Islamic Life Coach School Podcast

What is the picture that comes to your mind when I say the word modest? A woman in hijab, isn't it? In this episode I describe how modesty is a part of haya, and how they are different. Haya is an attribute of Allah , and is in the character of the Prophet PBUH and his closest companions.  Haya as described in the episode is the key to professional success. Listen and find out! I invite you t...

Unprocessed trauma is going to show up everywhere in your life. You will find that your progress with halt at a certain point unless you pay attention to the signals your body is sending you in regards to your past. Raising your trauma IQ and processing it, is an extremely important skill to master.  Here is the link for the ACE score test that you can take start. Remember this is just a guideline...

Long discussed topic among Islamic scholars is where accountability for our actions starts.  This is a fascinating topic to me and having gone through my own self development work, I have adopted a popular opinion about when does accountability actually starts for human actions Listen in to find out the details and the evidence for my position.  I invite you to join The Ummi Collective. It is a we...

We are all high performing at some level. Don't believe me? listen to this episode to find out where are you high performing We talk about what action items to adapt if you are looking to high perform in any area of your life. As usual, I provide references from the Islamic tradition so you can get the best of both worlds, scientific and spiritual. I invite you to join The Ummi Collective. It...

I have a different type of an episode for you guys this time.  Conversation format with my friend Dr Saima Ali. She is a neurologist by training and a life coach. I consider her my mentor because it is through her work that I was introduced to life coaching.  She was kind enough to have me come on her podcast this week, which I am publishing for my audience as well so you guys get the best of both...

Abundance Mindset is a practice of thoughts. This is the opposite of a vicious circle. In a vicious circle, one thing feeds off the next that feeds the 1st and everything spirals down. In abundance mindset, you elevate others, and not only do you elevate other, you have to come from an elevated place to do it in the 1st place. So you build yourself up, and bring others up with you, build yourself...

Lets talk about marriage! and finding a spouse! and how to do it right! YESS.... I think this topic is soooo needed. In this podcast you'll discover the difference between desirability and your WANT to be desired. These are 2 completely different things, but often they are confused to be the same. Reason it becomes important for us to differentiate between the 2 is because this becomes a key...

This podcast will tell you how important your internal emotional state is for you. Lucky for us, that state is under our control through our thoughts.   Indulgent emotions are feelings that seem important, but get us no results. Listen in to find out which of these emotions you are constantly indulging in, keeping you from creating a life of your design.  I invite you to join The Ummi Collective....

I am going to keep this podcast light, because I am going to give you this week to implement what you've learned. Implementation is the key behind knowledge, otherwise there is minimal knowledge can do.  Don't worry about implementing a lot, take a small action and be consistent with it. It's about repetition. In this episode we talk about what negativity bias is and how it is showi...

This episode teaches you about mind control!! Well not really, but it comes pretty close. At ILCS we work very hard to control our minds, that's the only thing we CAN control. But in this episode find out how you can influence change in other people's behavior. This method has transformed my life and many of my clients' lives.  Listen in to find out for yourself if this is mind cont...

I title this episode after a coaching concept that has been life changing for me and my clients. Manuals. Kind of like manuals that you get with a new car or a new appliance. Only this time we are talking about manuals we have created for people we are in a relationship with. I talk about how these are detrimental to our well being and the well being of the relationship. But like always, I also te...

Topic of emotions is near and dear to my heart, as a life coach and as a human! Quran mentions the word "Qalb" 130 times, referring to the heart, which has historically been the seat of human emotions. Listen to the podcast to see how the design emotions is so helpful for humans to create their lives.  Expand your emotional vocabulary to get the most of what this life as to offer Also, l...

This is another level of mental health!! Mental Health 2.0 Listen to the podcast and see how everyone deserves and and can achieve mental health Get the FREE download workbook to start with your mental hygiene www.islamiclifecoachschool.com I invite you to join The Ummi Collective. It is a weekly coaching program for Muslim mothers raising children on the autism spectrum. Inside, you learn how to...

Since everything is created from thoughts, wouldn't it be nice if we could measure our progress? Say no more! because the Thought-Work scale does exactly that.  Listen to this episode to find out how you can monitor your progress towards your mental health goals. Make the joyful thoughts easy and repetitive with practice, until they are a zero on a thought-work scale Even the automatic action...

This topic is specially close to my heart. This is where my journey of self development started. I pray it inspires you to start this journey as well. In this episode I mention why following a pure desire is important for the health of the mind and the family unit. I also tell you that calculus was one of the most difficult subjects I had to take ( that's a thought I know.... but I am stickin...

What a joy it was to create this podcast! By the end of this podcast, you will have all the tools that you need to create JOY now!  Also, what is a baby kangaroo called?? Weird question you might say,! Yes weird indeed, but still relevant. Find out why :) Needless to say we all need joy in our life. I manage my mind a lot to be to deliberately create joy, because that lower brain is always ready t...

Use power of observation of your thoughts to your advantage. I review the formula briefly here and then I describe more advanced concepts to help you in the path of self coaching and mental health.  I describe why it is so important to get to the source of your thoughts, and how to clean them up effectively so that it causes a transformation, rather than a change.  Self coaching is simple, but it...

In this episode I bring a unique approach where we can use judgement of others for our character refinement. Say what?  I judge others and my character improves? How could that be possible?  In this podcast I describe how we can use judgement of others as an introspection tool, and how useful that can be. Judgement is part of human wiring, so instead of shaming yourself for having it, use it to ma...

Creating a podcast on this topic was a true joy for me. Allah at the center of our lives. How else have we been living our lives? is there anything else that can be the center of the focus of our lives?  These are important questions that we rarely stop to ask ourselves. Yet, every human being is designed to live a life of a higher purpose, devoid of the needs of this world. Listen in to today&apo...

This episode is for all of us who say they can't stay consistent with a task. And there are a lot of us who say that :) Find out how to start and stay consistent with a task. In this podcast I given an example of being consistent with the Quran. You can apply these ideas to any goal you want to be consistent with. InshaAllah these methods will create a lasting change for you as they did for m...

Let's talk about pleasure. Things that taste so good and bring us instant gratification, like sugar, chocolate, shopping. I talk about not to state the obvious, AGAIN, but to tell you how we can use these pleasures to gain well being and wholeness! SAY WHAT?? well being through SUGAR.... well it's not simple, but it is Doable ;) Also, InshaAllah this podcast will publish in Ramadan, so t...

In this episode I talk about how to utilize Ramadan for the health benefits of weight loss. I have been meaning to talk about these concepts for the longest time, and I thought Ramadan would be the best time for it. I talk about how to handle urges for food and control diet for emotional eaters. This topic resonates with so many of us. Eating from emotions. We have done it for a long time and we s...

Is empowerment over rated? everyone seems to be talking about it and yet we all seem to be struggling with it. That is because empowerment is a practice, you keep working towards it. Its not like once you found empowerment you are set for life, its actually not that easy. Which is why when we hear about empowerment it might seem it is an over discussed topic because we are always struggling to sta...

I am so excited for this topic. How to make decisions you ask? I say taking advice works temporarily but eventually fails. Then we seek more advice, more answers from sources and keep searching. Only we can make decisions about our life. And for important decisions we think have to have all the knowledge so we can be sure it is the right decision.  But I am going to teach you that you already have...

In this podcast we talk about how to take advice from your future self, to create change today. Write your younger self a letter and give yourself advice. You are the best person to take advice from. Find out how! Borrow future thinking to apply to now so you can change the trajectory of your life. This is a powerful concept that has proven to be true time and time again for me and many coaches an...