Naptime Is Sacred

Today's episode is a solo one. I get asked tons of questions about podcasting

and I thought why not get a few more by asking on Instagram, and I added some of

those questions to this podcast as well as others I've gotten over the years.

I was inspired to start a podcast after listening to a few podcasts and falling in love with

that method of storytelling, and it resonated with me because that's how I grew up

listening to my parents, aunts, uncles share stories, poetry etc. Its been important to me

as a Muslim woman to have our narrative told through our experiences and not through

stereotypes, and podcasting has been a great way for me to share the stories of

amazing Muslim women using their own voices to amplify their work and lives in a way

that is both motivating and inspiring to other women.

In this episode I talk about how and why I started podcasting and I touch on the process of podcast creation and I also answer questions I am often asked about podcast production.

In this episode.

• My desire to help the Muslim community and leave something behind for the future of our community.

• The meaning behind my podcast title "Naptime Is Sacred"

• Finding time to create podcast episodes as a mother

• Podcasting gear and how to record

• Cost and expenses of creating a podcast

• What type of podcast should I create?

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Joining us today is award-winning author Na'ima B. Robert. Na'ima is the author of the best seller "From My SIsters Lips" and founding editor of 'SISTERS', the magazine for fabulous Muslim women. Na'ima shares her story of her early stages of writing up to how she became a coach offering world class writing courses that focus on helping others develop their writing skills. She shares tips on how to release mindset and be a successful writer and touches on how to overcome fear by believing and valuing ourselves as well as her opinions on publishing options.

• Na'ima's ride and journey in writing various genres of books in reflection to who she is.

• Entering entrepreneurship by teaching what she knows how to do best.

• Naima's world class teaching how to write services

• Investing in ourselves

• Being supportive and helping one another.

• Honoring the uniqueness of ourselves gives us value and lifts us up

• The "helping each other spirit"

• Advice for beginners starting to write

• Mindset and fear free courses

• Self publishing or Traditional Publishing? How?

• Why your book can be rejected by publishers

• Living with purpose and joy and empowering ourselves

Upcoming projects:

Unleash Your Message coaching programme (starts 18th March)

Own Your Voice Challenge

Challenge yourself to write for 10 minutes a day for 10 days (8-18th April)

Be the Hero Growth Programme

coaching.muslimahwriters.com

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In this episode of the Naptime Is Sacred Podcast we talk with Hafsa Rana. Hafsa is a mom that foun a way to succeed from home using the internet. Hafsa is a blogger and content creation strategist. She focuses on sharing content that helps moms be happy, love themselves and also leverage the power of content creation to serve others and transform lives. Hafsa talks about how she started writing and blogging, touches on the challenges an ordinary mom faces in order to overcome difficulties and succeed as more than a great mom and shares tips on how to gain self confidence and love towards yourself. Hafsa does a weekly Instagram live every Friday at 2:30 where she shares information on blogging, content creation and building a small business as well as mom life, beauty and other fun stuff In this episode ● Creating and sharing content that can bring community closer and help each other ● Success opportunities for stay home moms through the internet, blogging and social media ● Overcoming negative self talk and gaining confidence despite body image, learnign to love your self. ● Redefining what is beauty what is success what is fulfillment. ● The collaboration over competition mindset ● Hafsa's blogging, content and self help and group coach courses. ● Hafsa's future plans ● Aftar recipes suggestions

. Contact Hafsa www.happilyhafsa.com www.instagram.com/happilyhafsa Hafsa will be launching a group coaching program for beginner bloggers early March. If you'd like to learn more about it, you can download my free Beginner Blogger Checklist and get on her email list: bloggerchecklist.happilyhafsa.com.

So many women feel like they lose their identity as an individual when they become moms and she wants to help those women find their way back to themselves, regain their sense of self and pursue projects that bring them joy and financial security.

Today our guest is 25 year old convert to Islam Kaya Gravitter. Kaya is a writer and is currently working on publishing her first novel. Kaya also writes poetry and has written articles published on The Huffington Post, Yahoo! News, and Muslimgirl.com. She has a Bachelor's Degree in Political Science and International Studies and is an activist for change, in hopes of a better world.

Kaya touches on her early experiences when converting from Christianity to Islam and talks about some of the struggles that converts and other Muslim minorities are facing within the Muslim community and gives us her ideas on how such things can be improved.

• Social media impact on networking and success.
• Difficulties converts have going through Ramadan and fasting alone and outside community and family.
• How the Muslim community and Masjid can improve on helping new converts adjust and fit in with special convert programs.
• Teachings of Islam that made changes to Kaya's ways and personality and life.
• Kaya's plans and goals for her writing.

Show notes and transciption link https://bit.ly/2TqlWck

Connect with Kaya:

Blog: www.kayagravitter.com

Instagram: @kaya.gravitter www.instagram.com/kaya.gravitter/?hl=en

Twitter: @BoGravitter twitter.com/GravitterBo?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor

Facebook: @KayaGravitterWriter www.facebook.com/KayaGravitterWriter/

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Sabrina is an Ayurvedic Practitioner and Vaginal Steam Facilitator based in Wisconsin. After going through her own journey of fertility issues, menstrual cycle issues and postpartum anxiety, she decided to further her studies in women's health so that she could help others witness their own healing naturally as she did. Her in-person and online practice is dedicated to women's health, specifically menstrual health and wellness. She offers holistic health coaching services as well as education both in-person and online. Sabrina believes that the health and happiness of women has great potential to heal the world, which lights up her passion for serving women! What Ayurveda is, what is vaginal steaming and what exactly is used in the process. How we can take control of our vaginal feminine health through knowledge and practices like vaginal steaming. Website: www.sabrinaelizabeth.info Instagram: Sabrina.womb Etsy Shop: www.etsy.com/shop/sabrinaelizabethshop The Art of Self Care: Ayurvedic Practices for Women, an online 6-week course :https://mailchi.mp/ae45a5524771/ayurvedicselfcarecourse#0 Thank you for listening don't forget to subscribe

On this episode, I'm joined by my husband Omar to answer the questions you've sent in regarding interracial marriage

We talk about

• Cultural compatibility
• Things to consider about interracial marriage
• Dealing with challenges
• Raising kids
• ...and much more

You can see Omar's work at http://ibnabeeomar.com

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Spending time with the people who actually matter.

I think as a teen or a young kid your friends can become your life and building a relationship with your sibling goes on the back burner. I get it your young and free and you think you have all the time in the world, but think about all the years you will miss out on with your siblings. I know now that I'm married and have my own kids, I feel like I missed out on a lot of time with my siblings I only realized after I moved away from home that my parents and siblings know me better than I know even myself sometimes and I wish I made more time for them back then instead of just being focused on school, work and my social life.

I think the same way we got into our cliques and spent more time out of the house back than now we are doing that with social media. It's like being home but not really being there because we're focused on living online than connecting with the people in our lives. I know that we are more likely to text than make a call which is great for staying in touch daily. but I'm talking more about real in-person interactions.

Also, your online life can spill over on to your real life. It's nice to meet new people and build relationships with like-minded people online but they're just that online. In the real world your parents/ siblings need a text call, a visit, your kids need you to play pass outside, your real life friends will like a ladies night out and your spouse wants to have a conversation with you without your phone in your hand.

In today's world that's so full of distractions and where being busy is idolized. we need to come up for air and really live our lives in a fulfilling way. beyond the glitz and glamor of social media where we are constantly bombarded by everyone's highlight reel. Make the intention to set aside time to disconnect daily and have real human interactions.

I hope you guys enjoyed these TBT thoughts to my younger self.

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This is one of the new segments I'm working on for you guys throwback Thursday audio thoughts to my younger self. Today's throwback thoughts are to my younger self a young Fousia who was always an anxious child I think anytime when you immigrate from your own country at a young age and there's a lot of uncertainty about your life you kind of have to in away reinvent your new normal. So to that little girl who came from a very warm country and to snow and I am learning a new language making new friends and being away from most of your family that you grew up with I would say to her that all of that anxiety that you have to build up all of that stress of not knowing what life is going to be calm and having to be strong so that you don't you know for the stress out everyone around you. I would say it's going to be OK you're going to grow up to be a good person you're gonna grow up to be someone who has build up resilience but at the same time. I would say don't be shy to ask for help don't think that you're always going to burden people with your your fears your your anxieties your stress the things that are bothering you-you will be a lot better off if you share those thoughts with people and think about what makes you happy instead of thinking about what makes other people happy or the fact that you have to put on when something happens to you and you're afraid to share it because you don't know how people are going to respond to all of that stress and anxiety and everything that you've got built up the unknowns that are coming your way and that you're really worried about. I would say just face them head on and do the best that you can and reach out to someone and say you know I'm scared it's OK to be scared because once you sure that you knew she put those thoughts out there you'll be able to move on from them in a more productive way instead of shoving all those feelings down on you'll be able to figure out next steps how are you going to help yourself what are you going to do next so you know these are Thursday thoughts with Fousia. I hope you guys enjoyed them if you'd like to share your own Thursday thoughts send them my way through the contact page on naptimeissacred.com or using the email tab on my Instagram page and I will share them on the podcast. Thank you for listening don't forget to subscribe and leave a review in Apple Podcast.

Topic: Why it is important to identify limiting beliefs, become confident and comfortable with yourself prior to getting married. The main idea is that you have to BECOME the person that you want to marry so focus on that and marriage will eventually happen. * Community and Societies impact on the Single Muslim women mental and emotional health. * Becoming the best version of yourself before you look for the "perfect guy" * How to become confident by turning negative affirmations into positive affirmations * Self-Care tips before marriage * Having an open and clear conversation with family about your preference for marriage. Kulsoom graduated from York University with a degree in Psychology and is currently completing her Islamic degree at Mishkah University. She is also a high-performance coach and a motivational speaker. She does one on one coaching sessions with women who want to achieve various results in their life. She also does courses and programs to address the different struggles that women are facing, some of which include marriage, divorce, confidence, self-worth, relationship with Allah and youth based workshops. Her aim is to make a difference in this world and assist people in becoming the best version of themselves. She has had many clients who can testify to her commitment to serving others. Connect with Kulsoom https://www.instagram.com/kulsoomlifecoach/?hl=en https://www.facebook.com/100002012278635 https://m.facebook.com/kulsoomlifecoach/ https://www.kulsoomkazim.com Thank you for listening don't forget to Subscribe and leave a rate and review.

Idil Farah is a Nutritionist who is passionate about helping women focus on eating nourishing and regenerating foods that promote health. Her approach is not confined to food and is more of a holistic one. "I try to help my clients reach optimum health by bringing balance back to all the different areas of their life." Idil Farah Idil and I discussed her holistic lifestyle and how she learned to heal her gut with nutrients. Ramadan Is here and she shares how she has prepared for it a month in advance "Fast Don't Feast" In this episode we discussed *Healthy eating *Month of self-regulation *Time for ibadah *Regenerate body. Rapid Fire Questions *Invisibility or Super Strength? *Place you most want to visit *Say a word in Spanish? *Whats for dinner tonight? *Climb a mountain or jump from a plane? Connect with Idil on https://www.instagram.com/idilsworld/?hl=en https://www.facebook.com/idilsworldeats/ You can email Idil at [email protected] Thank you for listening Don't forget to Subscribe on Itunes and Leave a rate, and review so more people can find this podcast