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Salaam my lovely friends,

Welcome to another reflection with me — inshaAllah I want to be able to document my reflections on TrainTalks this year whenever I have the space and time to do it!

I love looking back at my life and see what lessons I have gained from them in hopes that I can change and be better in all aspects of life!

As we journey through the sacred months - Rajab and towards Ramadan (may Allah allow us to meet these months), I pray Allah replaces what was lost with something far better, fills your heart with tranquility, and strengthens your trust in His divine plan. May this new year be a better year for all of us inshaAllah!

Love,
ZS ♡

Salaam my beautiful friends,

I thought I’d just share what I recently posted on my Instagram page — I don’t know who needs to hear it other than myself.

But, if you’re on the same boat as me, I hope that you find comfort in knowing that whatever Allah has taken away from you, is only to replace with something far better 🩷

I’m always here for a chat lovelies — reach out to people you trust as you take your time to heal.

🤍,
ZS

Sofea’s reflections

Ever feel like you’re not doing enough to help the world? 🌍 That was me a few nights ago, but I realised that we’re all capable of making a difference — even if we’re unsure at first!

Right now, my focus is on raising awareness on Sudan as much as I am doing it for Palestine and Lebanon. That’s why I’ve joined Project Blackseed, an incredible initiative aiming to raise $1 million globally in just one week for Sudan 🙌🏻.

You don’t need to be an expert or have all the answers — just the heart to help!

Follow @project.blackseed on Instagram to be a part of the change 💙

Sofea’s random late night thoughts - Special Edition 🌍🩺

Happy World Mental Health Day 💙

Key messages:

- Take some time today to reflect on your growth

- Emotions, ideally, need to be processed throughout the day. Suppressing them can lead to restlessness or disrupts sleep quality at night

- Express your emotions in a way that works for you (e.g., men uses emotional language that relates to their physicality)

- Prioritise your mental health

A challenge for YOU and I to try!

1️⃣ take at least one hour away from technological devices before bed

2️⃣ pick a day and do something unproductive (stop worrying, just relax)

3️⃣ connection to God, art and nature

4️⃣ spend time in solitude to recharge

5️⃣ take a break from responsibility (say NO, instead of YES when necessary — its not about running away, its about setting boundaries)

6️⃣ enjoy some time alone at home

*sometimes the most productive thing we can do is rest — i think we all owe that to ourselves 🩷

Sofea’s random late night reflection 🌙

Key messages:
• sometimes, your courage to show up will be exactly what someone else needs to see

• when you’re feeling unsure, focus in the importance of your message or what you’re trying to achieve. trust that the significance of your goals can help you move forward, even if you’re not fully confident yet.

• don’t wait for the perfect moment or until you feel fully ready - start where you are.

Hey TT Champs!

I’m just following up with the previous poll in this video! I have some ideas about how we can take the email approach (where you email me with your concerns and i’ll be your buddy to navigate through it) to another step 💌

Let me know if this is something you think you would benefit from or if we should figure something else in terms of support that TrainTalks can provide you all with.

💛

Hi everyone! Hope you are having an amazing day 🫶🏻

We would like to get some idea of where you are in terms of your experience with peer support program!

So, we’re hoping you can help us by answering a few polls down below ⬇️ to help us come up with something beneficial for you all 📝. (p/s the votes are anonymous!)

Thank you so much 💛

a message that i keep telling myself time and time again because i always forget.

i’m leaving this here because i know i’m not alone in this 🤍

i hope you will find comfort in knowing that i struggle with lowering my expectations and setting healthy boundaries too. no matter how good your intentions are and how observant you can be about someone’s wellbeing, it is NOT your job to fix them. sometimes, their unwillingness to adjust their own internal damages can easily become damage to you because you are trying to fulfil a role in which you are incapable of fulfilling. as a result, you become very disappointed and frustrated.

learn to take their silence and their no message as a message and closure that you need.

take that as a message that sometimes people don’t care the way that you do and that’s okay.

know when to lean in and attend,
know when to pull back and walk away

good night x

hey champs!

it’s been awhile since we’ve done anything interactive, but i just want to check-in and see how yall are travelling so far!

yesterday, i did my 1/2 mental health training because i’m volunteering at an organisation in my community as a peer support worker!

when I was reflecting on my intentions last night, i realised that a huge part of why i am investing myself into this is because I AM your “talking buddy” aka support friend here on TrainTalks (if you’ve reached out to me via email and DM, you would know). and i guess i just want to better support all of you with handy tools at the back of my pocket🫶🏻.

If you have anything that you want us to do on TrainTalks, please don’t be shy to send a message and we’ll look at it before we can get things running for you!

I cannot wait to touch base again with all of you, but for now….i want yall to tell me where you at using this check-in tree ♥️

💛,
zs

Salaam everyone 💛

I hope you’re not getting annoyed that I’m back here often now 🥲.
But, just going off yesterday’s check-in, I thought I’d share some posts/duas that have been helping me when I’ve hit rock bottom. I’m not expecting this to help everyone but we’re entering the last 10 nights (inshaAllah may Allah allow us to increase in our ibaadah during these nights 🌙) and this is such a perfect opportunity to ask the One who Gives and Provides.

so please….take what you need 💌.

My telegram inbox and my email is always open for anyone who wants to talk and let go of what has been bothering you. If you need a friend to talk to, do not hesitate because I’m here to help inshaAllah 🫶🏻

so……who’s with me?? 🫣🫣🫣📚📚📚

10/75: The Black Cat 🐈‍⬛ by TRISYIA

If you’re feeling a little low and you have almost zero motivation to write about what you feel, try writing a story about what you feel staring whoever you like (i chose my cat puddeen babushka aka the exotic british short hair).

I felt less lonely and validated after doing so! 🐈‍⬛ (art is not mine, its from Pinterest)

— T