In this episode, MEEDA's VP Carine El Khazen receives Ricardo Karam. Mr Karam is a talk-show host, public speaker, writer and advocate of promoting Arab achievement and social causes.  

In 2010, Mr Karam decided to take storytelling to the next level and use it as a means of creating impact. He created TAKREEM Foundation, which aims to honor Arab accomplishments and bring Arab achievers to the forefront of the global stage.

With Carine, Mr Karam discusses about:
- Changing the perception of Arabs worldwide and giving hope to young Arabs through various initiatives and excellent storytelling
- The importance of using our voices and our platforms to do good
- The stigma of mental health in the Middle East & why sharing our struggles is collective therapy
- The role of media in creating more mental health awareness 
- What we need to support ED patients in the Middle East
- The importance of community and continuous learning in wellbeing

Find Ricardo Karam on Facebook, Instagram, Linkedin via https://ricardokaram.com/

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In this episode, MEEDA discusses women's mental health with Nadia Al Sayed. 

Nadia Al-Sayed is a British-Kuwaiti-Palestinian anthropologist and cultural consultant. Born and raised in North London, she spent her teenage years in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. She currently lives between London and Kuwait. Nadia recently founded ‘Daloo3a series’, a platform to discuss issues and affairs that affect women of the SWANA region, their diasporas and beyond, and raise the literacy women have on their bodies, mental health and more. 

Together, they discuss 3aib/shame, body image, body dysmorphia, Toxic beliefs about beauty and health and the pressure to be body positive.

To find out more about Daloo3a, please follow @daloo3aseries on Instagram

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Today, 2nd June 2022, is World Eating Disorder Action Day!
The theme this year is "Caring for the carer"

On this occasion, the MEEDA podcast interviewed 3 carers about their experience supporting a loved one recovering from an Eating Disorder: Leila helped her sister and husband, Atul his daughter and Carrie her daughter.

They bravely share their intimate stories of diagnosis, treatment and recovery, their challenges as carers, how they managed to stay strong and focused, what they would say to someone who just discovered their child/sibling/partner has an ED and what their wish would be to prevent Eating Disorders in the Middle East.

The whole MEEDA team extends their deep gratitude and recovery wishes to Leila, Atul and Carrie, but also thinks, today more than ever, about all the people suffering from an Eating Disorder and those around them helping them through this ordeal.

Please share, repost, talk about Eating Disorders, today even more than usual, so we can break the stigma and get more people properly diagnosed and treated. For more on awareness and pledges this World Eating Disorder Action Day, please visit: http://www.worldeatingdisordersday.org/

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