CutheCrap | The Podcast: Recent Episodes
Lamaan
Real people having real conversation about real life. All with the objective to evolve your life to a healthy, honest, and happy one. Life & Health Coach Lamaan sits with all different types of people to bridge the communication gap in society.
This week, I sit down with Egyptian fashion designer Christine Massarany, who took a bold leap into fashion at 36 after a decade in PR and advertising. From ditching her 9-5 to turning her passion into reality, Christine's story is all about courage, reinvention, and following your dreams—no matter when. Tune in to hear her journey, the hurdles she faced, and the magic that happens when you take a chance on yourself.
هذا الأسبوع، أجلس مع مصممة الأزياء المصرية كريستين مسراني التي اتخذت قفزة جريئة في عالم الأزياء في سن 36 بعد عقد من العمل في مجال العلاقات العامة والإعلانات. من ترك الوظيفة الروتينية إلى تحويل شغفها إلى واقع، قصة كريستين تدور حول الشجاعة وإعادة اكتشاف الذات وملاحقة الأحلام في أي وقت. استمعوا لتتعرفوا على رحلتها، التحديات التي واجهتها، والسحر الذي يحدث عندما تأخذ فرصة لتغيير حياتك. ✨
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This episode is a little different! Dr. Reem Nouman asked if she could be the one to interview me and ask me how I cut the crap from my life and how I started the first podcast in Egypt.
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Therapy has been in high demand over the past few years, as people have started prioritized their mental health. That being said, there has also been an influx of imposters and people posing as therapists and coaches to ride the social media wave but have zero credibility in the field. In this episode I sit with Mohamed Ma'andi to discuss some of the things to look out for.
The LYLAS Podcast
If you know what LYLAS stands for, then this podcast is for you! Two besties since...
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Every year I like to sit and catch up with Yasmina. This season was our first episode alone without her fabulous Momager. I got to talk with her about how she navigates being a teenager and a working professional, reflecting on previous topics we've discussed and how she views them today, and how she's been working on her self.
The LYLAS Podcast
If you know what LYLAS stands for, then this podcast is for you! Two besties since...
Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify
'Can you fix him?' Mahmoud Abdel Mageed talks about how he shifted his life 180 degrees by working on shifting his perspective of it.
We discuss his relationship with his wife, and get into questions like did she 'change him,' and does a man even change? We tackle subjects about fatherhood, being a partner, and society. This talk is refreshing in its uniqueness and honesty.
The LYLAS Podcast
If you know what LYLAS stands for, then this podcast is for you! Two besties since...
Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify
I sat with Amira Adeeb and we talked about all the crap she's had to cut out of her life lately, and to get here. We diver deeper into personal and professional topics, including things we're going through lately...making it feel like a real 'DMC on the couch.'
The LYLAS Podcast
If you know what LYLAS stands for, then this podcast is for you! Two besties since...
Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify
Founder of Egypts first game company, Sarah Abulkhair talks about how she found her way to this unique career path after learning she'd been fired for months. We get into a lot of relatable topics, whether its career shifting, overcoming burnouts, having faith in the outcome and much more.
The LYLAS Podcast
If you know what LYLAS stands for, then this podcast is for you! Two besties since...
Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify
Adventurer and record breaker, Omar Samra, decided to row the Atlantic but ended up capsizing. I sat with him to ask about every single detail that came to my mind. How was he able to, not only physically prepare but also, mentally prepare and survive such a unique experience...
The LYLAS Podcast
If you know what LYLAS stands for, then this podcast is for you! Two besties since...
Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify
لمان هتتكلم مع كريم داش في حلقة النهاردة عن أهمية العيلة٫ الصحة٫ و المساواة بين الراجل و الست
In today's audio episode, Lamaan speaks with Karim Dash about the importance of family, health, and gender equality.
Amina opens up to Lamaan about her self love journey, learning to trust her intuition, working on herself and a lot more on tonight's episode of Cut The Crap
أمينة خليل بتتكلم مع لمان عن رحلتها في ثقتها و حبها لنفسها، و ازاي اتعلمت انها تثق في احساسها و طورت من نفسها في حلقة النهاردة في Cut The Crap
Lamaan talks with Menna Kotb Animal rights activist about our stray dog issues and why these baladi dogs and cats are an essential part not only for the survival of our ecosystem but also our mental, emotional, and spiritual well being.
لمان و منة قطب ناشطة حقوق الحيوان عن أهمية وجود الحيوان في البيئة و الرحمة بيهم
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Lamaan talks with Nesma ElShazly, founder of stardust P, about the struggles of being a woman in a society that puts a lot of restrictions.
لمان بتتكلم مع نسمة الشاذلي مؤسسة star dust PR consultancy عن الصعوبات اللي بتواجهها المرأة في المجتمع و العوائق اللي بتواجهها
Lamaan and Ali talk about the rise of rap in Egypt and the power of the messages behind his songs.
لمان و علي بيتكلموا عن صعود الراب في مصر و قوة الرسائل الموجودة في اغانيه
Injy ElMokaddem has a heart to heart conversation with Lamaan about shifting careers, being more than a wife and mother and the journey to finding her SELF.
انچي المقدم و لمان بيتناقشوا عن التغيير في الحياة العملية، و كونها أكثر من مجرد زوجة وأم، والرحلة للعثور على نفسها.
Parents needing to start having the uncomfortable conversations with their kids is the basis behind Dibo’s “Elephant in The Room” campaign series. In this episode Lamaan and Dibo discuss the importance of combating these taboos, being able to find your way in life and the limitations of toxic masculinity.
Lamaan talks with Tara Emad, one of the most successful models and actresses in Egypt, about self-care, setting boundaries, and bullying.
In the season premier of season 4, Lamaan will be talking with Shahd El Shater, one of the top comedians in Egypt, about comedy as a defense against the negativity in the world, against childhood traumas, and against not so great days. We also dive into the skills and discipline behind being taken seriously in the field.
في بداية الموسم الرابع، هتتكلم لمان مع شهد الشاطر، أحد أفضل الكوميديانات في مصر، عن الكوميديا كخط دفاع ضد السلبية في العالم، ضد صدمات الطفولة، و تهون الايام الصعبة . وهنتعرف معاهم على المهارات والانضباط اللي تخليك تلمع في مجال الكوميديا.
a chat with Lamaan, the founder and host of cuthecrap, Egypts first podcast!
Get to know what made her start in the first place and dig deeper behind the name of the podcast.
We have been taught that resting goes against everything we aspire to be in life.
It's lazy, it's a waste of time, it lacks motivation and energy blah blah blah.
Resting is literally where all the work you put in starts to do its thing. YOU NEED REST.
Decode that right now!
Who said that the moment we feel anything other than pure happiness that means we need to jump ship and avoid it at all costs? Allow yourself to FEEL. There is a lot of life, living, and learning that takes place in that space.
The quality of your life is directly related to the quality of the relationship that you have with yourself. Thats it. No 'if,' 'ands,' or ' buts.'
The quality of your life is directly related to the quality of the relationship that you have with yourself. Thats it. No 'if,' 'ands,' or ' buts.'
I got the absolute pleasure of sitting with Yasmina El-Abd, who you must know from the Netflix hit original series 'Finding Ola,' and her Momager Nagwa El-Abd.
We talk about everything from the struggles of being a teenager today, the momager/parent dynamic, and her acting career.
Easy way to release all the things that are taking up space in your mind and weighing you down emotionally.
Ever wonder why every time you try to break an old habit or add something new to your routine, like working out or a new healthy diet, you end up falling short on this commitment?
Here is why...
The quality of our lives is only as good as the quality of our relationship with ourselves. I guarantee that once you start, you will not want to stop.
Join me in the journey to really understand the meaning and magnitude of what true self love looks like.
Alya Mooro is an Egyptian-born journalist and writer based in London who wrote her first book The Greater Freedom: Life As a Middle Eastern Woman Outside the Stereotypes where she discusses the identity crisis that can be caused as a result of immigration,
the 'stereotyping' of the Arab woman, toxic masculinity in females, and a lot more.
The conversation starts with a simple, yet crippling question, only felt by those of us born and raised in a cultural mocktail; "How do you answer the question where are you from?"
We discuss the existential crisis of Arab girls raised around the globe and the need to feel a sense of belonging, the fear of shame, the need for validation and understanding and the urge for honest representation of the Arab woman BY ARAB WOMEN.
Within the talk, we dive in deeper into inner child healing, awareness and building boundaries along growing up! Enjoy the talk!
Harvard graduate Rasha Kenawi turned from a senior economist and advisor to ministries to a lecturer at Harvard and a leadership development expert at the age of 46. From a life that was lead with routine and fear to a life lead by passion and purpose, Rasha says it's all about training your minds to shift from a fixed mindset to a growing mindset. It’s never too late to shift your direction!
ازاي ممكن تكون نقطة التحول فى اى وقت في الحياة حتى لو كنت فاكر ان حياتك خلاص بتخلص! رشا كيناوى من خبيرة اقتصادية اولي و مستشارة للحكومات لمحاضرة فى جامعة هارفارد و هي ٤٦ سنة! و من حياة بيمشيها الروتين لحياة بيمشيها الشغف! اسمع ازاى تكون قائد لنفسك و فى حياتك و فى شغلك! و ان مفيش حاجة اسمها الوقت اتاخر!
Today I give the microphone to my first and favorite therapist. I owe my first break through to her, and I value her approach in healing the SELF. Her realistic approach to our common mental health issues and the perspective she offers in regards to our modern day issues make you feel heard, validated, and thanks to her countless methods of treatment, in control of your healing journey. في حلقة اليوم حبيت أدي المكرفون لأول دكتورة نفسية إرتحتلهة وفعلاً ساعدتني في مشواري لعلاج النفس وسدعدتني أفهم صعوبات الحياة بطريقة إيجابية و اتعامل بهدوء و تمكن أكتر
Luli Akram cut a lot of crap to protect and provide for herself and her family. In this episode we discuss how she adopted her 3-year-old daughter as a single mom, allowed her spirituality to lead her, how she set her boundaries, cut off toxic family members, learned the true meaning of friendship, and understood the love languages.
Manifestation, navigation, and self exploration; All major themes of this conversation with Osama El Hady. He opens up about the fight it takes to find and catch your so called 'big break.' How he found himself acting with the biggest actors and actresses in Egypt, as well as navigating his way after that career high.
ازاى تجذب النجاح و تكتشف و و توجه نفسك ده ال بنتكلم فيه مع اسامة الهادى و بيحكي عن قد ايه الواحد لازم يحارب عشان يوصل و يكتشف نقطة التحول او الفرصة فى مشواره و ازاي فجأة لقى نفسه بيمثل مع اكبر ممثلين و ممثلات مصر و وجه نفسه ازاي بعد النجاح الكبير ده.
This episode is mostly in English (sorry ) however Arabic subtitles are available. Hana talks about how toxic 'hard-work' caused her to face major health issues, frustrations of working as a woman, being perceived as a bitch, and what disrupted her life forcing her to completely changed the way she was living her life. Watch to hear how even though Hana now runs her own successful company, works longer hours, and juggles her son and husband, she is doing it all while being recharged and healthy.
On the second part of our conversation with Sherif Nour El Din, he opens up about his crippling anxiety, dealing with the loss of his father, and how he has learned to recharge his energy after draining situations and people. في الجزء التاني من حوارنا مع شريف نورالدين حكى لنا عن القلق اللي بيتعرض له، و تعامله مع وفاة والده، و ازاي اتعلم يجدد طاقته ويشحنها بعد الظروف أو الأشخاص المرهقين.
A true insight into what it takes to succeed in the field of media while learning to protect your mental health. In part 1, @Sherif Nour El Din discusses how it all came to be for him. Each road block leading to better opportunities, each mistake evolving into unequivocal strength, and how the people he encountered on his career path guided him to places better than he planned for.
Lamaan and Noor talk about identifying trauma based behaviors, what trauma actually is, setting healthy boundaries, and uncovering childhood wounds. A very honest conversation that draws on both their personal experiences with trauma and healing.
I spoke with Lara Scandar the other day about...time. Delegating, allocating, and prioritizing YOUR TIME and how to learn not to let the world rush you. We talk about unexpected motherhood, unsolicited advise, and of course... what comes next for Lara Scandar and her career.
Nour Youssef is a renowned 'Relationship Surgeon' and has worked miracles in decoding major relationship issues in Europe. But now she's back in her homeland to help the up and coming generations decode. But first, she says, you have to "own your shit!" In this first part of my conversation with Nour we talk about our society. Oh yes... the societal constructs that have coded each sector of our lives and behaviors. How do you break free from the boundaries of our society and culture? How to do deal with the guilt [ towards our parents and our curiosity] ? How to find what feeds our spirits? Who are we without all the coding? How does this influence our relationships?
A year stripped of distractions has surfaced the reality of our inner most troubles, emotions, and internal power.Energy healing [ with all its categories] has made a strong impression on people as a solid source of healing, power, and inner peace.
May Mahmoud talks about how she found herself becoming an Energy Healer and all the different ways we can identify 'energy' in our life, religion, culture, and physical symptoms.
As a community we come together most tuesdays and have a conversation entirely led by YOU. Everyone has a seat on this table.
Hope Academy is a school in Egypt dedicated to teach those with special needs regardless of their age or advancement. They prosper life skills in them that will help them not only depend on themselves, but also get a job.
Noor Hesham Selim shares his story and struggle with gender dysphoria and living as a transgender in the Middle East.
After going through divorce, Asma talks with Sherine and Lamaan on remarriage, and how we must adjust out expectations of marriage after they have been negatively skewed by social media.
Taking control of how you operate in all the different relationships in your life is the foundation of a good HEALTHY life. Asma Sherif Mounir speaks on how she went against common advice in regards to her relationships. Instead she chose to follow her instincts and sense of honesty allowing her to form stronger, healthier, and more loving relationships; with her ex-husband, her daughter, her father, her God, and her SELF.
Ahmed El Ruby - Best known for his Gouna Film Festival hit song ' Sa2fa' -talks to Lamaan and Sherine about the 14-years the lead him to this moment. From beating cancer at 20, to getting rejected and told to pursue other careers, Ruby shares what types of discipline and mental strength helped him survive cancer and criticism.
Omar El Shenawy, architect turned actress, opens up about his strict upbringing, the idea of 'being a man,' cheating, relationships, and how you can't really fix or change your partners.
Omar El Shenawy, architect turned actress, opens up about his strict upbringing, the idea of 'being a man,' cheating, relationships, and how you can't really fix or change your partners.
Omar El Shenawy, architect turned actress, opens up about his strict upbringing, the idea of 'being a man,' cheating, relationships, and how you can't really fix or change your partners.
From country to country, we are connecting people through honest conversations and shared stories that promote the true meaning of health.
By having the right external conversations, we influence the right conversations internally.
(English + Arabic)
This is NOT an interview - It is an open conversation.
Let's listen with an open heart and an open mind. This is a place to speak openly, connect honestly, learn, and grow together- Not a place to judge and hate one another x
Thank you Hala for your honesty and for finally sharing your story that was so inspiring to all of us. Your vulnerability will teach many others that they too have the right to figure things out without fear of being lost. God is good x
(English + Arabic)
This is NOT an interview - It is an open conversation.
Let's listen with an open heart and an open mind. This is a place to speak openly, connect honestly, learn, and grow together- Not a place to judge and hate one another x
Thank you Hala for your honesty and for finally sharing your story that was so inspiring to all of us. Your vulnerability will teach many others that they too have the right to figure things out without fear of being lost. God is good x