Notes from the Heart

Assalamualaikum! Hello friends! Welcome back to another episode with my friend Bianca! Alhamdulillah! We talked about finding balance in our daily lives with so many things or tasks that we need to do and what are the practical tips that we can implement to improve our life, Insha Allah. Don't be a stranger! Reach out to me if you have any questions: My Instagram:  @julie_heartworkcoach My ema...

I'm back after an unexpectedly long break (nearly 2 months) from posting new episodes! Alhamdulillah! This episode includes excerpts from my March 2022 weekly Gratitude Reflections as well as a few reflections from my recent vacation trip to the Philippines. This was something I kept replaying in my head, urging me to get back on track. Because of so many recent events, it's been difficult to revi...

Welcome back! Here's another short episode that I would like share about how my perspective changed about 'random acts of kindness'. A few years ago, I participated in this 30-days happiness challenge and one of my favorite one was Day 6 challenge which is “Perform five acts of kindness and see how you feel”  and I realized that even doing kindness can become "mindless" because your heart is...

Helloo! In this episode #12, I'm just going to share a short but sweet reminder as a bonus part for my annual reset challenge - making "dua" to Allah SWT. I've learned about the importance of making dua & asking help from Allah SWT in 2021 when I joined Visionaire program under Sh. Muhammad Alshareef, may Allah SWT have mercy on his soul, and I'm so grateful until today that I was able to join...

This is the last installment for the 4-part series of annual reset challenge! Alhamdullilah! if you have stuck with me up until this point, I just want to say Thank you so much! for doing this together with me. In this week's challenge, I'm going to share how to prepare our minds and equip ourself with something that we can use to overcome a difficult situation. It's all about reflecting the "nega...

Hello! Welcome to Part 3 of Annual reset challenge! Yahoo! We're getting closer to the end of the new year, are you excited to finish this challenge with me? Now, in this episode #10, I'm going to share the next step for this Annual Reset challenge which is to set up systems instead of goals. Basically you just think on what system or habit that you want to implement in order for you to achieve th...

Welcome to the Part 2 from the 4-part series of Annual Reset Challenge. From the previous episode #8, I have challenged you to write 22 amazing things that happened in your life this year 2022. How was the experience so far? Are you ready for the next challenge? Let's go!  This challenge is called "Life Audit". Basically, it's an evaluation process to determine the current state in different...

Assalamualaikum! It's time for an "Annual Reset"! Yay! I'm happy & excited to share this 4-part podcast episode where I take a look back at the 11 months and evaluate on the things that happened, my Big and small wins, the challenges that I faced throughout the year, the lessons that I've learned and then plan for my upcoming year. This "Annual Reset" has become my year-end tradition and this...

Hello dear friends! Welcome to another "The Book Shelf" (TBS) episode featuring the book "Light Upon Light - A Reflection on Life, Love & God" by Nur Fadhilah Wahid. This book contains a lot of stories that talks about challenges in different areas of life and the joys that we can discover in our day-to-day activities -- if only we are just mindful & reflect upon the blessings in our life....

Hello! Welcome back to another episode here in Heartful Talks with Julie! Actually, I had so much fun reminiscing & reflecting on my previous newsletter from the last episode #3 so that's why for today's episode, I'm going to read another old newsletter which I also wrote two years ago Alhamdullilah. This was my journey on finding my purpose & passion in life.  When I became a Muslim...

Hello friends! I have a special guest in this episode Alhamdullilah! Please welcome Bianca! She's also a convert like me and this is her own journey to Islam.  You can reach out to her in IG:  @bianca.cnth | https://www.instagram.com/bianca.cnth/  You can also send me a DM if you have any questions on Islam or if you want to share your own story: @happyheartwork.co | https://www.ins...

I'm so excited for this episode #4 because I'm going to kick-off with a new series in my podcast today (yayy!). This is called my Book review series from "The Book Shelf (TBS)" where I will share book summary, feedback & reflections from the books that I have finished reading.  Shout out to my friends from "Not Another Book Club" - its a small, silent & humble book club that I created...

In this episode, I am going to share an old gratitude newsletter which I sent out in November 4, 2020... that's exactly 2 years ago! Subhan Allah! I'm excited to read this again with you and reflect on any changes or additional insights based on where I am today. Let's start! Bismillah!  If you want to subscribe to my weekly gratitude newsletter, just click on the link below:  https://bi...

Assalamualaikum! Hello Friends! My name is Julie, a HeartWork Coach, a diligent student of knowledge, and a grateful servant of Allah SWT. In this episode, I would like to share my personal experience on how I overcome the "fear of missing out" a.k.a FOMO and transition into  "joy of missing out" a.k.a JOMO.  Sometimes, we become so busy with our work or managing our businesses, attendin...

Assalamualaikum! Hello friends! Welcome to my podcast “Heartful Talks” with me, Julie, your HeartWork Coach. In this first episode, I will share about my background and my personal experience on finding Islam and becoming a Muslim. I also shared my advice to new Muslims who might be struggling with the transition to a new life. Let me know if you are a new Muslim and if you have other questions ab...