Farida Ismail

Safe Space: Life’s Purpose

Safe Space: Life’s Purpose(s)

I was thinking about “finding your purpose” and it hit me. Why do we think our lives have one sole purpose? Why is it always one ultimate goal, one true love, one mission, one purpose?  Why one? And why the fixation? It is such a limiting belief, not just in our relationships or careers, but…

Safe Space: Rediscovering The Gift Of Feeling

We have all dreamt of turning it off. There are endless times throughout our lives when we want nothing more than to switch off our feelings. We want nothing more than to make it stop, all the hurt, the pain, the anger, the shame, just all of it. We reach a point where it hurts…

Be Yourself Safe Space

Safe Space: Beyond The Aesthetics

It is that time of year again, a time for reflections and resolutions. Every new year serves as a checkpoint where we stop, and ask ourselves, “What have we accomplished this year?”. It is always about how much we have accomplished, how many resolutions we have checked, and how successful we have become, but never…