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Setting Intentions with Bilqis Abdul-Qaadir and Iddris Sandu

This past Ramadan, At Your Service had the honor of hosting a series of Virtual Iftars (dinners to break our fast). To really hone in on impact for these events, we tapped into some incredible leaders to guide us through themed conversations around intention and community. This truly was one of my favorite events I’ve ever been to, let alone hosted. When you’re in the Month of Ramadan, feeling all your feelings, and you receive blessings in the form of gems, with your community all together Live, there’s really nothing like it. 

First up, a fireside chat with literal trailblazers Bilqis Abdul-Qaadir and Iddris Sandu. Bilqis is a former D1 athlete-turned coach, instructor and inspiration. Bilqis is an international speaker and the founder of Dribble Down Barriers (dribbledownbarriers.com/camps). Iddris Sandu is a digital architect, who has worked alongside the most noteworthy tech startups of our time. Outside of being one of our best friends, Iddris is the founder of HALT Labs, redefining the future of transport and safety for intelligent cities and spacialLabs, an immersive visual studio/agency. 

In this episode, we how to cultivate intentions, how to honor them, and how to execute on them.

Our sponsors, but more like friends, at Ahmad Tea helped us put so much intention into these events, and we could not be more grateful to have them as partners. 

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I hope you enjoy this episode, as much as I enjoyed hosting these lovely souls. 

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If You Really Knew Me, You'd Know That I'm Still On This Journey.

Trusting Your Brain To Show Up For You Pt. 2 

-Stories 

-Importance of taking time off 

-Your story is not boring 

-I hope You choose You

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Marina Diamandis also known as MARINA and previously known as Marina and the Diamonds is a Welsh/Greek political pop star. She’s an incredible song writer with a voice that stops you in your tracks. It’s only after you get past the need to dance to her music that you realize in almost every one of her songs - she’s giving you a very important message. I’ve been listening to Marina’s music since high school…keeping lyrics like “if you are not very careful, your possessions will possess you.” as daily mantras. She just released her 5th studio album: Ancient Dreams in a Modern Land and has come back with evolved messages and music you won’t be able to sit still too. 

For more MARINA you can listen to her music wherever you jam! 

Check out her website www.marinaofficial.co.uk and on Instagram at @marinadiamandis

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Nedra Tawwab on Gaslighting Loved Ones, Setting Boundaries, Finding Peace, and More. 

Nedra Glover Tawwab, MSW, LCSW, is a New York Times best-selling author, licensed therapist, sought-after relationship expert, and one of my favorite people to follow on IG. She has practiced relationship therapy for 14 years and is the founder and owner of the group therapy practice, Kaleidoscope Counseling. Every day she helps people create healthy relationships by teaching them how to implement boundaries. 

Nedra’s philosophy is that a lack of boundaries and assertiveness underlie most relationship issues, and her gift is helping people create healthy relationships with themselves and others.  Nedra earned her undergraduate and graduate degrees from Wayne State University in Detroit, MI. She has additional certifications in working with families and couples and in perinatal mood and anxiety disorders, plus advanced training for counseling adults who've experienced childhood emotional neglect.  

For more Nedra Tawwab you can get her book: Set Boundaries, Find Peace wherever you get your books. 

Her website is nedratawwab.com, 

and my favorite Instagram account: @nedratawwab

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Heather McGhee On: Us vs. Them, The Role of Racism in US Economy, and More.

Heather McGhee is a strategist and the strategy she designs and promotes are solutions to inequality in America. Her new book, The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together is now available from One World, an imprint of Penguin Random House. Heather’s 2020 TED talk, “Racism Has a Cost for Everyone” reached 1 million views in just two months online. In the coming year, she will launch an original podcast on how to create cross-racial solidarity in challenging times. 

Heather has testified in Congress, drafted legislation, and developed strategies for organizations and campaigns that won changes to improve the lives of millions. For nearly two decades, she helped build the non-partisan "think and do" tank Demos, serving four years as president. 

For more heather McGhee you can get her book The Sum of Us, wherever you get your books! 

Check out her website heathermcghee.com, 

Instagram @heathermcghee 

Twitter @hmcghee

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Gabriella Karefa-Johnson is the fashion stylist we all need in our lives. She is the first Black woman to style a Vogue cover, and her light has shone long before that. Gabriella is the fashion director of Garage magazine, curating and styling spreads that always create some noise.  She tells stories through her styling, and focuses on diversifying representation in high fashion. I met Gabriella at a Prada dinner in Milan, she greeted me like we were old friends and we immediately started dishing stories…..luckily for you all! She does that here too.  We talk about breaking into an industry as a person who doesn’t meet the typical standard of fashion, navigating what it means to finally get hired for jobs when it seems more trendy to hire BIPOC. And of course, Gabriella’s fashion inspirations, and fashion aspirations.  

I hope you loved this episode with Gabriella Karefa Johnson. You can continue following her journey on instagram at @Gabriellak_j. 

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Mari Andrew is a writer and illustrator who has been inspiring me for years. Her illustration career started as a hobby in 2015 as a form of self expression. She documents her stories through reflections and some water color on paper. Mari’s way with words and colors are a source of comfort to an online audience of over a million, sharing with us stories about grief, relationships, heartache, friendship, trying careers on, illness, and real self love. 

In 2018 Mari released her New York Times best selling book: “Am I There Yet? The Loop-de-loop, Zigzagging Journey to Adulthood” and a guide book companion in 2019. Most recently, Mari has published her latest book: “My Inner Sky: On Embracing Day, Night, and All the Times in Between.” It’s the perfect book for this moment as we all need a little more encouragement for present thinking. Mari has also become a hospital chaplain, something I’m very excited to talk to her about.  

Welcome to this guided storytelling session of PODCAST NOOR with Mari Andrew on: The Healing Process of Writing, How To Share Almost Everything, and More. 

You can support Mari's work here: https://bymariandrew.com/book 

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