Finally got a chance to share some thoughts on the new year

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آپ کی رائے بہت اہم ہے اور ہمارے آگے بڑھنے کے لئے بہت ضروری ہے

ہمارے فیس بک پیج پر جانے کے لئے یہاں کلک کیجیئے

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اپنی آواز میں پیغام دینے کے لئے یہاں کلک کیجیئے

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ہماری پاڈ کاسٹ کو ریٹ کرنے کے لئے یہاں پر کلک کیجیئے

We are starting off 2022 with this iconic book review written by Gavin De Becker

This book has a wealth of information on how to recognize the danger signals that are meant to protect you. This instinct is a gift that we must learn to appreciate and use in our daily life.

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آپ کی رائے بہت اہم ہے اور ہمارے آگے بڑھنے کے لئے بہت ضروری ہے

ہمارے فیس بک پیج پر جانے کے لئے یہاں کلک کیجیئے

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اپنی آواز میں پیغام دینے کے لئے یہاں کلک کیجیئے

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ہماری پاڈ کاسٹ کو ریٹ کرنے کے لئے یہاں پر کلک کیجیئے

Join us as we discuss the first book in the series Firdaus and friends. Dr. Sara Alavi started it with the book, Firdaus Learns about the Heart. She wrote it especially for young Muslims so we can make science more interesting for them to learn.

Representation matters!

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What makes some people successful and not others?

Do you have to be born lucky or smart or a combination of both?

Or is it a matter of being born with the right connections?

This very popular book dives into these questions and the author has some very insightful theories that he discusses.

Join us in this Urdu Pun Urdu podcast where we discuss the book Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell

Sumbul and I really enjoyed this review and we also have some personal insights to add.

You can find the book here on Amazon

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Did you know that Pakistan is amongst the top twenty countries with the highest illiteracy rate?

The Citizens Foundation is a non-profit trying to bring quality education to underprivileged kids in Pakistan.

I had the pleasure of talking to Marisa who is working as a Baghban member to raise funds for five classrooms for a year.

To donate: click here (for the campaign)

I also have a detailed blog post talking about the work of the citizens foundation and the other ways you can contribute.

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Meet the author and illustrator of the beautiful book Alif Se Urdu

Sarah Hashmi is a Pakistani-Canadian author with a Degree from NCA. She is passionate about creating good-quality Urdu books for children in Pakistani families.

In this episode we talked about Urdu books and why is it so hard to find good ones?

Listen to this episode to find out how she was able to publish.

You can check out her beautiful book at the link below

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اگر آپ ہمیں کوئی پیغام دینا چاہتے ہیں تو ہمیں اس پتے پر ایی میل کیجیئے

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اپنی آواز میں پیغام دینا چاہیں تو یہاں پر کلک کیجیئے

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پاڈکاسٹ کو ریٹ کرنے کے لیئے یہاں پر کلک کیجیئے

This is an exciting episode for Urdu Pun

Allama Iqbal is considered one of the greatest philosophers and thinkers born in the subcontinent. His concept of self or خودی is widely known but I doubt it is understood well.

I wanted to engage in a discussion to understand what it means and how it is still very much relevant to our society today.

So I invited someone who I consider to be an expert given her history as a teacher and student of Urdu in Pakistan.

That is my mother Mrs. Rukhsana.

I thoroughly enjoyed this discussion and I hope you share your thoughts with us as well

Link to the translation of Israr-e-khudi by Professor Nicholson

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July and August have been hectic with a move. This month we are talking about the book, Give and Take by Adam Grant.

Are you a loser for sharing or giving your time, resources, etc to those who need them? This book answers this question with a lot of research and concrete examples to follow.

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We are excited to bring you the review of the world-famous Marie Kondo book that talks about the importance of finding Joy in your belongings.

Sumbul and I talked about our experience of reading the book and applying some of the principles that it talks about.

You can buy the book here

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Timestamps

00:00:36 Introduction to tidying up

00:01:52 Sumbul introduces her impression of the book

00:02:40 Author's background in tidying up

00:03:40 What is the difference between cleaning and tidying

00:05:20 The five categories of tidying up

00:05:50 Sumbul talks about the show based on the book

00:08:01 Sumbul's disagreement with the philosophy

00:08:55 How you identify Joy

00:10:01 the five categories in order

00:12:30 Identifying the purpose of things in your life

00:14:30 How to stack things in drawers

00:18:13 Organizing space to compact storage

00:19:00 Spiritual aspect of maintaining your things

00:21:40 How Sumbul's daughter repurposed the extra space

00:24:50 Book category

00:26:40 How to bid farewell to your items

00:30:00 Sumbul and I differ on books

00:33:22 Sumbul share a hack for tackling paper

00:35:33 Repurpose your storage

00:38:10 Handling coins Kumono

00:42:07 Repurposing things that bring you joy

00:47:00 Avoid doing this if you are not sure

00:52:50 Difference in outlook

00:55:50 Practical experience after tidying

00:58:32 How to bid farewell to things that no longer spark joy

01:00:57 The youngest convert of Kon Marie method

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*timestamps below*

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Stepping into motherhood brings several challenges for new moms.

Breastfeeding is one of them.

After my personal experience, I realized that the process of establishing a healthy breastfeeding relationship is poorly understood.

Even as a physician, I felt myself struggling a lot.

In this series of Podcast episodes, I will be discussing common breastfeeding problems that mothers face.

Dr. Zahra Kamal is an IBCLC certified Lactation Consultant (very few of them are around in Pakistan) In addition, she is also a child specialist (Board-certified Pediatrician) and has very valuable insights

Link to the blog post

Timestamps:

2:30 Dr. Kamal discusses what made her decide on becoming a Lactation Consultant

3:45 I discuss my personal experience with a lactation consultant

6:50 Dr. Kamal talks about the common concerns new mothers have

8:10 She talks about the effects breastfeeding has on both the mother and child's health

12:20 Mother's health while breastfeeding

17:10 What is important in the first few days

28:15 Saving the milk to feed later

34:10 Should it hurt?

42:30 Positions to try for improving latching

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