Ep 19: Making Your Mark with Dr. Samira Hassan
02/09/20 • 41 min
“Make your mark and don’t be afraid.”
-Dr. Samira Hassan
Dr. Hassan, General Practitioner, Family Medicine Specialist and vice president of the British Somali Medical Association shares with us her unconventional path to medicine.
On this episode, we explore Dr. Hassan’s journey of finding her self through the culture shock of being transplanted in the Somali community as a teenager, her meandering path to solidifying her interest in medicine including turning down an offer of admission to medical school, and dealing with the agony of rejection after re-application and how she learned the importance of seeking feedback in the face of it. She also shares her passion for community outreach in addressing health awareness and literacy including mental health awareness as well as creating career fairs for the youth. She has certainly made a mark and has influenced Somali youth globally with the spread of her Careers Fair platform on a global scale.
In this Episode, We Talk About:
- Dr. Samira’s journey to medicine
- The value of listening to your inner voice
- The value of finding yourself and what your true passion really is
- Community outreach
- Hidden blessings
Where to reach Dr. Samira Hassan
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Let us know what you think and what part of the podcast conversation you enjoyed the most by leaving us a review and rating here! And don’t forget to join us on our Facebook group Professional Muslim Women to continue the conversation and connect with a community of Muslim women like you!
“Make your mark and don’t be afraid.”
-Dr. Samira Hassan
Dr. Hassan, General Practitioner, Family Medicine Specialist and vice president of the British Somali Medical Association shares with us her unconventional path to medicine.
On this episode, we explore Dr. Hassan’s journey of finding her self through the culture shock of being transplanted in the Somali community as a teenager, her meandering path to solidifying her interest in medicine including turning down an offer of admission to medical school, and dealing with the agony of rejection after re-application and how she learned the importance of seeking feedback in the face of it. She also shares her passion for community outreach in addressing health awareness and literacy including mental health awareness as well as creating career fairs for the youth. She has certainly made a mark and has influenced Somali youth globally with the spread of her Careers Fair platform on a global scale.
In this Episode, We Talk About:
- Dr. Samira’s journey to medicine
- The value of listening to your inner voice
- The value of finding yourself and what your true passion really is
- Community outreach
- Hidden blessings
Where to reach Dr. Samira Hassan
Want to hear more stories from amazing Muslim Women?
Please subscribe on Apple Podcast, Stitcher or on your favorite podcast platform. Get notified so you never miss out!
Let us know what you think and what part of the podcast conversation you enjoyed the most by leaving us a review and rating here! And don’t forget to join us on our Facebook group Professional Muslim Women to continue the conversation and connect with a community of Muslim women like you!
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Ep 18: Pregnancy and Breastfeeding in the Workplace
It’s never easy being a mom and having a full-time job. Balancing work and home is always a very challenging feat but is it really impossible to become successful at both? Recently, the Harvard Business Review published an article that talks about women, being an ideal worker or a perfect mom. The article was demeaning as it deems that women have to choose between motherhood and career if they want to excel and meet society’s high standards. Join us in this episode as we break that narrative that society continues to throw at us. We will also tackle the issue of pregnancy and breastfeeding in the workplace as well as debate on why the article written by Harvard is wrong in many ways.
In this Episode, We Talk About:
- Pregnancy and breastfeeding in the workplace
- Why there is nobody who’s an ideal worker and a perfect parent
- Filtering out people who aren’t good candidates for you to work for or work with
- How to advocate for yourself
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Let us know what you think and what part of the podcast conversation you enjoyed the most by leaving us a review and rating here! And don’t forget to join us on our Facebook group Professional Muslim Women to continue the conversation and connect with a community of Muslim women like you!
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Ep 20: Small Actions Lead to Greater Things with Deqa Gelle
Know that you will fail. Know that you will scrape your knees but you will be okay and you’ll be so much stronger. — Deqa Gelle To get to where you need to be, you must take the initiative and take action to get there. You won’t learn how to run unless you learn how to walk. In this episode, we explore Deqa’s journey in finding her path and how she started One Stone HR. Deqa is an experienced Recruitment Manager with 10 years of experience in the recruitment industry. She helped build successful and harmonious teams for corporate organizations and she currently helps individuals and corporations in cultivating their brand. She talks about how taking action - big or small helps her show up every day for herself and others. Find out how Deqa overcame her adversaries and what motivates her to push through and take continuous action.
In this Episode, We Talk About:- Deqa’s journey to HR Recruitment
- What drives Deqa to keep pushing on
- Making the leap and getting over self-doubt
- The stigma around divorce
- Action, action, action
Where to reach Deqa Gelle
Want to hear more stories from amazing Muslim Women?
Please subscribe on Apple Podcast, Stitcher or on your favorite podcast platform. Get notified so you never miss out!
Let us know what you think and what part of the podcast conversation you enjoyed the most by leaving us a review and rating here! And don’t forget to join us on our Facebook group Professional Muslim Women to continue the conversation and connect with a community of Muslim women like you!
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