In the fast-paced and demanding world we live in, it’s no secret that our emotional well-being plays a vital role in our overall success and happiness. As Muslims, we are blessed with a rich heritage that emphasizes the importance of emotional balance and resilience. Today, I want to shed light Read more…
If you’re keen to start Journaling, but have no idea how, here’s 3 journaling styles you can start with now. Don’t be deterred if you can’t get to journaling first thing in the morning though. Gratitude journaling any time of the day has proven scientific benefits. Write as many as Read more…
As a guest presenter, I was given the liberty to put together a programme within my activism work or anything that I am passionate about. I gladly leaned into the prospect of shining a light on emotional wellbeing and mental health.
I often get asked what is this “inner-work” I speak about. Well, it’s different for everyone. For some people, inner-work is about healing while for others, it’s about finding. Inner work is any form of deliberate and ongoing reflective practice that increases self awareness and awareness of others. It is Read more…
When our nervous system is activated, one of 4 responses occur. We go into fight, flight, freeze or fawn. For the better part 3 decades, my nervous system was highly activated – early childhood and adolescence looked like a freeze and fight and into my 20s I was an ever Read more…
Inner child work is an approach to recognizing and healing childhood wounds. It recognizes that our behaviours as adults stem from our childhood experiences.
Our behaviours are strongly connected to our internal belief systems. I’m not talking about religious or spiritual beliefs, I’m talking about the belief systems we have about ourselves, the world and people in it. Anything from procrastination, self-sabotage or perfectionism come from beliefs of feeling unworthy or unlovable, stupid or Read more…
If you’ve done the talk therapy and exercise regularly, but still feel that hopeless feeling of being “stuck”, you could be missing 2 important components to your progress – The MIND-BODY connection and INNER-CHILD work