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Marilyn is inching closer to her due date, and that means she has a few key decisions to make around her labor. Epidural or no epidural? Constant monitoring of the baby’s heartbeat or sporadic monitoring? Where to give birth and which care provider to have? Vaginal or cesarean? Do you want to induce the birth or not? Which interventions will you allow? Do you want Pitocin to help you birth your placenta? Do you want to play Beyonce in the deliver room? Marilyn takes us through her thought process in making these decisions, showing that you can only go through pregnancy as yourself.  Are you pregnant? Are you preparing for your labor? How are you making your decisions? Did you already give birth? Write to us on sayhi@whoruntheworldpodcast.com or on instagram @whoruntheworldpod   Also, make sure to check out our previous episodes where Marilyn talks about her pregnancy journey:  Final Stretch of Pregnancy: Body, Tribe and Data Feelings and Thoughts on Pregnancy Announcing Our Third Co-Host On a final note, we’ve been overwhelmed by the latest world events, particularly what’s been happening in our home country Lebanon. We do hope you can take some time out in your day to donate to these worthy causes:  Lebanese Red Cross Beit el Baraka Offre Joie

We start this episode off with a very special announcement: Rhea has moved back (or forward - depends how you look at it) to Dubai! She has started a brand new job at Spotify, and on this episode she breaks down her decision making process that got her there. We also talk about growth (it’s no secret that Rhea’s mental health struggled this last year), and how to carry that growth and feeling grounded wherever you live.  We’d love to hear from you! How do you make your decisions? Have you ever moved cities/countries/Jobs? What was that experience like? Write to us on sayhi@whoruntheworldpodcast.com or on instagram @whoruntheworldpod  Also, make sure to check out our previous episode about different decision making frameworks: Time For Decisions | Who Run the Time On a final note, we’ve been overwhelmed by the latest world events, particularly what’s been happening in our home country Lebanon. We do hope you can take some time out in your day to donate to these worthy causes:  Lebanese Red Cross Beit el Baraka Offre Joie

This episode is all about the 2nd and 3rd trimesters of pregnancy as Marilyn shares everything she has experienced in the last 6 months. She tells Rhea about all the ways her body has changed, and how her little girl has been sucking the energy out of her (we love you Gaby!). She also talks about the importance of her tribe, friends and family showing up for her, and how that has made her feel more ready to take on labor and motherhood. Finally she talks about how equipping herself with the right information and data has helped be more prepared for the unknown.   Have you been pregnant before? How did you deal with the changes in your life? Alternatively, have you gone through a major life change recently? How have you navigated through the range of emotions that came with that transition? We would love to hear from you! Write to us on sayhi@whoruntheworldpodcast.com or on Instagram: @whoruntheworldpod  On a final note, we’ve been overwhelmed by the latest world events, particularly what’s been happening in our home country Lebanon. We do hope you can take some time out in your day to donate to these worthy causes:  Lebanese Red Cross Beit el Baraka Offre Joie

Something that many Arab women have faced in their lifetime is single shaming. In this episode we dive deep into single shaming: how it shows up, how to respond to single shaming and Marilyn even hits us with some stats (since the pandemic single shaming has been on the rise). We even try to understand how single people and people and relationships can broach the topic of dating and relationships. This resulted with our first ever on microphone argument.  We’d love to hear from you! Have you been single shamed? How do you talk about dating with your single or non single friends? Write to us on sayhi@whoruntheworldpodcast.com or on instagram @whoruntheworldpod  Also, make sure to check out our previous episode where we talk about Rhea’s online dating:The Bumble edit - We’re Swiping Left, We’re Swiping Right. On a final note, we’ve been overwhelmed by the latest world events, particularly what’s been happening in our home country Lebanon. We do hope you can take some time out in your day to donate to these worthy causes:  Lebanese Red Cross Beit el Baraka Offre Joie

We spent all last week immersed in the latest gossip taking over the ton. In other words, we binge watched season 2 of Bridgerton, and we have a lot of things to say about it. We rank our favorite subplots, play a good old game of kill, fuck or marry, while comparing and contrasting the actors’ butts and debate on what we really think of Anthony Bridgerton and Miss Kate Sharma’s love story.  We’d love to hear from you! What did you think of this season? Did you feel like there was a huge hole left by the Duke’s absence? What did you think of the feud between Lady Whistledown and the Queen? Which Bridgerton brother would you marry? Write to us on sayhi@whorunthewporldpodcast.com and make sure to follow us on Instagram @whoruntheworldpod  You can listen to our review of season 1 of Bridgerton here.  On a final note, we’ve been overwhelmed by the latest world events, particularly what’s been happening in our home country Lebanon. We do hope you can take some time out in your day to donate to these worthy causes:  Lebanese Red Cross Beit el Baraka Offre Joie

Marilyn has been going through a little witch obsession, and she got Rhea to watch her latest TV binge that has witches at the center of it all: Wheel of Time. On this episode, we discuss what we liked and disliked about this Amazon Prime Video original: from the acting to the plot to the fun names of the characters. Marilyn finishes off this episode by sharing which witch TV shows to watch and which ones to avoid (stay away from Netflix’s the Witcher people).  Have you seen Wheel of Time? Are there other shows you’d like us to watch and review? Let us know by writing to us on sayhi@whoruntheworldpodcast.com or on our Instagram: @whoruntheworldpod .    Check out our other episodes where we review shows: Al Rawabi School for Girls Perfect Strangers Emily in Paris Bridgerton Season 1 On a final note, we’ve been overwhelmed by the latest world events, particularly what’s been happening in our home country Lebanon. We do hope you can take some time out in your day to donate to these worthy causes:  Lebanese Red Cross Beit el Baraka Offre Joie

A few episodes ago we announced that Marilyn was expecting! This week, she openly discusses the different range of emotions as she navigates through this new chapter of her life. Marilyn candidly shares about the feelings of power pregnancy has given her, but also how she is navigating becoming a mother while running her company. Finally, Rhea and Marilyn have an open discussion about identity, how to deal with change and how to show up for your friend as they go through various life changes and transitions.  Have you been pregnant before? How did you deal with the changes in your life? Alternatively, have you gone through a major life change recently? How have you navigated through the range of emotions that came with that transition? We would love to hear from you! Write to us on sayhi@whoruntheworldpodcast.com or on Instagram: @whoruntheworldpod  On a final note, we’ve been overwhelmed by the latest world events, particularly what’s been happening in our home country Lebanon. We do hope you can take some time out in your day to donate to these worthy causes:  Lebanese Red Cross Beit el Baraka Offre Joie

After months of being apart, Rhea spent one month staying at Marilyn’s in Dubai. In this case, absence did not make the heart grow fonder, but it did make the brain notice weird quirks in your best friend. So in this edition of Who Run the Time, Rhea and Marilyn point out each other’s quirks and oddities. The two finally talk about each other’s weird eating habits, Marilyn’s hyper focus abilities, Rhea’s underwear and how much they crack themselves up.  What are some of the quirks you’ve noticed in your best friend? Do you have any funny stories? We’d love to hear your stories! Write to us on sayhi@whoruntheworldpodcast.com or on Instagram @whoruntheworldpod. As always, we would love it for you to find it in your hearts to donate to one of these causes in Lebanon, as the country is going through a crippling economic crisis. Every little bit counts.  Lebanese Red Cross Beit el Baraka Offre Joie.

Over the break, We both binged watched Netflix’s Emily in Paris, and we have a lot of things to say about. In this episode we discuss plot twists of season 2, what we think of Emily’s fashion and take a look at how the show adequately describes the French Labor Law. We also break down the two love triangles at the center of the show, and stake our claims on who we would date (Marilyn is team Gabriel and Rhea is team Alfie).. We also try to make sense why the French people talk to each other in English, even when Emily is not in the room.  Have you seen Emily in Paris? Do you have any recommendations on what we should watch next? Let us know by writing to us on sayhi@whoruntheworldpodcast.com on Instagram @whoruntheworldpod. As always, we would love it for you to find it in your hearts to donate to one of these causes in Lebanon, as the country is going through a crippling economic crisis.Every little bit counts.  Lebanese Red Cross Beit el Baraka Offre Joie.

On this episode we welcome for the second time on the podcast Tala Odeh, who just like Marilyn, is expecting a little girl later this year. We talk about the different (and ridiculous) old wives tales about pregnancy. After doing some research on the internet, we found that the majority of old wives are around guessing the gender of the baby, and a whole lot of old wives tales are extremely sexist. We spend the episode debunking the old wives tales (Marilyn had a great time using Google as her weapon) and even inventing our own old wives tales. If we missed any old wives tales, don’t hesitate to send them to us on our email sayhi@whoruntheworldpodcast.com or on our instagram @whoruntheworldpod. Finally and as always, if you have a few bucks to spare, we’d love it if you would consider donating to one of the Lebanese charities below. Lebanon is going through a crippling economic crisis, and people are struggling to get their basic necessities. Every little bit counts.  Lebanese Red Cross Beit el Baraka Offre Joie

Who Run the World turns three years old this week! In honor of our podcast’s birthday, we answer questions from you, our audience, about the podcast, about our friendship, our creative partnership and so much more. In this episode you’ll get a sneak peek into the behind scenes of Who Run the World, you’ll find out about the different areas of conflict we have to deal with, whether there are any topics that are off limits to us (spoiler alert: there are not), and we give you a timeline for when we plan on achieving world domination: 2025.  We’d like to thank you from the bottom of our hearts for tuning in to our podcast. It means the world to us to have you as a part of our conversation. We’d love to hear from you, what has been your favorite episode so far? What would you like to hear more of? Write to us on sayhi@whoruntheworld.com or on Instagram @whoruntheworldpod. Finally and as always, if you have a few bucks to spare, we’d love it if you would consider donating to one of the Lebanese charities below. Lebanon is going through a crippling economic crisis, and people are struggling to get their basic necessities. Every little bit counts.  Lebanese Red Cross Beit el Baraka Offre Joie

Last month Netflix’s Arabic movie Perfect Strangers quickly became the number 1 streamed movie across the Middle East. So just like everyone else, we recently watched the Arabic adaptation. The movie is set in Lebanon, and the plot revolves around a group of friends who decide to read every message they receive on their phones over the course of a dinner. Suffice it to say: chaos ensues. In this episode of Who Run the Time, we discuss the different plot points, and whether we would take part in a similar game with our friends and partners (oh hell no). We also take a look at the significance of this movie in regards to the Arab content landscape (we celebrate more genre films) as well as take a deeper look into the backlash the film faced (team Mona Zaki over here). Did you watch Perfect Strangers? What did you think of the plot? What about the backlash the movie faced in Egypt and elsewhere? We’d love to hear from you! You can write to us on sayhi@whoruntheworldpodcast.com as well as on instagram: @whoruntheworldpod . As always, we would love it for you to find it in your hearts to donate to one of these causes in Lebanon, as the country is going through a crippling economic crisis.Every little bit counts.  Lebanese Red Cross Beit el Baraka Offre Joie.

After two years of successfully avoiding the CoronaVirus, it got Rhea on December 31st 2021. While visiting Marilyn in Dubai, Rhea tested positive for COVID19. Rhea spent eleven days stuck in Marilyn’s spare bedroom, where all her deepest insecurities were flared up. The quarantine period came with enlightenments and a persistent cough. In this episode, we look back at those eleven days, breaking down the different lessons Rhea picked up including how to accept help, distinguishing what is a trait vs what is state, and learning the ultimate lesson: being a burden to your friends is actually a treasure.    Were you affected by Omicron recently? How was your quarantine period? How do you deal with your insecurities? Is it difficult for you to accept help from friends? We would love to hear from you! Write to us on sayhi@whorunthepodcast.com or follow us on @whoruntheworldpod  We were lucky enough to go through quarantine in the comfort of our own home. A lot of people are not so lucky. We are both from Lebanon, which is going through a crippling economic crisis. People do not have access to 24h electricity and the price of food is through the roof. We’d love it if you could find it in your hearts to donate to one of these organizations doing amazing work in Lebanon. Even 5$ would go a long way.  Lebanese Red Cross Beit el Baraka Offre Joie.

On our very first episode of 2022, we have a very special announcement. We have a new co-host who has been stealthily present and growing for the last couple of episodes: Marilyn is pregnant! In this episode, Marilyn shares how she and Hadi found out, she talks about the stresses of the first trimester, as well as how she copes with everyone suddenly having an opinion on her body.  Marilyn also talks through the different feelings she had in the last few months, especially finding out she was expecting after more than a year of trying. We would love to hear from you, and hear your stories. Do you have a pregnancy story? Have you struggled with fertility write to us on sayhi@whorunworldpodcast.com or follow us on Instagram: @whoruntheworldpod. As always, we would love it for you to find it in your hearts to donate to one of these causes in Lebanon, as the country is going through a crippling economic crisis.Every little bit counts.  Lebanese Red Cross Beit el Baraka Offre Joie.

Just like everyone and their mothers on social media, we present to you our 2021 Spotify wrapped, sharing different moments and memories associated with each song and artist. In this episode, we learn that Rhea likes but does not love music, Marilyn has 7 songs from the same album in her 10 most played songs, both Rhea and Marilyn love Beyoncé, and Rhea’s taste in music made Marilyn puke - quite literally.  What song or artists were featured on your 2021 Spotify wrapped? Do you have any musical guilty pleasures? Do you and your bestie have different music tastes? Let us know by writing to us on sayhi@whorunworldpodcast.com, or on our Instagram @whoruntheworldpod. As we approach the end of the year, we would love it for you to find it in your hearts to donate to one of these causes in Lebanon, as the country is going through a crippling economic crisis.Every little bit counts.  Lebanese Red Cross Beit el Baraka Offre Joie.

In this episode we talk about money - how to invest it, how to make smart decisions, how to achieve financial freedom and financial wellbeing. We are joined by Dr. Christiane Mueck who is the founder of INTO Financial, which helps people get an empowered understanding of modern personal finances and financial independence. Dr. Christiane demystifies investing and shares with us different tips and tricks on how to develop a better relationship with money. Talking about our finances often feels like a taboo. However, we believe having conversations about our money, sharing our knowledge and supporting each other through our investment journeys (whether it be investments, starting a business, real estate, purchasing crypto, etc) will help lead us towards financial freedom.  If you’d like to know more about how to achieve financial freedom, we recommend visiting and signing up to INTO Financial here.  We’d also love to hear from you! Write to us on sayhi@whoruntheworldpodcast.com, or follow us on Instagram @whoruntheworldpod. In addition, if you have a few bucks to spare, we’d love it if you would consider donating to one of the Lebanese charities below. Lebanon is going through a crippling economic crisis, and people are struggling to get their basic necessities. Every little bit counts.  Lebanese Red Cross Beit el Baraka Offre Joie

We are joined by Lighthouse Arabia founder and psychologist Dr. Saliha Afridi who breaks down everything we need to know about anxiety and mental health. Dr. Saliha tells us how we should treat our mental health like we treat our physical health, something to be cared for everyday. We also discuss anxiety and how our bodies go into fight, flight or freeze mode. Finally, we explore how we can show up for loved ones going through a tough time with their mental health. She introduced us to Mental health first aid which is a training that helps you become a first responder for someone going through mental health issues. If you are currently struggling with your mental health we do encourage you to reach out for help. If you are in the UAE you can find out more about Lighthouse Arabia here, and you can sign up for their free support groups here as well as their course on Mental Health First aid here. Finally, you can follow Dr Saliha on Instagram: @drsalihaafridi. Also, we’d love to hear from you! Would you like to share how you tend to your mental health? Write to us on sayhi@whoruntheworldpodcast.com, or follow us on Instagram @whoruntheworldpod.On a final note, we’ve been overwhelmed by the latest world events, particularly what’s been happening in our home country Lebanon. We do hope you can take some time out in your day to donate to these worthy causes:  Lebanese Red Cross Beit el Baraka Offre Joie

After 5 months apart, last week we were back together in the same place and took advantage to record a special episode in San Sebastian Spain. Since we were on vacation, we figured why not bring you an episode about how we ran the time while in the Basque country. We spoke about the different games we played during our road trips, how we kept the conversation going and we dove deep into how to manage friend dynamics on a group trip. At the end of the podcast we are joined by the third member of the trip Melhim Abou Alwan who shared his own  highlights from our vacation. We are so incredibly grateful to be able to go on vacation and have moments with friends. People in Lebanon are not even in a position to think about going on vacation. We ask that you consider donating to one of this charities helping our home country Lebanon as it navigates through a crippling crisis:   Lebanese Red Cross Beit el Baraka Offre Joie

If you listen to this podcast you must know that we both love to converse, ask questions, travel down hypothetical routes, and learn things about each other and other people. Actually, did you know that according to a study by Marilyn and her team at Cosmic Centaurs: the more team members share mutual knowledge the more they are happy and perform better at work. So team centaurs created a deck of prompt cards called Cosmic Conversations, helping team members (or even just a group of friends)  learn more about each other through meaningful questions. So on this episode, Marilyn and Rhea decide to take these conversation starters for a test run. We talked about who we think would play the other in a movie, what feedback we had for each other as podcast partners, we had a debate about whether we’d seek revenge on people who have hurt us in the past, and so much more.   Make sure you keep an eye out for the release of Cosmic Conversations on the Cosmic Centaurs website here.  Also what are some of your conversation starters? Tell us about them by writing to us on sayhi@whoruntheworldpodcast.com or on our Instagram page: @whorutnehwroldpodWe recently won the Comedy Gold Award at the International Women’s Podcast Awards, and we spent the first few minutes of this podcast sharing with you our reactions. We are so incredibly grateful to you, our listeners, for listening to our episodes and for supporting us every way through. If you wish to support us even further, we ask that you consider donating to one of this charities helping our home country Lebanon as it navigates through a crippling crisis:   Lebanese Red Cross Beit el Baraka Offre Joie

In this episode, we talk about boundaries: how to establish them, how to respect them for ourselves and for others, and why they are so important in the creation and maintaining of healthy relationships.Rhea shares that one of her main obstacles in her dating/romantic life is setting boundaries, always being available to and making things easier for her date. Marilyn on the other hand talks about how her desire to be considered as a good person has made it difficult for her to establish boundaries. Through our stories we pinpoint how we can create boundaries all while being true to ourselves. Finally, we take a look at our own friendship and whether we respect each other's boundaries.  We’d love to hear from you! How do you view boundaries? Is it easy for you to establish them or to respect them in others? Write to us on sayhi@whoruntheworldpodcast.com and follow us on Instagram on @whoruntheworldpod. Also let us know what other topics you’d like us to discuss. We recently won the Comedy Gold Award at the International Women’s Podcast Awards, and we spent the first few minutes of this podcast sharing with you our reactions. We are so incredibly grateful to you, our listeners, for listening to our episodes and for supporting us every way through. If you wish to support us even further, we ask that you consider donating to one of this charities helping our home country Lebanon as it navigates through a crippling crisis:   Lebanese Red Cross Beit el Baraka Offre Joie