Episodes
Jan. 2, 2023
Best of Mommying While Muslim 2022
We want to thank our audience for a fruitful 2022 and look forward to spending time with you in the car, on your walks, or while you do the dozen and 100 other momtasks you do everyday while you tune in. We’ve compiled a cust...
Dec. 23, 2022
Muslims & Suicide
Zaiba & Uzma tackle the topic of suicide among Muslims in America. They tell you about the importance of knowing the telltale signs, including what KYS means. Also, learn how to talk to your kids about preventing suicide b...
Dec. 15, 2022
Muslim Moms and Overwhelm
Sudduf Wyne of Salam Sadaf business coaching is a self proclaimed recovering perfectionist and mom of triplets. You’ve probably seen her speak on the toughness of mothering on social media. She is on today to address the over...
Dec. 8, 2022
ADHD and Muslim Moms
Shehla Faizi host and producer of I’m a Muslim & That’s Okay wears a lot of hats as a graphic artist, podcaster, and mom extraordinaire. Add to her repertoire, mom of a child with ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorde...
Dec. 1, 2022
SERIES Muslim Mental Health Hot Topics: Problematic Behavior & Functional Medicine
We kick off our Muslim Mental Health Hot Topics series this month with Functional Medicine Coach Momina Salim who discusses problematic behaviors in children and how preventive measures like good, pure food can make a change ...
Nov. 24, 2022
Living Momsisterhood
Dr. Jamillah Karim with academic qualification as long our wingspans joins us today to dispel several Muslim biases vs polygyny: she’s educated, she’s financially capable, she’s independent, she’ authoritative, she’s confiden...
Nov. 18, 2022
Paradoxes of Polygamy in Islam
You thought we wouldn't be fair and present all sides of the poly argument? Sorry, we must not have met before.... Ustadha Saba Syed joins us to discuss her personal and professional experiences of polygyny in Islam and how i...
Nov. 10, 2022
Power in Muslim Polygamy
Coach Fatimah and Coach Nyla of Outstanding Personal Relationships join us today to talk about their lives as cowives. Anything that rhymes is our cup of tea, as are these two ladies who teach us what sisterhood can look like...
Nov. 4, 2022
SERIES Muslim Moms & Polygamy: Polygamy in Public
The CoWife Coach Mecca Nandi breaks down her family unit and how it’s evolved to its present place, addressing important topics such as jealousytrust and beliefemotional work of momssisterhood (what’s it mean to you?)women’s ...
Nov. 1, 2022
In Memoriam: Alwiya Mohamed
Will Perry represents the men of the masjid for us today and boy is he gracious about it because we really dug into him: Where are all the men when it comes to DV in the Muslim community? Good news! The urban legend of the Mu...
Oct. 28, 2022
Emotional Abuse: Destroying From the Inside
Hope comes on anonymously today to discuss her experience of emotional abuse–the scars that NO ONE SEES. Find out the walls that women in this situation run into: from perpetuating cycles of emotional abuse, cultural toxicity...
Oct. 21, 2022
BONUS Replay: But He Doesn't Hit Me
This is a special REPLAY of Madiha Schader’s experience of hiding the painful details of her emotional abuse from family and friends. The cultural reasons she did this are very clear in her story. She’s not unique, especially...
Oct. 13, 2022
Domestic Violence & Transitional Care
Program Director of Nisa Homes, Yasmine Youssef joins us today to inform us about the differences between transitional homes and shelters, how to set them up in your own community, and how we can work together to put them out...
Oct. 6, 2022
SERIES Muslim Moms & Domestic Violence: Texas Muslim Women's Foundation
If you don’t know Mona Kafeel of Texas Muslim Women’s Foundation, you have to hear this one. Her wisdom and insight regarding women’s safety and empowerment, allyship, and raising Muslim men plucks our heartstrings, and it’ll...
Sept. 30, 2022
Halal Investing for Women
| This is not-to-be-missed episode where we learn about investment paths and products to help generate wealth, courtesy of Investment Advisor Rezwana Abed of Sharia Portfolio. Find out which ones to avoid as a Muslim, which o...
Sept. 30, 2022
BONUS: 6-Figure Muslim Moms
Janan Sarwar of now Global Bookshelves discusses leaving a six figure career for what really makes her heart sing: books. Well, they make our hearts sing, too. Learn about some of the mindset shifts moms may need to make if t...
Sept. 23, 2022
Generational Wealth-Building
We LOVE seeing women in the Boardroom and those that help Muslims moms get rich, well, they're just our favorite. How DID she become an expert in Sharia compliant investments, and why does she keep doing it? Find out on this ...
Sept. 16, 2022
Muslim Women & Finance
Lisa Hashem joins us as someone who witnessed the financial illiteracy of her community and did something about it. Not only has she continued to educate and coach her community members, she challenges the traditional methods...
Sept. 8, 2022
SERIES Rich Muslim Moms: Mom Money Matters
| Dr. Saima Ali tells us how she navigated the choice between Wall Street and the hospital, and how she continues to follow her passion to help other Muslim women get rich, too. She’s a Financial Coach who helps us answer: ● ...
Aug. 30, 2022
BONUS: LIVE QA about the Retreat
The entire Embracing Your Power team answers all your questions on this special BONUS Live with QA. We decided to air it as an episode in time for listeners to take advantage of the Early Bird discounts. We look forward to mo...
Aug. 26, 2022
Kinship Assaulted
Trigger warning: sexual abuse Mina is our guest today, anonymized to protect their identity. They share their experience with childhood sexual abuse and the effects it had on them, their parents, and their extended family. Th...
Aug. 19, 2022
The Space Between Us
#boymom Farheen Raza Abbas joins us to discuss the circumstances that caused her to limit relationships in her own family. We didn’t expect bullying to show up in our series this month, but this episode really highlights what...
Aug. 11, 2022
SERIES Muslims and Severed Ties of Kinship: Burned Bridges
Wow, get ready to gain insight into one of the most painful situations some families must deal with: severed ties of kinship. As Muslims, family is everything. But what happens when it’s not? Uzma kicks it off this month by s...
Aug. 4, 2022
Muslims En Route 66
| We want to make sure you don’t miss catching up on all the episodes of THE GREAT MUSLIM AMERICAN ROAD TRIP following Mona Haydar and her husband Sebastian Robins along historic Route 66, exploring Islam’s deep roots in Amer...