After Faith May 142 minHow picky should you be when choosing a therapist?This is something that divides therapists. More and more clients are requesting therapists from the same background as them – most of...
After Faith Mar 42 minFamily estrangement doesn’t get easier, you just get used to it being so hardSomething I never get used to being an ex-Muslim, is the feeling of being alone. If you look at me, my social life is thriving. I’m...
After Faith Dec 24, 20211 minHappy KufrmasA few years ago I met a group of ex-Muslims who used the term ‘Kufrmas’ instead of Christmas, and it still makes me laugh! I wanted to...
After Faith Oct 16, 20212 minStupid shit people say1) Everything happens for a reason Ah this old chestnut. If your therapist ever says this to you, please ask for your money back and find...
After Faith Oct 9, 20213 minIt's okay to be okay(ish)I want to talk to you about 2015. The year I ‘came out’ of the ex-Muslim closet to my family. I was depressed and had no idea how to cope...
After Faith Mar 31, 20211 minHow Ramadan bought an ex-Muslim clarityRamadan is coming up soon, and I always remember that Ramadan was the period in my life when I fully accepted I am no longer a Muslim. I...
After Faith Aug 1, 20203 minSometimes doing anything is better than doing nothing.The absence of family or friends on certain celebrations can be difficult. For example, this week was Eid. For many of my ex-Muslim...
After Faith Jul 25, 20203 minIs lockdown really ending for us all?Physical restrictions are being lifted, but for some people, they live their lives in a different form of lockdown (click to read more)