Illuminated Lifeways With Kristen Jawad

Karin is an IFS (Internal Family Systems)-Informed practitioner who trained with Derek Scott through IFS Canada. Karin earned her PhD. in Clinical Psychology from the California School of Professional Psychology in San Francisco . She is a PERSONAL GROWTH AND RELATIONSHIP COACH

Karin’s personal and professional experience and training in working with kids, parents, and couples has provided her with an ideal foundation for her work with individuals and couples. Karin has also put her attention on parenting her kids and taking care of her own physical and mental health. She homeschooled two of her children for a period of time and focused on her personal development. This gave her the opportunity to identify and realize her dream of becoming a singer. She now sings in two local bands, which brings her joy and increased connection to the community. She also runs a local Mutual Aid group dedicated to helping those impacted by the pandemic. She loves working in her garden and taking walks amongst the trees in the beautiful Pacific Northwest portion of the USA.

Here website: https://drcalde.com/

Are you Interested in Coaching For Families, Compassionate Communication Skills & Collaborative Decision Making?

Making Life Work for Everyone ! Learn the Fair Play Method Division of Household Labor & Relationship Skills.

The Fair Play Method Division of Household Labor is a system designed to help couples rebalance household tasks in a way that benefits EVERYONE in the home. FPM is set up as a game with a deck of cards where “winning” means establishing harmony in the home, reigniting your relationship with your partner, and reclaiming time to pursue what lights you up. 

Check out our episode on Fair Play Method Facilitation https://sites.libsyn.com/454368/site/division-of-labor-with-kristen-jawad

Laura received her bachelor's degree from UW and then returned to UW School of Law to attain an LLLT certification. She understands firsthand the challenges of divorce and single parenting. She mentions in this episode how she began supporting clients after her own divorce.

In addition to training as a legal technician, she has completed collaborative law training, basic mediation training, and advanced family law mediation training. Currently she is an intern at the Dispute Resolution Center with the goal of becoming a Washington Mediation Association - WMA - certified mediator.

She is passionate about alternative dispute resolution and guiding clients to a respectful resolution. It is always less costly to reach an agreement than to litigate an issue. Going to court takes both an emotional and financial toll on all parties. She encourages clients to seek mediation and look for creative solutions to the outcome in their family law situation. She does not assist with high conflict cases.

LLLTs are licensed by the Washington State Bar to practice family law under the rules set forth in APR 28 (Admission to Practice Rule 28.)  Since 2017, she has assisted many clients with their family law matters such as division of property and debts, establishing child support, and creating a parenting plan.

You can learn more about her services through her website:

Laura Genoves, LLLT-  www.wafamilylawtech.com/

Laura & I will be offering a Compassionate Divorce 101 workshop in January 2023 - for self-aware, mature adults who are interested in resolving interpersonal conflict and dissolving their marriage. Feel free to ask your questions via Spotify or email me via my websites so we can address them in the workshop. 

Kristen Jawad, M.Ed - Compassionate Coaching & Mediation www.illuminatedlifeways.com

Mahdiyah Asiya holds a dual Masters of Science. She is a Nurse Practitioner, Board Certified Nurse Midwife, and a Chinese Medicine Practitioner, Board Certified Licensed Acupuncturist and Herbalist. She is also a Licensed Massage Therapist, and Certified Holistic Nutritionist.

https://mahdiyah-asiya.square.site/

[email protected]

Community Acupuncture & Barakah Beauty Collective Events

https://barakahbeautycollective.com/collections/events

grew up in Houston, Texas and has lived in the West Valley for 13 years. Dr. Jafri is double board certified in family medicine and geriatrics, trained at Banner Good Samaritan, now BUMC. She worked as a hospitalist for 6 years specifically in the Sun Cities for geriatrics. Since 2011, she provides black bag doctor service for seniors 65 and older at bedside no matter where on the longterm care spectrum they live. She is adjunct faculty at BUMC Geriatric Fellowship program and trains physicians in geriatric medicine, focused on providing evidence based, responsible and sensitive longterm care. Dr. Jafri is a certified medical director, overseeing infection, safety and quality control at an assisted living facility for over 6 years, She has also been a medical director at Hospice of the West for 5 years and continues to serve in this capacity, often providing the Islamic point of view to chaplains serving Muslim patients. As such, her expertise in geriatric life runs from independent living to end of life care. In her spare time, she provides free full spectrum adult family medical care to uninsured patients at Phoenix Allies for Community Health, serves grassroots local organizations and refugee resettlement agencies’ pregnant populations, and is a certified speaker at Islamic Speakers Bureau of Arizona, providing multiple presentations on Islam across the Valley. Dr. Jafri is a practicing Muslimah, mother to 4 homeschooled children, wife of 14 years, a podcaster at Mommying While Muslim, and an advocate for seniors who routinely suffer ageism and culturally insensitive care. She is fluent in English, Spanish, and Urdu.

What is Palliative Care? Specialty in medicine for people living with a serious illness with the goal to improve quality of life for both the patient and the family Based on the needs of a patient than the prognosis of a patient, and appropriate at any age, at any point in a serious illness, and can be delivered with curative treatment. 

Why Palliative Care? • Quality of life • Symptom control • Spiritual wellbeing • Psychological • Satisfaction with care • Less caregiver burden • Advance care planning • Fewer hospitalizations • Fewer hospital days • Cost savings

Uzma mentions the importance of a Transdisciplinary team • Physician • Nurse • Social Worker • Chaplain • Coordinator • Pharmacist

Email about end of life care: [email protected]

Here are the links for Muslim-centered end of life care resources:

1) https://yaqeeninstitute.org/read/paper/pulling-the-plug-the-islamic-perspectives-on-end-of-life-care

2) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7144300/

3) https://bmcpalliatcare.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12904-021-00746-x

This is her senior Muslim community website: https://arizonamuslimseniorservices.org

These are the links to reach her podcast:

Email general: [email protected]

Podcast: https://mommyingwhilemuslim.com/

IG: @mommyingwhilemuslimpodcast

Adasha Turner, CNIM R EEG T is a retired self-taught Board Certified Surgical/ Clinical Neurophysiologic Specialist (IONM). Owner of Adasha Turner Neurodiagnostic Services with prior employment and contracts at UW Rehab, Stanford Traumatic Brain Injury Institute, Harvard Massachusetts General Hospital and University of Arizona.

She performed real time  biofeedback studies including mapping of the eloquent cortex of the brain, spinal cord and nerve conduction pathways during Neurosurgery, Cardiovascular and Orthopedic trauma surgeries.

With 25 years plus homeschooling experience, Adasha 2020 served as interim Vice Principal of Muslim Association of Puget Sound MAPS- Sunday School. She serves as Co-Chair on MAPS CDEI -Committee of Diversity Equity and Inclusion programming subcommittee and MAPS Social Leadership Team and helped organize: Uplifting Sisterhood; Black in Islam, Gerorge Flyod Stand in Solidarity and Juneteenth programs. She is also a responder of MAPS MCRC Covid-19 Response Triage Team.

Adasha is currently a WSU Extension Master Gardener intern, Snohomish County Sustainable Community Stewards & Waste Warrior, WSU Extension Diversity Inclusion “Facing Racism” Speaker, and WSU Extension 4-H Volunteer. In her free time she co-produces up and coming Unapologetically Black and Muslim Podcast. She enjoys hosting Ummah Sustained Jr Master Gardener  program, modeling stewardship and sustainable resources with her daughter.

Ummah Sustained started as a small garden club in Everett Washington. Adasha Turner a homeschooling mom with EDS and gastrointestinal inflammatory disease had to learn to grow her own food in a hydroponic gardens. While researching inflammatory food irritants they came across “The Need to Grow: Food Revolution”  and saw the importance of having all of our children learn how to grow their own food. She started on her journey as an  Master Gardener with her daughters to open Ummah Sustained and sought out a partnership with 4-H Youth Development Programs.

The Turner’s began reaching out to other homeschooling parents to transform their 1/3 acre plot to start the Ummah Sustain Garden and Global Citizen club. The goal, design a way for our children to be empowered to impact society  by connecting the sciences, conscious true US and World history through an AfroCentric Metaphysical non traditional lenses. Understanding our children need to learn how to navigate toward healthy, inclusive systems that will benefit and rebuild the community.

https://www.modestfamilysolutions.org/

From Michaela Corning.Com

"When I embraced Islam in 1999, I realized very quickly how difficult it was to find modest attire especially for my corporate America life. In addition to everything in mainstream retail being short, tight and cropped, if I did find something more modest it was either very frumpy and matronly or didn’t represent me culturally. I loved wearing abayas to special events or to the mosque, but not at my day-job. This need is what prompted me to start my business in 2000. I started with importing a few scarves and abayas from Kuwait and quickly my business grew. I frequently partnered with two other local sisters who also had hijab businesses, and we took part in local Eid events and hosted many “hijab parties”.

It’s always been a labor of love for me and my business has ebbed and flowed with my personal and professional life. I really enjoy finding unique and practical hijabs and modest pieces for my fellow Muslim sisters. I also find immense gratification in creating unique accessories and jewelry to give all ladies a little something special to add to their everyday outfits. Call it “boho” or “hippie chic”, but I have always been drawn to a more eclectic and free spirited look.

In addition to providing items of high quality and unique style, I want to represent a more diverse group of women. I am here to present real women wearing my brand to show the everyday Muslim woman that she can look very chic and stylish without spending an hour doing her make-up or stressing about a few pounds or laugh lines."

https://www.instagram.com/michaelacorning/

https://www.instagram.com/barakahbeautycollective/

Zaiba Hasan

Executive Director / Host of Mommying While Muslim

CEO/ Founder of Emerge Consulting

Zaiba Hasan is an American Muslim who grew up biracial and bicultural. Born and raised in Chicago, Zaiba’s Irish/Pakistani heritage and interfaith upbringing gave her a head start on navigating between identities. It’s therefore no surprise that she is frequently invited to speak at interfaith events, since her background makes her a natural at bridging gaps between Muslims and non-Muslims in the United States. A degree in Political Science and Communication further shaped Zaiba’s outlook on issues like race, immigration and nationalism, as well as her parenting philosophy, which is geared towards raising compassionate, responsible global citizens. When she isn’t busy with podcasting, public speaking, fostering interfaith community, or working on her Masters In Divinity & Spirituality, Interfaith Certification, & Parent Coaching Certification, Zaiba can usually be found on the basketball court or baseball field with her husband and their four children.

Alisha & I have a conversation about her work, birth, rebirth & self evolution. 

Her Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-alisha-wilkes-919b8297/

Association for Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology and Health https://birthpsychology.com/

“When women find themselves feeling lost somewhere between who they were before motherhood and who they think they should be now, many worry that something is terribly wrong, when in fact this discomfort is absolutely common.”   (Alexandra Sacks)

Have you heard of Matrescence?

In the 1970’s, anthropologist Dana Raphael coined the term ‘matrescence’ - “The time of becoming a mother”. It is used to describe the physical and emotional transformation that mothers make when a baby is born. The transition also greatly effects partners and family members. Dr. Raphael, also coined the term "doula" to describe a female caregiver who “Mothered the Mother.”

Reproductive psychiatrist Alexandra Sacks explains matrescence as a ‘push and pull’ concept. New mothers strive to bond with their baby, understand their needs and make their baby the centre of their universe. This is the ‘pull’.

The push is the flip side of that where the mother is trying to re-frame this new life she has within the context of her identity, relationships, career, interests and her own physical and emotional needs.

Have you ever experienced any of the following things?

These are all part of matrescence. These are all part of how you have begun to evolve and change as a woman because you are now a mother.

You are not alone.

Nadhira & I connected through a community of spiritually-oriented, heart-centered entrepreneurs. We knew right away that her birth stories held gifts that could be illuminated. Her babies were the obvious blessings & there was even more.... growth & personal development unfolding. 

If you or someone you know would like more support for the postpartum transition, please reach out! www.illuminatedlifeways.com

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Nadhira Razack helps big hearted, driven women who are frustrated and unfulfilled by their careers but don't quite know what next steps to take. She helps them let go of the dead-ends in their life and helps them discover and step into their life's work.

With more than 10 years under her belt in coaching, Nadhira mentors and teaches women how to tune into their intuition, identify their soul's biggest priority and create effortless personal and professional rituals to live out their unique calling in the world.

https://www.instagram.com/nadhirarazack/?hl=en

Here are some foods that are considered to be galactagogues:

Websites:

https://www.howsweeteats.com/2015/02/lactation-cookies/

https://www.birtheatlove.com/healthy-soup-recipes-breastfeeding/

https://lilynicholsrdn.com/real-food-postpartum-recovery-meals/

Lactogenic & Postpartum Nutrition Cookbooks:

https://www.amazon.com/First-Forty-Days-Essential-Nourishing/dp/1617691836

https://www.amazon.com/Eat-Feed-Nourishing-Recipes-Breastfeeding/dp/0738284874/ref=pd_lpo_3?pd_rd_i=0738284874&psc=1

https://www.amazon.com/Mother-Food-Breastfeeding-Lactogenic-Depression/dp/0979599504/ref=pd_bxgy_2/145-6771019-0313409?pd_rd_w=q4Nus&pf_rd_p=c64372fa-c41c-422e-990d-9e034f73989b&pf_rd_r=K99P9CT37XFCG03BQS39&pd_rd_r=61b723a7-6adf-4ec8-a324-5f72a5fa43fb&pd_rd_wg=dzl9O&pd_rd_i=0979599504&psc=1

Part of my Simkin Center Bastyr Postpartum doula training includes lactation education. I have been comparing nutritional recipes & postpartum mother care from different cultures. Ayurvedic doula practices based on Doshas are very detailed and specific https://sacredwindow.com/ysha-books/   

https://www.joyfulbelly.com/Ayurveda/ingredients/herbal_action/galactagogue