I'm Yasmin Djendel, I'm English and converted to Islam about 27 years ago. I have four amazing children and two grandchildren. Growing up I was a very self-confident, ambitious, career minded young lady. When I was 24 I was the youngest female clothing factory owner in London producing garments for high street retailers. After getting married I accepted the challenges of being a wife and mother. Slowly over the years my confidence and self-worth were eroded and taken over by stress, anxiety and confusion. On the outside everything looked fine, but inside I was dealing with a very challenging relationship that was negatively affecting my health, spirituality, other relationships and what I believed about myself. In 2015 I enrolled on a group self discovery program, it really helped me to acknowledge and overcome my self limiting beliefs and regain some of my confidence back, but I still had so much resentment, and I was still feeling very tense and unvalued. In 2018 we were living abroad, I was home educating my two younger sons and teaching English so I signed up for a TEFL course. The course came with two mindfulness courses. I was very skeptical at first but started to implement the simple techniques. Overtime and with practice these new skills began to have a profound impact on all areas of my life and I was able to shift the dynamics of my challenging relationship. I was able to quiet my noisy mind, recognise negative thoughts and cultivate a different way of working with my mind and my situation, I actually felt calmer and so well grounded. I regained my confidence, self-worth and identity. I took responsibility for my own well-being and gave myself permission to do things that made me happy and more fulfilled. Over the past two years I have positively impacte...