Relationships & Family
Entrepreneur Stayed in Abusive Marriage 13 Years Due to Cultural Ego
On Purpose with Jay Shetty
Sara Al Madani: Stop Falling for “Potential” (Look for THIS Instead So You Don’t Waste Months on the Wrong Person)
What was said
"In our culture, in our upbringing, you know how they say divorce is not the best thing, right? It's frowned upon. Even if I'm from the Middle East, even in the West, it's frowned upon. So people stick in marriages and relationships because they fear what the outside would say about them. My ego made me stay longer than I should because I was like, what will the family say? What will the people say?"
Sarah Al-Madhani disclosed she endured physical, mental, and emotional abuse for 13 years in her first marriage primarily due to cultural shame around divorce. She explained that ego and people-pleasing—not lack of awareness—kept her trapped, revealing the powerful role of social conditioning in preventing women from leaving abusive situations even when they know better.
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- Programme
- On Purpose with Jay Shetty
- Episode
- Sara Al Madani: Stop Falling for “Potential” (Look for THIS Instead So You Don’t Waste Months on the Wrong Person)
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- 29:15
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