Peace of Mind: Recent Episodes
Islamic Counselling by Sakoon
We want to empower people to live better lives. To support people going through Mental Health through the provision of education, counselling and combining Islam.
In this episode, we dive into the challenges of exam stress and how parents can support their children in navigating this crucial time. Our host, Ayesha Aslam, sits down with three insightful guest speakers, Zeenat Ehsan (Parenting Coach and Secondary School Teacher), Moeez Siddiqui (Integrative Muslim Therapist), Shahana Hoque Ali (Holistic Health Practitioner) to explore practical strategies, mindset shifts, and emotional support techniques that can make a difference.
In this episode, Ayesha Aslam sits down with Jerome Kumedzina, the Chief Instructor of Karate Meets Lifestyle, to explore the powerful connection between fitness and mental health. Discover how physical activity can impact emotional well-being, build resilience, and inspire motivation in your daily life.
Today, we address a challenge many of us encounter: juggling responsibilities toward our elderly parents, children, and work. Join us as we explore this topic from both psychological and Islamic perspectives, uncovering ways to find balance and meaning in these vital roles.
Join us with guests Ayesha Aslam, Mooez Siddiqui and Hamid Saber discussing the personal journeys and how to prepare for Ramadan.
Assalamu Aalaikum,
We are back with another episode! in this one we take a look at why rest is important for our general wellbeing and mental health. Hosted by Badriya and Salma.
Disclaimer: please overlook the amount of times we say positive in our intro. :))
Me and Salma discuss what it means to have a positive body image. How to have positive and helpful thoughts with respect to your body. and eliminate the overly negative thoughts.
Be real with us ! We hope to convey the islamic way to view your body. The balanced , helpful way. Your body is different to others. And so appreciate that you look different from others. It's meant to be ! The most beautiful and the perfect creator made you and is sustaining you , remember this.
In this episode we discuss how food affects our physical and mental health. In particular, it impacts our mood and focus. We also highlight how to take your time when it comes to managing your food intake.
We hope to be balanced people in this area and other areas of life. That is the ultimate aim, spiritually speaking.
We discuss how self-worth (a person's view of themselves) can be affected by the voices around a person, in their family/friends, via social media and growing up. There is further discussion on the difference between self-confidence and self-amazement.
Yours sincerely,
Badriya and Dila
In today's episode we discussed the art of communication: how to communicate in a way that wins hearts instead of breaking hearts. Yours truly,
Badriya and Dila
This episode is about becoming more introspective. Cancelling the noise, which may include, scrolling through instagram and things outside of your day's plan. We seek to become more reflective thinkers through this episode. In particular, we discuss taking time out for deep thought/ deliberation. In this seclusion time, one would benefit from analysing their weak points and strong points, in terms of their character. From there, the character development can progress. One step at a time we can get closer to Allaah by bettering our character. This seclusion time can also allow room for choosing good deeds that match your strengths and excelling in them.
This is a lone episode. Featuring just Badriya. She discusses how to remove negative self-talk. And how to increase optimism.
In this episode, we discussed the importance of setting appropriate boundaries in today’s world. Is it possible to have boundaries that are too rigid or too relaxed? And is it necessary to have boundaries for ourselves as well as others? We further explored the challenges that a person may face in work, family and cultural settings and suggestions of ways to tackle this.
We investigated the effects of labelling from a societal (offending) perspective as well as the impact of labelling on special needs students. We also considered the role of ‘diagnostic labels’ in a mental health context. Do labels always have damaging effects or does this depend on the context and the type of label? Does this vary depending on the giver and receiver of each label?
In this episode, we mentioned the ways in which our thoughts can shape our mindset and consequently how we react to situations that we face in our lives. We also explored the theme of gratitude and how redirecting our focus will allow us to grow in the best way possible.
In this podcast, we engaged in self-reflection and mentioned the positive influence of the pandemic on our lives. We discussed the ways in which our relationship with Allaah, other people and ourselves were impacted but this global outbreak. We ended with practical steps and life skills that we have gained and would like to implement in the future.
In today’s episode we discussed loneliness and how being alone as well as being with people can impact our lives. We spoke about the importance of having the balance between the two and why favouring one more than the other can possibly be a hindrance for growth.
In today’s episode we talked about the importance of looking after our physical health and how it can aid our mental health. We discussed issues such as motivation and how to actually get started on your journey of living a healthier lifestyle; including things such as food and exercise.
Badriya is joined by Zaynab, who is also a psychology graduate. they discuss everything surrounding self-awareness, ranging from reliance on God, personal struggles with eating disorders, learnt helplessness and many more gems.
Today’s podcast episode covers the phenomenon of toxic positivity and how it is rampant in today’s society. We have a discussion on how pushing positivity can turn toxic and how we might all be participating in it.
Bardha, Rukia and Yasmin discuss the feeling of regret, using certain situations as examples, and how debilitating this feeling can be. We delve deep and explore what the underlying causes could be.
Today we are joined by our guest, Zoveen, who gives us an insight into what it feels like to have regressed in either habits, personality traits, virtues, etc. and how to overcome the sometimes overwhelming feeling of disappointment and getting back on track to progress.
In this episode we discuss the perspectives of change reflecting in personal growth, and what growth means for different people. We also touch on where in our personal lives we have experienced the most personal growth and the role that failure plays in growth.
The group address the expectations of being a woman in today's world, including the influence of culture, gender roles, and how media plays a huge role in women's perception of themselves as well as of other women.
In this podcast episode we discuss the importance of the #BlackLivesMatter movement, we try to shed light on how racism and stereotypes are used as a way to divide us. Our aim is to evoke thought and understanding so that we can eradicate the racism that is still prevalent in society.
This time we are joined by Hana, discussing everyday anxiety as well as the disorders surrounding anxiety and how we three personally use Islam to help overcome our own anxieties.
In this final Ramadan related episode we discuss the Rahma (Mercy) of Allah and how we can implement it in ourselves and show it to others.
The ladies expand on what patience means to them and how patience is an essential concept used in times of loss, bereavement and difficulty. An appreciation to times of hardship is also discussed in the limelight of patience.
This episode centers around the concept of gratitude. The trio Bardha, Badriya and Salma discuss how gratitude can be a tool to aid one to combat negative feelings and thoughts and some insight into how they themselves foster gratitude and grow gratitude.
Ayesha Aslam from Sakoon Counselling talks Real Housewives during COVID19 with an Optometrist, Paediatrician and Head of Sales and Marketing
This episode featuring Bardha, Badriya and Salma focuses on the onset of Ramadan and the difficulties and anxieties we may go through as we enter the holy month amidst the Pandemic crisis we are facing. Especially for those suffering with a mental illness such as depression, and eating disorders. We discuss the challenges and methods of coping.
We discuss how the new pandemic has been affecting us and the people around us.
We apologise for the somewhat poorer quality in today's episode, due to the social distancing compliance, we recorded this episode online via Zoom.
We discuss the lack of and need for self-love, especially in today's world of social media.
In light of World Hijab Day, as hijab observers - Badriya, Salma and Bardha - each with different hijab journeys, we decided to discuss the highs and lows of trying to observe hijab in today's world, particularly going deeper into the struggles.
#WHD
Talks on how effective communication can better our relationships and hopefully improve our mental health.
Today we are talking about perfectionism. Do we need to be perfect and what does Islam have to say.