Sarah Trad talks to Cheryl Akle about Lebanon and the culture’s deep connection to hospitality, her travels around the world, renovating and creating her dream house, and the influence of her mother. Her cookbook, Beit Trad, is out now.
About the author
Sarah Trad is the founder of Beit Trad, an eighteenth-century Lebanese family home transformed into a boutique guesthouse. With a master’s in clinical psychology and an executive MBA, Trad has a background in hospitality, wellness, and social innovation. She is cofounder and president of Skoun, Lebanon’s first outpatient addiction center, and cofounder of Yoga Souk in Beirut. She was raised in Saudi Arabia, has lived in Paris, Beirut, and New York, and is now based in Athens. Throughout her life, her family has been based in Lebanon.
Hearing Sarah Trad discuss weaving Lebanese hospitality into her own home renovation sounds truly inspiring; that deep cultural connection to welcoming others always makes a house feel like a sanctuary. I’m fascinated by how she balances her varied background, from psychology to launching Skoun, and I think her approach to creating a meaningful space really shines through. For anyone interested in thoughtful living spaces, I recently found some great insights into maintaining focus during complex projects over at mindful productivity guides.
I really enjoyed hearing Sarah Trad share her journey and the thought process behind building her dream house. Her perspective on balancing vision with practical decisions was inspiring. It also reminded me how useful organized resources like https://buttecountycourt.org can be when researching official information. Wishing her continued success with future projects and looking forward to more conversations like this!