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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...
Family estrangement doesn’t get easier, you just get used to it being so hard
Something 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...
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...
Is 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)