Can you really escape female stereotypes? Selfies, shame, and the shackles of womanhood – with author Alya Mooro

Third Culture Therapy

Alya Mooro is the Egyptian born, London raised writer & best-selling author of The Greater Freedom: Life as a Middle Eastern Woman Outside the Stereotypes.

Many of Alya’s Instagram followers will be familiar with her The Greater Conversation newsletter & community (& if you don’t, go sign up!) but did you know that Alya is also a TV producer with a number of exciting projects up her sleeve?

Tune in to this Third Culture Therapy conversation & find out about Alya’s journey of self-development & what she puts her mental health toolbox today!

Topics covered include:

• What it means to be a “woman outside the stereotypes” means and why she wouldn’t put “Middle Eastern” in the book’s title today

• Why her looks are the least interesting thing about her (though she’d still like a good selfie!)

• How illness and a radically different food diet made her learn how to trust herself more

As well as being a brilliant writer & producer, Alya also hosted & produced a podcast series called The Talk of Shame in which she explores the meaning and impact shame has on our lives in an attempt to answer that all important question: how do we stop giving a f*ck and start living life for ourselves?

Listen to the episode to hear more about:

• What looking at shame can teach you
• The systemic and universal problems with shame (esp among women!)
• Why sharing in community disempowers shame
• Why thinking that people care about what you do online is arrogant

Podcast Host

Instagram: @laylamaghribi

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Podcast Guest

Instagram: @alyamooro
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