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Hello, I am a marital therapist, communications trainer and author. I have thirty-five years helping couples and individuals make better relationships. I have written twenty-plus self-help books which include the international best-sellers ‘I love you but I’m not in love with you’ and ‘How can I ever trust you again?’ My books have been translated into twenty languages. I trained with RELATE the UK’s largest counselling charity.

Perhaps it has been turning sixty but I have become interested in spiritual as well as psychological questions. Who am I? What are my values – as opposed to my parents, my teachers and the wider society? What makes my life meaningful? What do I believe about life, the universe and everything? Although my clients might come to me because of destructive arguments, falling out of love and infidelity, they are also interested in having more meaningful relationships and a more meaningful life.

So what is the meaningful life? Why do we so easily lose our way and get lost in depression, anxiety, doubt, addictions and obsessions: the swamplands of the soul? One thing I know for sure is that there is not one answer. Each of us has to find out for ourselves what makes our life meaningful. But we can learn from each other, share our experiences of how to navigate the journey, how to endure and learn from the swamp, and finally how to find solid ground.

I have decided to use my original training in radio and journalism to interview witnesses for what makes life meaningful. Each week, I invite someone who is a therapist, academic, self-help coach or who has an enlightening personal story to share their knowledge or experiences. I hope our discussions will help you discover what makes your life meaningful and find more purpose and contentment.

قالها الخليفة الراشد عمر بن عبدالعزيز رحمه الله (إن لي نفساً تواقة) حروف من ذهب تكتب على جباه العاملين والآملين، أناس تجتهد من أجل حلم يبرق أمامهم وآخرون لا يفتر مسيرهم إلى قمة جبل طموحهم وآخرون تائهون عن الطريق وآخرون يزحفون باتجاه كوة النجاة وآخرون يركضون ولكن في الطريق الخاطئ وآخرون .. وصلوا ولكن إلى الهاوية … إن الهمة العالية داخل النفوس شقاء يبتلى به صاحبها وهي وقود دون زاد وطريق دون خارطة ووجهة دون بوصلة ، تقذفه أمواج الحياة فيرتطم بصخور الاجتهادات ، ونحن هنا في بودكاست تواق نحث الهمم ونغرس القيم وندل على خير القمم عبر استضافات الخبراء المتميزين في تخصصاتهم ليخطوا لنا مساراً آمنا بيد خبرتهم لتكتمل بعد خطوطهم حدود خارطة المتلقي ليسير نحو أهدافه باتزان ويصل إلى قمته بأمان .. واصل ناجح لم يخسر صحته من أجل قمته ولم يترك مبادئه من أجل أهدافه ولم يهمل أسرته من أجل إنجازه .. فللنفس خلوة وللناس حظوة وللصحة مكان وللصحبة مكانة وللأسرة أولوية ولله جل جلاله كل شيء .