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Engraved on the Statue of Liberty it reads, “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free...” A beautiful sentiment, indeed. The reality is a little less poetic. When refugees reach America’s shores today, they face the daunting task of rebuilding a sense of community while trying to work through a system that is ill-equipped to give them the support they need. That’s where Luma Mufleh comes in.   

Twenty-nine years ago, Luma came to the United States as a refugee and has since found herself on a path she didn’t expect - building schools to support refugee children. After hearing her TED Talk, “Don’t Feel Sorry For Refugees, Believe In Them,” I couldn’t wait to get her perspective on how to build a community devoted to taking care of each other. This is… A Bit of Optimism.  

 For more on Luma and her work visit:

 www.fugeesfamily.org   

https://www.ted.com/talks/luma_mufleh_don_t_feel_sorry_for_refugees_believe_in_them

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Physicist Richard Feynman once said, “The first principle is that you must not fool yourself, and you are the easiest person to fool.” One way we fool ourselves is by imagining we know more than we do; we think we are experts. This week on Hidden Brain, psychologist Adam Grant describes the magic that unfolds when we challenge our own deeply-held beliefs.

Today on the podcast I welcome Nutritional Therapist, Amelia Freer.

Amelia embarked on a career in nutrition after years of struggling with her own diet and now uses her expertise to transform the lives of her clients and readers. Amongst her success stories are famous names such as Victoria Beckham, James Corden and Sam Smith. Amelia takes a scientific and holistic approach with clients and is vehemently against fad diets and exaggerated food marketing hype

On the episode today, we talk through the following areas:

• Simplifying Food and how Amelia has focussed her recipes on reducing the stress involved in cooking
• Dealing with negativity online and being the subject of public shaming
• How Amelia’s practice has evolved and what things she has changed in her practice
• How failure/change is inevitable throughout your career
• Embracing culinary hacks, parenthood

Make sure you check out the recipe I made for Amelia too on The Doctor's Kitchen YouTube Channel

And remember to check out Amelia Freer on her website and social media pages too by following the links on the page here, and also have a look at Amelia's new book - Simply Good For You - by clicking this link.

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