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Assalaamu’alaykum,

I don't think we fully appreciate how slippery our thoughts can be.

You wake up, it's hot, you've had a disturbed sleep, you're already irritable, your mind is heaving with everything that needs to get done and the challenge of getting through it all as the temperature creeps up...

Assalaamu’alaykum,

Your body carries innate wisdom, a natural intelligence gifted by Allah that knows how to move and which way to go without needing to be taught. 

A baby is not shown diagrams of how to shuffle, then stand and finally take those few precious first steps. It gradually begins to mo...

Assalaamu’alaykum,

I'd like you to take a moment to think about what it actually feels like to experience gratitude.

Not the quick Alhamdulilah we say when someone asks how we are or the Hamd (praise) we say mindlessly out of habit while our mind is preoccupied with the next task, worry or respons...

Assalaamu’alaykum,

I pray this finds you well and that your heart is beginning to feel the sweetness and anticipation of these blessed days.

Among the treasures of Dhul Hijjah lies a jewel within the jewel…The Day of Arafah.

A day so sacred and overflowing with mercy that it shines like the crown...

Assalaamu’alaykum,

I delivered a training session this week inside of Breaking Barriers (our sisters group coaching programme) on how sabr is the gateway to resilience. 

We loosely translate sabr as patience and when we picture it in action, we imagine gritted teeth, silent endurance, waiting, tol...

Assalaamu’alaykum,

I always find so much inspiration in nature. In fact, Allah reminds us in the Quran to do so: 

"Indeed, in the creation of the heavens and the earth and the alternation of the day and night there are signs for people of reason." (3:190)

This verse encourages us to look beyond w...

Assalaamu'alaykum, 

Did you know a plane can fly almost the entire journey on autopilot? It can take off, cruise, begin its descent… and unless someone consciously checks the direction, the plane could technically travel a long distance slightly off course without anyone noticing straight away.

Ev...

Assalaamu’alaykum,

Sometimes you hear something you've heard many times before, you hear it again but this time it lands differently. 

I experienced this a few days ago and I wanted to share it with you.

In the personal development space, you hear lots of recommendations that mirror faith based p...

Assalaamu’alaykum,

I was reminded yesterday of the importance of safe spaces and just how essential they are for the human heart.

Alhamdulillah, I have been blessed throughout my life with a good network of family and friends. People who love, support and hold me with care.
And yet, if I’m honest, ...

Assalaamu’alaykum, 

I think this might be a cultural thing but I’ve heard it said over and over again in different spaces.

“Look at so-and-so... see what they’re going through... it’s because they did this.”

“This is happening to them because they didn’t do that.”

But here’s the scary thing.

We...

Assalaamu’alaykum,

As they say hindsight is 20/20.

And it’s true! When I reflect back, I can see that my first instinct was always to look outward before turning inward.

If something (or someone!) upset me, my attention would go straight to what others said or did. That made me sensitive, quick t...

Assalaamu'alaykum,  

Today marks three years since my husband’s soul was returned to Allah.   

Three years. SubhanaAllah.  

I feel like I have lived many lifetimes inside of these three years. 

In some ways, I feel like I was meant to become an entirely different person through this test.  

A t...