The Silent Struggle of Trying to do Everything Alone | Abz Ali

Today's guest is a dentist by day & comedian by night. He is funny, down to earth and passionate about mental health - and de-stigmatising it as a conversation. Abz Ali is the first Emirati comedian and has an absolute talent for connection, laughter and openness. Today we discuss his self image through comedy, difficulty with mental health, how he balances this with being a full time dentist and much more! . . CONNECT WITH OUR GUEST 📸 Instagram . . TIME STAMPS (00:00) Introduction (03:04) What does it mean to be an Emirati? (05:47) Misconceptions about Dubai (09:36) Doctor, Lawyer or Engineer? (12:16) First time at comedy (13:56) How do you prepare for a comedy show? (16:35) Do you have a fav joke? (17:55) Balancing Full time dentist with side hustle in comedy (25:15) First time depression (29:04) Having to be on stage with depression (31:09) You don’t need to love what you do (35:18) What has doing comedy taught you? (38:10) Dealing with the voice in our head (42:51) What’s next? . . 👉🏽 My FREE Work Life Balance Workshop . . WHO AM I? My name is Erika and I am an Australian living in Dubai. I have my own business as a strategic legal consultant and run this podcast to explore my passion + curiosity for all things health, wellness, self growth & mindset. A big focus of mine is how to sustainably navigate a busy schedule and live my best life in the process. Welcome to my Channel! 📸 My personal IG . . RESOURCES ▶︎ 25 Day Self Development Marathon ▶︎ 21 Day Self Growth Challenge ▶︎ Goal Setting System E-Book . . LET’S BE FRIENDS 📸 Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thebalancetheorypodcast/  📱Tiktok - https://www.tiktok.com/@thebalancetheorypodcast  🌍 My website - https://thebalancetheorypodcast.com/  👋 Join our Telegram - https://t.me/+FwZELsF-OhdkOTNl  . . MY FAVOURITE STUFF 💻 Email & Calendar tool - Sunsama for 1 Month free trial 📚 Scheduling Meeting tool - Calendly . . 🧡 This description contains affiliate links that allow you to find the items mentioned in this video and support the channel at no cost to you. Thank you for your support! Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/thebalancetheory. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices