Sharqi Talks

June is Men’s Health Month is 11/06 is Global Wellness DayIn this episode Emile talks about how you can live healthier and improve your life and seek to challenge the stereotypes and misconceptions surrounding men's health in the Middle East. Asking for help when needed, discussing mental health openly, and taking proactive steps towards well-being are signs of strength, not weakness. So, let’s use Men’s health Month to encourage Middle Eastern men to prioritize their wellness and normalize self-care within our communities. 

It’s that time of year. The time where we commit to a healthier version of ourselves, and we put fitness as number 1 new year resolution. However, Research shows that 95% of New Year's Resolutions are fitness related, but after just 2 months, only 10% of people think their resolution will last.In this episode, Emile discusses why New Year fitness resolutions fail? And how can you create a healthy habit for these resolutions to succeed.

10/10 is World Mental Health Day.In this episode, Emile talks about the positive impact of physical activity on your mental health and How to look after your mental health using exercise?He also raises awareness on the importance of being active for over wellbeing and self-esteem with tips how to get started.

In this episode, Emile talks about body shaming, why people do it, its impact on mental health and how can someone deal and cope with it. This episode features a special guest Reem Shaheen, counseling psychologist, specialized in working with eating disorders and addiction.If you were ever subject to body shaming and want to know how to deal with it, or if you unintentionally body shame others and want to stop this body shaming culture, this episode is for you.

In today's episode, Emile speaks about a very important topic which is Body Image. Body Image is considered one of the biggest barriers for people to engage in any physical activity and sometimes even function properly in life. If you are in a place of wanting to exercise at a gym but are too intimated to do it because you feel weird working out around others that are bigger, stronger, or fitter than you, listening to this podcast is a must.Press play to hear tips on how to overcome body image issues and how to get past your anxiety about going to the gym.Instagram pages: @ana_sharqi      @sharqitalks

Welcome to SharqiTalks.  Sharqi Talks is the first podcast dedicated to Middle Eastern Men, hosted by Middle Eastern Social Media Influencer Emile Zarife AKA AnaSharqi.This podcast covers a range of topics all designed to get the discussion out there and break barriers especially when it comes to psychological aspect of fitness, mental health, Toxic masculinity, the middle Eastern society views on men’s fashion and beauty and many more.