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Podcast: Eat Move Think
Episode: How to Be Resilient with Samra Zafar
Description: When she was 17, Samra Zafar was forced to marry an older man she'd never met and move to Canada with him. She suffered years of verbal, physical and emotional abuse, but eventually, through hard work and the support of peers, she gained the courage to walk away, and build a new life for herself and her daughters. Now, Zafar is an international speaker, a bestselling author and a med school student at McMaster University. Here, she shares her riveting story with Dr. Jack Muskat, and provides encouragement on how to survive, and even thrive, after difficult situations. ...