Impact Club

Learn helpful tips and tricks to develop your Mental and Emotional Wellbeing with Sumayyah Taufique! We dig deep into topics like Mental Wellness, Depression, Anxiety, Burn out, Comparison, Unhealthy Coping Mechanisms, Boundaries and more!

Sumayyah Taufique received her Masters in Social Work from the University of Maryland School of Social Work. 

As a former teacher and now therapist, Sumayyah believes and honors an individual’s ability to learn and grow. She incorporates this belief in her therapy and uses a strengths-based model that emphasizes looking at clients holistically and guides them through their journey of building a more meaningful self. 

Sumayyah works with adolescents and adults to address anxiety, depression, life transitions, identity issues, parenting challenges, spirituality, and adjustment disorders using a diverse set of evidence based clinical tools. She works to understand her clients, their cultural context, their beliefs and lifestyle, and then caters her methods to best meet their individual needs.

Sumayyah is passionate about providing an accessible, culturally responsive therapeutic environment where safety, compassion, and acceptance are integral pillars of the process. She is a currently working as as a Supervisee in Social Work gaining postgraduate hours required for state licensure.

In this episode, We talk about Trafficking Prevention, Cultural challenges, Corporate World, and more! There is a lot to learn, so hit that play button!

Nilly Naseer-Farooqui is an Entrepreneur, TEDx speaker, Corporate Trainer, Peak Performance Keynote speaker, and Human Trafficking Prevention Educator.

She is also an ambassador and prevention education speaker for Shared Hope International, a non-profit organization dedicated to rescuing and restoring the lives of human trafficking victims.

We unpack so much in this episode, from muslim representation, identity, chidren's books, overcoming grief, spirituality to entrepreneurship, imposter syndrome, societal pressures on women, impact of Asmaa's work and her recent viral Hijab story. 

One of my favorite episodes to do ever! Don't miss out on this one!

Asmaa Hussein is an author, blogger, social worker and founder of Ruqaya's bookshelf, a publishing company based in Canada. (Her official title is "Director of Awesomeness.")

Since 2015, Ruqaya's Bookshelf's mission has been to publish bright, fun, and engaging Islamic children’s books.

All her books feature diverse characters and protagonists, because she believes Muslim representation matters!

She beleives Diversity in children’s literature contributes astronomically to a child's character education.

Asmaa named her publishing company after her daughter – Ruqaya – because she loves books more than anything.

In this episode, we delve deep into Nutrition and Health. We learn about foods that keep us healthy and about foods that don't, we learn how to cope with emotional eating habits, how to lose and gain weight, how to practice mindfulness and how to take control of our health!

Ifraah Kulsum Khan is a qualified Clinical Nutritionist and Dietician, a certified  Diabetes Educator and a Product Development specialist

Ifraah  guides  individuals and groups to learn to improve their eating habits and instill healthy behaviors into everyday life. Her role includes but not just limited to hospitals and health care industry,Public health and  corporates, educational institutions and fitness centers .

She is an entreprenuer . She and her mother run an online clinic called Nutricure. They believe in Nutrition as a  holistic and primary preventive measure to lead  a healthy life. They are specialized to tailor Diet plans for all health  conditions and age groups.
They also have their own Nutrition product, called Nutrimeal .It is a  Composite health mix that is a well balanced nutrition formula and is  free of any unhealthy, synthetic additives.

Their biggest success was  delivering 100 kilo grams of Nutrimeal to a renowned dairy firm at Zambia. Their product was  selected after tests and trials among many other brands as a drink that provides sustainable energy. At Nutricure they strive to serve people with the best of our knowledge and ability to make them healthy.

Instagram- https://instagram.com/nutricure1?utm_medium=copy_link

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/173545399861643/

Youtube- https://youtube.com/channel/UCLPEMl26uK4yxdnbC6-8Jmw

In this episode, we learn what is takes to succeed in the Tech industry and gain insight into the skills and habits needed to land a dream job!

Neeti Sonth is an engineer, mentor, and writer. She is currently working as a Radio Frequency Systems Engineer at Apple and is involved in system level integration and design of RF front-end receiver systems for Global Positioning Systems (GPS). Neeti is a mentor at Engineergirl.org, an initiative by National Academy of Engineering for aspiring young women engineers. Through this organization, she aims to inspire younger students to make a difference in community. Neeti is also a volunteer for the astronomy programs held at Mt Tamalpias State Park (MTAP) in California. As part of this, she works as an editor and provides information on various events and guest lectures on the MTAP website. Neeti has also penned and recorded few short stories in Vernacular language for iVolunteer- Pagaria Welfare Foundation Tell a Story.


Neeti completed her Masters’ from University of Colorado Boulder in Electrical Engineering with a specialization in Electromagnetics. During her Masters, Neeti was a Communication System Lead, Satellite Program on the team that secured 2nd place in the NASA Cube Quest Challenge Ground Tournament 4. The team secured space to set their cubesat on NASA's Space Launch System (SLS), which is scheduled to make its debut in November 2021. Neeti has also served as an expo-judge for undergraduate capstone projects at CU Boulder.


Neeti pursued her undergraduate degree at the National institute of Technology, Nagpur in India. During her time at NIT Nagpur, she thrived to encourage students in various grades to kindle their passion for science, math, and engineering by hosting various workshops and events. Neeti is also into poetry and article writing. She has presented some of her compositions in various events and magazines. Few of her poems can be found on her Facebook. Her article bagged merit position in ‘Competition Success review magazine’, one of India’s leading magazines.

Links:

engineergirl: https://www.engineergirl.org/139319/Neeti-Sonth

facebook: Neeti Sonth

linkedIn: Neeti Sonth

Ruksana Banu is a Bangalore based Digital Marketing Strategist and Entrepreneur. She is the mind behind the strategic planning for all the digital marketing solutions Hayaa Media provides. Working as a freelancer auditor since 2010, Ruksana knows the working of the industry well. She has worked for well-known brands like Louis Vuitton, Burberry, Mont Blanc and have done more than 500 audits till date.
She owns a Youtube channel of over 15k subscribers and is the founder of Velvets & Pearls. She is an expert in trousseau packing, gift wrapping and much more.
She inspires and helps many women in kick-starting their career. Her creativity in terms of marketing strategies, is what makes her different from the rest.

In this episode, We learn what it takes to achieve one's business goals!

https://www.instagram.com/hayaa_media/
https://www.instagram.com/ruksanabanuu/

Dr. Nida Rehmani is a Molecular Biologist by training, Mentor & Editor by experience. After graduating (2017), She became affiliated with the Global STEM Alliance, New York Academy of Sciences as a professional member and mentor. Since 2019, She have served as a program mentor for the Academy’s 1000girls1000futures and Junior Academy programs. She have also been serving as volunteer Academy Ambassador for NYAS (www.nyas.org) 2020-2021. She works as Scientific Editor for (bio-services.org) and Lead Researcher for a Canada based STEM organisation for South Asian women (www.lotusstemm.org). She was also selected for the MuslimYouthforPositiveImpact program as a mentor (mypi.org). She is engaged with the (500womenscientists.org) as a Co-ordinator for Denver Pod/chapter. 

Her zeal for higher education led her to pursue Ph.D. in Biochemistry (molecular biology) from India. As a recipient of the prestigious Obama Singh Knowledge Initiative dual- adegree STEM-ER fellowship, She expanded her research at the Department of Radiology, The Ohio State University, USA. Upon completion of the program, She earned a M.Ed., specialized in STEM education and research.

She is a science communication enthusiast and STEM education advocate striving to represent and empower minorities, especially women. Through her volunteer work, She aims to inspire the next generation to pursue STEM and set a precedent for women to contribute towards society. She is also a dedicated mother to an active toddler and an infant. 

In this Episode, We discuss her journey in Academics, Career Identity, Representation, Stereotypes, Challenges and more!

Social handles-

Linkedin: Nida Rehmani

Twitter: @DrNidaRehmani

Instagram: Dr.Nida.R

Email: [email protected]

Amal Kassir is a Syrian American international Storytelling Activist, an Educator and a Poet, born and raised in Denver, Colorado, United States. She has performed in 13 countries, and over 60 cities, including Geneva at the United Nations. She has lectured, performed poetry and taught workshops in venues ranging from orphanages to refugee camps to universities to TED talks. Amal designed her own undergraduate major, titled Community Programming in Social Psychology, where she has been able to create programs for a range of causes and communities, from businesses threatened by gentrification to poetry workshops for refugee students to counter-terrorism websites for the department of homeland security. Amal is now working on her first book.

In this Episode, We discuss life, poetry, lessons, hope and much more!

House of Amal: https://houseofamal.co/

Anisa Salat is a Portfolio Manager at Shuraako, a program of One Earth Future Foundation. Shuraako works with underserved small and medium enterprise (SME) markets in the Somali region to develop a more resilient and responsible private sector. Prior to joining One Earth Future, Anisa attended Bryn Mawr College (class of 2016) where she earned a bachelor’s degree in urban planning with a concentration in community and economic development. Anisa was born in Mogadishu, Somalia. Her family left Somalia after the civil war broke out in 1991 migrating through Djibouti, Saudi Arabia, and finally settling in Kenya in 2002. Anisa now lives in Colorado, USA with her 10-month-old daughter and husband.

In this episode, we talk about her journey, share valuable advice and gain insight into the work she does to make the world a better place!

Shuraako: https://www.oneearthfuture.org/shuraako

Anisa is on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/anisa.a.safi/

Sarah Mehmood is a young and optimistic writer, who has a Master's degree in Nutrition and a flair for writing. Her works revolve around love and spirituality, a theme that the younger generation fondly relates to. She started her journey on Wattpad, an online reading and writing site and five years down the line, she has penned 4 novels, one of which is published as paperback.

Join us as we delve deep into her journey and purpose! And share some valuable lessons!

https://instagram.com/sarahm3k?igshid=4voxuh73ban3

https://www.sapnaonline.com/books/bowled-over-broken-sarah-mehmood-9388913329-9789388913324

https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/51206834-bowled-over-by-the-broken