Rula Abirafeh | Author of "Hyphenated"

In this episode of Deserts to Mountaintops, Jessica interviews Rula Abirafeh, author of the anthology chapter titled "Hyphenated,"   where she details her desert to mountaintop experience growing up as an immigrant, and now as a mother with a Middle Eastern-American child.

Deserts to Mountaintops is a limited series podcast created by Top 1% ranking podcast host, Jessica Kidwell, she lifts the author off the page as she holds conversations with co-authors of this inaugural anthology released in January 2023 by Soul Speak Press.

This series is meant to give readers of DTM a deeper insight into the authors that brought their experiences to the page and hopes to inspire it’s audience to a place of transformational healing.

Deserts to Mountaintops: Our Collective Journey to (re)Claiming Our Voice is available now on Amazon.

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About Rula:
Born in Beirut, raised in the suburbs of Washington, D.C., now living in Los Angeles—Rula has straddled words, seeking belonging and balance. As an immigrant, she
struggled placing herself in the right check box. Her varied identity, once a puzzle, now provides her with purpose. Rula has an undergraduate degree from Georgetown University, a Personal Coaching certification from New York University, and is ICF ACC credentialed. She has worked as a copy editor, content developer, Pilates instructor, and former cookie company founder. She’s a mother, a partner, a dog lover, and a murder mystery lover. Her path was never linear, each creative direction ultimately leading her to her own successful business as a Professional Life Coach. Rula brings understanding, compassion, and her story to each individualized session. Find her at www.rulaabi.com or on instagram at @rula.abi.

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This podcast is hosted by Jessica Buchanan, a NYT Bestselling author, speaker, survivor and founder of Soul Speak Press. Soul Speak Press is a boutique non-traditional publishing company focused on publishing stories from women who have been through something, now they know something, and can teach us something.

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