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The Shadow Sessions

The Shadow Sessions

Von: Hiba Balfaqih
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 The Shadow Sessions is hosted by Hiba Balfaqih, an unconventional psychologist and trauma alchemist. We explore the stories that most people bury—particularly those tied to shame, trauma, and identity. Our goal is to shed light on the hidden corners of human experience, allowing listeners to hear stories that challenge societal norms and spark deep,introspective conversations.Hiba Balfaqih Hygiene & gesundes Leben Seelische & Geistige Gesundheit Sozialwissenschaften True Crime
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  • From Prison to MMA Legend: The Making of Frank Shamrock

    From Prison to MMA Legend: The Making of Frank Shamrock
    Feb 19 2026
    We’re taught to fight for what we want—to toughen up and push through. But what happens when fighting is all you’ve ever known? When childhood teaches you that pain is love, violence is normal, and power equals survival? In this episode of The Shadow Sessions, Hiba Balfaqih speaks with Frank Shamrock, a world‑champion fighter whose strength was forged through abuse, abandonment, and incarceration. This conversation isn’t about winning titles—it’s about identity, conditioning, and who you become when no one teaches you who you are. Frank reflects on how survival can harden into armor, and why real healing sometimes begins when you put your fists down and face what’s underneath.
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    1 Std. und 27 Min.
  • The Sin Of Being a Girl: Surviving Honor-Based Violence

    The Sin Of Being a Girl: Surviving Honor-Based Violence
    Feb 12 2026
    What if your biggest sin is being born a girl? What happens when violence is justified as tradition and silence is enforced as honor? In this episode of The Shadow Sessions, Hiba Balfaqih speaks with Nina Aouilk, a survivor of honor‑based violence who grew up in a system where abuse was normalized, and truth was punished. This conversation examines cultural gaslighting, generational silence, and how gender‑based control shapes trauma and identity. Rather than sensationalizing harm, this episode focuses on the psychological and systemic realities that allow violence to hide behind words like culture and family. Today, Nina is a global speaker, coach, and advocate working to expose these structures and support survivor healing. This episode is about truth, resistance, and what becomes possible when silence is broken.
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    1 Std. und 12 Min.
  • After the Collapse: Bankruptcy, Identity Loss and Building Again

    After the Collapse: Bankruptcy, Identity Loss and Building Again
    Feb 5 2026
    Not all shadows look like darkness. Some look like ambition. Some look like discipline, perseverance, and the pressure to hold everything together while quietly falling apart. In this episode of The Shadow Sessions, Hiba Balfaqih speaks with Amber Duncan, who went from success as it’s culturally defined to total collapse. She filed for bankruptcy. She lost the money, the image, and the version of achievement the world told her to chase. What followed wasn’t just a business rebuild. It was an identity reckoning. This conversation explores what collapse strips away—and what it reveals. How ambition can become armor. How success can disconnect us from ourselves. And how rebuilding after loss requires more than strategy; it requires confronting the patterns that led there in the first place. Amber shares what bankruptcy taught her about worth, control, and resilience—and how rebuilding a multimillion‑dollar company became secondary to reclaiming trust in herself. Today, she helps others navigate financial collapse, career reinvention, and recovery through mentorship, financial education, and honest conversations about failure and survival. This episode isn’t loud or performative. It’s about the quiet shadow of perseverance—and how sometimes, the deepest healing happens after everything you worked for falls apart.
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    1 Std. und 8 Min.
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