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Six Stories Down: When It’s More Than Just The Baby Blues

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The first apartment where my husband and I lived had six stories, and we lived on the sixth floor.  I remember this clearly because in the months after my first son was born, I spent way too much time hanging out laundry and hoping that somehow, just somehow, I would ... Read More »

Trees & Butterflies

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  With age comes the stereotype that wisdom has been attained and that one's intellectual capacity has reached its limit. Stereotypes like these cause us to assume that the older one is, the more answers that they have, the smarter that they are, and above all, the more mature that ... Read More »

Haleh Banani | Al-Hakeem: Heal Through Wisdom (Video)

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In my practice I rely on the guidance of Islam along with psychology in order to help each person to overcome their painful struggle, gain new insight and feel empowered by reflecting on one of Allāh [swt] most empowering names Al-Ḥakīm means the Most Wise. The name Al-Ḥakīm has transformed the way I do therapy and the way I live my life each and every day. Read More »

Haleh Banani | Where Psychology Meets Islam | Striving in Islam

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Anything worthwhile requires sacrifice. What are you willing to sacrifice for the ultimate goal of attaining Jannah? Read More »

Haleh Banani | Where Psychology Meets Islam | Forgiveness – Part 2

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Learn to overcome your anger, frustration and sadness by forgiving the people who have hurt you, lied to you and emotionally abused you by learning to accept the many tests we face in life and extrapolating lessons from them we can feel empowered & at peace with ourselves. Read More »

Haleh Banani | Where Psychology Meets Islam | Forgiveness – Part 1

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Liberate yourself from anger, resentment and grudges by learning to FORGIVE by freeing yourself from all the emotional baggage you can finally start to live your life happily. Read More »

Haleh Banani | Al-Hakeem: Heal Through Wisdom

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In my practice I rely on the guidance of Islam along with psychology in order to help each person to overcome their painful struggle, gain new insight and feel empowered by reflecting on one of Allāh [swt] most empowering names Al-Ḥakīm means the Most Wise. The name Al-Ḥakīm has transformed the way I do therapy and the way I live my life each and every day. Read More »

Haleh Banani | Where Psychology Meets Islam | Gratitude Part 2

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Haleh Banani will help you to heal, grow and prosper by combining the principles of psychology with the light of the Qurʾān and Sunnah. Fortnightly, we will be featuring an episode from her weekly TV program that she hosts on Al-Fajr called “With Haleh.” Get ready to be EMPOWERED! Read More »

Haleh Banani | Where Psychology Meets Islam | Gratitude Part 1

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Haleh Banani will help you to heal, grow and prosper by combining the principles of psychology with the light of the Qurʾān and Sunnah. Fortnightly, we will be featuring an episode from her weekly TV program that she hosts on Al-Fajr called “With Haleh.” Get ready to be EMPOWERED! Read More »

Haleh Banani | Where Psychology Meets Islam | Altruism Part 2

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Pay it forward and see how quickly you can improve the quality of your life and make the world a better place by doing random acts of kindness to strangers without expecting anything in return. Read More »