7. Suraiya Farook - Raising kind boys & brave girls, trusting their choices, and connecting better by getting down to their level

Suraiya is the owner of Crio Design House (IG: @criodesignhouse), a handmade & custom jewelry design business in Dubai. She's Sri Lankan and has been living in Dubai for almost 30 years where she has also worked as a marketing coordinator for a center for children with special needs. In this episode, she talks about how she's grateful for her mother who trusted her choices & decisions, her husband's amazing relationship with their 2.5-year-old son, and how she thinks kind boys and brave girls can change the world. She also talks openly about her tumultuous childhood, standing up to her dad to protect her mother, and how despite this experience, she tries her best to not be over-protective of her son. Her IG:@thisissuraiya, Twitter: @BoomslangSur