Toxic Positivity

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Toxic Positivity

FromMindful Muslim Mental Health

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34 minutes

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Dec 3, 2020

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Today’s podcast episode covers the phenomenon of toxic positivity and how it is rampant in today’s society. We have a discussion on how pushing positivity can turn toxic and how we might all be participating in it.

Released:

Dec 3, 2020

Format:

Podcast episode

Titles in the series (34)

We want to empower people to live better lives. To support people going through Mental Health through the provision of education, counselling and combining Islam.

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Introduction: A brief introduction and what's to come. by Mindful Muslim Mental Health
17 min listen
Perfectionism - Do we need to be Perfect: Today we are talking about perfectionism. Do we need to be perfect and what does Islam have to say. by Mindful Muslim Mental Health
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Patience in Times of Difficulty: The ladies expand on what patience means to them and how patience is an essential concept used in times of loss, bereavement and difficulty. An appreciation to times of hardship is also discussed in the limelight of patience. by Mindful Muslim Mental Health
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Preparing for Ramadan by Mindful Muslim Mental Health
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Hijab #WHD: In light of World Hijab Day, as hijab observers - Badriya, Salma and Bardha - each with different hijab journeys, we decided to discuss the highs and lows of trying to observe hijab in today's world, particularly going deeper into the struggles. #WHD by Mindful Muslim Mental Health
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Rahma - Mercy: In this final Ramadan related episode we discuss the Rahma (Mercy) of Allah and how we can implement it in ourselves and show it to others. by Mindful Muslim Mental Health
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Self-Love: We discuss the lack of and need for self-love, especially in today's world of social media. by Mindful Muslim Mental Health
47 min listen
Gratitude: This episode centers around the concept of gratitude. The trio Bardha, Badriya and Salma discuss how gratitude can be a tool to aid one to combat negative feelings and thoughts and some insight into how they themselves foster gratitude and grow gratitude. by Mindful Muslim Mental Health
34 min listen
Communication: Talks on how effective communication can better our relationships and hopefully improve our mental health. by Mindful Muslim Mental Health
23 min listen
Coronavirus Panic: We discuss how the new pandemic has been affecting us and the people around us. We apologise for the somewhat poorer quality in today's episode, due to the social distancing compliance, we recorded this episode online via Zoom. by Mindful Muslim Mental Health
44 min listen
Pandemic Real Housewives: Ayesha Aslam from talks Real Housewives during COVID19 with an Optometrist, Paediatrician and Head of Sales and Marketing by Mindful Muslim Mental Health
40 min listen
Regression: Today we are joined by our guest, Zoveen, who gives us an insight into what it feels like to have regressed in either habits, personality traits, virtues, etc. and how to overcome the sometimes overwhelming feeling of disappointment and getting back... by Mindful Muslim Mental Health
33 min listen
Setting Boundaries: In this episode, we discussed the importance of setting appropriate boundaries in today’s world. Is it possible to have boundaries that are too rigid or too relaxed? And is it necessary to have boundaries for ourselves as well as others? We further... by Mindful Muslim Mental Health
37 min listen
Expectations of being a Woman: The group address the expectations of being a woman in today's world, including the influence of culture, gender roles, and how media plays a huge role in women's perception of themselves as well as of other women. by Mindful Muslim Mental Health
53 min listen
Personal Growth: In this episode we discuss the perspectives of change reflecting in personal growth, and what growth means for different people. We also touch on where in our personal lives we have experienced the most personal growth and the role that failure plays... by Mindful Muslim Mental Health
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What you focus on, grows.: In this episode, we mentioned the ways in which our thoughts can shape our mindset and consequently how we react to situations that we face in our lives. We also explored the theme of gratitude and how redirecting our focus will allow us to grow in... by Mindful Muslim Mental Health
28 min listen
Anxiety and Islam: This time we are joined by Hana, discussing everyday anxiety as well as the disorders surrounding anxiety and how we three personally use Islam to help overcome our own anxieties. by Mindful Muslim Mental Health
26 min listen
Toxic Positivity: Today’s podcast episode covers the phenomenon of toxic positivity and how it is rampant in today’s society. We have a discussion on how pushing positivity can turn toxic and how we might all be participating in it. by Mindful Muslim Mental Health
34 min listen
Black Lives Matter - Realising your Potential: In this podcast episode we discuss the importance of the #BlackLivesMatter movement, we try to shed light on how racism and stereotypes are used as a way to divide us. Our aim is to evoke thought and understanding so that we can eradicate the racism... by Mindful Muslim Mental Health
63 min listen
Loneliness: In today’s episode we discussed loneliness and how being alone as well as being with people can impact our lives. We spoke about the importance of having the balance between the two and why favouring one more than the other can possibly be a... by Mindful Muslim Mental Health
25 min listen
Body image: Disclaimer: please overlook the amount of times we say positive in our intro. :)) Me and Salma discuss what it means to have a positive body image. How to have positive and helpful thoughts with respect to your body. and eliminate the overly negative... by Mindful Muslim Mental Health
29 min listen
Self Awareness: Badriya is joined by Zaynab, who is also a psychology graduate. they discuss everything surrounding self-awareness, ranging from reliance on God, personal struggles with eating disorders, learnt helplessness and many more gems. by Mindful Muslim Mental Health
71 min listen
Regret: Bardha, Rukia and Yasmin discuss the feeling of regret, using certain situations as examples, and how debilitating this feeling can be. We delve deep and explore what the underlying causes could be. by Mindful Muslim Mental Health
32 min listen
How the pandemic changed us: In this podcast, we engaged in self-reflection and mentioned the positive influence of the pandemic on our lives. We discussed the ways in which our relationship with Allaah, other people and ourselves were impacted but this global outbreak. We ended... by Mindful Muslim Mental Health
30 min listen
Living Healthier Lives: In today’s episode we talked about the importance of looking after our physical health and how it can aid our mental health. We discussed issues such as motivation and how to actually get started on your journey of living a healthier lifestyle;... by Mindful Muslim Mental Health
34 min listen
How to communicate better: In today's episode we discussed the art of communication: how to communicate in a way that wins hearts instead of breaking hearts. Yours truly, Badriya and Dila by Mindful Muslim Mental Health
32 min listen
Self-worth: We discuss how self-worth (a person's view of themselves) can be affected by the voices around a person, in their family/friends, via social media and growing up. There is further discussion on the difference between self-confidence and... by Mindful Muslim Mental Health
30 min listen
Optimism: This is a lone episode. Featuring just Badriya. She discusses how to remove negative self-talk. And how to increase optimism. by Mindful Muslim Mental Health
22 min listen
The effects of labelling: We investigated the effects of labelling from a societal (offending) perspective as well as the impact of labelling on special needs students. We also considered the role of ‘diagnostic labels’ in a mental health context. Do labels always have... by Mindful Muslim Mental Health
29 min listen
Why is rest important?: Assalamu Aalaikum, We are back with another episode! in this one we take a look at why rest is important for our general wellbeing and mental health. Hosted by Badriya and Salma. by Mindful Muslim Mental Health
39 min listen

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What you focus on, grows.: In this episode, we mentioned the ways in which our thoughts can shape our mindset and consequently how we react to situations that we face in our lives. We also explored the theme of gratitude and how redirecting our focus will allow us to grow in... by Mindful Muslim Mental Health
28 min listen
How the pandemic changed us: In this podcast, we engaged in self-reflection and mentioned the positive influence of the pandemic on our lives. We discussed the ways in which our relationship with Allaah, other people and ourselves were impacted but this global outbreak. We ended... by Mindful Muslim Mental Health
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Loneliness: In today’s episode we discussed loneliness and how being alone as well as being with people can impact our lives. We spoke about the importance of having the balance between the two and why favouring one more than the other can possibly be a... by Mindful Muslim Mental Health
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Living Healthier Lives: In today’s episode we talked about the importance of looking after our physical health and how it can aid our mental health. We discussed issues such as motivation and how to actually get started on your journey of living a healthier lifestyle;... by Mindful Muslim Mental Health
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Regret: Bardha, Rukia and Yasmin discuss the feeling of regret, using certain situations as examples, and how debilitating this feeling can be. We delve deep and explore what the underlying causes could be. by Mindful Muslim Mental Health
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Regression: Today we are joined by our guest, Zoveen, who gives us an insight into what it feels like to have regressed in either habits, personality traits, virtues, etc. and how to overcome the sometimes overwhelming feeling of disappointment and getting back... by Mindful Muslim Mental Health
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Personal Growth: In this episode we discuss the perspectives of change reflecting in personal growth, and what growth means for different people. We also touch on where in our personal lives we have experienced the most personal growth and the role that failure plays... by Mindful Muslim Mental Health
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Expectations of being a Woman: The group address the expectations of being a woman in today's world, including the influence of culture, gender roles, and how media plays a huge role in women's perception of themselves as well as of other women. by Mindful Muslim Mental Health
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Black Lives Matter - Realising your Potential: In this podcast episode we discuss the importance of the #BlackLivesMatter movement, we try to shed light on how racism and stereotypes are used as a way to divide us. Our aim is to evoke thought and understanding so that we can eradicate the racism... by Mindful Muslim Mental Health
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