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With patients :) Join our hosts as they discuss the question: How do you deal with doctor visits?

We are F-A-M-I-L-Y! Another chat on family dynamics…it is THAT important! Join our hosts as they discuss the question: Do your parents live with you? For some of us, interactions are abundant and part of our every day life. Living with parents (or them living with you) can certainly have its perks and drawbacks. What role do grandparents and close relatives play upon your family’s decisions? It’s time for a real talk, old school family meeting on this one. Join hosts Nabeeha and Wardah as we explore some changes to our family including discussing some of the ways we have adjusted our lives due to our mother’s Alzheimer’s diagnosis. This is a personal, heartfelt and vulnerable listen. Thank you for all the love and support!

Let’s share: what differences have you found parenting your girls and boys (if any)? Does your personal experience resonate with others? Join our hosts as they discuss the question: Do you parent your girls and boys differently? How much has your parenting choices been impacted by society, culture and family dynamics? Join hosts Nabeeha and Wardah as we reflect on this and the ways our kids' genders have influenced our parenting over the years.

Summer break has arrived! For many, this means family vacation, road trips, and taking off into the clouds. Join our hosts as they discuss the question: Do you like traveling with kids? As mothers, we often find ourselves torn between the happiness and joy of traveling and making memories with our kiddos and the drawbacks and downside of traveling with kids of all ages. It’s some serious business but certainly worth it. Join hosts Nabeeha and Wardah as we discuss the reasons we may choose to travel (or not!) with kids and how we have been proactive in making these much needed family outings as smooth as possible!

BURNT OUT? ME? NO! Join our hosts as they discuss the question: Are you burnt out? With the natural stressors of motherhood, work, and life, how do you cope when you've just had enough? Have you built out systems to help you when you get to that point? What are ways to recognize and address burnout in moments and in the grander scheme of our lives? Join hosts Nabeeha and Wardah as they talk through their experiences of burnout and the mechanisms they've had to build and adapt to get through those stressful times, as well as the importance of taking care of oneself in the midst of taking care of everybody else.

Remember girls' night out? Or is it a distant memory for you? Join our hosts as they discuss the question: Has friendship changed after becoming a mother? Hear them discuss friendships and how they evolve and change like everything else. As moms, how have your friendships been impacted by your children? Do your kids' play dates dictate your friend circle? Or have those ride-or-die friendships from the past still endure through the test of time? Join hosts Nabeeha and Wardah as they chat about past, present, and future friends and how perspectives change with life experiences.

Let’s talk tantrums…How do you deal? We have all faced those hard moments with toddlers, kids and even teens. Join our hosts as they discuss the question: How do you deal with tantrums? Is there any secret to gracefully handling these big feelings? Or how about avoiding it all together? Join hosts Nabeeha and Wardah as chat about how tantrums can be managed and furthermore how we can raise our kids to be resilient and able to regulate their emotions as they grow. What deeper messages can we derive from those tough instances? We talk about this and more in this week’s episode.

Hmm...I'm not so sure. Join our hosts as they discuss the question: Are you decisive? What do YOU think? Can you JUST make a decision? Why did you make a decision WITHOUT telling me? LET’S TALK: Is there really a way to approach decisions where there can be a win-win? Join hosts Nabeeha and Wardah as they talk about their experiences and tips around being decisive and mechanisms found in the religion that help us make the best decisions for ourselves and instill this quality in our children, too.

Are we ready to talk about this already? Join our hosts as they discuss the question: Do you feel judged for being a working mom, or for being a stay-at-home mom? Have you experienced shame, astonishment, or simple judgment for your life choices? We get into the discussion today about what goes into choosing to be a working or stay-at-home mom and how we cope with unwarranted opinions of others. How does judgment affect you or have you risen above it all? Join hosts Nabeeha and Wardah as they talk about their choices to work or stay home and how that plays into both their greater happiness AND the challenges in their lives.

Time for chores! Join our hosts as they discuss the question: do your kids do chores? Cleanup time and picking up after yourself may be things we instill early on, but as kids grow, how do we develop habits of taking care of our home together? Is teaching them over and over again really worth it? How can you keep it all organized and consistent with the chaos of everyday life with kids? Join hosts Nabeeha and Wardah as they offer their advice and perspectives on establishing chores in the home, how to keep things fun and engaging for the kids, and the importance of figuring out this huge area of upbringing and raising contributing members of society.

Ramadan is in the air! Join our hosts as they discuss the question: how do you share Ramadan with others? As our families ring in this special time of the year, how do we go about making it a fun time for our children, but also help our neighbors, fellow parents, and classmates understand our yearly blessed occasion? Join hosts Nabeeha and Wardah as they provide their experiences, tips, and stories on how they've been able to share Ramadan with others, and make it a fun and meaningful experience for our children.

In-laws or outlaws? Time for the in-law talk! Join our hosts as they discussion the question: do you like your in-laws? Does the thought of holidays bring you anxiety when you think about spending time with your in-laws? How do these many in-law relationships play into the greater family dynamic? Why do so many of us struggle to feel peace and acceptance in these lifelong relationships? What can we do to make this a more meaningful exchange? Join hosts Nabeeha and Wardah as they tackle an important conversation on balancing family dynamics and still keeping our sanity. It’s exhausting but filled with immense reward!