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No Hijab Day
Today is ‘world hijab day’, which is a day designed to celebrate women who choose to wear the hijab. It is important to also acknowledge...
When your parent says they wish you had never been born.
I’ve been supporting people non-religious people who come from a Muslim family for the past 3 years (sometimes these individuals identify...
Family Estrangement - should you cut ties with your parents?
Why don’t my parents love me unconditionally? This is something I hear from many ex-Muslims. It’s a question I can’t answer. I am not...
Religious Trauma Syndrome (RTS) – is it a thing?
I have been specialising in helping individuals who have left high-controlling religions for the past two years. Most people I help, are...
Lets talk about Salman Rushdie.
The stabbing itself is saddening, shocking and sickening. But what’s even worse are all the supporters. We know bad people exist;...
Thinking of telling your family you are no longer a Muslim?
Most of my clients come to be because their family do not know they are not religious. Either you have decided you want to tell them, or...
How 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...
Happy Kufrmas
A 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...
Stupid shit people say
1) 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...
It'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...
How Ramadan bought an ex-Muslim clarity
Ramadan 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...
Sometimes 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...