Afternoons with Helen Farmer

Is your credit card safe from your kids? Edfundo's Simon Wing chats to Helen about financial literacy for kids.
Leah Nicholls of Impulse Defence highlights the importance of teaching our girls self-defence skills before they go travelling.
Anthony White from Level Up gives us the lowdown on why strength training is a non-negotiable if you're on the weight loss jab.
The Mean Girl Syndrome: Why are girls so mean to each other, over skincare? Educators Nitasha Saxena and Natalie Herbert.
And finally, social media addiction is leading to mental disorders, according to Karen Hayre, a Dubai-based psychologist and licensed psychotherapist at The Psychiatry and Therapy Centre.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In an exclusive conversation on Dubai Eye 103.8, Helen asks Her Excellency Reem Al Hashimy, UAE Minister of State for International Cooperation, about her role in government and what motherhood means during challenging times.
Catch the full interview on Dubai Eye 103.8's YouTube channel.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Helen chats to Georgie Ricks, the woman behind the community It's A PCOS Party, and Dr. OBGYN Dr. Nana Wyberg of Health Bay Clinic.
Can you reverse your biological age? Dr. Mishkat Shehata of OMICS Clinic explains.
Transguard is the first huge organisation to announce adoption and guardianship leave for its employees. Nick Beer and Rachel Tutungi tell Helen how they planned for it.
Rejoin's Mandy Sanger tells us why her group is on a mission to educate mothers returning to work, with a focus on teaching them about AI.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Many families are looking for healthier ways for teens to build confidence, independence and real-world skills. Teenovation is one UAE initiative trying to tackle exactly that through volunteering, internships, leadership projects, entrepreneurship and social activities for teenagers.us is Founder Margareta Luis joins Helen in the studio.
Plus: Employers and educators are increasingly talking about the “readiness gap” - young people who may be academically strong, but feel overwhelmed by independence, pressure, interviews, communication, or simply backing themselves outside the classroom. This summer, a new two-day UAE bootcamp aims to tackle exactly that. The University Edge Intensive takes place at Dubai World Trade Centre in June - Founder Swarnima Guha and Jazz Ferguson tell Helen how they're helping students prepare not just for university, but for life beyond it.
And finally, is Buy Now Pay Later a good idea? Steve Cronin, founder of DeadSimpleSaving.com, gives us the lowdown on how these platforms can benefit us, and what pitfalls we need to avoid.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

That's one experience of pilot-turned-actor Khalid Saeed as he was in a scene alongside John Krasinski in the new Jack Ryan: Ghost War film shot right here in Dubai. We get to know his journey and challenges moving from the cockpit to film sets.
We also discuss how teenage girls can build self-respect while navigating social media, shifting expectations and everyday challenges of adolescence with Dr Katherine Iscoe.
Fertility struggles and IVF were also covered on the show today, hearing from clinical embryologist Maria Banti and IVF mum Dana.
Plus, relief and grief - we look at the two sides of what people feel following their mental health diagnosis.


See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.