Hoda Zekavat has spent her whole life seeking answers to how she can better function and be a wholesome member of society while struggling with depression, PTSD, anxiety and other dissociative disorders. After experiencing over 30 years of Christianity, Islam, and New Ageism, her belief that everything lies within and not without has become unshakable. Hoda and host Omo will be talking about how Hoda helps others back to the truth within themselves. 

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Hoda’s work involves healing past childhood, generational difficulties, challenges and traumas through hypnosis. This is to release the person from feeling like they are blocked from moving forward in their life and realising a dream. 
• True inner peace is unshakable, it cannot be robbed from you by outside factors such as money troubles, losing a job, losing a relationship, anything that can shake a person to their core.
• Theta waves are strong during internal focus, meditation, prayer, and spiritual awareness. It reflects the state between wakefulness and sleep and relates to the subconscious mind. It is abnormal in awake adults but is perfectly normal in children up to 13 years old. It is also normal during sleep.
• The mother wound is the cultural trauma that is carried by a mother, along with any dysfunctional coping mechanisms that have been used to process that pain. There is a lack of fulfilment that all women are trying to deal with. 

BEST MOMENTS

‘Hypnosis isn’t about controlling another person, it’s a deep state of calm’

‘I decided never to go there again and take responsibility for my own life’

‘Once I became a mum, I lost a sense of who I was’

EPISODE RESOURCES 

Hoda Zekavat • Coach • Speaker (@phalvacoaching) • Instagram photos and videos

Hoda on LinkedIn

Hoda Zekavat - Coach - Speaker | Linktree

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ABOUT THE GUEST 

“Hi there, my name is Hoda, I’m a transformation coach and speaker based in Berlin. My expertise lies in Hypnosis, Shadow Work and Inner Child Healing, all stemming from Jungian Psychoanalysis.

I see my role as a catalyst of transformation through exploring the effects of the individual’s inner masculine-feminine energy dynamics on their external reality.

Having myself overcome decades of trauma and abuse, while accumulating 18 years of language teaching, 11 years of confidence coaching, and 3 years of transformative coaching experience, I offer a safe space for your healing and transformation into the version of yourself that feels more like home.”

PODCAST DESCRIPTION

Power in Diversity Podcast is a space where professional women from diverse backgrounds, eager to grow as leaders, come to be inspired and gain wisdom from other leaders. As my guests share their journey, I hope that it will give you; an aspiring or established female leader; meaning to your journey, illuminating your path and equipping you with a greater understanding of how to carve and navigate your success pathway with greater ease. 

Power in Diversity Podcast is also designed to equip not only individuals but, crucially, organisations who must learn to create diverse and inclusive organisations practically and not merely as a tick box exercise; especially now in this ever-changing world, everyone’s diverse insight is vital to solving world issues. I hope that this podcast allows organisations to appreciate the real barriers female and ethnic minority groups face in stepping into leadership, barriers sadly I and many others have faced, and many continue to face. 

I’m proud to be British and proud of my African Heritage, my tribe, part of the Benin Empire. I feel blessed to be a woman. This is a non-judgmental space, but a space to learn and to become aware of the gifts and Power in Diversity.

ABOUT THE HOST

Dr Omo Akoje Okonkwo is a practising Cosmetic Dental Surgeon working in Private Clinics in Surrey. Her passion for empowering her patients and team led her to Transformational coaching to bring about significant change in others.  Her many skill sets and ability to motivate people quickly opened leadership roles for her, including Director of Health care Projects and Clinical Lead and Senior Tutor at the prestigious King College Dental Hospital. Along her journey, she faced numerous setbacks despite her passion, academic background and experience. 

Notwithstanding, her passion for excellence and growth led her to embark on an MBA at the Renowned Warwick Business School. Her desire to empower women steered her to conduct qualitative research exploring Gender, Leadership, and Identity. Her findings revealed what she had always sensed, the leadership labyrinth for female and ethnic minority leaders that exists. It is now Dr Omo’s mission to educate and equip individuals, organisations, and countries on the necessity, mindset, and steps to create inclusion at all levels of society.

CONTACT METHOD 

IG: https://www.instagram.com/dr.omo_uk/

LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-omo-okonkwo-65b8a542/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/omo.okonkwo