I want you to picture this for a moment.

There's a sister sitting at her kitchen table at 2 a.m. staring at her followers on there.

Scrolling through social media, looking at the happy couple.

Those perfect family, those women who seem to have everything they're praying for.

And she's wondering, is there something wrong with me?

What's wrong with my marriage? Why can't I have that? What did I do? And you know, in her marriage, they weren't screaming at each other. They weren't fighting. The silence was definite. It was heavy. It was cold. It was constant and slowly. Her heart was breaking silently. Maybe the sister is you. Maybe you're listening. Maybe you're listening right now. And you feel seen in a way that's terrifying, comforting and terrifying at the same time. Today we're talking about something

that many sisters experience all the time, but rarely talk about. The quiet persistent pain that they

have in their chest. Pain that lives in the space between two worlds, in the absence of connection,

in the loneliness that exists when you share a bed with someone that you rarely

connect with. This episode is for the married woman who feels invisible in her marriage, who's

exhausted from trying, tired of crying, terrified of what comes next, terrified to staying stuck.

We're going to talk about how to process that pain in a healthy way, but most importantly,

how to keep it from defining you. Let's dive in. Welcome to the mindfulnessful Misstma Speaks podcast, a safe space to learn and grow into the best

version of yourself that you're always meant to be.

I'm your host, mindful Muslim, mom of five, big sister to the community and a licensed

educator with 25 plus years and supporting tens of thousands of Muslim women worldwide.

Now I'm excited to share a ton of solutions to your problems on love, relationships, life balance, reconnecting with Alyssa Pana with Aal, getting back on track and more. So grab a cup of coffee and close out those tabs. These next 20 to 30 minutes are all about you. Let's get started. Al-Assalamu-a-a-a-com, beautiful sisters. Today, we're on the mindfulness speaks podcast.

Excited to talk to you if you are new to the podcast. This is the podcast where we help

women learn how to grow and thrive, especially in relationships and love.

And if you're currently in a marriage that feels really rough, this podcast is for you.

First I'm going to acknowledge what I think we don't talk about, especially not enough

in our community. We talk about the dramatic stuff, the stuff that ends in divorce. The ones time I'm going to acknowledge what I think we don't talk about, especially not enough in our community.

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