Question: I’m such a people pleaser. I don’t know how to say NO or when to say NO. We have been raised to be very compliant and that’s why I …
When things become uncertain, overwhelming, daunting, disturbing, distressing, dark, when you’re feeling trapped, torn, burdened beyond bearing, use the STOP sign to stop in the moment, to stop the moment, …
Salman al-Odah was asked, “How do you get your kids to love the salah?”The first thing he said was, “Have them love you” Learn this life lesson: tarbiyah is founded …
Anger, the so-called negative emotion, is actually healthy up to a certain level because it helps us to establish and maintain healthy boundaries. Without boundaries, you can easily become insane. …
I’ve recently read Dr. Gabor Mates’s awesome book When The Body Says No. A while ago I read Kelly McGonigal’s The Upside of Stress, why it’s good for us, and …
Are you being tested in one way or another? Relationship breakdowns, financial crisis, keep getting stuck in the same place, problems at work, problems at home, challenging behaviour with kids, …
We find much to complain of in parenting and the lack of time has always been our chief complaint. Our lives have always been a race, with no time to …
“You haven’t spoken since I came home,” he remarked nonchalantly. The slippery hold over her conflicting emotions vanished, she glared at him, “Oh did you just notice? Should I feel …
She heard the door unlocking and dread filled her heart. Her kids, on the other hand, perked up at the sound and ran squealing and screaming to their dad who …