Cross Cultural Couples Podcast

07/03/2022

One of our favorite places to hike is by the ocean at sunset in Laguna, California. Where’s your favorite place to hike?

27/02/2022

Hiking by the ocean. “The world is a fine place and worth the fighting for.” -Ernest Hemingway

15/02/2022

Happy Valentine’s Day from our favorite plant based restaurant, . Great for you body, heart, and the planet and delicious!

We finished our date with a almost full moon lit stroll by the ocean. It reminded us of our early days night walking by the ocean in Morocco.

Sending love and warm California vibes to you all! Hope you all were able to celebrate love and cross cultural love especially today!

07/02/2022

We love February in California! The trees are blooming and the sun is shining! Spring has sprung!

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02/02/2022

Believe!

It’s amazing what faith in the universe can do for your soul. Whatever cultural expression that belief takes, whether religious, or spiritual, believing in something greater than yourself is one of the most beautiful parts of the human experience.

Seeing how naturally kids believe in magic, in the world around them, in the people they love is truly one of the greatest gifts as a parent. Kids remind us of our truest, most authentic selves that we lost trying to fit into whatever society or culture we find ourselves in.

Should we be teaching them about the world or should they be teaching us how to be our true selves again?

27/01/2022

Thank you to everyone all over the world who has listened to our podcast! We have now been listened to in over 47 countries! We love being able to connect with people all over the world. Love has no boundaries! ❤️🌍❤️

Check out our second season:

https://open.spotify.com/episode/5wfwNeRdjmIBnNmgnvrAXk?si=xbolTwz9T360pOZvmP7owg

11/01/2022

Season 2 of our podcast is officially out! We are so grateful to have been downloaded in over 46 countries so far and are really looking forward to diving deep into spiritual connections in cross cultural relationships this season.

In our first episode this season we talk about shadow and how being conscious of and connecting with our shadow helps us in our relationship and how it can help your connection transcend culture and withstand the tests of time. Learn tips for identifying if your shadow is at play in your life and your relationship.

10/01/2022

Erica and Hamada El Hilali discuss confronting our shadows spiritually and how this can help connect and bring us closer together. We discuss the role of shadow in different cultural contexts and how by addressing our shadow individual and as a couple we can grow closer together. Hear Hamada's story...

28/12/2021

Where do you feel you belong? Being at the beach with our boy and our dog feels like home to me.

05/12/2021

We are loving this Eleanor Roosevelt quote during this new moon and solar eclipse. Whatever you are dreaming, dream bigger.

Let your soul bath in the beauty of your dreams and leave the fears of the past behind you. The future is brighter than you can imagine.

29/11/2021

We are taking some time to reflect on our first season of podcast episodes and will be back with season two in January 2022. DM or comment below with any questions or topics you would like help with in your cross cultural relationships.

We are going to go even deeper in season 2 and help you get past the cultural components of relationships and connect on a soul level. Stay tuned for fresh episodes in the new year and get ready to make deeper connections in your relationships. Get caught up on all our season 1 episodes. (Look for us on your favorite podcast medium, Apple, Spotify, pandora, google, and podbean). Cross-cultural couples podcast.

https://open.spotify.com/show/1nNyLdZhhKZypZSTU6POvT?si=jBD1GzCORMWXJhg_d2zMzw

27/11/2021

Feeling grateful for family, food, and finally being together for a holiday after the long pandemic days. What are you grateful for?

13/11/2021

So grateful to finally have a vegan date night . Loved the guava cheese cake and the delicious tacos. The ex-Catholic in me loved that we could light candles and write out a prayer too. That was a nice touch.

28/10/2021

One of our top questions we get asked is what’s your number one relationship tip. For us it doesn’t matter which culture you come from, if you don’t love yourself it makes it really hard to love your partner. Love yourself so you can love others more.

Some ways to love yourself:
1. Practice self care like going to bed early or taking a bath
2. Be kind to yourself
3. Forgive yourself for the past
4. Let go of old emotions
5. Learn about yourself
6. Connect with yourself on a spiritual level
7. Examine your boundaries especially during Scorpio season

25/09/2021

Saturday is for family time. What is your favorite way to spend Saturdays?

19/09/2021

The Viking in me is getting restless staying in one place for so long with this pandemic. Where is your next travel adventure? What do you miss most about traveling?

27/08/2021

7 tips and ideas how to have in a

10/08/2021

We explore the secure attachment style and how to foster it as a parent in your children. We will also examine the 3 insecure attachment styles, anxious/preoccupied, avoidant/dismissive, and disorganized/fearful-avoidant. Learn how these attachment styles may be impacting your partner or you and how...

26/07/2021

Loving yourself is looked down upon as selfish in many cultures. We'll dispel this myth and dive deep into why self-love is so important for your relationship success. We'll discuss how not loving yourself enough causes perfectionism, being overly critical, self-sacrificing and resentment. We'll dis...

21/07/2021

05/07/2021

Somethings are universally awesome, like going on a nice walk to get frozen yogurt on a summer day. Whether you are Moroccan or American enjoy your summer! Happy Fourth of July!

03/07/2021

When you get whipped cream on your nose and your Baba joins the fun!

03/07/2021

First day moving to America... it was April, and it snowed. I was very exited to see snow for the first time. Learn about what it was like for Co-Host Hamada El Hilali when he immigrated to America in honor of the 4th of July and Independence Day. He had to learn things like what garage sales were t...

22/06/2021

Becoming a father.

18/06/2021

is always in his joy at the beach! Doesn’t matter if he’s swimming in Morocco in the Atlantic or Mediterranean or in California swimming in the Pacific, he belongs to the ocean! Where do you find joy?

16/06/2021

In this episode we will go through the different Human Design types including: Manifestors, Generators, Manifesting Generators, Projectors, and Reflectors. We'll explain to you what Human Design is and what each of the types are and how they may be impacted in different relationships. Connect with u...

14/06/2021

Co-Host can make friends with anyone no matter where he is in the world. Six years ago today he made friends with this water fowl in Denmark.

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08/06/2021

Boundaries can keep people apart or keep people together. They can help us know what is expected in relationships and help us let others know when we have reached our limits. Boundaries are different in each cultural context and so for cross-cultural couples can be a challenge. Learn how to reflect....

03/06/2021

Learn about the Vedic dosha archetypes, Vata, Pitta, and Kapha and discover how they can impact your relationships. This can give you a framework to understanding yourself and your partner and gain insight into improving your relationship. In Ayurveda, the dosha's have commonly been used to discuss....

26/05/2021

To celebrate our 13th wedding anniversary we discuss 13 tips on how to make a relationship last long term, especially with the increased complexity of being in a cross-cultural couple. From understanding your core values, dealing with in-laws, communication, and more we dive deep into lessons we hav...

23/05/2021

Doesn’t matter if we are in America or Morocco the ocean is always are favorite place. What is your favorite landscape as a couple?

18/05/2021

We'll dive deep into experiences we have had with racism. We'll examine 8 underlying causes including: self-interest, scientific racism, maintaining the status quo, discriminatory policies, "good" people who do nothing, racist depictions in the media, living in an echo chamber, and not examining rac...

10/05/2021

Religion and Spirituality are different and understanding those differences can help you find common ground with your relationship and help you make a deeper soul connection with your partner. We discuss the differences between them including, Faith vs. Spiritual Experience, Exclusion vs. Inclusion,...

05/05/2021

In this episode we will be discussing how we experienced motherhood, the spirituality found in motherhood, and how the bond between mother and child transcends culture and time. We discuss what pregnancy, childbirth, post partum and beyond is like. We discuss how to show your mother love, using her....

27/04/2021

We explore five tips to help you grow the grit in your relationship and make your cross-cultural relationship work in the long term. Couples with more grit tend to have longer marriages. We'll explore five tips that have helped us weather the challenges and thrive as a cross-cultural couple together...

20/04/2021

We will go through the sixth of the six Gaert Hofstede Cultural Dimensions which is Indulgence for Denmark, Ireland, Morocco and the United States of America. This tool helps give you insight into the 6 dimensions of culture from countries from around the world and is helpful to cross cultural coupl...

14/04/2021

We are preparing our Mother’s Day episode. DM or comment below on questions you have about raising cross cultural kids and what motherhood means in different cultures. Also please share how you are raising cross cultural kids and any tips or wisdom you have. We love connecting with you!

This is from our trip to Morocco before the pandemic. We had such a fun time and enjoyed showing out little boy the world!

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14/04/2021

As a cross-cultural couples we both have different experiences fasting during Ramadan. We go through 7 tips to help you celebrate Ramadan in America and help you fast. From being strategic about water intake at night and eating nutritious food to finding ways to connect to your higher self, your sou...

13/04/2021

We will go through the fifth of the six Gaert Hofstede Cultural Dimensions which is Long Term Orientation for Denmark, Ireland, Morocco and the United States of America. This tool helps give you insight into the 6 dimensions of culture from countries from around the world and is helpful to cross cul...

10/04/2021

https://crossculturalcouples.com/crosss-cultural-blog/f/seven-tips-for-celebrating-ramadan-in-america

By Erica El Hilali