Real Talk

Alyson Schafer is one of Canada’s leading parenting experts. She promotes a firm but friendly “democratic parenting” style and offers practical solutions backed by extensive evidence-based research. In this episode, we talk about the transition and evolution in parenting as the children grow from one stage to the other. Specifically, we talk about teenagers and how parents can evolve their parenti...

The 12th episode of Real Talk with Mama Khwaja - The Podcast is with Abeeha & Hasan. Abeeha & Hasan are working parents of 4 beautiful kids Aila 12, Eshaan 10, Myra 3 and their baby in Heaven Jennah. On August 18th, 2020 they had their fourth child, Jennah Kulsoom Zaidi whose time on earth was momentary. As any parent that has experienced such a loss, the days, weeks and months that follow...

Hello and Welcome back to Real Talk with Mama Khwaja, The Podcast. You are listening to episode 11 and I'm your host Zehra Khwaja, a banker by day and blogger by night. My guest today is Zainab Hasan AKA Busyamma Zainab is, a busy amma of 4, and  lives in Toronto Along with being the CEO of her household, she teaches at Saturday school; sits on her elementary school board, our local mosque bo...

Hello and Welcome back to Real Talk with Mama Khwaja, The Podcast. You are listening to episode 10 and I'm your host Zehra Khwaja, a banker by day and blogger by night. My guest today is Mehreen Nasser Mehreen is a Spiritual Mentor and a Reiki Practitioner. She believes our Creator has sent us here with unlimited tools to help us thrive in all ways possible. She loves to explore those tools and sh...

Sayyedah Hassanali is a Transformation and Leadership coach specializing in empowering & supporting individuals to move beyond their present paradigms and liberate them from limited thinking, emotional blocks, sabotaging narratives and expanding possibilities beyond their imagination.    In this episode, we talk about her journey into the world of helping individuals connect with their inner unive...

My guest today is Anar Allidina, Anar is a Registered Dietitian and Certified Diabetes Educator. She has a passion for delicious food and good health. Her goal is to help busy people live healthier lives. Her area of specialty is insulin resistance to better manage blood sugars, inflammation and hormone health. Her goal is to help treat the cause of these conditions and not just the symptoms. She...

Join me along with my guest experts who will give you a different, fresh and positive perspective.⁠ .⁠ Marzia Hassan a Marriage and Family Therapist will tell you about how you can get help for yourself or someone who simply needs to talk to someone who really needs it.⁠ .⁠ Zainab Fazal who is a Behaviour Analyst will tell you how one can be around someone who needs help or even be supportive.⁠ .⁠...

Shenaz Kermalli is a Toronto-based journalist with an interest in geopolitics and human rights. She is a former producer and writer with BBC News, Al Jazeera English, and CBC News. Her work has been published in The Globe and Mail, The Toronto Star and CTV News, among others locally and in the UK. She currently teaches journalism across multiple post-secondary institutions across Canada, including...

Zayra is a mother of 2, a wellness enthusiast and an independent essential oil consultant. She is passionate about sharing the benefits of essential oils for holistic wellness. In this episode, we will be chatting all about essential oils and their benefits and of course will get to know Zayra on a more personal level.

Hello and welcome back to Real Talk with Mama Khwaja, The Podcast. You are listening to episode 5 and I'm your host Zehra Khwaja, a banker by day and blogger by night. Joining me today is Mubina Jaffer who opens up about her incredible journey. She speaks about her personal and professional life and how she navigated through it all with the use of a wheelchair.

The hot topic today is, to send or not to send? Back to school 2020 will be one to go down in history. There are still nerves and excitement like previous years but the nature of both is very different for everyone. be it the students, the parents, or the teachers.  Joining me today are Dr. Kamalia a pediatrician, Zainab Fazal behavior Analyst, Khairoon Abbas communications specialist, Syeda...

Marzia and I sit down and go back memory lane to the time when Marzia started her journey of becoming who she is today. We shared stories about leaving home and moving abroad. What our struggles were and how we presevered and grew into the people we are today. We also talked about her most recent publication, Calling on the Merciful and Marzia shared what that book really means to her.

We talk about Immunity during COVID 19 and discuss how essential oils help with immunity from allergies as well. We also get to know Sukaina on a personal level with rapid fire round.

What is Anemia and its affects.