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In today's episode covering Depression, I ask Dr. Amamah Ahmed about: - Depression; what is it and what is it not? - Why are we fearful of accepting that it can happen to us? - What kind of red flags can we identify in our friends or family members? - How can we be the support that anyone in depression may need? - How can depression result in physical deterioration? - And more questions Join me in...

I speak with Hafsa Farrukh in the aftermath of Dua Zahra case. - Where do we as parents let our guard down? - What are certain red flags that we as should not take lightly? - Why is it harder for girls in our society to open up about their personal lives to their parents than it is for boys? - Role of fathers in our society in being able, conscious parents? This and so much more as I speak with Ha...

My conversation with Dr. Omaima Mehmood who speaks with me about the application of her experience, education and exposure in the form of a comprehensive Lifestyle solution to most of the issues facing her patients. This also includes a focus on mental health as importantly as there is on other physical ailments. - What is Lifestyle Modification? - How can she help you or someone you love through...

My conversation with a successful former Euless City Council Member who is now running for Texas State House (District 92). - Why Salman suspended his run for Senate? - Why he chose to run for State House for Texas instead? - What is the exercise of Re-Districting after each Census? - How has Texas Legislature used this to their favor? Take a listen to a very insightful Salman Bhojani as he shared...

My conversation with a guidance counselor of over fifteen years and clinical psychologist of over six year. We talk about different aspects of educational institutes and how psychology plays an important part in building the character and personalities of students (if used the right way).

My conversation with a Riffat Yusaf who is a registered psycotherapist and a certified hypnotherapist in Canada in addition to having practiced in Pakistan in relation to various mental health domains. We speak about the challenges faces parents in raising boys in this day and age as we answer questions from parents all over the world.

I speak with Misbah Khan about the attitude of desi parents towards mental health help for children, their involvement and how parental roles vary in terms of approaching mental health help for children. Furthermore, we touch base on: - How early is it for parents to introduce the concept of punishment and reward to a young child? - How does a pattern of reward or punishment help build expectation...

- Why do we force the right to exist on a six week old fetus but not on a school going child? Why the discrimination? - Why would so many women in Texas legislature vote for the Abortion Ban? - Why is it that Governor of Texas calls President's business vaccine mandate an 'assault on freedom" but passes the Abortion Ban Bill which makes abortion beyond six weeks of pregnancy illegal in Texas? Let'...

Why Minar-e-Pakistan incident is reflection of a sick society in context of victim blaming. - Would you blame Ayesha if it were your mother, daughter, sister or wife in her place? - Why it is not about religion and more about or moral and social values? - Why we should not rely on leadership? - Why mental health focus is so critical in earlier years of a child's development - When someone says "No...

In this follow up to my first conversation with Riffat Yusaf, we explore how to tackle if male household leaders face mental health issues in Desi communities. - How can we help them? - How to make mothers understand that their sons need help just like in any other health issue? - Why are we seeing suicide levels increase in desi communities?

This is a new series I've started where I will speak with a mental health professional of many years; Riffat Yusaf. I ask her questions that I have received from people of different backgrounds pertaining to religion, behaviors, child therapy, how to help friends through therapy and how to not judge anyone if they share the fact that they are seeing a mental health expert. Take a listen, share and...

I speak with another brave individual who decided to share her account of what pushed her to attempt to take her life after years of child abuse and inability or intentional ignorance of her family members towards this abuse. - Why she wanted to do this? - What pushed her to this extreme? - How her family reacted to ongoing child abuse? - How this mentality will change in our society?

I explore different forms of value each one of us possesses and utilize in different situations during the course of our lifecycle. From mental/psychological value to being able to translate our skillset into financial success (financial success), humans present various value bundles. Which one do you score higher one? Does it even make sense to view ourselves as value bundles? Take a listen, shar...

Is it just the different cities that impact our behaviors, personalities or do our decisions also leave a mark on the cities and how they evolve? - Which city you've lived in struck you with character? - Is there a city that left an indelible mark on your personality? Take a listen, share and let's talk...

I follow up why doing inventory is important for a business with this brief but very crucial episode focusing on how doing inventory can result in good customer experience. - How does it result in increased sales? - How does it impact bottom line of the business? - How does it contribute towards earning and keeping more new customers? - How does it reduce marketing expense? Take a listen to this s...

- What is a divided patriot? - Do expats relinquish their birth right over their native countries? - What drives people to either become part of the melting pot culture or be part of a kaleidoscope culture? This topic came about my discussion with my friends around March 23 (Pakistan Day) in 2021 and based on that, I decided to give this some air time. what are your thoughts?

In today's cut ever evolving environment of financial uncertainties, businesses often have to decide whether to spend money on marketing to bring more customers in or to funnel some part of their revenue back into their business to improve some processes. - Which action is a targeted one with direct impact on productivity gain? - Why marketing results in volume gains but not efficiency gain rather...

In this episode, I cover three Ps of business as I have come to work with. What are those three pillars that a small business can base their strategy on and deliver an extraordinary customer experience.

Why is customer experience so important that businesses (even small businesses) should pay attention to it. I take a look at why it is important, when customer experience is in full flow, where it happens the most and very importantly, who owns it.

- Why most of the people I've spoken to about this show hate it? - Why PEMRA (Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority) banned this show in Pakistan? - Why Pakistani audiences don't show outrage at vulgar dance stage shows, ridiculous morning show but hate a masterclass by Asim Abbasi? This is why I believe not only that Churails is a must watch for every male but also that it is hands down...

It happens again. A white man goes on a killing spree, successfully kills six asian women in Atlanta, GA, gets arrested without any physical abuse, without having his head under the knees of law enforcement officials. The question is not why this happens. The question is that how do we get out of this. How do we break this barrier of racial privilege also known as White Privilege.

On this Pakistan Day, the news of culprits of Motorway rape case being sentenced to death comes as a relief. Does it really? Will a mere capital punishment be able to change the culture that we have developed over more than last seven decades? What's the naan connection in this?

I recorded this video for US Presidential Elections 2020 but I believe it will serve well to share it for my global listeners as context can help for voting anywhere around the world. Why we should vote is a question every voter in the world asks them. The answer to this simple question is not as easy and hence I wanted to share my thoughts...

Episode 9 wraps up the acts that can be gifted to a deceased muslim. There has been conflict on whether qirat-e-Quran can be gifted. - What do four Fiqh leaders say about it? - What do other scholars have to say about gifting of deeds? - How many deeds should one gift? - Do we have any right over a deed we gifted to deceased muslim? Urdu translation of ten episode English series by Dr. Yasir Qadhi...

Episode 8 covers those acts that benefit the dead. Those acts can either be such that were initiated by them while they were alive or by others. - What are those acts? - Could those be just farz acts or nafl too? - When can Hajj-e-Badl be done by someone? and more questions... Urdu translation of ten episode English series by Dr. Yasir Qadhi titled “Life in the Barzakh”. Source: https://youtu.be/y...