Ep 2. Ramla Ali talks religion, refugees and fighting stereotypes with every boxing medal.

The Gurls Talk Podcast

Gurls Talk

Education, Self-improvement, Health & Fitness, Society & Culture, Mental Health

4.8 • 583 Ratings

🗓️ 30 November 2018

⏱️ 42 minutes

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I invite the British female boxing champion, Ramla Ali (AKA @somaliboxer), onto the Gurls Talk sofa. We talk identity, religion and how your story shouldn’t define you, as well as how Ramla’s love for boxing forced her to keep it a secret from her parents for over a decade. So headphones in, and get ready to love yourself with Ramla’s mantra for keeping her confidence up, and find out why I believe passion is the most attractive thing in a person. View pas...

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0:00.0	Girls Talk Welcome to the Girls Talk podcast, where girls talk, girls talk, girls share, girls listen, and girls take control.
0:14.0	I'm Adieu-Boa and I started Girls Talk because of my own struggles with mental health.
0:19.0	The thing that brought me out the other side was knowing I wasn't in this alone,
0:23.6	talking about my problems with my girls and moving my body to clear my head.
0:28.6	Which is why, every episode I'm going to invite my friends to talk, share, listen and take control of our shit.
0:36.6	Because together, we will become individually and collectively stronger.
0:41.8	Inspire each other and create a badass community.
0:45.4	So, listen to us when you need to put your headphones in.
0:49.2	Block out the noise and surround yourself with the tools to control whatever chaos is in your life.
0:56.3	Hello, so we're on podcast number two,
0:59.6	and I hope you guys are enjoying this as much as I am such a big deal.
1:04.6	I can't believe I'm doing a podcast.
1:06.0	It's fucking mad.
1:07.4	This is my first podcast.
1:09.0	It's your first podcast.
1:09.6	Wait, no, you can't speak because then they'll know who you are.
1:12.7	Oh, sorry.
1:13.9	They might not know you.
1:17.7	We're still on the theme of Girls Talk Sport, and today I've got one inspiring woman with me.
1:25.7	Her name is Ramla Ali.
1:27.3	Did I pronounce it bro? Yes. Yeah, Ramla Ali. Yeah. And she's the current
1:31.1	British boxing champion. Wow. Girls talk. So welcome to the podcast, Ramla. Yeah.
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