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What do Spotify, Google Meet, and your expense report tool have in common? They could all delight your users—if you design for more than just function. In this episode, Dr. Nesrine Changuel breaks down the emotional motivators that transform average products into unforgettable ones. Overview What separates a good product from a great one? According to Dr. Nesrine Changuel, it's not just meeting functional needs—it's creating emotional delight. In this episode of the Agile Mentors Podcast, Brian Milner sits down with Nesrine, a former product leader at Google, Spotify, and Microsoft, to explore how emotional connection is the secret sauce behind the world’s most beloved products. They dive into Nesrine’s “Delight Framework,” reveal how seemingly mundane tools (like time-tracking software or toothbrush apps!) can create joy, and explain why delight isn’t a nice-to-have—it’s a competitive edge. Whether you're a product owner, product manager, or just want to build better user experiences, this episode will change how you think about your backlog forever. References and resources mentioned in the show: Dr. Nesrine Changuel Product Delight by Dr. Nesrine Changuel Blog: What is a Product? by Mike Cohn #116: Turning Weird User Actions into Big Wins with Gojko Adzic #124: How to Avoid Common Product Team Pitfalls with David Pereira Join the Agile Mentors Community Subscribe to the Agile Mentors Podcast Want to get involved? This show is designed for you, and we’d love your input. Enjoyed what you heard today? Please leave a rating and a review. It really helps, and we read every single one. Got an Agile subject you’d like us to discuss or a question that needs an answer? Share your thoughts with us at podcast@mountaingoatsoftware.com This episode’s presenters are: Brian Milner is SVP of coaching and training at Mountain Goat Software. He's passionate about making a difference in people's day-to-day work, influenced by his own experience of transitioning to Scrum and seeing improvements in work/life balance, honesty, respect, and the quality of work. Dr. Nesrine Changuel is a product coach, advisor, and speaker with over a decade of senior product management experience at Google, Spotify, and Microsoft, where she led major consumer products like Chrome, Meet, Spotify, and Skype. She holds a Master’s in Electrical Engineering and a PhD in Media Processing and Telecommunications and is based in Paris. Auto-generated Transcript: Brian Milner (00:00) Welcome back Agile Mentors. We're back for another episode of the Agile Mentors podcast. I'm with you as always Brian Milner and today I have a very special guest with me. I have Dr. Nesrine Changuel with me. Welcome in Nesrine. Nesrine (00:14) Hi, Brian. Thanks for having me. Brian Milner (00:16) I'm very excited to have Nesreen with us. I think this is going to be a really, really great episode for all of you product owners out there or product specialists, anybody who works in the product area. I think you're going to find this really interesting and you're going to want to bookmark this one. Maybe even come back to this a little bit. Nesreen is a coach, a speaker, particularly in the product area. She has previously worked at Google. She's worked at Spotify, at Microsoft, so no stranger to large enterprise, very high profile products that she's worked on in the past. She has a book coming out in May, so look for this book. It's called Product Delight. And that's really what we're going to be focusing on here is the concept of eliciting or generating kind of an emotional response to our product. I guess I'll start by, did you stumble upon this? What drew your interest to people's emotional response to products? Nesrine (01:19) Yes, so maybe I can share the story how I came to this topic and how I became so vocal about it. So in addition to being a product manager and leader over the last decade, I was always and I always enjoyed being a speaker. So I always wanted to go on stage and share insight. This is probably coming from my research background, because when I used to be a researcher, I traveled the world to go and present my research work and When I became a product manager, I kept this habit with me. So I always been on stage and I spoke about different topics like product discovery, product operation, different topics. Until one day I got reached out by a conference organizer and he said, Hey, Nisri, we want you on stage, but we have an idea for a topic for you. I'm not that used. Usually I come up with idea myself, but I said, okay, what do want me to talk about? And he said, Hey, Nusreen, you have been working for Spotify, for Microsoft, for Google Chrome and Google Meet, and we all admire those products and we consider them very successful products. What if you come and tell us what's the common thing that probably is there any common thing that made those products successful? Being an insider, being within those company, could you share with us something that you consider in common between those products? To be honest with you, I found it challenging at the same time interesting as an exercise. I was not, by the way, able at that time to answer the question, what's in common? So I sat down and I did the exercise myself and I started to think what was really in common? What made Skype Skype? What made Spotify Spotify and those Google products so successful? And I came to the following conclusion. I found that what made those products so successful is that they don't only solve for functional needs, but they also solve for emotional needs. So when we use a particular product, we use it for a certain functional need, but we also use it for an emotional need. And without even knowing that I have been doing it for more than 12 years, I came to the conclusion that, my God, during all those years, I have been focusing so much into users need from both angle, functional and emotional. So I came on stage and I spoke about that topic and from that day, I started to give it a name. I'm calling it emotional connection. I'm calling it product delight. And I'm here to share more about it as well. Brian Milner (03:50) That's awesome, yeah. I mean, I think we do hear a lot and we focus a lot on that functional kind of need, the way you differentiate there. think that's a good differentiation, functional and emotional kind of needs or motivators there. yeah, I mean, I've always heard, know, kind of that kind of general product advice is, you know, find the things that... people really, really have as huge needs, the things they would pay someone to do for them. And that's the key to success is finding those huge needs. But we're actually going beyond that to say, yeah, those are important. It's not to say that we should skip that, but it's when there's the emotional connection to a feature or to something that we do that really the light bulb kind of comes on for our customers. Is that kind of what your research is leading to? Nesrine (04:40) you're getting it right. Don't get me wrong. Of course you have to honor the functional needs and serve the functional feature, but the delight or the emotional connection happens when you go beyond exactly how you said it. Let me explain. If you serve only functional needs, you know what you get? You get satisfied users because they are asking for something and they are satisfied about what they are receiving. Now, Brian Milner (04:41) Okay, okay. Haha. Nesrine (05:05) If you surprise them by going beyond, by anticipating their need, by exceeding their expectation, you're not only satisfying them, you're surprising them in a positive way and delight is the combination of surprise and joy. Actually, the theoretical definition of delight is a combination of two emotions, surprise and joy. So going beyond, anticipate need and exceed expectation. is what we should aim for in addition to the functional needs. Brian Milner (05:35) That's awesome. Yeah, I use this example sometimes in, we use this example in the agile world to talk about, you know, the part of the agile manifesto that says customer collaboration over contract negotiation. And, you know, there's an example I use from my past where I used to work at a company that was very contract driven. And, you know, the thing that I always used to kind of take away from that was the very best we could ever do or hope to do. was to meet our customers' expectations. We could never, ever exceed it because we were only doing exactly what they told us to do. So I think this is a really important distinction here to make that just meeting the customer's needs, just meeting the minimal customer satisfaction bar, that's not going to keep you with loyal customers. That's not going to have repeat customers, or they're not going to tell their friends about, you know. That product did exactly what I hoped it would do. But it didn't really surprise me. It didn't really go beyond that. I know you talked about, because I've read your blog and a little bit of the discussion about this. So I know you talk about in the blog kind of the connection to Kano analysis. And I've always thought that's a really great way to try to determine things to target and go after. So talk to us a little bit about that, about Kano analysis and kind of what that uncovers and how that connects to what your research has shown. Nesrine (06:51) Yes. I love Kano by the way. I, I mean, that's one of the framework I have been considering throughout most of my product career. But this framework comes with a limitation and let me explain. So first of all, for those who are not very familiar with Kano, Kano is a visualization or categorization, let's call it. It's a categorization framework that allows to categorize features among different categories. One of them is must have. So these are the things that absolutely have to be in the product. Other that are performances, which are the more you have, the more satisfied users are, the less they less satisfied they are. And of course there are the delighters and delighters are those feature that when they are in the product, users are surprisingly happy. And when they are not, are not even the satisfaction is not even impacted. So the limitation of Kano is that it doesn't tell you how to achieve delight. Let me explain. I think we live in a world that everyone agree that we should delight our users. I mean, this, this concept is now globalized and everyone is talking about delighting users. The issue is that we don't know how to delight them. So we know category, there's a category that called delight, but we don't know how to. So the, the framework that I'm introducing and I'm calling it the delight framework is the framework that allows to first identify. So it's usually, represented into three steps. The first step is to start by identifying the emotional and functional motivators. So let me give you an example. I've been working at Spotify for about four years and as a Spotify user, imagine yourself, you are a Spotify user. You do have, of course, functional motivators. What could be the functional motivators? Listening to music, listening to podcasts, maybe listening to an audiobook. So all those are functional motivators. Now, what could be the emotional motivators as a Spotify user? It could be feeling less lonely. It could be feeling more productive because when you're working you need to listen to something. It could be about changing your mood. It could be about feeling connected. So all those are emotional motivators that drive users to use a product like Spotify. So what I encourage every product manager or every product team to do at first is to dig into identifying, of course, the functional need. And everyone is good, by the way, in identifying the functional needs. But also, while doing that exercise, pay attention to what could be the emotional motivators. So that's step number one is about listing the functional and the emotional motivators. Once you have those, Now we get to the second part of the framework, which is look at your backlog. And I guess you have a very busy backlog and take those features one by one and see for this particular feature, which motivator am I solving for among the functional ones and among the emotional ones as well. So the delight grid, for example, is a visualization tool that I came and created in order to allow product teams to visualize their backlog and see how many of my features are only solving for functional motivators. In that case, we call that category low delight. How many of my features are only solving for emotional motivators? These are very rare, but the best example I would call is, for example, I'm having an Apple watch and one month ago it was New Year Eve and at midnight I get fireworks popping out of my Brian Milner (10:35) Ha Nesrine (10:36) Apple watch and it was a happy new year there's nothing functional in there but it's all about creating some smile I call this surface delight and then how many of your features are solving for both functional and emotional motivators and I call this deep delight so maybe I deviated a bit from your question compared to canoe but it's actually about adding this dimension of connecting features to the real motivators of the users. Brian Milner (11:07) No, maybe a little bit, but you connected it to where we end up going anyway. So I think that's a great connection there. And by the way, for anyone listening, we'll link to all of this so that you can find this and follow up. But I like that differentiation between surface delight and deep delight. I know some of the examples that I've heard used kind of frequently in looking at Kano analysis and kind of trying to find those delighters. And that is kind of the area that it specifies there in Canoe, right? You're trying to find those things that are not expected, but when people find that they're there, they like that it's there, but they don't expect it's there. So if it's not there, there's no negative response that it's not there, but there's a positive response if it's there because they like seeing it. And my boss, Mike Cohn, tells this story about this Nesrine (11:59) Yes. Brian Milner (12:03) There's a hotel in California that became famous because at the pool, they have a phone that's by the pool that's the Popsicle Hotline. And you can pick up the phone and you can order a Popsicle to be brought to the pool. And it's the kind of thing where you're not going to go search for a hotel. Does this hotel have a Popsicle Hotline? I'm only going to stay at hotels with Popsicle Hotlines. It's not that kind of a normal feature. It's a delight feature because when you see it and you find out it's there, it's like, that's really cool. And it can be the kind of thing that says, yeah, I want to search that hotel out again next time I'm in this area because I really thought that was a nice little attention to detail and it was fun. But I think what I'm hearing from you is that might be more of what we would classify as a surface delight. It's not really meeting a deep need. Nesrine (12:35) Yes. Brian Milner (12:56) But it's fun, it's exciting, it's not expected, but it doesn't really cross that threshold into, but it also meets kind of functional delights. Is that kind of what you're saying there? Okay. Okay. Nesrine (13:08) Yes, actually I heard about that hotel story just to tell you how much viral it went. It came to me. So actually you get it correct that I consider that as surface delight and I have nothing against by the way, surface delight. You can add surface delight. The issue is you can end up doing only surface delight and that's not enough. So the idea is to do a combination and I do have two stories to share with you just to compliment on this hotel story. One is personal and one is professional. Brian Milner (13:21) Yeah. Okay. Nesrine (13:37) The personal one just happened to me a month ago. I went to Sweden and I went to Stockholm. That's where I worked for eight years. And I went there for business and I decided to meet some friends and some ex-colleagues. So we all gathered and went to a restaurant, a very nice restaurant in Sweden. And came the time where we had to say goodbye and to pay. And I guess you can feel it immediately when it's about paying and we are a large group and you start to get that anxiety about who's paying what and what did I order? What did I drink? What? I mean, I honestly hate that moment, especially in a large group where you don't necessarily have a lot of affinity with us. Like, should we split in 10? Should we pay each one paying its piece anyway? So that was a moment of frustration, of anxiety. Brian Milner (14:09) right. Yeah. Nesrine (14:28) And I loved how the restaurant solved it for it. You know how they solve for it? I mean, maybe it exists in the U.S., but for me, that's something I never seen before. The waiter came with a QR code on a piece of paper and you scan the QR code. And when you scan your QR code, you get the list of items that got purchased by the table. And all you have is to pick, and that happens automatically real time. Everyone is picking at the same time. You pick the things from the list and you pay. for the things that you order. You can even tip on the bottom. You can give feedback. Everything happened on that QR code. And you can guess how much that anxiety could be removed. So that's the personal story I wanted to share. The second story, which is more professional, I want to share how we try to improve experience at Google Chrome. So I've been the product manager at Google Chrome. Brian Milner (15:13) Yeah. Nesrine (15:25) And we started from the observation that people do have plenty of open tabs. I guess you are one of them, especially on mobile. Like on mobile, you go and check how many open tabs you do have on Chrome and you realize that they are have, we realized at least out of numbers, out of data that people do have plenty of open tabs. So it started as Brian Milner (15:32) You Nesrine (15:47) technical issue. Of course, the more tab you have, the heavier the app is, the slower the app could be, et cetera. So we wanted to reduce the number of unnecessary open tabs in Chrome. So we interviewed users and we started to check with them, why do they even leave their tabs open? So some of them leave tabs because they consider them as a reminder. I mean, if tab is open, it means that you need to finish a task there. Some people really leave tabs just for ignorance. mean, they moved from a tab to another and they completely forget about them. Actually, we realized that the fact of leaving tab open, the reason for leaving tab could be completely different from a person to another. And the other interesting observation, and when I say identify emotional motivators, you will realize that people feel a bit ashamed when they show to us that they do have plenty of open tabs. Some of them would say, sorry, I usually don't even have so many open tabs. It's only now. And I'm like, it's okay. But the point is, if you have this mindset of trying to track the emotional insight from your users, you will take note. And the note was anxiety, feeling ashamed, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. And that was in introduction for in... Brian Milner (16:42) You Yeah, right. Nesrine (17:04) improving the tab management experience later on in Chrome. Brian Milner (17:07) That's actually a really good parallel, though. I think that's a good example because it reminds me, too, even going back, I remember one of the things, and I'm going way back here, but I remember one of the things about Gmail that was kind of a selling point initially was the concept there of you don't have to worry about maintaining an inbox. keep all your mails and search. And you can search through your mails and find whatever it is. And I remember prior to that, most people would use something like Outlook or something like that to have their mail, there was always this constant struggle of, I've got to keep it down. I've got to delete things. I've got to categorize things. And Google had this different approach of, don't worry about it. Just leave it. And that's a good, I think, example as well of kind of that emotional response of, Nesrine (17:48) Yes. Brian Milner (17:56) Gosh, I'm kind of anxious. I feel bad that my inbox is so big. And I know that's bad, but Google comes along and says, don't worry about it. You're not bad. It's OK. Yeah. Nesrine (18:05) Yeah, yeah. And by the way, I think Gmail is filled with plenty of deep delight features. One of them I can quickly highlight is, you know, when you send an email, we're saying attached file and the file is not there. And when you try to hit send, you get that pop up like a be careful or like a mind, there is no attached file inside. These are for me like very attached to the fact that You don't want to feel ashamed. You don't want to look stupid later on saying, Hey, sorry, I forgot the file. Here's the file. That's, that's a great example. And the other example that come to mind again in Gmail, you know, that smart compose when you're trying to answer an email and you can just hit tab, tab, tab to complete the sentence. I mean, the functional need is to write an email. The emotional need is to get it in a relaxed way. And the combination would allow for something like. Brian Milner (18:49) Yeah. Nesrine (19:00) Smart Compose. Brian Milner (19:01) That's awesome. Yeah, so I guess that leads to the question though, when we're talking about something like Spotify, mean, music intrinsically is emotional anyway, right? It's something that you have an emotional connection to and you feel a certain way when you hear music. But if my product is a, I don't know, expense reporting software, right? Nesrine (19:23) Mm-hmm. Brian Milner (19:25) I can just hear people out there kind of asking, know, and kind of thinking to themselves, yeah, but my product, right, my product is not that kind of, it doesn't elicit that kind of emotional response in people the same way music would. So does this apply to me as well? So how would you answer those people who feel like my products might be a little bit more bland or boring and don't really intrinsically have an emotional connection to them? Nesrine (19:47) Mm-hmm. So my answer is that if your product is boring, then it's even more priority now to focus on emotional connection. But let me elaborate. So that's one of the reflections that came to my mind while writing the book. So while writing the book, I wanted the book to be a storytelling book. So I was writing a lot of my stories, stories from Skype at the time, Spotify and all the Google product. But at some point I said, hey, hey, Nisreen, you need to get more insight from other people and other experiences. So I get to interview product leaders from completely different industries and completely different domain. I interviewed leaders from B2B like Atlassian or Intuit and so many other companies that I don't have so much insight from. I even interviewed people from hardware, like I interviewed someone from Dyson and I was, hey, what makes Dyson so emotionally attractive for me? Cause I love my Dyson vacuum cleaner. But let me get to your point because when I interviewed someone from Intuit, that person told me something super interesting. She told me that at some point she was working at a tool called Tsheet. And Tsheet is a tool that allows you to enter your time report. There is nothing more boring than that. I think I'm picking the one that you're looking for here because it's, it's as a user. The only reason I would use this tool is to report my time so I can get paid. Brian Milner (21:06) Hmm. Right. Yeah. Nesrine (21:19) There is nothing exciting, nothing emotional. And what I got out of that product leader who used to be the head of product at the time, she told me that they were completely aware about the fact that the product is not that attractive. And instead of living with that observation, they did all what they could do to make it even more attractive. So they added some fun. They made the messaging less aggressive and less about enter your time. report but rather into more playful and even the images are more playful. When you press the enter time report you get the congratulation and some confetti if needed. So they explicitly turned and that's a strategy. They turned that boring moment into something even more attractive and they had to do that otherwise the experience will keep on becoming more more boring and the perception of users toward the product will be even less, more and more gray, I would say. Brian Milner (22:22) Yeah, yeah, just that little dopamine kind of kick, right? Just that little bit of chemical reaction in your brain can make a huge difference. That's awesome. That's a great story and a great answer to that question. So I'm curious, we're talking about trying to find these things and trying to see, your matrix here, it thinks about the emotional motivators, the functional motivators, and trying to find those things that kind of cross both planes. Nesrine (22:24) Yep. Brian Milner (22:52) How do you verify at the end? Because if you're lining your features up and think, I think this solves this emotional thing. I think this solves this functional thing. Is there a way to follow up to ensure that it actually is doing that? How do you follow up to make sure it's really doing what you thought it would do? Nesrine (23:09) Yes, so let's imagine you did the exercise well, you filled in the delight grade and you observed that you do have plenty of low delights, which is most of the cases by the way. The very first thing I recommend is to see opportunities for moving or transforming these features into deep delight. And in the book, for example, I talk about the nine delighters. Nine delighters are ways that could be sometimes cheap even to introduce. in order to make those low delight features into more deep delight. This could be, for example, through personalization. We love when the features are personalized, and that's one of the reasons, for example, why Spotify is so successful, is through features like Discover Weekly or RAPT or these kinds of super personalization related features. It could be through seasonality. That's, for me, the cheapest and the most delightful feature you can or aspect of feature you can add to your product. So for example, when I worked at Google Meet, I've been working at the background replace features. So we have been, of course, introducing static image. We have been introducing video backgrounds as well. But from time to time, we always use seasonality to introduce what we call seasonal background. So when it's Easter, we introduce Easter background. When it's Christmas, we introduce Christmas background. Guess what? Even like for Olympic game, we introduce Olympic game background. When it's the Earth Day, we introduced Earth Day background. So there is always an opportunity to introduce some seasonality to the product. And guess what? We relate to those, especially if the product is global. We relate like last, when was it? Like last Wednesday. It was the new year, the Chinese new year. And I was checking when is exactly the exact date for the new year, the Chinese new day. And I put that and you know what happened in Chrome? It got these dragons and those like the celebration within the product, like within Chrome. These of course are surface delight, but you know what? Why not? You see? So there are some tools. Some of them are not that... Brian Milner (25:17) Right. Nesrine (25:22) expensive to introduce to the product. Some would require a bit more thoughtful and thought into it, but there are ways that I detail in the book in order to introduce more delight. And then if you want to validate through metrics, and I guess that's your question where it's heading to, then the good news, and that's something that I discovered recently because there's been a study that was conducted by McKinsey. And you know what they studied? They studied the impact of emotional connection on product adoption. So they actually studied over, I don't know how many industries die, like tourism, IT, energy, whatever. And they interviewed more than 100,000 users or whatever. So the conclusion that they found out of that very interesting study is that emotionally connected users will get you more twice as more revenue, twice as more referral, and twice as more retention compared to satisfied users. I'm not talking about the non-satisfied. So if you take two groups of users, those that you satisfy their needs and those that you go beyond and they are emotionally connected, those that are emotionally connected get you twice revenue, referral and retention. Brian Milner (26:19) Hmm. Nesrine (26:43) So this is just to highlight that for people who say, no, but this is the cherry on the top. This is just like the extra. It's not the extra, it's the way to stand out. I don't know any company that is standing out nowadays without investing into emotional connection, none. Brian Milner (26:54) Yeah. That's a really good point. Yeah, I mean, the example that comes to my mind when you talked about seasonality and other things like that, know, I love my, you know, they're not a sponsor, Oral-B toothbrush, you know, the electronic toothbrush, and you know, there's an app with it and it keeps track of, you know, did you get all the areas of your teeth and did you hold it there long enough and... One of the things I always love about it is when it gets to December, the opening screen when you open up the app starts having snowfall. It's kind of a funny little emotional response, but you look at that and you think, that's cool. Yeah, it is kind of that season where now it's time to get ready for Christmas and it's that special. It's only this month that it's going to be like that. It's going to go away at the end of the month. Nesrine (27:45) Yes. Brian Milner (27:49) feel little sad when it's gone, it's back to normal. But it's such a silly little thing. Does that make any difference in really brushing my teeth at all? Does it change how well I brush my Not really. It's just a fun little thing that when it pops up there. And think how little that took from someone to do that. It's a little animation that they just pop up on a loading screen. But that little tiny bit, think, again, maybe a little bit surface. Nesrine (28:10) Yes. Brian Milner (28:16) but it takes something that would have been routine. It takes something that would have been kind of boring otherwise, and it just added a little bit of fun to it, you know? And I think you're right, that emotional connection is really, really important in situations like that, yeah. Nesrine (28:21) Yes. Yes. Yes, yeah. And the thing that I'm very vocal about nowadays is the fact that this emotional connection is actually not a new topic. It's something that has been extremely popular among marketers. For example, if you think about the best marketing campaign, they are all very emotional. The most successful marketing campaign are. If you think about designers, there are plenty of resources about emotional design. There is a great book by Don Norman. It was called emotional design. Aaron Walter as well wrote something called Designing for Emotion. But you know, the problem is that among engineers and among product manager, we don't talk that much about that. And you know what happened when we are not informed about this topic? There is a gap between the language of marketers, designers, and the engineers and product manager. And that gap doesn't allow things to succeed. I'm trying to educate the engineers and the product world towards this well-known domain outside of the product in order to have this consistency and start making real impactful products. Brian Milner (29:40) Yeah, yeah, this is such a really deep topic and it just encourages me, think, even more to recommend the book there. It's not out yet, time of this recording it's not out, but it's going to be in May of 2025. That's when this book is coming out. And I know it's gonna have a lot of really good information in it. Again, the book is gonna be called Product Delight. by Nesrine Changuel, Dr. Nesrine Changuel. I should make sure I say that. But I really appreciate you coming on because this is fascinating stuff. And I think the product managers, the product owners that are listening here are going to find this really fascinating. So I appreciate you sharing your time and your insights with us, Nesrine. Nesrine (30:26) Thank you, it's my pleasure. I love talking about this topic. Brian Milner (30:29) Ha

BrownTown talks all things DNC aftermath with US Palestinian Community Network (USPCN) organizers Nesreen Hasan and Nadiah Alyafia. The new friends breakdown DNC week from the formal mass March on DNC protests, autonomous disruptions, anti-war/genocide political education programming, to the convention spectacle itself and what it meant (or didn't mean) for Chicago on the national scale. Originally recorded September 7, 2024. GUESTSNesreen Hasan is a Chicago-based Palestinian community organizer with USPCN who has been organizing for nearly 15 years. Nadiah Alyafai is a proud Yemeniyeh who also has been organizing with USPCN for 8 years, and advocating for her people ever since she was little.Learn more about USPCN's work on their website, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Mentioned in or related to episode:Ep. 111 - Palestinian Liberation: Anti-Zionism & Jewish Solidarity ft. Rabbi Brant Rosen & Lesley WilliamsEp. 110 - Democratic National Convention: From 1968 to 2024, Pt. 1 ft. Bill AyersEp. 102: Palestinian Liberation: In this Moment ft. Muhammad SankriMarch on the DNC 2024F*** the GNC Convention from the DissentersAhead of the DNC, City Hall spent $814,000 on a fence to lock out homeless people, (Chicago Sun-Times)Ana Navarro (1, 2)Active vs. Passive  voice breakdown from @sunnmcheauxCorrection: Atlanta Olympics were in 1996, not 1994--CREDITS: Intro and outro soundbites from the March on DNC protests filmed by David and Caullen. Audio engineered by Kiera Battles. Episode photo by Jordan Esparza.--Bourbon 'n BrownTownFacebook | Twitter | Instagram | Site | Linktree | PatreonSoapBox Productions and Organizing, 501(c)3Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Site | Linktree | Support

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I'm excited to have Nesreen aka thenessdiaries_ on Instagram join me for this latest episode, after having followed her account for awhile. Nesreen brings new fandoms and a wonderful conversation. We start with Star Wars. Nesreen talks about how she got into Star Wars from a young age, to rediscovering it later in life. We talk about some of her favorite movies and shows, including Star Wars Rebels. Plus, we of course talk favorite characters, unexpected ones we fell in love with, and the future of the franchise (this was recorded prior to The Acolyte releasing). From there, we talk about a show that has not been talked about on this podcast! We're talking about HBO's True Blood series. Nesreen did a rewatch, inspiring me to rewatch (and finish) the series. We talk about what we loved about the show including the wonderful character, Lafayette. Nesreen answers the Bill vs Eric question, and we talk about the show overall and how it was watching it during the height of vampire popularity. Another new fandom to the podcast is F1 Racing. Nesreen educates me about the sport of F1 racing. She talks about the trials and tribulations of being able to watch it live, and we talk about how she got into the sport and her favorite driver. Lastly, we talk about a combination of content creation. From Nesreen doing Disneybounds and bounding in general, to creating content at Disney, and balancing that side of life with social activism when it comes to Palestine, genocide, and more. This is a very open and honest discussion and I really appreciate and thank Nesreen for providing the education and information that she did on the podcast, and with what she does on her social media. You can find Nesreen at: https://www.instagram.com/thenessdiaries_/ https://www.tiktok.com/@thenessdiaries_ https://linktr.ee/thenessdiaries

Join Tim Blankenship who speaks with Nesreen Ahmed discussing the emotional complexities of grief when when going through a divorce. Divorce is not just about legal matters. It is also about facing the grief of various losses, especially of the relationship. In cases where divorce is necessary for self-preservation, it's about facing the grief of lost opportunities, freedom, and a sense of self while in the relationship. Grief is our natural response to any type of loss. While it is usually life-altering, it doesn't have to be incessant and debilitating. It doesn't have to prevent you from living an extraordinary life. Learn how to navigate the emotional complexities of grief with Divorce Coaching. Throughout our sessions, you will gain more clarity about yourself and your new reality. We will focus on your needs and use a variety of tools and techniques so that you are empowered to build a beautiful new future.

Grandpa Bill today welcomes in studio guest Nesreen Ahmed, M.S., PCCICF credentialed Professional Certified Life and Grief Coach BiographyIt was seven years ago that I got a call that turn my world upside down. My older sister, my hero, had suddenly passed away. I went to therapists and support groups but never quite felt like I was getting what I needed. Then, I hired a grief coach on a friend suggestion, without any expectations. In one session I felt better than I had in months. I felt hopeful for the first time in a very long time. Unknowingly, I discovered my path in life: Coaching. I started www.harborlightcoaching.com and have been a Life and Grief coach for the past six years. I absolutely love my work and love to help others. I have a MS in Communication and hold the Professional Certified Coach credential from the ICF and can speak about the following topics: *The death of a loved one *Loss of health*Divorce*Job loss/career transition*Pet loss *Loss of safety/trust*Dealing with grief during CovidAnd much moreDesired CTASend Audience To:https://www.harborlightcoaching.com/Coaching challenges you regardless of your personal or professional experiences. Our work together will enable you to safely explore and reflect upon what may or may not be beneficial for you and how you can work towards achieving the outcomes you crave. No matter what you've gone through or the obstacles you've faced, I will support and guide you to expand self-imposed limitations and persevere. One conversation can inspire meaningful possibilities. Let's have that conversation together.About NesreenMy mission is to support people moving through their grief to find peace using practical tools, exercises and resources.  Grief is an incredibly difficult time and there are things we can do to help ourselves better handle the loss we feel.  I want to help people feel more at peace and more resilient so they're better able to handle future losses. Then, we look at the life and lifestyle they've always wanted but never fully stepped into. We work on both their mindset and taking concrete steps so they can intentionally design every bit of their life from relationships to career to crossing things off their bucket list. I absolutely love helping people step into their passions and life purpose so they're able to live a richer, more satisfying life. I'm a coaching and personal development nerd lol, and can talk about these things all day long

Grandpa Bill preludes my next in studio guest-Nesreen Ahmed, M.S., PCCICF, credentialed Professional Certified Life and Grief Coach INTERACT LEAVE MESSAGES AT THE BH SALES KENNEL KELP HOLISTIC HEALING HOUR MESSAGE BOARD Biography It was seven years ago that I got a call that turn my world upside down. My older sister, my hero, had suddenly passed away. I went to therapists and support groups but never quite felt like I was getting what I needed. Then, I hired a grief coach on a friend suggestion, without any expectations. In one session I felt better than I had in months. I felt hopeful for the first time in a very long time. Unknowingly, I discovered my path in life: Coaching. I started www.harborlightcoaching.com and have been a Life and Grief coach for the past six years. I absolutely love my work and love to help others. I have a MS in Communication and hold the Professional Certified Coach credential from the ICF and can speak about the following topics: *The death of a loved one *Loss of health*Divorce*Job loss/career transition*Pet loss *Loss of safety/trust*Dealing with grief during CovidAnd much moreDesired CTASend Audience To:https://www.harborlightcoaching.com/Coaching challenges you regardless of your personal or professional experiences. Our work together will enable you to safely explore and reflect upon what may or may not be beneficial for you and how you can work towards achieving the outcomes you crave. No matter what you've gone through or the obstacles you've faced, I will support and guide you to expand self-imposed limitations and persevere. One conversation can inspire meaningful possibilities. Let's have that conversation together. About Nesreen My mission is to support people moving through their grief to find peace using practical tools, exercises and resources.  Grief is an incredibly difficult time and there are things we can do to help ourselves better handle the loss we feel.  I want to help people feel more at peace and more resilient so they're better able to handle future losses. Then, we look at the life and lifestyle they've always wanted but never fully stepped into. We work on both their mindset and taking concrete steps so they can intentionally design every bit of their life from relationships to career to crossing things off their bucket list. I absolutely love helping people step into their passions and life purpose so they're able to live a richer, more satisfying life. I'm a coaching and personal development nerd lol, and can talk about these things all day long

During this episode of English With Grace podcast, I am joined by Nesreen Ahmed, ICF credentialed Professional Certified Life and Grief Coach. Today we discuss the challenges and opportunities presented by transitions. Discover practical strategies and tips for effectively managing transitions, whether it's changing careers, moving to a new city, or starting a new phase of life. Gain insights into the impact of transitions on emotional well-being, common emotions experienced, and techniques to maintain a positive mindset. Explore advice for overcoming fear and hesitation when facing significant life changes. Learn how to maintain a sense of self and stay grounded during periods of transition through self-reflection exercises and practices. Tune in for this enlightening episode and acquire the tools and mindset needed to navigate transitions with Nesreen, embracing change while finding inner stability. Nesreen's Quote: "Let go or be dragged" You can find Nesreen at: https://www.harborlightcoaching.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/harborlightcoaching/ https://www.facebook.com/harborlightcoaching/ https://www.instagram.com/harborlightcoaching/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/englishwithgrace/support

There are a lot of misconceptions about grief and today we will learn all about them. In this episode, we have grief coach, Nesreen Ahmed, who lost her sister suddenly and without any resolution. She then decided her life needed changes and to be worth living and dedicated her work to unravelling the true meaning of the word grief.  In this episode we will learn:  How grief isn't just about death Common misconceptions of Grief  What NOT to say to someone who is grieving How to accomplish your bucket list and actually start living  Nesreen's Website + How to Contact Nasreen: https://www.harborlightcoaching.com/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/truthbetoldaboutgriefheal/support

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When her sister died suddenly, Nesreen's life was changed in every possible way.  During her grief process, she discovered a new sense of clarity about how she wanted to live her life and sought out a "coach" to assist her in her journey.  Listen in as Nesreen shares how the experience led her to a new purpose and mission to help other grievers.https://harborlightcoaching.com#sisterloss #griefcoach #hopeforgrievers #livingwithintention

*CONTENT WARNINGS*: Facial blunt force trauma (and resulting injuries) 44:25-44:43, endangerment/threatening of minors 1:02:00 onwards. Nesreen tells the gang the tale of the corrupt criminal Caine & his crooked crew of cantankerous cutpurses, killers, and co-pilots currently commandeering the colony. The crew quickly organizes a bare-knuckle bar brawl, but before that… what are we gonna name our lizard-beast family? Matcha opens her mind to open pants. Moxie slaps the ol' worm. Roadkill finds a Stetson mount. Scarlett ends up on Barstool. Thank you to our Patreon supporters: Jamie Lady, Austin Sietsema, Eric Szypulski, Natalia Weaver, Nicole Villacres, RiverSupportsArtists, Gnome, Creaux, James Knevitt, Rocky Loy, Tau, JC Darcy, Treb, Alex Kuv, Jordan Myers, Aaron Godinez, Lostcloud, Keenan Geyer, DragonGirlJosie, and Jude!! Bring Your Own Mech is a biweekly Lancer RPG actual play podcast of four Lancers thrown together by circumstance, destiny... and credits. Featuring: Reed (@ReedPlays) as the Game Master Amelia (@am_ridz_music) as Matcha Aki (@akinomii_art) as Moxie Dusty (@Dustehill) as Roadkill Aubrey (@MadQueenCosplay) as Scarlett Find us on Twitter @OwnMech, and remember: batteries are not included. Lancer is created by Tom Parkinson Morgan (author of Kill Six Billion Demons) and Miguel Lopez of Massif Press. Bring Your Own Mech is not an official Lancer product; it is a third party work, and is not affiliated with Massif Press. Bring Your Own Mech is published via the Lancer Third Party License. Lancer is copyright Massif Press. Support the official release at https://massif-press.itch.io Support us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/bringyourownmech DRC CUSTOM OUTFITTERS Download: https://ownmech.itch.io/drc-custom-outfitters-a-lancer-supplement Check out Theo Rusmore's Mechs In Motion Kickstarter! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1785081338/mechs-in-motion?ref=project_link Pilot NET Discord Server: https://discord.gg/p3p8FUm9b4

When Nesreen lost her older sister, her world was shattered. Nesreen shares how the loss of her sister, propelled her into the field of grief coaching. We talk about unfinished grief recovery, forgiveness, and the aftermath of grief. Being aware of the pain of grief and facing the pain can help heal.  Resources Mentionedwww.harborlightcoaching,com // www.instagram.com/harborlightcoaching // www.facebook.com/harborlightcoaching // www.linkedin.com/in/harborlightcoachingMartika's ResourcesWebsite: https://grievewithease.comEmail: grievewithease@gmail.com Be sure to rate, review & subscribe! Support the show

Idag gästas vi i studion av Sofia Esfandi, tidigare kollega, nu bakom produktionsbolaget Mill Meadow Media, som nyligen kommit ut med Ya Hayati, en fiktiv podcastserie i tre delar om Nesreen och Lily som träffas en sommar i Malmö. Till veckans guldkorn tipsar Jonas om The Great, en satirisk komediserie från 2020 som nu är aktuell med sin andra säsong. Musik i programmet: I Tcho Tchass - Akofa Akoussah 18.02-18.05 Spotify 1) Gäst: Sofia 18.05-18.12 Studio Länk till QX-intervju med Sofia om Ya Hayati: https://www.qx.se/livsstil/221378/folk-har-langtat-efter-den-har-typen-av-berattelser-ny-queer-podd/ Musik: This is Love - Maybe Lou Me Gustas Tu - Manu Chao Queen - Perfume Genius Lose It - Austra Over and Over - Beach House

“Your loss is not a test, a lesson, something to handle, a gift, or a blessing. Loss is simply what happens to you in life. Meaning is what you make happen.” ~ David Kessler Guest Introduction:  Welcome to Exploring the Seasons of Life, a podcast for women with a big heart on a spiritual journey. I'm your host Cindy MacMillan I help midlife women navigate the seasons of their life and stop waiting for permission to live the life they want. Thank you so much for being here, friend. Do you ever feel like you are waiting on a permission slip to live the life you want? If you answered yes, then you are in the right place. Each week I interview coaches and spiritual explorers, from all walks of life about beginnings, endings and the messy bits in between. Self-love, well-being and mindset are at the heart of our conversations. Because once you change the inside, the outside will begin to change as well. Before I introduce my guest today, I wanted to let you know I am planning a workshop in December called Your Next Season Re-Imagined. Go out to my website CynthiaMacMillan.com and sign up for my newsletter Exploring SoL. Be the first to know when it's announced. I am delighted to introduce my guest. Nesreen Ahmed is the Founder and CEO, of Harbor Light Coaching and is a Professional Certified Coach, specializing in grief and loss.  She's recently completed two major trainings to become certified as a Positive Intelligence Coach and a Grief Educator. Nesreen's coaching is focused on helping clients address their mindset, overcome the hurdles of grief, and find stability and peace amidst any major life change.  She lives in New York City with her husband, her beautiful 1 and a half year old daughter and 10-year-old dog.  She loves taking road trips, hiking, going to the beach, boxing and yoga.   Here's a glimpse of our conversation: Hi, Nesreen. Thanks so much for joining me today.   3:43 And we forget that there are ups and downs, there are cycles, there are seasons, and to allow for those within our everyday life.  4:37 But without those seasons, it feels a little jarring, doesn't it?  14:44 We're not taught on how to hold space for people. We're not taught on how to witness and be there for someone without trying to make them feel better or to fix how they're feeling or, you know, talk about ourselves instead, and maybe something we've gone through, which then takes the attention off them you know, So I think it's so important to have these safe containers, the safe spaces to be able to come and have very frank conversations.  18:14 I'll use the loss of a spouse. I think that's a really easy way to kind of demonstrate. So, when you lose your spouse, not only do you lose your person, right, you might also lose your co parent, you might also lose financial stability, if that person was bringing in most of the income or all the income, you might also lose some of your couple friends that were you know, friends with both of you, right? You might also lose your intimate partner. So, there's so many different losses that you go through when you lose one person.  24:15 The first is just to be willing to listen, to be there, you know, to be that safe space without trying to fix her without trying to tell her, you know why she shouldn't feel bad or how you're lost when you lost somebody, it was this and that, right, but just really being there for her and willing to listen.  27:05 You know, I think of the very basic foundation of self-care as getting enough movement or activity, eating well, and sleep, I think those are like the very basic foundational, please try to at least do these, if you're in grief. And sometimes, that's all you can do. YOU CAN FIND AT:  Website Instagram Facebook  If you LOVED this conversation with Nesreen Ahmed you'll also love the conversations we had with: Redefining Death with Jessica Wertz Finding Your Inner Peace with Lydia Knoor Let's get Vulnerable with Kayleen Johnson Self-care and Showing up in our Lives with Gina Bell Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this episode and you'd like to help support the podcast, please share it with others, post about it on social media, or head over to iTunes to subscribe, rate, and leave a review. Leaving a rating and review helps to improve rankings in iTunes, it shows engagement which may attract sponsors and is essential for the podcast to be discovered by new listeners + it would mean the world to me. 

Thomas talks with Nesreen Ahmed, M.S., PCC.  Nesreen talks about her bliss of entrepreneurship and living into purpose, her history of becoming an entrepreneur starting with tragedy, processing through her grief, using that to inspire transformation and empowerment in others as a certified life and grief coach, the pandemic creating a need for support and relief, finding authenticity in finding her voice, coaching vs. counseling, becoming a mother at the beginning of lockdown and missing out on some traditional pieces of new motherhood, societal hesitancy to talk about grief, and how others can find their bliss through working with a coach and taking some risks.  You can find Nesreen's website at https://harborlightcoaching.com

I had the pleasure of sitting down with such a gentle and kind soul life and grief coach Nesreen Ahmed, who openly shared her journey of how she found her path to helping people go through the process of grief and find their 'super power'. In this episode we both share of stories of loss and Nesreen shares how she helps her clients get through the difficult reality of grieving.Nesreen Ahmed Details: IG: https://www.instagram.com/harborlightcoaching/Link Tree : https://linktr.ee/harborlightcoachingMummy Warriors Details : AffiliateE-Book: How To Raise A Healthy Child When One Parent Is a Narcissist by Sarah Pacarohttps://transactions.sendowl.com/stores/14743/207411IG: https://www.instagram.com/themummywarriorsSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/mummy-warriors-podcast/donations

In this episode I am joined by the wonderful Nesreen Ahmed (@harbourlightcoaching).She shares her grief experience with us as well as her expertise as a Grief Coach. We discuss an array of topics - from guilt to expectations and answer questions asked by the Spoken Grief Community too!For more information about Nesreen and the services she offers please visits: www.harborlightcoaching.com

Have you suffered loss and are wondering where to go for help? Have you ever even considered going to therapy, counseling, or coaching? In this episode, I talk with multicultural Egyptian American mom of 1 and Harbor Light Coaching grief expert, Nesreen Ahmed. Join us as we discuss the different types of grief support available and we'll show you what a real one on one grief coaching session looks like as we dive deep into my current state after losing my father. Plus, we'll talk about raising a bilingual 1 year old, motherhood, and how you can take a free grief assessment. Asi que no te lo pierdas! Links from this episode: Get 50% OFF Edye's 1 year Subscription, only $14.99 through May 31, 2021 Take a Free Grief Assessment Join a Grief Gathering (the first step to joining the healing circles): Learn more about our guest and grief coach Nesreen Ahmed from Harbor Light Coaching Watch Janny's Interview with Joss Donoso from WFUTV & PBS Shop: Get Janny's Free How to Raise a Bilingual Child Guide Here. Get 25% Off your first Mi Legasi Shop purchase with code: POD25 Let's Connect: Janny: Janny on Instagram: https://instagram.com/milegasi The Latina Mom Legacy on Instagram https://instagram.com/thelatinamomlegacy Facebook: https://facebook.com/milegasi Pinterest: https://pinterest.com/milegasi TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mi_legasi Nesreen Follow Nesreen on Instagram https//instagram/com/harborlightcoaching Chisme: Join La Lista our Newsletter at Milegasi.com and always be in the know. Hey! Send me a DM on IG and tell me what you think about the show or use #thelatinamomlegacy so I know you're a mamamiga :) XOXO Janny --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thelatinamomlegacy/support

Have you ever reversed down a highway in another country to make the exit you missed? Our guest, Nesreen Mahmoud Ahmed, a life and grief coach, has been in the car when her cousin decided to reverse down the highway in Cairo. And it’s completely normal there! Nesreen has also had some crazy driving experiences … S3E9: Nesreen Mahmoud Ahmed – Reversing Down Cairo Highways & New York Road Rage Read More » The post S3E9: Nesreen Mahmoud Ahmed – Reversing Down Cairo Highways & New York Road Rage appeared first on Drive with Us Podcast.

She had a great life, but she was unhappy. A life coach helped Nesreen discover truths instead of avoiding it. Now, as a life coach & grief coach, she discovered the best way she can be of service—and she has found happiness.

On this episode of How to Student, Sarah interviews Nesreen Ezzeddine, a senior in the University of Michigan's LSA Honors Program studying political science and co-founder of the Michigan Democracy Institute for Civic Engagement (M-DICE).Nesreen shares lessons from her journey from being in her words, a "borderline teenaged delinquent" who decided to enroll at community college to a top-notch Honors student at Michigan. This includes a discussion on failure, help seeking, imposter syndrome, and her experience as a transfer student.M-DICE  is a student-led non-profit organization working to increase political and civic engagement in community affairs among students through education. Click here for more information.For more information about Optimize, visit: https://www.optimizemi.org/Take the How to Student Survey: https://tinyurl.com/HTSPodcastSurveyThis is a presentation by Packard Street Productions.

It's that feeling you've had for basically the last year. Sometimes it feels like anxiety, sometimes stress, overwhelm, sadness. It's all those feelings and it boils down to one thing: grief. Our desire to find new routines, our clinging to the old ones and it's likely to continue as we move into this next phase of, yet another, new normal. Grief coach, Nesreen Ahmed, joins Jenn to help us understand what we're feeling, how to process it and how to move forward. Interestingly, this also applies to other times in life when we're progressing an old identity no longer fits. This episode is a truly fascinating conversation! Outline:Intro today's topic & featured guest, Nesreen AhmedHow Nesreen found her way into this niche of coachingRedefining grief beyond the loss of a loved oneEven "positive" life events can include feelings of griefDifferent levels and degrees of griefHow does this apply to the Pandemic (2020-2021)?How do we grieve and cope right now?Eat well, exercise daily, sleepMeditation, positive intelligenceHow do we balance moving forward and "doing the work?" How do we know if we've "processed it enough?"The other side is a shift in the feelings - still sadness but less guilt, pain, angerComing out stronger on the other side & building the resiliency muscleGratitude & small winsProcessing with reading and writing vs talkingPQ reps - the positive intelligence muscleQhich voices we listen to in our heads & what truly motives us to keep goingMotivation vs commitmentAs we make progress, the grieving process of our past identityHaving someone who can reflect back to you all the progress you've madeBiggest mistakes people make when experiencing grief, mourning a loss or trying to figure out a new normalFinal thought from NesreenLinks:Become a MemberConnect with us! FB Page & Private FB Group & Jenn's InstagramTake the free Weight Loss Profile, Jenn will send you a Menu PlanNesreen's Website & Instagram Quotes:"Grief is not a bad thing. So many of us think of it as something to avoid or run from even thought we're all going to experience it and we have experienced it already, multiple times, in multiple forms." - Nesreen Ahmed"Self care never ends, you can never overdose. But we do get to a point where we can move on and get through things easier." - Nesreen Ahmed"The idea is building resiliency; that you're learning to integrates what's happened into your life." - Nesreen Ahmed""It's OK to not be OK." - Nesreen Ahmed"This past year of the pandemic may have felt like a layer cake of shit." - Jenn Trepeck

Highlights: Nesreen's journey to being a grief coachBook recommendations for grief support and overcoming lossA step by step process to resolving hurt "I'm a true believer that grief is our superpower, that we are superheroes." - Nesreen Ahmed Connect with guest Nesreen Ahmed Connect with host Edward Tay

A:R Nation, how've you been? Grab a chair and get comfy because we're in for a treat. On this episode, I'm excited to have my friend and colleague, Nesreen Mahmoud. Nesreen is a Professional Certified Coach, and the founder of Harbor Light Coaching. She helps her clients identify the blind spots that are holding them back, and she really excels with helping them get out of their own way and discover their purpose. In this episode, she shares with us one of the most challenging moments in her life that led her to becoming a coach. She shares what the experience of working with a coach is like, and why EVERYONE should seriously consider working with a coach. Nesreen also shares with us some really sage advice to be more, do more and have more in your life - and from exactly where you're at. Don't live a little, live a lot. This is the Adulthood: Revisited Podcast. Connect with Nesreen: Harbor Light Coaching Email: nesreen@harborlightcoaching.com LinkedIn

A:R Nation, how've you been? Grab a chair and get comfy because we're in for a treat. On this episode, I'm excited to have my friend and colleague, Nesreen Mahmoud. Nesreen is a Professional Certified Coach, and the founder of Harbor Light Coaching. She helps her clients identify the blind spots that are holding them back, and she really excels with helping them get out of their own way and discover their purpose. In this episode, she shares with us one of the most challenging moments in her life that led her to becoming a coach. She shares what the experience of working with a coach is like, and why EVERYONE should seriously consider working with a coach. Nesreen also shares with us some really sage advice to be more, do more and have more in your life - and from exactly where you're at. Don't live a little, live a lot. This is the Adulthood: Revisited Podcast. Connect with Nesreen: Harbor Light Coaching Email: nesreen@harborlightcoaching.com LinkedIn

Hosts Juliet Vibert, Abby, & McKenzie Fayne talk about Luke & his sucken chest, Nesreen & her California nose, as well as Martina Big and her tan. The hosts give thoughts on transgender community, alternative tanning methods & much more! The Botched After Show: What happens when your plastic surgery goes wrong? Or in this case...really, really wrong? In our BOTCHED AFTER SHOW we dive even deeper to see how renowned plastic surgeons Paul Nassif and Terry Dubrow fix these botched surgeries. Tune in here for reviews, recaps and in-depth discussions of the latest episodes, as well as the insider scoop from cast and crew members on the show. ABOUT BOTCHED: When someone has cosmetic surgery, it doesn't always turn out as planned. So what happens when a procedure is botched? If they're on this reality series, they head to renowned plastic surgeons Paul Nassif and Terry Dubrow, who try to reverse damages from the origi --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In this episode, in the comfort of my home and through fits of laughter, I chat to my sister from Germany, during her visit to Dubai, and she shares her beautiful water birth story with her 2nd daughter, Kaya. From being told by her doctor that birthing in a Birth Center is a selfish and irresponsible choice, to her trusting her instincts and doing just that, Nesreen retells why her choice was the best thing she could've done for herself and her baby. A truly inspiring birth story (and I'm bummed I missed it!), so sit back, grab a cuppa, and have a listen.. ​ #WelcomeToMamahood Please dont forget to subscribe on iTunes and leave the show a review - it really helps put the show in front of others! https://itunes.apple.com/ae/podcast/belly-baby-mom-podcast/id1252442602?mt Email me with your comments, feedback and suggestions! shereen@bellybabymom.com ​

Award-winning financial advisor, Stacy Francis, debuts her “Financially Ever After” podcast and interviews life, career and grief coach, Nesreen Mahmoud. Together, they discuss the grief involved in the divorce process, financial mistakes to avoid and how best to take care of yourself in order to move forward in this new chapter of your life in a positive way. You will receive access to a wellness tracking sheet, learn about the Ostrich effect and hear a sneak preview of episodes to come. Show Contact Information Nesreen Mahmoud | W: http://www.harborlightcoaching.com/ P: 917-830-6863 E: Nesreen@harborlightcoaching.com  Free gift for podcast listeners (wellness tracking sheet): www.harborlightcoaching.com/everafter Stacy Francis | W: www.francisfinancial.com P: 212-374-9008 E: Stacy@francisfinancial.com  

Nesreen Barakat has more than 20 years of experience in the area of economic and social development, working with government, international organizations, civil society, and the private sector in Jordan. Recently, she served as a Minister of Social Development, Minister of Public Sector Development and General Director of the National Aid Fund. Prior to that, she was a Council Member at the Greater Amman Municipality, Economic Advisor to the Jordanian National Commission for Women (JNCW) and a Director of the Competitiveness Unit at the Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation.  As an entrepreneur, in 2005, Nesreen founded To Excel Consulting and Associates, a company focused on the provision of consulting services related to socio-economic, administrative and local development studies. Nesreen has extensive experience in managing and implementing result oriented technical assistance projects: she was the lead of the Enhancing Productivity Component (Economic Development Program) at SABEQ, a USAID funded Program, and previously held the position of the Manager of the Policy Support and Institutional Strengthening Component at EJADA, an EU-funded program.  Nesreen is a member of the UNWOMEN NGO Advisory Group in Jordan, member of the Business and Professional Women Association (BPWA), board member of Amman Arab University, fellowship of Vital Voices and a founding member of the Jordan Corporate Governance Association, the Competition Association and the National Global Compact Network in Jordan. She served on the boards of Jordan Enterprise Development Corporation (JEDCO), the National Fund for Enterprise Support (NAFES), and was a member in a variety of task force committees including the National Agenda Investment Task Force.  Nesreen holds an MBA degree from the Business School at Durham University in the UK and B.Sc. degree in Computer Science from the University of Jordan. She also received intensive international training at Harvard and Berkeley Universities on enhancing the competitiveness of nations, scenario planning, strategy development and implementation.