Naptime Is Sacred

Today we have a very interesting and eye-opening episode with Deqa Gelle. Gelle is the founder and owner of One Stone HR and has 10 years of professional experience working in the Recruitment and HR industry and has worked for corporations in London UK, Toronto, and Hong Kong.

In this episode, Deqa shares with us very important ideas and tips on job seeking and business startup. Deqa specializes in the hiring process and by connecting all the missing dots in the résumé and most importantly, giving training that will help each person find the missing link in their interviewing skills so that they get the job offer of their dreams and giving them an edge in the already overcrowded labor market.

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Deqa Gelle

Website: www.OneStoneHR.com https://www.deqagelle.com/

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/deqa-gelle

Eid Memories Past and Present

Multiple guests discuss the importance of Eid and creating memories.

Guests

Diverse Author Rahma Roodah

https://www.instagram.com/rahmarodaah/

The host of the Book Nomad Podcast Amina

https://apple.co/2xfQMqA

https://www.instagram.com/booknomadpodcast/

Muslim Digital Marketer Kulsum

https://www.instagram.com/beingmuslimwoman/

The host of The Rogue Muslim Podcast Samiyyah

https://apple.co/2ZKU2q3

https://www.instagram.com/p/BZbnrCjDtQk/

Omar Usman

https://www.ibnabeeomar.com/

In this interesting episode we have with us Ustadha Fatima Lette. Fatima is a graduate from Kennesaw State University with a BA in Psychology. Fatima talks in depth about the importance of the last 10 nights of Ramadan and how to prepare and get to that stage easier. She touches on the importance of making Duas for ourselves as well as for others and shares some warm Duas. She also talks to us about her experience at Qalam Insititute and how it makes her a better person.

She is currently an Alimiyah student at the Qalam Seminary. Born and raised in Atlanta, GA,

Fatima has been involved with the community organizing and executing a plethora of youth

programs in her hometown. Currently Fatima serves as a Teacher assistant as well as a Student coordinator for Qalam Institute. She also serves as the Youth Director at East Plano Islamic Center . She hopes to combine her Alimiyah studies with her studies in Psychology to provide educational, spiritual, and personal growth for the youth in the community.

In this episode

• Unexpected ease during Ramadan

• The important last 10 days of Ramadan

• Tips for the last 10 days of Ramadan

• Amplifying good deeds.

• "Light on the tongue but heavy on the scale" words.

• What you can do if you are not fasting or unable to pray

• Making Duas for ourselves

• Fatima's Qalam Institute experience

• Tips for women who want to step forward in programs

• Important things that give strength to Fatima

Connect with Qalam Institute

Website: http://www.qalaminstitute.org/

Qalam Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/qalam-institute-podcast/id424397634?mt=2

Twitter: https://twitter.com/QalamInstitute?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/qalaminstitute/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/qalaminstitute/?hl=en

Full transcription https://bit.ly/2WVSWqq

Ramadan Mubarak everyone, I had the pleasure of speaking with Ustadha Aatifa Shareef from Qalam Insitute, Ustadha Aatifa just finished her Masters in clinical psychology from the University of Dallas as well as an Alimiyah student at the Qalam Seminary. Born and raised in Columbus, OH, she graduated from Northwestern University with a BA in Psychology and a minor in Religious Studies. She is working to combine her two fields of study by understanding psychology in an Islamic context and providing counseling for the Muslim community in America.

She currently works as Director of Admissions and Student Affairs at the Qalam Seminary as well as an instructor and Executive Assistant for the Qalam Institute. You may reach her at [email protected].

It was so great to speak with Ustadha Aatifa, she shared some great tips and advice for Muslims who can't face during Ramadan or miss some fasts. The framework for this episode was based on the hadith of Aisha Radi-Allahu anha Narrated Al-Qasim`Aisha said, "We set out with the sole intention of performing Hajj and when we reached Sarif, (a place six miles from Mecca) I got my menses. Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) came to me while I was weeping. He said 'What is the matter with you? Have you got your menses?' I replied, 'Yes.' He said, 'This is a thing which Allah has ordained for the daughters of Adam. So do what all the pilgrims do with the exception of the Tawaf (Circumambulation) round the Ka`ba." `Aisha added, "Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) sacrificed cows on behalf of his wives." Sahih al-Bukhari 294

Qalam Institue

Website: http://www.qalaminstitute.org/

Qalam Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/qalam-institute-podcast/id424397634?mt=2

Twitter: https://twitter.com/QalamInstitute?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/qalaminstitute/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/qalaminstitute/?hl=en

Ramadan Mubarak

Joining us today is Zakiya Master. Zakiya was a bio major interested in experiments before she became a spice enthusiast, recipe developer, food stylist and lover of all things food. Zakiya uses her bio chemistry knowledge to combine her East meets West fusions, where mixing her Pakistani heritage with her birth and upbringing in the States gives a fusion of what would normally not be paired. She talks to us about what led her to a food specialist, shares prepping tips for food during Ramadan , touches on her food recipes and gives mom tips and lets moms know that

Some of the topics we discussed in this episode

● Ramadan and food

● Keeping Ramadan food nutritious, healthy, simple but also tasty

● Free your time by prepping and freezing foods, making meals ahead of time

● Nutritious foods to keep you going through Ramadan

● Planning tips for Ramadan

● How did Zakiya turn to cooking and recipes

● Using the knowledge of science with food

● Combining Eastern and Western recipes

● Zakiya gets inspired

● Zakiya on halal food shows

● Zakiya shares advice for moms

Want to find all of Zakiya's recipes and connect with her? click on the links below.Be sure to let her know you heard her on the Naptime Is Sacred Podcast

Website blendofspice.com

Facebook www.facebook.com/blendofspice/

Instagram www.instagram.com/blendofspice/

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Today we talk with Afra. Afra is a Blogger, a Birth Postpartum Doula and soon to be Breastfeeding Educator. She has 3 children 5 and under and is based in California. She loves everything birth, breastfeeding and baby wearing and is a huge advocate for supporting women (especially mothers) and making sure they are supported through their journeys. Whether it's advice on preparation for baby during pregnancy, to postpartum issues, or just general mental health advice, Afra loves to be there. She is soon launching her Virtual Doula Services and Educational Workshops so do look out for that.

Afra talks to us about how Doulas can support women through birth stages and why she became a Doula. She touches on important things needed for consideration during birth stages and gives very helpful tips for women who want to become a Doula and also start blogging.

In this episode

● How Afra got in to blogging

● How and why Afra's blog helps and inspires he followers

● Afra's tips for those wanting to start a blogging

● How and why Afra became a Doula and Birth Coach - her interesting story

● What is a Doula and how Doula supports women during birth stages.

● Postpartum depression and support by a Doula

● Being a Doula has helped Afra with her own traumatic postpartum experience.

● Afra's tips for women wanting to become a Doula or new Mom

● Need of support system, planning and scheduling

● Finding friends and people going through the same issues is a big support

● Preparing yourself for labor will help you be ready for birth

● Women's right to ask and demand for things during labor

● Afra and social media

● Joining brand ambassador groups

You Should Connect with Afra here

Instagram @throughmamaseyesblog and her

website is www.throughmamaseyes.com

Full Episode Transcription: https://bit.ly/2GXcOnr

Joining us today from Houston, Texas is Sabah Chaudhry co-founder of the organization Moms Matter. A support group that caters moms and helps them in various aspects of motherhood. Sabah grew up in northern New Jersey and got her BS in Engineering from Rutgers University has. She has been an educator and a stay at home mom and talks to us in detail of the support Moms Matter offers and touches on various daily issues moms can have and how to get through them with support groups like MomsMatter.

In this episode.

• Finding the way to talk about deep things that are considered taboo.
• Women's reactions and feedback to groups like Moms Matter
• Moms Matter groups growth and help towards community
• Moms Matter activities
• Tips on starting a group like Moms Matter or Motherly. How to start and
• Help yourself be a great mom by taking time, selfcare and overcoming the guilt of feeling like your not doing enough as a mom
• Going from momlife to working mom life
• Untie yourself and also do things you like and love

Contact Sabah

Email : [email protected]

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/momsmatterhtx/?hl=en

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/pg/momsmattertx

Full episode transcription here: https://bit.ly/2XDbyvl

In today's episode we are glad to talk with Sudduf Wyne. Sudduf has an MBA and is now a successful business coach and brand strategist. Sudduf I helps Muslim mom entrepreneurs achieve financial independence so that they can lead a happy and fulfilling life, while pleasing God, raising good children and helping community. She talks to us about her journey from a store owner to what she is now and shares tips on marketing, learning strategies and how to move forward towards our goals.

• How Sudduf shifted from a store owner to a business strategist and coach
• How Sudduf inspires and motivates Muslim women succeed in their businesses
• Move forward by knowing your strengths and what you are good at
• The power of networking
• Sudduf's Ramadan Market
• Women's mindset and thinking from a financial perspective and investing in themselves and in their business to support their family and community.
• The importance of learning from people who already know.
• Sudduf's go to people for advice
• Creating email lists for marketing compared to social media posts
• Content planning and being consistent and organizing marketing tools
• Making it easy for the other person to say YES

Contact Sudduf

Website : http://salamsudduf.com/

https://www.ramadanmarket.ca/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/salamsudduf/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/salamsudduf/

Full Episode Transcrption here

Our guest today is Ayan Hassan. Ayan has a professional background in finance but is also a certified Holistic health and wellness coach who is passionate about helping women focus on their health and well being.

Ayan talks to us about how she naturally reversed her hypothyroidism and touches on important aspects on health and wellness giving us eye opening information.

Ayan's passion and enthusiasm to help others started about 8 years ago when she was able to naturally reverse and cure her hypothyroidism. After years of medication, she was able to do that by simply changing her diet and lifestyle.

In this episode

● Important things someone can learn when diving in to research on health and wellness

● Ayan answers to food/diet myths

● The importance of mindset and mental state on health and wellness

● Exercise and stress relief

● Ayan's Stress Buster techniques

● Guided breathing meditation benefits

● Ayan's advice and tips for a healthier holistic lifestyle

● Understanding how what we consume affects our body

● Food tips for gut health

● Understand and identify stress triggers and learn ways to work around them and turn them down.

● Cooking tips to replace meat

Contact Ayan here

Facebok: Healthy Bites With Ayan https://www.facebook.com/BetterHealthwithAyan/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/healthybiteswithayan/?hl=en

Wordpress: https://healthybiteswithayan.wordpress.com/

Coach Ola is a ACE certified personal trainer and fitness specialist. Ola shares with how she went through hard times and got through mental health problems while trying to fit in to the community starting when she moved from Syria to the US. She explains how she overcame those issues and shares valuable tips on self help, exercise and talks to us about her fitness program that helps bring purpose to life. She also touches on her Ramadan Challenge.

Coach Ola is graduated from George Mason University with B.S in Biology and Health Promotion minor. She is a host of her podcast show Purposeful Fitness with Coach Ola. She started BeFit4Akhirah as an initiative in 2014 and officially launched her first ever program in 2018 with Ramadan Prep package. She is passionate about bridging the gap between faith and fitness from an Islamic perspective, and she is looking to bring more awareness on how we can be fit for akhirah through fitness and living a healthy lifestyle with a purpose! Her favorite hobbies and workouts are swimming and being outdoors. She has coached soccer to the youth in the past, and she hopes she can continue in helping youth and teenagers stay strong in faith through sports and fitness.

In this Episode

• Ola's difficult time fitting in when she moved to the US from Syria and how she changed her mind set.
• Ola shares her Mental Health journey and how caused downhill in her life and how she Found strength and the importance of sharing and talking about mental health issues
• Ola's way of dealing with depression and anxiety with healthy eating and working out
• Finding what you enjoy doing and work through to make you feel better Simple things that can keep us active and working out
• Ola's platform BeFit4Akhira to help Muslim and non Muslim people to see a purpose through fitness and training
• Ola's podcast Ola: Purposeful Fitness With Coach Ola
• The 4 week Ramadan Challenge
• Ola Shares her Ramadan Exercise and Eating habits

Contact Ola

Podcast - https://purposefulfitness.podbean.com/

Website - https://www.befit4akhirah.com/

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/BeFit4Akhirah/

Twitter - https://twitter.com/befit4akhirah

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/befit4akhirah/

Full Episode Show notes Transcription here https://bit.ly/2UctmQA