Our founder Taban Shoresh guests on 'Double Espresso with Dee' podcast

Our founder Taban Shoresh was asked to appear on the Double Espresso with Dee podcast recently - and now you can listen to the whole conversation in full.

During the incredibly honest chat, Taban speaks of her ordeals as a child genocide survivor while living under Saddam Hussein’s rule in Iraq - including the time she was imprisoned with her family aged four, and the moment they escaped a plot to bury them all alive in a mass grave. She also tells of the motivations that led to her starting the Lotus Flower in 2016, and revisits painful personal memories from her past - including leaving an abusive marriage.

Dee herself was incredibly moved by Taban’s tale and said: “I didn’t expect the person telling me these stories to be so frank and brave and honest. It’s extraordinary to think that someone who has seen such horror could live her life with such positivity, gratitude and strength.”

You can listen for free here or by subscribing to Dee’s podcast on Apple.

Here are a few more words of wisdom from Taban from the podcast…