Setting Boundaries with Sara Kuburic

Team Simon here! While A Bit of Optimism is on a short break, we’re revisiting a few episodes you helped make some of our favorites. We’ll be back with brand-new conversations next week, on March 24th, 2026. In the meantime, we’re bringing back an episode that explores a word mos ...  Show more

Hello from Team Simon! We’re taking a short hiatus, but A Bit of Optimism will return with brand-new episodes March 24th. In the meantime, we’re revisiting some of our favorite episodes. Episodes that many of you who listened, shared them, and told us what resonated. This week, w ...  Show more

Send a textJoin us in this empowering episode of the Heartbreak to Happiness Show with Sara Al Madani, an entrepreneur, single mom, and reality TV star. Sara opens up about starting her business at 16, navigating through societal changes in the UAE, and overcoming toxic relations ...  Show more

Have you ever felt like you've lost your sense of self? Psychotherapist Sara Kuburic joins me to discuss her experience with profound "self-loss" and the journey back to oneself.

In her insightful new book,

Why is it difficult to find one’s self? Many of us often struggle with this, feeling unsure about who we truly are or feeling a bit lost in the process. Our lives keep changing – so how do we really find our true selves? Valeria sits down with existential psychotherapist, Sara Ku ...  Show more

What does it truly mean when we say closure comes from us and what if we feel like the relationship isn’t really over?When you really think about it - no one ever really goes away completely. They either live in our minds, our hearts or both. From time to time we may find ourselv ...  Show more