The Mindful Muslim Podcast #49 – Trauma, Care-Giving and Islam with Dr. Omar Reda

04/22/23 • 49 min

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The Mindful Muslim is an Inspirited Minds podcast that hosts raw, open, and honest conversations on various topics within the sphere of mental health, psychology, Islam and spirituality.

This month, we spoke to Dr. Omar Reda, who is a board-certified psychiatrist, Harvard-trained trauma expert, the founder of Healing Trauma Institute, and the author of many books including Untangled and The Wounded Healer. Dr. Reda lives with his wife and 3 daughters in Colorado, USA.

Our conversation explored:

The definition and impact of trauma
Breaking generational trauma cycles
Nurturing environments for families and communities to heal from collective traumas
Carers and the impact of care-giving on mental, physical and spiritual health
Using Islam as a toolkit for healing
Self-care of the Prophet
& so much more!

You can reach out to Dr. Omar Reda in the following ways:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-omar-reda-9852065a/
Website: http://www.dromarreda.com/

If you would like to ask us a question, suggest a topic you would like us to discuss on the podcast or if you would like to feature on the podcast as a guest, then please get in touch with the Mindful Muslim Podcast Team at [email protected].

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6l7Jz82OgdE

The Mindful Muslim is an Inspirited Minds podcast that hosts raw, open, and honest conversations on various topics within the sphere of mental health, psychology, Islam and spirituality.

Our conversation explored:

The definition and impact of trauma
Breaking generational trauma cycles
Nurturing environments for families and communities to heal from collective traumas
Carers and the impact of care-giving on mental, physical and spiritual health
Using Islam as a toolkit for healing
Self-care of the Prophet
& so much more!

You can reach out to Dr. Omar Reda in the following ways:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-omar-reda-9852065a/
Website: http://www.dromarreda.com/

Support our podcast by becoming a Torchbearer for Inspirited Minds.

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The Mindful Muslim Podcast #48 – Living with Religious OCD with Zainab Ahmed

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjEqWLLncfs

The Mindful Muslim is an Inspirited Minds podcast that hosts raw, open, and honest conversations on various topics within the sphere of mental health, psychology, Islam and spirituality.

This month, Sivan spoke to Zainab Ahmed. Zainab is a volunteer with The Lantern Initiative, which is a Muslim mental health charity. She also works for How Are You Peterborough as a digital and communication specialist, where she regularly engages with the Muslim community to understand what they need from mental health services. The projects Zainab has been involved with include facilitating weekly Chai & Chat sessions, assisting at Connecting Muslim Mums sessions, delivering workshops and organising and hosting events. In her spare time, she enjoys reading, writing and going for walks.

Their discussion explored:

The different types of OCD, including religious OCD and relationship OCD
Her journey towards receiving a diagnosis and what helped her on her healing journey
More about Exposure Response Therapy (ERT) and Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT)
How she struggled with negative, intrusive thoughts and what helped in dealing with them
The misconceptions surrounding OCD and how its not only about cleaning
More about her work with The Lantern Initiative
& so much more!

You can reach out to The Lantern Initiative in one of the following ways:

Email: [email protected]
Website: https://www.thelanterninitiative.co.uk/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thelanterninitiativeuk/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thelanterninitiative/?hl=en
Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/lantern_uk

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The Mindful Muslim Podcast #50 – The Politics of Muslim Mental Health with Dr. Tarek Younis

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-2ODu0aZ18&pp=ygUQaW5zcGlyaXRlZCBtaW5kcw%3D%3D

The Mindful Muslim is an Inspirited Minds podcast that hosts raw, open, and honest conversations on various topics within the sphere of mental health, psychology, Islam and spirituality.

This month, we spoke to Dr. Tarek Younis, who is a Senior Lecturer in Psychology at Middlesex University. He researches and writes on Islamophobia, racism in mental health, the securitisation of clinical settings and the politics of psychology. He teaches on the impact of culture, religion, globalisation, and security policies on mental health. As a registered clinical psychologist, he primarily attends to experiences of racism, Islamophobia, and state violence in his private practice.

He has recently launched his book called The Muslim, State and Mind: Psychology in Times of Islamophobia.

Our conversation delved into:

His latest book and the inspiration behind it
His opinions on the apt definition of Islamophobia and the impact it has on Muslims on a personal and interpersonal level
The intricate link between Islamophobia and psychology, and how trauma is intertwined with this
His experience with victims of Islamophobia and how marginalisation impacts Muslim access to mental health services
His personal journey towards psychology, politics and mental health
& so much more!

You can reach find Dr. Tarek’s book at: https://uk.sagepub.com/en-gb/eur/the-muslim-state-and-mind/book279425.

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