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The Discomfort Practice

The Discomfort Practice explores the value of discomfort in shaping who we are, how we are in the world and how it can be a catalyst for positive social evolution.

Betsy speaks to leaders, activists, athletes, creatives and others who, like her, are ‘professional discomforters’ about comfort zones, having a conscious ‘discomfort practice,’ and the superpowers that lie on the other side of stepping into the unknown. Come get uncomfortable with Betsy...

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Episode #53: Razan Ibrahim on How Becoming a Refugee Helped Positively Shaped Her Perspective on Life

Nov 21, 2021

In the latest episode of The Discomfort Practice, it was such a treat to interview journalist and fellow media professional, Irish Syrian journalist and activist, Razan Ibraheem.

Razan is a multi-faceted woman with an impressive career. She’s had a high profile, passionate ethos-driven career in journalism, spoken to the UN and worked in a news agency focusing on addressing misinformation in the media. She also sits on the Amnesty board in Ireland and her work has led to her being named International Woman of the Year by Irish Tatler in 2016. Because she is also incredibly glamorous and beautiful.

We talk about Razan’s deeply personal connection to the tragic situation in her native Syria. While studying in Ireland, Syria imploded into civil war, leaving her unexpectedly unable to go back, suddenly classified as a refugee. She turned this discomfort and her considerable energy to volunteering to help refugees in Greece for two years. Razan says “The people I met and the stories I heard from Syrian refugees changed my perspective on life.”

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