Third Culture Therapy is a podcast that explores the unique ways social identity and cultural heritage impact mental and emotional well-being.
Produced and hosted by Layla Maghribi, the series explores how multiple – sometimes conflicting – identities affect how we feel about ourselves and the world around us.
During in-depth interviews with people from diverse backgrounds, Layla delves into the vastly different journeys taken in the pursuit of inner wellness and explores what aspects of their culture have had a positive, and negative, impact on their mental health.
Listen to audio recordings of all episodes below, or visit the podcast channel directly on Spotify and Apple Podcasts and YouTube.

A podcast exploring how social identity and cultural heritage impact mental and emotional health. Through conversations with people from different backgrounds and professions, Third Culture Therapy’s host Layla Maghribi delves into the layers of social, cultural, religious and political factors that add complexity to caring for our inner well-being. Listen to interviews with third culture artists, lawyers, entrepreneurs, healers, therapists and more.
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In this episode, Third Culture Therapy’s Layla speaks with Selma, the Moroccan-Dutch creator of Heal Magazine, a wellness platform created to centre diverse voices and increase representation in conversations around mental health. They explore how mainstream wellness often misses the mark, what it means to create community-led healing spaces, and the highs and lows of creating new narrative spaces in media.
💬 Topics Covered:
✔️Why the wellness industry feels “vanilla” to many
✔️The lack of representation in mainstream wellness content
✔️The power of ancestral healing and intergenerational trauma
✔️Challenges in building inclusive wellness spaces and media
✔️The future of Heal Magazine and in-person community
✔️Selma’s personal rituals for maintaining mental well-being
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