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Dr. Sarah Rasmi

Licensed Psychologist
Founder & Director of facebook.com/ThriveWellbeingCentre

24/04/2026

It’s been a lot lately. Here’s what I do to zone out.
Working out, and actually taking recovery seriously for the first time. Normatec + a show is my current combination.

Currently in the rotation: Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, Trust Me: False Prophet, The Pitt, and 27 Dresses on a loop because sometimes you just need a rom-com.

What are you watching? Always taking recommendations.

23/04/2026

Some of the things that make me feel most like me…

•On my way to talk psychology on the radio. I love what I studied, and I love how it shows up in everyday life.
•Taking care of myself. Especially my hair… my crown, my confidence.
•Being in this beautiful, busy city that holds all the pieces of me together.

22/04/2026

A note I sent to our newsletter today…

These last months have asked a lot of us. Whether you traveled or stayed, whether you wanted to be where you were or somewhere else entirely, something shifted. The pace was different. The shape of your day was different.
And now we’re moving back into the full version of life. Schools open, calendars filling up, the rhythm picking up speed.

If you’re back and feeling like you should be further along by now, you’re not behind. If you’re still away and dreading the return, that makes sense too. If you’re here and it still feels off, that’s real.

Transitions don’t move in straight lines, especially when the ground underneath has been shifting for a while.
We’re here if you need us.

08/04/2026

Dubai is the only place where I feel all parts of myself come together.
I’ve lived in nine countries. And somewhere along the way, home stopped meaning the place I was born and started meaning the place where I actually make sense.
That doesn’t mean the last few weeks have been easy. We’ve all been in a bit of a holding pattern. We’re not quite sure what’s coming next, running contingency plans in our heads… it is exhausting.
But for me, there’s never been a question of where I belong.
This clip is from my recent interview on with talking about repatriation, identity, and the psychology of calling a country home when it wasn’t the one you were born in.

30/03/2026

I used to be really fit. Then life happened (the kind that piles up quietly until you realize you’ve put yourself last for longer than you’d like to admit).

Getting back is harder than starting was. But at this point in my life, with everything I’m holding, physical health isn’t a luxury. It’s what makes everything else possible. I also have a daughter watching how I take care of myself, and that matters more than any other reason.

The first step is always the hardest. Today mine was a stair climber. Not glamorous, but it counts.

29/03/2026

Eight years ago I turned the key to our first office feeling equal parts excited, proud, and quietly terrified. Two years in, Covid hit. I had just expanded, sent my team home before it was required, and did whatever it took to keep the place alive for the people who had built it with me. I survived that, and somewhere in it I found out what I was actually made of.

Right now feels familiar in ways I didn’t expect, but I am not the same person I was in 2020 and neither is this place. The UAE came back from Covid bigger and stronger. I watched it happen and believed in it completely. I feel exactly the same way now, about this country, about Thrive, and about myself.

That’s not optimism. That’s eight years of showing up.

28/03/2026

There are two kinds of loneliness nobody talks about. The kind that comes from being surrounded by people who see your life but don’t quite understand all the parts that made you. And the kind that comes from people who know exactly where you came from but can’t picture where you are now.

Belonging, for me, has been finding the people who let you bring all your pieces and who bring all of theirs.

This is Abby. We met in Cairo in 1998 and she has visited me more times than I can count. She is a bridge between my past, my present, and my future. The sister I never had. That is what I found here, and what I carry with me.

26/03/2026

I have a mixed ethnocultural background and have lived all over the world. For most of my life, I felt at home everywhere and nowhere at the same time.

The UAE changed that. I have spent fifteen years here in total, thirteen of them in a row (the longest I have ever stayed anywhere). For the first time, all the different parts of me feel like they belong somewhere. I have never been more settled, more myself, or more certain that I am exactly where I am supposed to be.

The thought of leaving has never once crossed my mind. This is home, in every sense of the word. ❤️🇦🇪

01/03/2026

We place our trust in our government, pray for a better tomorrow, and support one another through everything that’s happening. You are not alone; we are here for you. Stay safe ❤️

16/02/2026

Relationships, culture, and anxiety were just some of the topics that we covered in our podcast episode. The full video is on Yotube and snippets will be shared soon. Luca and Dr: Sarah shared professional and personal insights from their lived experiences as cultural nomads.

21/01/2026

I turned the key to our first office exactly eight years ago today. I remember walking in and feeling a mix of excitement, pride, and a little panic if I’m honest. At the same time, I felt it was the right decision and today I know that it was.

There have been so many changes over the years. We moved from the first office to the second, to the third, and now the fourth. We grew from a team of one, to two, to three, and now here we are - 33 clinicians and 12 administrative team members.

Regardless of our size, the thing that always mattered most was your trust. None of this would have been possible without each of you taking that first step, reaching out, and trusting us to walk your journey with you. It is the most meaningful work we could ask for, and we are deeply grateful.

To commemorate this milestone, my amazing colleagues Christi and Pashmi flipped the script on me. In our latest podcast episode, I answer questions about our journey - including the highs, low, and lessons learned along the way.

Thank you for being part of Thrive.

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Al Falak Street

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Website

http://thrive.ae/

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