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Be enough for yourself first, the rest of the world can wait! Self-care means taking care of yourself so that you can be healthy, you can be well, you can do your job, you can help and care for others, and you can do all the things you need to and want to accomplish in a day. This episode explores 5 types of self care. Mental, physical, social, spiritual and emotional self care are essential in maintaining a healthier lifestyle.  If you have any feedback, suggestions or comments feel free to email me at [email protected]! Don’t forget to follow the podcast on instagram: @unfilteredafghanpodcast 
I love you all so much!!!

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The three musketeers: Empathy, Sympathy, Compassion (title courtesy of my creative niece) are what help increase emotional intelligence. Have you ever stepped back and thought about how high your emotional intelligence is just as much as your IQ levels? My goal with this episode is to make us take a second look at how sympathetic and empathetic we are when people are visibly having a tough time. I briefly discuss sympathy and compassion whereas I discuss empathy at great length. Increasing our emotional intelligence will strengthen our relationships with our parents, friends, other family members, coworkers and humans.  If we stop judging and put ourselves in other people’s shoes, we can make people feel more validated. As always thank you to all my listeners and remember I welcome all feedback. Feel free to email me at [email protected] with questions, suggestions and/or comments. Also here to talk if anyone needs it💕

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With everything going on in our daily lives, it’s important to understand we need to sometimes take a step back and recalibrate to reduce stress. Before we feel too exhausted or drained, we should take the time and mentally reset ourselves. This gets us in a more fresh, positive mood. This episode focuses on some, not all, the mental health resets I do in order to gain some sanity back! I chose to do this episode because I took a 4 day trip alone to visit my best friend and it was one of the most refreshing things I have done in a while!  This episode was important to record because often in our culture were deemed to be selfish if we do things to focus on ourselves instead of our families. It’s important to raise awareness in our culture, that sometimes it’s okay to take a break and RESET ourselves.

⬇️Questions or concerns?⬇️Feedback?
[email protected]

Want to listen to the After Maghrib podcast I mentioned? ⬇️
https://linktr.ee/aftermaghrib

1-800-273-8255 (Suicide prevention hotline)


Just need someone who will listen?
https://www.7cups.com/ 

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Unfortunately, people have an opinion about everything. But for some reason our skin, hair, nails, bodies, height, etc constantly become the topic of conversation. We are constantly fed these unnecessary comments and have been guilty of making these comments ourselves in the past. In this episode I discuss my own experiences with appearance shaming in my Afghan communities. I talk about various types of body and appearance shaming and how we can promote self love more because we are all beautiful! Remember, if we can all live life differently then we can sure as heck all look different doing it!! 

Big thank you to my dear friend, Lois Lawton Virtual Services for all of the help in the production of this episode. Hire her for all virtual assistance needs!
Instagram: @loislawtonvirtual

Positivity promoting people I follow:
Insta:
@anisa.diab (Muslim mental health counselor)

@farajmentalhealth (supporting mental health in the Muslim communities)

@islamicmindfulness (daily self affirmations)

https://www.hillarycounseling.com/2019/05/02/101-positive-body-affirmations/

1-800-273-8255 (Suicide prevention hotline)


Just need someone who will listen?
https://www.7cups.com/ 

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Jigars and Jaans! As some of you know, I needed to unplug which caused a delay in uploading this episode.  Remember, it's completely okay to unplug and take a step back from whatever your mental health state can't handle at that moment.  The questions I've chosen to answer in this episode are:

•  Why weren’t you allowed to get rid of facial hair?
•  How did your family handle you being bullied/ did you even tell them?
•  You said it took a conversation when the lady was rude about your condition? But that worked for you. A “conversation” doesn’t fix everything in our community these older gens are hella stubborn. 
•  Why did you feel the need to have a party to hang out with the afghan girls your age? Can you talk more about what you mean by “gateway into that afghan group”?
•  You said your best friend passed away? How did you deal with that loss in afghan family at a young age?

Websites I've mentioned in this episode are below:

https://www.stopbullying.gov/resources/get-help-now
Want to talk to someone? Call 1-800-273-8255
https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/talk-to-someone-now/

Mayim Bialik's Breakdown Podcast:
https://open.spotify.com/show/6TgOe2poCdpZtQwKetQmU1
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mayim-bialiks-breakdown/id1546456269

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This episode is about “Getting to know your host.” I dive deep into my childhood, school experiences, and some personal self esteem triggers. This one definitely shows a more vulnerable side of me and how certain negative experiences impacted my mental health. I also talk about a major event in my life that defied some cultural odds.  As always, please reach out with any feedback, questions or comments at [email protected]!

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A lot of people reached out and wanted more details on what this podcast will be about so here it is! In this episode, I talk about my support system and the people in my everyday life who keep me going. A support system is key in maintaining a positive mental health. There are people out there who don’t have firm support systems and I hope this podcast can become one for them.  I also talk about the immense support I’ve received and how it motivated me even more to pursue this show.  You will also hear why I chose a podcast as a platform to talk about the issues we face in Afghan societies as first generation afghan Americans and what inspired me to do this. This episode is a brief introduction but the future episodes will contain more detailed content along with the series of events in my life that caused me to be so vocal when discussing my mental health. Don’t forget to email me at [email protected]!!

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Welcome Jigars and jaans! This trailer briefly explains what to look forward to in this podcast.  Special guests, Q&A sessions, and vulnerable conversations are just a snippet of what will be included! Feel free to email me topic ideas or send me questions you’d like me to answer at [email protected]! Disclaimer: I am not a therapist or licensed mental health counselor; just a girl who shares her experiences.