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Shaykha Fatima Barkatulla was joined by Aysha Mercedes who speaks about how she went from a life of partying and not beleiving in God to embraching Islam and how her experiences with trauma encouraged her to help others.

00:00 - Intro
00:58 - How Mufti Menk Changed Inspired my non-Muslim Mother
12:36 - Healing Childhood Wounds and Finding Myself  
19:58 - Living With Trauma  
28:09 - From Atheism & Partying to Embracing Islam  
44:01 - The Father Wound: How Absent Fathers Shape Daughters  
51:49 - Breaking Generational Trauma in Muslim Families  
1:06:06 - Growing Spiritually and Staying Connected to Faith  
1:18:11 - Supporting Reverts, Single Moms, and the Isolated  
1:27:06 - Final Reflections and Message to the Listeners