#17 Choosing Between Dreams And The People You Love
Chasing My Hero by Debbah Dounia
Episode notes
There comes a moment in life…
where you’re no longer asking what you want—
but what you’re willing to lose to get it.
In this deeply personal episode, I open my heart about one of the hardest decisions I’ve ever faced:
👉 staying close to the people I love…
👉 or stepping into the unknown to become who I’m meant to be.
Through raw letters, real fears, and honest reflections…
I take you inside that silent battle between comfort and growth, love and ambition, certainty and the unknown.
But this episode is also about something bigger.
It’s about the lessons I learned from three inspiring Algerians who chose courage over comfort…
and what their journeys reveal about building a meaningful life abroad.
From that, I distilled 5 powerful principles to guide anyone standing at a cr ...