Hormones, Mental Health and Women’s Cycles: A Holistic Approach with Dr. Michael Azzi
Dr. Michael Azzi on hormones, mental health, fertility and faith. A holistic women’s health conversation about cycles, stigma and hope.
Wendy El Khoury on Building Purpose Beyond Business Through Faith, Community and Giving Back
Wendy El Khoury, founder of Wedded Wonderland, shares how faith, community and philanthropy built a global brand on Finding Sanctuary with Debbie Draybi and Natalie Moujalli.
Teenagers, Social Media and the Comparison Trap: What Today’s Teens Are Really Up Against
Buddy Bou Francis and Will McInnes join Natalie Moujalli to talk honestly about what today’s teenagers are up against, from social media comparison to validation culture and the path toward real formation.
Paramedic Mental Health: What 14 Years on the Frontline Teaches You About Breaking Down and Building Back Up
Zeb Miller has spent 14 years as a frontline paramedic and has seen what happens when emergency workers ignore the slow leak of trauma. In this episode, Zeb talks with Debbie and Eddie about how becoming a father rewired his approach to patient care, why box breathing only worked once he understood his own body’s stress response, and the moment he completely shut down on the job and finally had to ask for help. If you work in a high-pressure role or you’ve been sitting with something too long, this one is for you.
Tragedy, Shame & Community Healing with George Boutros and Judy Saba
George Boutros has turned two of the most painful experiences of his life into movements that have genuinely changed communities. Joining Debbie and cross-cultural psychologist Judy Saba, George opens up about losing his cousin to suicide, the nine months that shook his community to its core, and how that grief quietly built something remarkable. From founding Friends with Hope to shipping 27 tonnes of humanitarian aid to Lebanon after the Beirut explosion, this is a raw and honest conversation about what it really looks like to turn tragedy into purpose.
When Journalism Becomes a Calling: Adella Beaini on Faith, Trauma and Emotional Well-being
Journalist Adella Beaini joins the conversation to talk about what it really costs to carry other people’s stories — and what happens when the weight of it catches up with you. From a two-year campaign exposing suicides in the defence forces to her own brush with burnout, Adella is refreshingly honest about the dark side of a purpose-driven career. She also unpacks how her Lebanese heritage and Maronite faith shape the way she reports, listens, and leads. Raw, real, and genuinely moving.
Modern Parenting and Technology: Raising Connected Kids in a Digital World
Raising kids in the digital age is one thing. Raising preteens and teenagers in it is a whole different conversation. Chehade Richa gets honest about proactive parenting, how we respond when our kids mess up, and whether social media bans actually work. Eddie brings the perspective of a father and grandfather, while Monsignor grounds it all in the bigger picture of raising secure, well-adjusted adults. Practical, warm, and full of real talk for parents in the trenches.
Caregiving, Grief & the Faith That Holds Families Together
Subdeacon Stefan Gerges carried his sister Lauren every single day. Not out of obligation — out of love. But caring for someone through grief and family challenge is never a solo journey. On Finding Sanctuary, SDS shares how caregiving shaped him, how faith kept his family together, and why community support isn’t optional — it’s essential.
Helping Kids Through Grief: Bridget Sakr on Loss & Healing
How do you talk to your kids about death? After losing her daughter Veronique, Bridget Sakr faced this exact challenge whilst drowning in her own grief. What she discovered about parenting through loss challenges everything we think about protecting children from pain. From weaving a loved one’s memory into everyday life to building faith-based support networks, Bridget’s story offers parents a powerful framework for navigating grief together. Because healing doesn’t mean forgetting—it means learning to carry love forward.
Mastering Difficult Conversations and Unlocking Effective Feedback – Jacqualine Kay Raad
Most of us would rather sidestep a tough conversation than have it. But here’s the problem — avoidance doesn’t make difficult feedback disappear. It just lets blind spots grow. In this episode of Finding Sanctuary, leadership consultant Jacqueline Raad breaks down why the “compliment sandwich” fails, how whole body listening transforms relationships, and why the conversations we dread most are often the ones that change us the most.