If gratitude is the key to contentment, and contentment is the hallmark of the people of jannah – then why do grateful people still struggle so much with their mental health? What’s the secret part of the equation where me + gratitude = inner-peace? “And [remember] when your Lord proclaimed, ‘If you are grateful, I […]
Author: Shirin Zaid
Spiritual bypassing: are you in your body?
‘Spiritual bypassing’ is a term for when people use spirituality as a way to avoid a difficult truth, instead of fully experiencing it. Seeking refuge in principles as a way to ignore pain. So what does it mean to experience truth in your body? We’re all interconnected Spiritual folk love telling us that we’re all […]
Dangerous muslim influencers
Not all mental health advice is equal. If Muslim content creators knew how much potential damage they might be doing in the name of Allah when they offer mental health advice based on the ‘virtues of suffering’, I am sure they would think again. Messages that promote the idea that our suffering is a sign […]