Navjot Dhaliwal is a yoga instructor, meditation guide, and life coach on a mission to serve others on their journey of reprogramming limiting beliefs. She shares her story of breaking past her cultural and societal pressures to do what best aligns with her soul. 

Listen to her talk about:

• Breaking past the cultural norms of what’s expected
• Taking the leap into what you care about
• Getting past caring about community judgment
• How deal with Imposter Syndrome 
• And so much more!

Follow Navjot on Instagram: @metaphysical_goddess

Follow Her Zindagi on Instagram: @her.zindagi

Find the host, Maheen, on Instagram: @maheen93

If you or someone you know would make a good guest on the podcast or if you have any questions/comments/concerns please email [email protected]

Alaa Massri is a nineteen-year-old University of South Florida (USF) sophomore studying biomedical sciences on the premed track. She is also the founder of Our Power United, an organization created to promote and ensure the eradication of injustices. She is also a board member of the Revolutionary Round Table and the leader of the street medic team.

Recently Alaa has been in the media because at a  Black Lives Matter protest she was wrongly taken into custody and the police forcibly removed her hijab for her mugshot.

Listen to Alaa talk about

• How she got involved with Activism 
• Her experiences at the BLM protests 
• Her story of getting her hijab forcibly removed by the police 
• What a better world can look like
• How you can get involved 

Follow Alaa on Instagram, @alaa.massri

Follow Our Power United, @ourpowerunited

Follow Her Zindagi on Instagram: @her.zindagi

Find the host, Maheen, on Instagram: @maheen93

If you or someone you know would make a good guest on the podcast or if you have any questions/comments/concerns please email [email protected]

Anum Hussain is the co-founder and CEO of Acciyo. (AH-KEY-OH) Acciyo is a browser tool that provides automatic context as you're reading an article. Anum's journey to founder was inspired by her former roles as a correspondent for The Boston Globe and Growth Marketer for HubSpot. Along the way she held roles at Rough Draft Ventures and Snapchat, and has spoken at marketing conferences across the globe, and co-authored Twitter for Dummies. Find her on Instagram @anumaunty.

Listen to Anum talk about: 

• How she got the idea for founding a company 
• How acciyo is changing the news game
• Being a south Asian Muslim in the start up world 
• Advice about who should get an MBA
• How to support other women 

Follow Anum on Instagram, @anumaunty

Follow Acciyo on Instagram, @acciyo 

Follow Her Zindagi on Instagram: @her.zindagi

Find the host, Maheen, on Instagram: @maheen93

If you or someone you know would make a good guest on the podcast or if you have any questions/comments/concerns please email [email protected]

Fizaa Dosani is a Los Angeles-based comedian and creator of Facial Recognition Comedy, a stand-up tour and weekly podcast. As an actor, she has had roles in acclaimed TV shows such Dear White People, Snowfall, and How to Get Away with Murder. For more info, check out www.FizaaDosani.com

Listen to Fizaa talk about:

• How she got into the career of comedy 
• Being a Muslim, women and south Asian in comedy 
• Why she created Facial recognition comedy group
• Her tips to stop caring what other people think
• How to be more yourself
• The importance of balance 
• And so much more…

Find Fizaa Dosani on instagram @fizaadosani

Follow Her Zindagi on Instagram: @her.zindagi

Find the host, Maheen, on Instagram: @maheen93

If you or someone you know would make a good guest on the podcast or if you have any questions/comments/concerns please email [email protected]

Meryum Khan began her legal career in 2011 and is currently an Assistant Attorney General with the Massachusetts Attorney General's Office, where she works to enhance the economic security of vulnerable workers. Along the way, Meryum has become an active member of the South Asian Bar Association, the Pakistani Association of Greater Boston and the New England Muslim Bar Association. Meryum is dedicated to community engagement and advocacy. In her non-attorney life, you can find Meryum cooking, dancing to Bollywood or Bhangra music, and entertaining her 4 year old son, Zeeshan.

Listen to Meryum talk about

• What she does in her day to day 
• What it’s like to work as a minority in government
• Why it’s important to get involved and how you can 
• How to best prepare yourself for your future career 

Follow Her Zindagi on Instagram: @her.zindagi

Find the host, Maheen, on Instagram: @maheen93

If you or someone you know would make a good guest on the podcast or if you have any questions/comments/concerns please email [email protected]

Nusaiba Mubarak, M.A., served as the National Muslim Outreach Coordinator for Bernie 2020. Nusaiba advocates for human rights issues such as healthcare, racial, and immigrant justice by mobilizing her community and building allyship among communities of color. In over 10 years of organizing and campaigning, she’s built coalitions and strategies driving meaningful change. She is also the founder of Los Angeles Muslim Professionals (LAMP).

Listen to Nusaiba talk about:

• How she got involved in working in Politics 
• What she does as a political community organizer 
• The importance of representation in politics
• How we can get involved
• The stigma of this kind of careers in our communities 
• And so much more...

Follow Her Zindagi on Instagram: @her.zindagi

Find the host, Maheen, on Instagram: @maheen93

If you or someone you know would make a good guest on the podcast or if you have any questions/comments/concerns please email [email protected]

Zahra is the Chief Operating Officer of Hikma Health, a non-profit startup borne out of the MIT Refugee Accelerator working to bring healthcare data solutions to refugees in the MENA region, and is a member of the World Economic Forum's Global Shapers. She is also Senior Manager of Global Health Economics and Outcomes Research at Vertex Pharmaceuticals, where she leads quantitative evidence generation studies to support global market access and reimbursement of their Cystic Fibrosis portfolio

Zahra talks about 

• Balancing your day job and side passion 
• Figuring out what makes you happy 
• What does self-care look like for you
• Joining communities of interest in your adult life 
• And so much more…

Find Zahra on Linkedin 

Follow Her Zindagi on Instagram: @her.zindagi

Find the host, Maheen, on Instagram: @maheen93

If you or someone you know would make a good guest on the podcast or if you have any questions/comments/concerns please email [email protected]

Nurjahan Boulden grew up with dreams of becoming a dancer. When she was shot in the leg with an assault rifle in a random attack at age 21, those dreams were destroyed. She suffered in silence physically and emotionally for almost a decade before she met another survivor who inspired her to share her story. She’s now a dancer, survivor, community builder, and storyteller, inspiring audiences around the world to face their greatest fears and rise in the face of adversity.

You can access her free guide to releasing anxiety at releaseanxietytoday.com. Follow Nurjahan on Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube for dance classes, inspiration, and tips on how to build a life you love, no matter what you’ve survived.

Facebook.com/nurjahanboulden

Instagram.com/nurjahanboulden

Follow Her Zindagi on Instagram: @her.zindagi

Find the host, Maheen, on Instagram: @maheen93

If you or someone you know would make a good guest on the podcast or if you have any questions/comments/concerns please email [email protected]

Dr. Sundas Fick PsyD graduated from Alliant International University with a PsyD in Clinical Psychology and now she works at Kaiser Hospital with patients, specializing in Pain Psychology.  

Listen to Sundas talk about: 

• Her journey to figure out what she wanted to do 
• Marrying outside her ethnicity 
• Dealing with Desi parents 
• Tips on how to deal with anxiety and stress 
• And so much more…...

Follow Sundas on Instagram: @brainbodydoc

Follow Her Zindagi on Instagram: @her.zindagi

Find the host, Maheen, on Instagram: @maheen93

If you or someone you know would make a good guest on the podcast or if you have any questions/comments/concerns please email [email protected]

Sadia Saifuddin is the co-founder and CEO of SuccessCo, a consulting company that helps high schoolers get into college. She also works for Salesforce on the Market Strategy team. Sadia graduated from UC Berkeley and served as the UC Student Regent in 2014-2015. 

Listen to Sadia talk about: 

• How she started a business while balancing working full time
• The struggles of the US college system 
• How we can and should decolonize our minds 
• Her story with her Hijab 
• And so much more…

Follow Sadia on Instagram: @sadia.saifuddin

Check out Sadia’s website: https://sadiasaifuddin.com/ 

Follow Her Zindagi on Instagram: @her.zindagi

Find the host, Maheen, on Instagram: @maheen93

If you or someone you know would make a good guest on the podcast or if you have any questions/comments/concerns please email [email protected]