What Is Community? With Hussein Osman, Said Osman, and Ayat Mohamed
12/08/22 • 40 min
Today, I have three young men with me that are true experts on community. Hussein Osman, Said Osman, and Ayat Mohamed are all refugees from Somalia and their Somali Bantu culture is one of inclusiveness, helping and wanting everyone to succeed. I know this because they've let me into their family and they are apart of mine.
I've felt the differences with the American culture and their more collectivist communal stance over the past six years. I truly feel that my family's relationships with these young men are essential to our mental health. We have developed a true community that is rare in America these days.
So this conversation is about us putting ideas around community into words. Take a listen -- I know you'll learn a lot from this episode, just like I did.
In this episode on community, we discuss:
- What community means to them;
- Cultural differences and what we can learn from them;
- Why it is important to make friends with people who are different from you & what this looks like;
- Being intentional about getting to know people;
- And so, so much more!
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Today, I have three young men with me that are true experts on community. Hussein Osman, Said Osman, and Ayat Mohamed are all refugees from Somalia and their Somali Bantu culture is one of inclusiveness, helping and wanting everyone to succeed. I know this because they've let me into their family and they are apart of mine.
I've felt the differences with the American culture and their more collectivist communal stance over the past six years. I truly feel that my family's relationships with these young men are essential to our mental health. We have developed a true community that is rare in America these days.
So this conversation is about us putting ideas around community into words. Take a listen -- I know you'll learn a lot from this episode, just like I did.
In this episode on community, we discuss:
- What community means to them;
- Cultural differences and what we can learn from them;
- Why it is important to make friends with people who are different from you & what this looks like;
- Being intentional about getting to know people;
- And so, so much more!
We always love hearing from you, so don’t be shy, come over to our Facebook or Instagram and let us know what you thought about today’s episode!
Ps. Do you love listening to our podcast? It would mean the absolute world to us if you could leave a review on Apple Podcasts. This will help our show so we can help more parents and families feel more active and connected in their lives. You can leave a review by clicking here, scrolling to the bottom, tapping to leave a star rating and then write your review. Thanks so much!
And if you haven’t done so yet, make sure to subscribe to our show so you don’t miss any of our future episodes!
More info? You can find the full show notes, links and resources over at:
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- Strategies to hold space;
- And so much more!
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There are two things I can say for sure:
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