Ep:#62 The force of self-awareness in Iraq with Asmaa Ibrahim and Jiyan Foundation
b'Why is there so much trauma in Iraq?\\n\\nHow was the war with ISIS so different to the other wars over the years?\\n\\nWhat is the reality on the ground for women in Iraq?\\n\\nToday I speak with Asmaa Ibrahim, co-head of Trauma Care and Health at Jiyan Foundation for Human Rights and assistant lecturer at the Institute for Psychotherapy and Psychotraumatology at the University of Duhok in the Kurdistan Region of northern Iraq.\\n\\nWe start this conversation understanding the history and the background to the country.\\n\\nAsmaa talks about the stories from when the war broke out in 2014. And what she has heard from the people that she helps.\\n\\nThen she explains what she does to help start the healing process.\\n\\nAsmaa tells us one of her favourite techniques that she uses to help people heal from trauma.\\n\\nWe hear about how children were militarised and educated under ISIS.\\n\\nAnd then what she and the Jiyan Foundation are going to do to reintegrate these now young adults back into society.\\n\\nDuring this conversation Asmaa gives us a brief window into the life in Iraq. We talk about the culture. And she finishes explaining her anguish but also her hope.\\n\\nI was left so reflective after this. Talking to people in other places is so important. Perspective is such an incredible thing, and conversations like this bring us all closer together.\\n\\nThere is a lot here. So grab that favourite beverage or throw on those running shoes, and enjoy this conversation with Asmaa.\\n\\nAnd please don\\u2019t forget to let us know what you think of this episode, leave a review and subscribe.\\n\\nAnd if you would like to be reminded of future podcasts and other inspiring stories from TIE, join our newsletter here. http://bit.ly/TIENewsletter'