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November 2018

November 06, 2018

You Get an Ice Cream Sandwich! *Oprah voice*

Rewarding myself and reintroducing a familiar coping skill after a panic attack There are a...

November 05, 2018

It All Matters and So Do You

All Voices Count in the Muslim Mental Health Movement “Your lived experience is needed.” This...

April 2018

April 19, 2018

Acceptance: My Illness, Working with My Body and Losing Weight

What messages bombard you daily? Are you even aware of the subliminal programming that shapes...

April 18, 2018

I’m a Mental Health Patient First

The conversation around mental health in the Muslim community has come a long way from...

March 2018

March 30, 2018

New Floor, New Skin

“I have to get all the termites off me!” I screamed wildly to my landlady...

March 30, 2018

Bipolar Strong

WORLD BIPOLAR DAY I had my first bipolar breakdown in the classroom where I was...

February 2018

February 06, 2018

When Grief Meets Mental Illness

Learning to cope with loss while living with multiple mental health conditions TW//Suicidality, Substance use...

September 2017

September 07, 2017

Milestones, mental illness, and accepting Islam

I am the granddaughter of a southern Methodist minister. I used to love traveling down...

August 2017

August 22, 2017

Disordered Eating & the First 10 days of Dhul-Hijjah

I’m admitting to myself I have a real problem with food. I’ve been on a...

August 22, 2017

Wearing a Mask

The nature of hiding my true self I needed to be social. I needed to...

August 19, 2017

OCD, Anxiety, and Self-esteem

Recently I tweeted about a nurse who helped me start a dialogue with myself about...

August 18, 2017

I’m Black, Muslim and Have a Mental Illness. Charlottesville was Polarizing

I'll admit, my first response was to panic when I saw the news about Charlottesville....

July 2017

July 20, 2017

Souls Matter in Mental Health

The hospital is the great equalizer I always say I happened into writing about mental...

June 2017

June 11, 2017

Ramadan: Addressing My Mental Health & Processing Shame

We're halfway through Ramadan mashaAllah. I'm both happy to be able to gain some benefit...

May 2017

May 28, 2017

Reconnecting with myself as I get closer to Allah

A few days ago I decided to take a good look at my mental and...

May 26, 2017

Ramadan: When You’re Living with Bipolar and Anxiety

I’ve tried fasting many times since I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder and generalized anxiety....

May 26, 2017

Intrusive Thoughts and the Fear of Acting Impulsively (OCD)

I have a general fear of acting out or impulsively doing things that are inappropriate...

May 09, 2017

What Life is Like on Disability

The reality is it isn’t easy. By the time you’re actually approved for disability you’re...

April 2017

April 07, 2017

Loneliness, Addiction and Lack of connection

People say the opposite of addiction is connection. I struggle with loneliness and a feeling...