Welcome to Sage Take Thyme by Womena founders Elissa Freiha and Amira Salah-Ahmed.
This new podcast dives into our perspectives on relevant, topical issues that affect women in and from the Arab world. It will serve as a space for genuine exploration of the authentic experience of two women in search of belonging and balance, using storytelling to reclaim and redefine the distorted narratives that surround them.

Find out who we are, why we do what we do, what it means to be a feminist media company battling the algorithm, our thoughts on the U.S. elections and so much more!

First Episode drops SEPTEMBER 10TH but for our Apple Podcasts subscribers, the EARLY RELEASE of the first episode is available NOW.

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As the podcast comes to an end, Mint and Omar reflect on the season and the honest conversations they had opening up their relationship to an audience. From grief, to money matters and infidelity, they give an insight into their own experience and the lessons they learnt along the way.

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Don’t miss the Season 1 finale! Opening up the conversation of infidelity, a topic often shrouded in shame, Mint and Omar discuss the need for couples to define what it means for them in their own relationship. What's ok and what's a red line?

What does monogamy look like in today’s world? This can be very subjective and relative to each person, but how do we talk about it to our partner and build that framework together?

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Navigating your partner's mental health while coexisting can be daunting. In this episode, Mint and Omar explore how they support each other and the value of communication when understanding each other’s mental health.

While giving your partner space to go on their own journey, how do you take ownership of your own wellbeing?

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هل بينك أنت وشريكك قيم مالية مشتركة؟ منت وعمر بيتكلموا في الحلقة دي عن موضوع في الغالب لا يُذكر قبل أو خلال الارتباط، ألا وهو الماديات، ومن ضمنها عادات الإنفاق الخاصة بكل فرد وإزاي نجحوا في تحقيق التوازن المالي في علاقتهم وتعليم القيم دي لابنتهم.

اشتركوا في قنوات وومينا على منصات البودكاست المفضلة ليكم وعلى اليوتيوب عشان تشوفوا الحلقات كلها كاملة. وهنستنى تقييمكم وارائكم ومتنسوش تشاركوا الحلقات مع أصحابك!

Do your money values match your partners? Mint and Omar tackle something that is not often talked about before or within a relationship: finances. Including their individual spending habits, how they managed to find financial balance in their relationship and teaching these values to their daughter.

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إيه هي الحميمية؟ وإيه هو الجنس؟ وإزاي نقدر نبني علاقة صحية بوجود الاثنين مع شريك حياتنا؟

منت، بصفتها أخصائية علم الجنس الجسدي، هتتكلم معنا في مواضيع الحميمية والمتعة. وفي حلقة الأسبوع ده، منت وعمر هيكلمونا عن طريقة فهم احتياجاتنا ورغباتنا وإزاي نقدر نعبر عنهم مع شريكنا. الحوار كمان هيناقش القوالب النمطية المتعلقة بالحميمية في مجتمعنا وهنعرف شكل وإحساس الحميمية الحقيقي.

اشتركوا في قنوات وومينا على منصات البودكاست المفضلة ليكم وعلى اليوتيوب عشان تشوفوا الحلقات كلها كاملة. وهنستنى تقييمكم وارائكم ومتنسوش تشاركوا الحلقات مع أصحابك!

What is intimacy? What is sex? How can we cultivate a healthy relationship with both and with our partners?

As a somatic sexologist, Mint delicately navigates the topics of intimacy and pleasure. In this week's episode, Mint and Omar talk about how we can understand our own needs and desires, how to openly communicate them with our partner, addressing the stereotypes around intimacy in our society and diving into what true intimacy looks and feels like.

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بعض الناس ممكن تحس إن الوقوع في الحب بعد فقدان شخص حاجة مستحيلة، لكن كتير بنلاقي الحب لما نكون مش بنسعى له، وده نفس إلي حصل مع عمر سمره.

في حلقة مميزة، عمر هيتكلم معانا من كل قلبه عن مروة، زوجته الأولى إلي فقدها وهيأخذنا معاه في رحلة شفائه وخوفه قبل وبعد ارتباطه بمنت. وكان قرار خلق مساحة آمنة يقدر يبني فيها علاقة جديدة يحتم عليه إنه يضع في اعتباره مش بس مشاعره لكن كمان مشاعر تيلا بنته.

اشتركوا في قنوات وومينا على منصات البودكاست المفضلة ليكم وعلى اليوتيوب عشان تشوفوا الحلقات كلها كاملة. وهنستنى تقييمكم وارائكم ومتنسوش تشاركوا الحلقات مع أصحابك!

Finding love after loss can seem unimaginable, but we often find love when we’re not necessarily looking. In this special episode, Omar Samra opens up about the loss of his first wife Marwa.

He takes us through his healing journey and his fears before and while being with Mint. Creating a safe space where they can build a new relationship meant considering not only his own feelings, but those of his daughter Teela’s.

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لما بتقبل على الزواج، هل لازم تتقبل فكرة إنك بتتزوج عائلة كاملة مش شريكك بس؟ إزاي نضع حدود بحيث أن يكون لأهل الزوج/الزوجة و الحموات دور مختلف عن الدور إلي يمليه علينا مجتمعنا؟ في الحلقة دي، هيكلمونا منت وعمر عن دور أهل الزوجين في العلاقة والتوقعات والتقاليد والحدود بين الأسرتين.

اشتركوا في قنوات وومينا على منصات البودكاست المفضلة ليكم وعلى اليوتيوب عشان تشوفوا الحلقات كلها كاملة. وهنستنى تقييمكم وارائكم ومتنسوش تشاركوا الحلقات مع أصحابك!

When you get married do you have to accept marrying the whole family? How can we draw boundaries so the in-laws play a different role than the one society tells us is the norm? Mint and Omar explore the role in-laws play in relationships and the expectations, traditions and boundaries that come with two families uniting.

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