Relationships can hurt, let's be real, especially if they're in a marriage, right?

And real hurt comes from unmet expectations, right?

I thought he was going to be like this, or why can he just be like this?

Why is this not better?

Why is this not different?

How can we communicate our needs without having every time we talk turn into conflict?

And most importantly, what can we

do to heal ourselves from the hurt that we've had and move forward so we can have the marriage

we truly want? We'll find out today. Let's go. Welcome to the Mindfulness 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 a less dependent with with the a laa, 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. Welcome to another episode of the mindful of Miss Smith speaks

podcast. So excited to be with you. This is probably, I'm so exhausted because this weekend, it was so emotional. A lot of us were working

with each other inside of the workshop we just did on life balance and emotional healing.

And I think sometimes when you talk about these types of things, it can just feel like

you have just taken so much weight off your shoulders. And talking about that

step, it actually can take a lot out of you. But the good thing is, like, we're in a better

place. Yesterday, we shared with the women the secret to getting unstuck. And I think a lot of

us are stuck in our relationships, but a lot of us are also

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