realities of the refugee and migrant communities and the direct impact of migration and displacement on their mental health. ---In this episode we t...2021-12-081h 11
The Eriwellbeing PodcastPhysical Activity and Wellness with Mental Health PT Fiyory GhezaeIn today's episode, we are joined by Mental Health Personal Trainer (PT) Fiyory Ghezae. We learn more about what it means to work as a Mental Health PT and the importance of physical activity.---In this episode we talk about:- What is a Mental health Personal Trainer?- Fiyory's experience with Mental health.- The importance of physical activity in general and particularly for our community.- Tips for encouraging your parents to incorporate more exercise and movement.- How to start seeing...2021-11-161h 05
The Eriwellbeing PodcastII. Culture of Healing with Bethlehem Bekele Founder of Kinetbet (Part 2)Part 2 of the Culture of Healing conversation with Bethlehem Bekele, Founder of Kinetbet which is a platform dedicated to shifting culture for the better through the lens of healing.---In this episode we talk about:- The importance of healing for black and brown communities - How we can start creating a culture of healing- Practical ways that we start healing as a community- The importance of community vs individual healing---Get in touch with Bethlehem and follow her w...2021-11-0334 min
The Eriwellbeing PodcastI. Culture of Healing with Bethlehem Bekele Founder of Kinetbet (Part 1)Part 1 of the Culture of Healing conversation with Bethlehem Bekele, Founder of Kinetbet which is a platform dedicated to shifting culture for the better through the lens of healing.---In this episode we talk about:- The importance of healing for black and brown communities- How we can start creating a culture of healing- Practical ways that we start healing as a community- The importance of community vs individual healing---Get in touch with Bethlehem and follow her...2021-10-2751 min
The Eriwellbeing PodcastPhysio Therapy, Physical Pain & Mental Health with Winta Desta Founder of MayehealthThe EWB podcast is back after a summer hiatus with a brand new episode. This episode features a special guest, Winta Desta, a Canadian - Eritrean physiotherapist. Winta shares from her experience and expertise as a practitioner in physiotherapy and sports. We also get insight into Winta's community engagement through her own platform MayeHealth which provides health education for Eritreans in both English and Tigrinya. If you're looking to expand your definition of wellbeing, inspiration to move your body more or if you deal with a lot of physical pain that might affect your wellbeing then this episode is...2021-09-3056 minZanta with Ruthie ZeraiTrailer: Welcome to the Zanta Podcast! Welcome to the Zanta podcast. I'm Ruthie Zerai, your host. I'm a Certified Life, Leadership and Business coach, a first-generation entrepreneur and a curious soul.
This is a podcast for people who are looking to grow into their full potential and create alignment in their lives, careers and businesses from the inside out.
I'll be sharing insights, tools, perspectives, and conversations that inspire you to re-imagine your potential and help you move beyond self-doubt, and limitations and unleash your full potential by empowering you to OWN YOUR STORY. The mission of Zanta is to encourage you...2021-05-0703 min
The Eriwellbeing PodcastSexuality & Mental Health with The EastWesternerIn this episode, we talk to The EastWesterner about a very important and much-needed topic for our community; the connection between Sexuality & Mental health.For many LGBTQ youth and adults from our communities, embracing and being open about their sexual identity is difficult because of the stigma, fear, ignorance and taboo that exists within our culture(s) against anything outside the "norm" of heterosexuality. The fact that we don't talk about sexuality culturally, can leave a lot of people who identify as LGBTQ vulnerable and often isolated with their sense of identity and belonging, which can and...2021-03-231h 10
The Eriwellbeing PodcastWhat is therapy? with Dr Yacob TekieWe are back with another episode of the podcast with fan favourite Dr Yacob Tekie! We're thrilled to bring back Dr Yacob to the podcast and share more of his wisdom and very important culturally competent perspective and experience as a mental health professional.In this episode, we talk about all things therapy and why we should consider it as an important tool when it comes to taking care of our mental health. This episode will give you a better understanding of what therapy actually is and some of the cultural stumbling blocks that prevent us from...2021-03-201h 32
The Eriwellbeing PodcastHealthy Habits with Luwam TesfayeOur first episode of 2021 is with no other than Luwame Tesfaye, fitness influencer, personal trainer, coach and Founder of the popular wellness platform and community Luwame. We got to sit down and talk to Luwam about how to start off 2021 right when it comes to our fitness and nutrition habits. It is more important than ever for us to really take care of our health, in this episode Luwam shares her story to becoming a fitness influencer and many practical tips for how you can get started with putting your health first this year. Luwam is a powerhouse of a...2021-02-101h 15
Essentiellpodden - Samuel EyobRuthie ZeraiI detta avsnitt, Ruthie Zerai, joinade Essentiellpodden med sin historia, visdomar och lärdomar på ett kraftfullt, öppet och väldigt ärligt sätt. Ett av mina absolut favorit avsnitt - helt klart! Ruthie, med sin gedigen erfarenhet inom välkända medieaktörer, både nationell och internationell standard, har mycket att dela med sig och vilket värdefullt samtal det blev. Hon lär som hon lever och som livscoach så har hon en hel del att briljera med. Hunnit åka runt nästan hela USA och upplevt saker som hon idag, med facit i handen, är väld...2021-01-061h 40
The Eriwellbeing PodcastBreathe to Thrive with Weini Smon founder of YogawithWeiniWe are so excited to share our very first wellness edition of the podcast with Weini Smon, founder of @yogawithweini. Weini is a Vinyasa and Ashtanga yoga instructor, in this episode we talk to her about the importance of breathing properly and how paying attention to our breath can improve our health and wellbeing in so many ways. This is especially important in these times when we're experiencing a lot of tension and stress, to keep focusing on our breath to the ground and release anxiety and stress. =Weini shares some great insight on this topic from the expert p...2020-11-161h 04
PEP Talks PodcastEpisode 8 - Building habits for success ft. Ruthie ZeraiIn this episode, we talk with Ruthie Zerai about the habits she has developed for her own career and personal success. Ruthie is a writer, digital media expert and a self-development coach and also one of two co-founders of Eriwellbeing, which helps to promote mental health and wellness in the Eritrean community & beyond. To learn more about Ruthie and her work, check out her website, and the Eriwellbeing Instagram page. Sign up to the PEP mailing list to get the latest episode updates and news.2020-10-0400 min
The Eriwellbeing PodcastWhat Will People Say? with Mikal & RuthieFor our 12th episode of the Eriwellbeing podcast, we have Mikal with us! Mikal is the Co-founder of EWB and is making her first appearance on the podcast in this episode. Mikal has been busy completing her PhD (#bossbabe), now that she's finished we're thrilled to be welcoming her to the podcast where she will be putting her anthropology hat on to drop gems on the regular on all things mental health and wellness related. This is an episode with a very hot topic. We discuss the common fear-driven behaviour in our cultures that can best be described as ...2020-09-231h 03
The Eriwellbeing PodcastI am Not Bipolar - Bipolar Is a Part Of Me with Nadya Van Der SluisWe're so excited to be back with Season 2 of the EWB podcast, thank you so much for rocking with us! For our 11th episode of the Eriwellbeing podcast, we have the lovely Nadya Van Der Sluis from the Netherlands joining us to share her experience of living with a Bipolar condition. Nadya was diagnosed with Bipolar condition in 2009 and has since learnt how to live with this diagnosis while also not letting it limit her identity and opportunities. Nadya invites us into her reality in this conversation in a very generous and enlightening way, which we think will help...2020-09-221h 11
The Afro Yoga PodcastBlack + Well Abroad: Stockholm, SwedenIn this episode we talk to Ruthie Zerai about her journey to knowing herself after a serious burnout and deciding to take a year sabbatical. Her experience of burnout, depression, anxiety and suicidal ideation got her curious about mental health and led her to lean into wellness. She also speaks about finding her individual identity as a child of Eritrean immigrant parents. This was an INCREDIBLE conversation y’all, find her at @ruthiezerai on Instagram.2020-09-0959 minPEP Talks PodcastEpisode 2 - Academia and beyond ft. Dr Mikal WolduIn this episode, Milena from the PEP Team speaks with Dr Mikal Woldu, an anthropologist who recently completed her PhD at SOAS University of London. Her doctoral research explores the experiences of first- and second-generation Eritreans in London and Milan, and it examines the role that migration policies have on their experiences. With a passion for mental health, Mikal is also the co-founder of Eriwellbeing, a social media platform created with her dear friend and cofounder Ruthie Zerai, to fight the silence and stigma around mental health in the Eritrean community. You can connect with Mikal through her social...2020-08-2436 min
The Eriwellbeing PodcastMental Health as a Profession with Mental Health Nurse Semere ArayaFor our 10th episode of the Eriwellbeing podcast (YAY), we have a special guest that we did our very first in-person podcast recording with, Semere Araya.Semere reached out to us and asked how he could contribute to the EWB community so we recorded this episode with him to share his personal experiences with mental health as well as share insight about his work as a Mental health nurse.Semere's personal experiences with mental health since a young age has not only informed his profession but also his advocacy for mental health within our communities...2020-07-071h 06
The Eriwellbeing PodcastRacism and Mental Health with Karim PerrineauThis is a quick turn-around episode as a response to what’s going on worldwide with the riots and protest that we’re set off by the murder of #GeorgeFloyd and so many other innocent black people whose names we don’t know.As black people, we feel that its important to recognise this moment and share some perspective on how to use this global momentum that we now have regarding race relations. We also want to highlight the connection between Racism & mental health and explain how it affects us.And we hope to empower our li...2020-06-081h 10
The Eriwellbeing PodcastHow to Manage your Mental Health during the COVID pandemic with Dr Kemal IbrahimWe are back again with another Corona special, this time with Dr Kemal Ibrahim, a Psychiatrist from London. In this conversation, we talk about how to take care of your mental health during the corona pandemic if you have a pre-existing mental health condition/diagnosis. This episode will also speak directly to anyone that might be a caretaker of a loved one or a family member that is struggling with a mental health condition.We say this often but it’s worth repeating, we are always so grateful when we get to speak to and lea...2020-05-111h 10
The Eriwellbeing PodcastCOVID-19 Special with Dr Haben GhezaiWe had the opportunity to speak with Dr Haben Ghezai, a Clinical Psychologist from London.This is an important conversation about how to take care of our mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr Haben shares invaluable advice about how to take care of ourselves during these times, we are always so grateful when we come across Eritrean/Ethiopian/Black mental health professionals that we can learn from.Please do share this episode with your loved ones that might be struggling with the lockdown.______________________________Get in touch with Dr Haben2020-04-2639 min
The Eriwellbeing PodcastMale Mental Health with special guest Adonay BerheIn this episode, we explore Male Mental Health from an Eritrean male's perspective with our very special guest Adonay BerheWe got to know Adonay through the @eriwellbeing IG community. After having several conversations with Adonay we realized that it would be so beneficial for Adonay to share his story on the podcast since it's so rare that we get to hear in detail about Eritrean men's experience with mental health.This is an open conversation where Adonay shares his story with mental health since his teenage years all the way to present day, where...2020-03-231h 25
The Eriwellbeing PodcastFeel Empowered in Helping Loved Ones with special guest VivaIn this episode, we explore how to feel empowered while helping loved ones on their mental health journeys with a very special guest, Viva. Viva is a friend of ours, part of the Eriwellbeing community and amongst many things, she is a mental health advocate. It was important for us to have this conversation with Viva as she has a lot of knowledge and experience when it comes to caring for loved ones with mental health illnesses. This is a topic that we know that some people in our audience are dealing with, so we really wanted t...2020-03-191h 19
The Eriwellbeing PodcastParental Expectations with special guest Eritrea GhebrehiwetIn this episode, we explore parental expectations with our special guest Eritrea Ghebrehiwet.Eritrea is a @eriwellbeing community member, we really wanted to have her on the show as she does a lot of mental health awareness work. It's very important for us to be able to make this conversation and platform inclusive so we're very grateful to Eritrea for coming on our podcast to share her story and explore the topic of parental expectations against the backdrop of Eritrean culture with us.Often as children of conservative/traditional/collectivist cultures, we...2020-03-191h 08
The Eriwellbeing PodcastIn Tigrinya: How to Speak with Our Children about Mental health? with special guest Dr Yacob TekieBy popular demand, we recorded an episode in Tigrinya! Our goal is to reach as many people as possible within the Eritrean community with the message of mental health so an episode in Tigrinya felt very appropriate. This episode is really for all but with a special message for parents on how to relate to their kids, speak with their kids and create space for understanding mental health. Misunderstandings and stigma are connected to a lot of trauma and tragedy in our community when it comes to mental health. Our hope is that if we can start t...2020-03-191h 00
HyperTalksSeason 5 E1 - Mental Health & Digital Society with Ruthie ZeraiWe wanted to start off the season by talking about something that might have a stigma around it. Therefor the theme of the first episode is mental health and the relationship with the digital industry. To digest the subject we are accompanied by Ruth Semere. Ruth is a wellness and development coach with a background as a digital media strategist and global commercial development. With her broad background, she has her feet in the two worlds and knows too well how they effect each other and how you can lead yourself towards a more healthy lifestyle. Do mental health and...2020-02-1954 min
The Eriwellbeing PodcastHow to Speak to Our Parents about Mental Health ? with Dr Yacob TekieAnother conversation with Eritrean - American psychologist Dr Yacob Tekie on the topic of mental health. In this episode, we hone in on why it's so difficult to speak to our parents about our mental health? Get in touch with Dr Yacob and follow his workInstagram @dr.yacobtekieWebsite Tesfa House PsychotherapyRacial Literary Project - Lions Story---Help us grow this podcast by word of mouth so please send this episode to your sister, friend, aunt, brother, your partner…..Let’s grown in wellness as a...2019-12-2155 min
The Eriwellbeing PodcastA Mental Health Conversation with Dr Yacob TekieThis is a mental health conversation with Dr Yacob Tekie, a psychologist at the University of Pennsylvania and Ruthie Zerai, Coach & Mental Health & Wellness advocate. This conversation is a continuation of the mental health awareness campaign that we've been involved in, targeting Eritrean, Ethiopian youth. In this conversation, we get to know Yacob better and he shares more insights about Mental Health from an Eritrean perspective. Happy listening and thank you for being here.Get in touch with Dr Yacob and follow his workInstagram @dr.yacobtekieWebsite Tesfa House Psychotherapy2018-10-161h 06