From Party Girl & Atheism to Islam - Aysha Mercedes

Shaykha Fatima Barkatulla was joined by Aysha Mercedes who speaks about how she went from a life of partying and not beleiving in God to embraching Islam and how her experiences with trauma encouraged her to help others.

00:00 - Intro 00:58 - How Mufti Menk Changed Inspired my non-Muslim Mother 12:36 - Healing Childhood Wounds and Finding Myself 19:58 - Living With Trauma 28:09 - From Atheism & Partying to Embracing Islam 44:01 - The Father Wound: How Absent Fathers Shape Daughters 51:49 - Breaking Generational Trauma in Muslim Families 1:06:06 - Growing Spiritually and Staying Connected to Faith 1:18:11 - Supporting Reverts, Single Moms, and the Isolated 1:27:06 - Final Reflections and Message to the Listeners