Dr. Lea Sawaya, PhD

08/10/2026

Motherhood, for women who have the opportunity to experience it, can be a deeply meaningful part of their identity. However, wanting achievement, autonomy, or simply a space that feels like your own does not diminish your role as a mother.
You can be deeply devoted to your children and still need a life that fulfills you, too.

02/10/2026

The pressure to be a “perfect” parent comes from everywhere ; our own childhoods, family dynamics, social expectations, guilt, and the fear of getting it wrong.
Then social media adds another layer: comparing our messy, unfiltered reality to everyone else’s carefully edited version.
We carry our history while trying to create a different one for our children.
Maybe they don’t need perfect parents.
Maybe they just need parents who are present, who repair, who apologize, who love deeply and who allow themselves to be human

30/09/2026

Motherhood and professional fulfillment can coexist, yet for many women, they create an internal conflict between guilt, identity, and self-worth.
In this conversation, we explore the psychology behind working-mother guilt and the need to preserve a sense of self beyond motherhood.

01/07/2026

Burnout isn’t depression though they can look alike. Sometimes it’s the weight of always caring too much, doing too much, and expecting too much from yourself. Personality plays a role too. The perfectionists, the overthinkers, the people-pleasers often carry more than they show.
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22/05/2026

Youth vandalism is rarely “just destruction.”
Behind it can be anger, neglect, peer pressure, broken homes, the need for attention, mental stress, social rejection, boredom, lack of guidance, substance use and the desire to feel seen in a world that often ignores young voices.
Sometimes the damage on the walls reflects the damage left inside people.

09/04/2026

17/03/2026

The strikes will end one day, but what they leave inside us won’t. Our nervous systems will stay exhausted long after the silence.

To everyone wondering if they’re making the right decision, there’s no single right or wrong. As a mental health professional, I say: do what feels right for you right now. If you choose to travel, go. If you choose to relocate, that’s okay. As for me, I chose to stay 🇱🇧🕊️
Maybe your decision will feel different a year from now. Maybe not. But right now, it’s yours and that’s enough.”

25/02/2026

In this segment, I shared how parents can build healthy money habits with children and adolescents through everyday conversations, modeling behavior, and emotional awareness.

Because how we talk about money today shapes how they handle it tomorrow.

27/01/2026

From today’s segment on MTV, discussing discipline in childhood and adolescence 🧠
Discipline isn’t punishment . it’s guidance.
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14/01/2026