Social Worker Hayat’s Experience as a Bipolar Mom
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What do you do when not only you are suffering with a mental health challenge, but you actually have a child who is suffering from their own mental health issues?Assalamu alaikum, and welcome to the Mentally Fit Muslims podcast. I’m your host, Saba Malik. Thank you so much for joining me.And today I’m talking to a Muslim mom who has bipolar. And she also has a child who’s suffering from their own mental health issues. Inshallah, we’ll be talking about motherhood, setting boundaries in your relationships, and growing from your challenges. Stay tuned till the end, because I have two exciting announcements that I’m only sharing on my podcast and on my email list, nowhere else. So it’s a way for me to say thank you for being a loyal listener. And you can also join my email list here www.mentallyfitmuslims.org/join so that you can stay up to date with all the exciting announcements coming up for my podcast.All right, enjoy the show.Asalaamu alaikum Hayat.Hayat Omar Hubert 1:11Wa alaikum asalaam warahmatullah wa barakatuhu.Saba Malik 1:14How are you doing?Hayat Omar Hubert 1:15Oh, gosh, I have the light cannot complain every day is a beautiful day.Saba Malik 1:20Well, it’s nice to hear. That’s very nice to alhamdulillah. So, we actually met online on a zoom meeting. And I just, I think the moment you said I have bipolar, I’m like, Okay, well, we’re sisters in bipolar. So I want to talk to her and find out you know, what’s your story and just how you’ve been dealing with it. So before we start, I’m just gonna read your bio. You send me a blurb so I’m just going to tell my audience a little bit about you.Hayat Omar Hubert is a community engagement specialist with a decade of successful experience in all aspects of the event, program planning, development, and management. A strong believer in living a life of service that has no boundaries of race, creed, or religion. She works hard to take a stand for unity in the community to serve and take part in forming alliances and partnerships to maximize resources and energy. Hired regularly works in partnerships with other organizations to make a difference in her community doing services, such as cooking for the homeless, collecting hygiene kits, community cleanup, she regularly volunteers by participating in programs to empower youth. Her educational qualifications include an associate’s degree in early childhood education, a bachelor’s degree in social science, a concentration in sociology, and a master’s degree in social work. high art enjoys reading and writing poetry. Wow, Mashallah. You are pretty accomplished. Alright, so te
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