Beyond The Surface
Welcome to Beyond The Surface! 🎙️
A podcast where we dive deep into the realms of philosophy, psychology, and mental health—unpacking life’s biggest questions and exploring the human experience. Join me, Mohammad, as I bring thought-provoking discussions, personal insights, and expert perspectives to the table. Whether you're seeking self-improvement, intellectual conversations, or just a fresh perspective on life, this is the place for you.
I’m someone who’s always been drawn to the depths — of thoughts, of feelings, of language, of people. I don’t do well with surface-level talk, even though I’ve spent years learning how to express myself more clearly, especially across the different languages and cultures I carry with me. Arabic, English, Turkish — each one opens a different part of me. And sometimes, that’s felt like a gift. Other times, a burden. But it’s always been real.
I’ve spent most of my life trying to figure out not just who I am — but how to be. How to articulate what I believe. How to stand up for it. How to stay curious without losing myself in the noise.
This podcast — Beyond The Surface — isn’t just a project. It’s a reflection of how I think, live, and grow. I don’t want to preach, or pretend to have it all figured out. I just want to explore what matters: purpose, identity, language, emotion, philosophy, and everything in between. I want to ask the uncomfortable questions — the ones we often avoid — and try to answer them honestly.
I’ve struggled with articulation, with perfectionism, with self-doubt. I’ve wrestled with cultural expectations and the weight of “fitting in.” But each challenge pushed me closer to clarity — and to courage. I’m still learning, still evolving, still rewriting myself with every episode, every thought, every silence.
If you’re someone who feels caught between worlds, who overthinks things, who’s trying to find meaning without losing your authenticity — you’re not alone.
This is where we start.
Not at the top. Not in the spotlight.
But beyond the surface.
Beyond The Surface
The Inherited Wounds: Slavery's Shadow and the Pursuit of True Freedom
In this episode, we dive into one of humanity’s darkest truths SLAVERY. Not just as a historical system, but as a mindset, an institution, and a legacy that continues to shape our modern world. We uncover how slavery dehumanized generations, built empires, and left psychological and cultural scars that still echo today.
From the transatlantic slave trade to the subtle forms of exploitation that exist now, we explore how power, obedience, and fear created a world where some ruled and others were broken. Through stories of resistance, identity, and survival, we reflect on the complexity of slavery; not only as a crime of the past, but as a mirror of our present...
Because to understand freedom, we must first confront what it means to be enslaved.
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