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May – The Month Of Guardianship, Fasting And Celebration

May – The Month Of Guardianship, Fasting And Celebration

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The new front page! Check out Cherished and Successful’s new frontpage this month.  Come and join us while we embrace our guardianship roles this month! During this month, we have the following amazing lineup: Embrace your roles of responsibility by connecting to Allah’s names of […]

The Do Less Lockdown

The Do Less Lockdown

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I’m running a FREE one-month lockdown challenge in the Cherished Muslimah Sisterhood Facebook Group starting TODAY! I hope you will join me! Do Less and Blossom I’m reading a book called Do Less by Kate Northrup – in a nutshell, it helps women to connect […]

A Cherished Muslimah Left A Legacy Yesterday

A Cherished Muslimah Left A Legacy Yesterday

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Saturday evening, two days ago, we were establishing healthy boundaries in my year-long Cherished Seasons course.  I prayed my maghrib evening prayers before starting and was really overwhelmed with gratitude to Allah. I had done it – I had incorporated boundaries into my Cherished Muslimah […]

HALT

HALT

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Dear Self. This is a plea that you intervene And stop what’s going on Things cannot continue like this We need relief and we are Not Getting it. We feel let down, who can we turn to But you? It leaves us bewildered How You […]

Geranium Oil – Giving Love

Geranium Oil – Giving Love

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Cherished Wellness is back from having taken a break! Alhamdulillah! This month, on Cherished Seasons, we are cultivating the habit of giving love to others – our loved ones and our spouses, for those of us who are married! An oil that can help us […]

Official Book Launch Coming Up!

Official Book Launch Coming Up!

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I’m so excited to tell you that the official book launch for The Four Traits of a Cherished Muslimah, and its companion workbook, is around the corner! It is going to be held on Saturday, June 27th, 6 pm (London time) and will be live on […]

Last Day for Crowdfunder Campaign

Last Day for Crowdfunder Campaign

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Dear All!⁠ ⁠ It is the LAST DAY from my Crowdfunder campaign to raise £3000 to provide:⁠ ⁠ Free Relationship Coaching for Vulnerable Women⁠ ⁠ I want to help vulnerable women to be confident and empowered by giving them the tools and strategies to overcome […]

Communication Masterclass

Communication Masterclass

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I want to tell you about some exciting upcoming events!  Lots of exciting news… a masterclass, weekly live, special offers and book launch!   Communication Masterclass I had some valuable feedback over the last few months regarding the Cherished Seasons course. Ladies told me that […]

No Rapport? Choose disagreements wisely

No Rapport? Choose disagreements wisely

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Communicating with others is always easier when both people are in rapport with one another.  It makes the whole process easier. Rapport [raˈpôr, rəˈpôr] (Noun) a close and harmonious relationship in which the people or groups concerned understand each other’s feelings or ideas and communicate […]

A Marriage of Two Guardians

A Marriage of Two Guardians

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For Men & Women  Out with the old? Let’s face it:  our lives are not like those of our parents and we need a new template that defines a successful marriage.  My father, may Allah protect him and grant him health (say Ameen, please), had […]

May – The Month Of Guardianship, Fasting And Celebration

May – The Month Of Guardianship, Fasting And Celebration

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The new front page! Check out Cherished and Successful’s new frontpage this month.  Come and join us while we embrace our guardianship roles this month! During this month, we have the following amazing lineup: Embrace your roles of responsibility by connecting to Allah’s names of […]

500 Acts of Worship

500 Acts of Worship

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In October 2019 me and Jawad went to Konya and visited the burial place of Mevlana Rumi.  In the Mevlana Museum, I saw his tasbih – huge and awe-inspiring.  How many times had Allah’s name been invoked upon those beads?  How many salawats had been […]

A Cherished Ramadan

A Cherished Ramadan

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For Men & Women  With our beloved Ramadan around the corner, here are some tips on how we can manifest the four traits in this blessed month. Leadership Enter this month purposefully, carving out time for your priorities and delegating fairly among the family. Make […]

The New Sisterhood

The New Sisterhood

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Dear Cherished Sisters, SubhanAllah, just as I thought the dust was settling in the sisterhood, we moved once again. I wasn’t happy with how isolated we were in the sisterhood – and I especially wasn’t happy with the flawed activity feed and notification system – […]

A little ray of light

A little ray of light

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One morning, the sun, as was his daily practice, sought permission from his Lord to rise, and as it climbed high into the sky, one part of his brightness lit up and beamed down on the earth. It travelled through the cosmos, entering the earth’s […]

It’s time to get out the Seerah

It’s time to get out the Seerah

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We have had some positive coaching breakthroughs recently, and I just wanted to share some that particularly stand out: One lady said she had had her old, trusted copy of Fascinating Womanhood on her bedside table for years, and it was so old and worn.  […]

Take from your Master, Give back to your Master

Take from your Master, Give back to your Master

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Use the gifts you receive from Allah ﷻ to give back to Him. Last year, in October 2019, my husband Jawad and I went to Konya to celebrate his 50th birthday mashaAllah.  There we saw the whirling dervishes outside the resting place of Mevlana Rumi. […]

A Balanced Marriage

A Balanced Marriage

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For Men & Women  As April is the month of creating A Balanced Life, in this article let’s look out how we can create a balance between husband and wife and everything else that can often ‘get in the way’ of a loving, respectful, and […]

When Queens Ride By, Today

When Queens Ride By, Today

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When things get difficult, what do you do? I pray.  And then I write. In 2013 I posted a story written by Agnes Slight Turnball in 1888 called When Queen’s Ride By.   It is such a beautiful story, I wrote about it my book The […]

The Purpose of A Loving Marriage

The Purpose of A Loving Marriage

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For Men & Women  As March is the month of connecting to our purpose, I recently wrote a post Why Do You Do what You Do? and in the following article, I wanted to explore how we connect to our purpose when we are loving, […]

During times of uncertainty…

During times of uncertainty…

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Hold On To Good Habits It has never been a more important time to have a loving and strong marriage. During this time of difficulty, hold on to your good habits so you and your spouse can be a source of strength and peace for […]

Why do you do what you do?

Why do you do what you do?

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BismiLlah. This March in The Cherished Muslimah Sisterhood, we have been connecting to our purpose and really focusing on why we do what we do, and when others don’t join in, do we just stop and give up? I was coaching a lady this month […]

I’m on the radio today!

I’m on the radio today!

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Salams Dear Cherished Readers, I pray you are well!  I’m so busy being a world-famous author (!) and setting up my courses that I never get the chance to blog anymore – and I do miss that! I’m going to be live in the studio […]

The Cherished Seasons Course & Welcome Evening

The Cherished Seasons Course & Welcome Evening

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As salamu alaikum For those of you who don’t know me already, I’m Sara Malik, and I live in Hounslow, England, and I’m a marriage coach.  I’ve been helping women to create nourished lives and marriages for over ten years, alhamduliLlah! I’m so happy to […]

The Sisterhood is Ready

The Sisterhood is Ready

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Alhamdulillah! Who our of my loyal readers can remember the days when we had an online community at Cherished and Successful?  I’m so happy to tell you that it is back again!  All praise is for Allah, the best planner and the gatherer of thoughts […]

Four Seasons of Cherished Living

Four Seasons of Cherished Living

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The four traits align perfectly with the four seasons. Spring is all about leadership, a time for new beginnings and new growth. Summer is for love… and manifestation, enjoying the fruits of one’s labour. It’s a time for busy-ness and activity.  Autumn is the season of […]

A Year of Cherished Living

A Year of Cherished Living

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I’m so excited to share my news with you! As most of you know, my online coaching and workshops have both been dormant on the back-burner for many years – while I was trying to get my material sorted – yes it has taken this long!  But alhamduliLlah, it has all come together so perfectly.  I am so grateful and appreciative to Allah for sending me everything.   From the amazing Beacon Books who approached me, not the other way round and got me to wake up from my sleeping beauty state to the amazing way the whole coaching model has fallen into place so beautifully, with Allah, The Designer and Fashioner, sorting all out for me beforehand and it was just there for me to notice!

2020 – A Muhammadan Year

2020 – A Muhammadan Year

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Happy 2020 to all my Cherished Readers. I’ve been in my pyjamas all day!  And I woke up with a red eye! I think its because a vessel must have burst while I was rubbing it, or perhaps it was because I was at a […]

It has been published!

It has been published!

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To all the ladies who signed up to my mailing list on the first unofficial book launch to The Four Traits of a Cherished Muslimah, and to all my Cherished Readers! Alhamdulillah, all praise is for Allah, I can’t believe it, my book, which has […]

Publishing Day

Publishing Day

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06-12-19 Dear Cherished Readers, It is the much-awaited publishing day for The Four Traits of a Cherished Muslimah, AlhamduliLlah. You can get it from: Beacon Books Amazon (UK) Amazon (US) The Book Depository – Free International Shipping I am so grateful to Allah!  Ya Rabby, […]

Why is the book written just for women?

Why is the book written just for women?

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This is a question I get asked a lot – and I totally get it, because I have asked the same question myself, a lot!  It may seem as though if a book is written for exclusive women, it is reinforcing the notion that the […]

Pre-order Now!

Pre-order Now!

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All praise is for my Lord! The Four Traits of a Cherished Muslimah is finally available to pre-order! In case you didn’t know already, these are the four traits: Leadership Love Wisdom Justice Are you tired of putting in all the effort and find yourself […]

Is ‘The Four Traits of a Cherished Muslimah’ only for married women?

Is ‘The Four Traits of a Cherished Muslimah’ only for married women?

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The Four Traits – namely: leadership, love, wisdom and justice are for everyone, whether you are married, single, male or female.  Yet, I wrote this book from the perspective of a married woman – because that’s who I am!  I regularly point out to all […]

My Top 99 Books

My Top 99 Books

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Somebody recently asked me what had happened to the booklist I had online, which I realised had inadvertently gotten lost – what better an opportunity to compile another one.  Here, my cherished readers, are my 99 best-loved books!  I love all of these books for […]

What defines a Cherished Muslimah?

What defines a Cherished Muslimah?

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So what defines is a Cherished Muslimah? You may think that she is a Muslim woman who is cherished by her husband, and I do believe that this is a good aspiration to have, but that’s not really what I’m getting at. Let’s take a moment to break down the word ‘Muslimah’.

The Four Traits

The Four Traits

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What are the Four Traits of a Cherished Muslimah? With only 3 weeks to go until publishing week, I am very excited and nervous too!  InshaAllah, it’s time my baby comes out into the world and to be honest I feel like I just want […]

It’s almost publishing time!

It’s almost publishing time!

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Dear Cherished Readers, Update: I’ve been working hard with my publishers to get my baby out into the world! Beacon Books have been amazing, mashaAllah, and my editor Siema is so wise! She picks up on so many nuances that I don’t even notice and […]

I will be revealing the cover for my new book, very soon!

I will be revealing the cover for my new book, very soon!

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I am so excited that my book is about to get published very soon inshaAllah! Alhamdulillah, my publisher at Beacon Books has been so great in helping me get this baby of mine out there to my readers!  Once it’s published I will be ready […]

Be Flexible

Be Flexible

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For those of you who follow my posts, I recently shared how I had delegated the cleaning in the house so that I could fit in homeschooling amongst all my other responsibilities, and how I was having some challenges with my loved ones, to the point where I was thinking ‘should I just get a cleaner?’

Well, those challenges eventually led to me getting a cleaner!

Light Bulb Moments

Light Bulb Moments

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Coaching is always so insightful! We have so much information presented to us every day on social media, that sometimes it seems everyone else understands things just like we do.  Yet when I see a lady have an ‘a-ha’ moment during coaching, I am amazed […]

Delegation Disagreements

Delegation Disagreements

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Homeschooling has brought its own challenges with housework and cooking, so delegation has been the key. But what about when family members fall short and don’t do their bit? How can we remind without blowing up?

The Mothers

The Mothers

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Dear Cherished Readers I pray you are all well. It’s been a while since I posted and there is a big reason for that: I don’t know where to start! And now, after returning from a blessed trip to Egypt, I just feel like I […]

£40 Cashback… terms and conditions apply

£40 Cashback… terms and conditions apply

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Yesterday I purchased a printer.  It came with a special promotion: £40 off, I was told to visit the PC World website and click on ‘cashback’. So once I was home and the printer was set up, I asked my son to apply for the […]

Don’t rock the boat

Don’t rock the boat

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When I was young, I used to love listening to Bob Marley singing: “Please dont you rock my boat, cause I dont want my boat to be rockin anyhow; Please dont you rock my boat, no, cause I dont want my boat to be rockin […]

Write about it

Write about it

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Flashback: when I was 26 I started going to a ladies middle eastern keep-fit class. The lady was mysterious and in-tune with her essence. After our class was over and we were all sitting, relaxed, she started talking to us about connecting with our selves, […]

20 years of (various)

20 years of (various)

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Today my hubby and I are celebrating our 20th wedding anniversary alhamdolillah!  Shukr Allah it has been 20 years of love, laughter and tears! We’ve got here through our own bespoke tailor-made efforts and lots of prayers.  Someone asked me the other day what the […]

Respect for men… and women.

Respect for men… and women.

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I started of my Surrendered journey realising that women can be really disrespectful to men – in the way they talk to them and in the way they talk about them.  So I started watching my language when I spoke to him and also when […]

In the spirit of Mother’s Day

In the spirit of Mother’s Day

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I was at a women’s only fund-raiser yesterday for my child’s old school (I did tell you that I’m homeschooling him now, didn’t I?) where I had the fortunate opportunity to hear an uplifting and encouraging speech by Sister Rahma, who is a counsellor and […]

Starting over, inner witch banished

Starting over, inner witch banished

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I’ve not written a proper article in a while.  I had put writing on a back burner whilst I focused on the family, and at times I felt despair because I was in uncharted territory and I didn’t have a map:  the teenage years. Well, […]

Kindness is feminine

Kindness is feminine

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Kindness is a supremely feminine and highly desirable trait – Prince Charming always fell for the kindhearted Princess and not the wicked witch (no matter how beautiful she was). Kindness is also an asset in men, but is traditionally associated with nurturing, sweet and loving […]

Powerful Prayers

Powerful Prayers

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Surrender to Allah Allah is enough for me, there is no god but him, I have put my trust in him and he is the lord of the mighty throne (9:129) Allah is enough for us and the best of guardians. (3:173) Lo, in the […]

When queens ride by

When queens ride by

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By Agnes Slight Turnball, 1888. Jennie Musgrave woke at the shrill rasp of the alarm clock as she always woke—with the shuddering start and a heavy realization that the brief respite of the night’s oblivion was over. She had only time to glance through the […]

Admit when things aren’t working

Admit when things aren’t working

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I always wanted an Aloe Vera plant so you can only guess how happy I was to buy one from a hippy chick at a farmers market. “What can I use it for?” I asked with the enthusiasm of a new Aloe Vera owner.”Burns” she […]

My Fascinating Friend

My Fascinating Friend

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One of the first exercises most on-line marriage courses ask students to do is to look for naturally surrendered or fascinating wives and explain what makes them so. To my horror many participants respond by saying they don’t know any surrendered or fascinating wives. I […]

My body, my teacher

My body, my teacher

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I was talking to a poorly friend the other day and was reminded of the poem I wrote a few years ago where the different parts of my body were talking to my Self and giving it a good telling off for the abuse that […]

He beats me up, but he does love me.

He beats me up, but he does love me.

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Dear Abused & Oppressed Sister, You do know that your husband doesn’t love you, don’t you? He wouldn’t punch you in the face, if he loved you. And now that he has beaten you up and is feeling sorry for you with your black eye […]

Dealing with people who are discontent

Dealing with people who are discontent

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Do you have someone in your life who is only too happy to point out the areas that are less than perfect – ‘this lasagne has a tad too much salt’, ‘that child has a snotty nose’ or ‘My, what big ears you have my […]

Organize Your Kitchen Hotspots

Organize Your Kitchen Hotspots

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You know how Fly Lady talks about ‘hot spots’, her name for the parts of the house which gather clutter and the clutter somehow manages to reproduce until you have clutter, son-of-clutter and grandson-of-clutter on the same horrible surface? This is my hottest spot. It […]

Feminine touches

Feminine touches

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I am, by nature, a brutally practical creature. Fortunately I married a man who is equally practical. For years we lived in a house devoid of ornaments, silk flowers, vases, oil burners, indoor plants and the like. The surfaces that other people would use to […]

Need your man!

Need your man!

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For centuries men were needed by their womenfolk. We needed them to provide us with a safe space to raise our children and to survive. It was men who risked injury and death by hunting and fighting predators and other tribes when our ancestors lived […]

Living with a stay-at-home-husband

Living with a stay-at-home-husband

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Many men, for whatever reason, spend much of their day in the house. My father did because he was self-employed and his business was based at home, my husband was at home during the day when he was a student, while he worked nights as […]

5 REASONS for being grateful in 2013

5 REASONS for being grateful in 2013

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Alhamdolillah!  This year starts off with becoming more organised with blogging, and also starting to re-write my mentoring material.  In doing so, I found out that I started blogging in January 2009, just after gaining freedom from my eldest son’s 11+ preparation!  Times flies!  He’s […]

The six Ms essential for fathers

The six Ms essential for fathers

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Here’s an empowering article written by Andy Merret from the Family Relationships Magazine, entitled: The six Ms essential for fathers raising daughters. An article for fathers to help them teach their daughters about assertiveness, their own finances, anger, and communicating directly with the men in […]

My Dailies

My Dailies

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Hi folks!  I am joining Bonnie, from House of Grace, in her Organise Your Life Party!  She is posting weekly organising tips based on the book Organize Now! by Jennifer Ford Berry. After reading Cara’s inspiring post about her Dailies, I am going to write […]

First Things First, Stephen Covey

First Things First, Stephen Covey

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“Stephen Covey, in his book First Things First, notes that those who accomplish very little are probably spending a large amount of their 16 hours in the Quadrant of Deception and the Quadrant of Waste. In his book he highlights four quadrants where one can […]

Productive Muslimah

Productive Muslimah

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This interview is part of our In The Footsteps of Khadijah (May Allah be pleased with her) interview series- Introducing Sr. Sara Jawad Malik, a marriage mentor and a very Productive Muslimah. Founder of Cherished and Successful online magazine and online community. Here we go, […]

Flylady!

Flylady!

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Your free online coach, cheerleader, and fairy-godmother for decluttering and organizing your home and life! Are YOU living in CHAOS (Can’t Have Anyone Over Syndrome)?  Do you feel overwhelmed, overextended, and overdrawn?  Hopeless and you don’t know where to start?  Don’t worry friend, we’ve been […]

Not being able to practice self care due to hectic lifestyles.

Not being able to practice self care due to hectic lifestyles.

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A lot of women have young children, and find it hard with sleepless nights, poorly kids, feeling unwell themselves as mums… and life seems to be a roller coaster ride. When trying to surrender, when the topic of self care comes up, a lot of […]

Swear at him and act stroppy, that way he respects you….?

Swear at him and act stroppy, that way he respects you….?

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Does my husband really want a more bossy babe on his arm? Ok this is my concern. Even though surrendering is making a massive positive impact on my marriage there is this one niggling doubt. Do men secretly, deep down want a fiesty independent woman […]

A Fascinating Journey

A Fascinating Journey

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Learning childlike behaviour is not difficult, even for the most invincible adult women. Just watch spoilt little girls – especially the ones who are nearing middle age. Observe what they say and how they say it; the high pitched voice, the wide eyed look and […]

Calling All Agneses

Calling All Agneses

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The story so far: David and Agnes are the junior partners in a firm of solicitors. After years of working together they are firm friends and spend time together outside work socially, they have so much in common – a shared career, shared goals, the […]

Love After Love

Love After Love

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The time will come when, with elation you will greet yourself arriving at your own door, in your own mirror and each will smile at the other’s welcome, and say, sit here. Eat. You will love again the stranger who was your self. Give wine. […]

I Need Your Love – Is it True?:

I Need Your Love – Is it True?:

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  How to Find All the Love, Approval and Appreciation You Ever Wanted.  Let Byron Katie take you on a journey within. Question all your negative beliefs about other people and turn them round with personal breakthroughs. Updated: Use Katie’s 4 Questions to find out […]

Getting Ready for Friday!

Getting Ready for Friday!

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Happy Upcoming Friday everyone! Don’t forget to get your houses ready for the weekend so you can kick of your shoes and enjoy! Friday’s Essential Checklist: Finish off any extra ironing and put it away, Clear your hotspots, Dry dust all screens, tops and sills, […]

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The Four Traits of a Cherished Muslimah

Sara’s words penetrate deep

I began seeing the man I married that very evening.

I came to the session thinking it cant help my marriage that drastically but the effects were instantaneous!

I now have the tools to continue making improvements within my marriage, most importantly changes within myself.

I’ve come such a long way since my work with you

I was in such a mess with that relationship. I worked through my worthiness, self-love, finding myself and building my relationship with Allah. You introduced me to a whole new world

Nearly on the verge of divorce

Attending this two-day workshop was a memorable experience.

It helped my marriage at a time when it was nearly on the verge of a divorce.

Alhamdulillah, this is 6 years of a peaceful marriage – been married 18 years now.

Universal Principles

Principles that you can apply to any aspect of your life and relationships not just in marriage!

Sara has helped me in so many ways!

By allowing me to feel more empowered, by showing me how to action boundaries,

by helping me to find my self-esteem,

by explaining how other people may be feeling and how to understand this,

by enabling me to do self-care things which are helpful to me.

Sara empowered me to set boundaries, and stand up for myself.

She reminded me about my intentions and goals, and in general to have a much happier marriage and life.

 

 

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