Q&A - Emotional Damage - Toxicity and the cos...

In this lecture, we explain the meanings of Allah’s names Al Ghafoor, Ar-Rahmaan and Ar-Raheem, showing how His vast and continuous mercy appears through forgiveness, provision, guidance, compassion, divine laws, and His love for those who repent before death. 

In this lecture, we explore the beautiful name of Allah Al-Haseeb, its deep meanings as the One who is sufficient and perfectly accounts for all things, and how remembering it brings comfort through life’s hardest moments. 

This week, I'm answering three listener questions from the podcast hotline that tackle some of the most challenging aspects of emotional life.<span class= "Apple-converted-space"> </span>

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Cutting off bad or toxic parents is all the rage in some pockets of the internet these days—but have we lowered the bar a little too much for what makes a parent “toxic”? How can we navigate and own up to the hard conversations we need to have with the people closest to us? And i ...  Show more

Sven's latest foray into questions from social media followers include: Why can't I get started? Does anger heal you? How can I start loving myself and avoid toxic relationships? Is it unhealthy to leave town after a blowup with my dad? I'm having a flare-up during my recovery fr ...  Show more

As a human, you have most likely felt shame to some degree. Although it is a normal human protective emotion to keep us safe on a societal level, shame can become toxic when it persists and when we internalize the critical narrative from that shame.

Toxic shame sh ...