The Path We Choose Featuring Mohammed Al-Ubaidy and Shahrez Hayder

EP20: Why Knowing Islam Isn’t Changing Your Life | Mohammed Al-Ubaidy & Shahrez Hayder Hey everyone, Umer here! You can know the truth… and still not live it. That was the tension at the heart of this conversation with Mohammed Al-Ubaidy and Shahrez Hayder. Not a lack of knowledge. Not a lack of access. But […]

The Path We Choose Featuring Shahrez Hayder

EP19: Why Women Test Men: Psychology, Attraction & Relationship Dynamics Explained | Shahrez Hayder Hey everyone, Umer here!        Real masculinity isn’t loud. It doesn’t need to dominate. It doesn’t need to prove itself. It doesn’t need to react to everything around it. In this conversation, Shahrez Hayder breaks masculinity down to one […]

The Path We Choose Featuring Dr. Sabreena Ghaffar-Siddiqui

EP18: You’ve Been Programmed Since Birth | Dr. Sabreena Ghaffar-Siddiqui Hey everyone, Umer here! What path did you choose? That’s how the conversation started. And Shahrez Hayder didn’t hesitate. “Allah’s path.” But what stood out wasn’t just the answer. It was everything behind it. Here’s what I learned. It’s All Preparation Shahrez’s story isn’t linear. […]

The Path We Choose Featuring Shahrez Hayder

EP17: Shahrez Hayder on Islam as a System for Life Hey everyone, Umer here! What path did you choose? That’s how the conversation started. And Shahrez Hayder didn’t hesitate. “Allah’s path.” But what stood out wasn’t just the answer. It was everything behind it. Here’s what I learned. It’s All Preparation Shahrez’s story isn’t linear. […]

The Path We Choose Featuring Faisal Kutty

EP16: Greater Isr*el, Ir*n & The Narrative You’re Fed | Faisal Kutty Hey everyone, Umer here! Some people plan their path. Others are pushed into it. And then there are people like Faisal Kutty who didn’t choose a path at all. The path chose him. Through displacement. Through injustice. Through moments that stayed buried… until […]

The Path We Choose Featuring David Herman

EP15: I Reinvented Myself 30 Times: The Art of Personal Transformation Hey everyone, Umer here! Some people build their lives step by step. Others leap first and figure it out later. David Herman belongs to the second group. When I asked David what path he chose, he said it was “the unconventional one,” the kind […]

The Path We Choose Featuring Maleeha Shahid

EP14: From Pakistani Immigrant to Canada’s Deputy Mayor: Maleeha Shahid’s Leadership Journey Hey everyone, Umer here! Sometimes the path we choose is clear. Other times, it unfolds one decision at a time. When I asked Maleeha Shahid what path she chose, she laughed and said she had chosen many. From immigrating to Canada to building […]

The Path We Choose Featuring Kareem Elsayed

EP13: Why I Left Google: From Dream Tech Job to Finding Purpose Hey everyone, Umer here! Some people chase success. Some chase security. When I asked Kareem Elsayed what path he chose, he said something different. He chose depth and meaning. Not the surface-level script. Not the default milestones. But a life that feels intentional […]

The Path We Choose Featuring Glenn Crooks

The Burnout Epidemic Explained: Causes, Recovery & Workplace Mental Health Hey everyone, Umer here! Cait Donovan didn’t choose the “right” path. She chose the one that kept changing her. She described it as “windy, meandering, different, unexpected.” And when you hear her full story, it makes sense. She grew up in a small city in […]

The Path We Choose Featuring Cait Donovan

The Burnout Epidemic Explained: Causes, Recovery & Workplace Mental Health Hey everyone, Umer here! Cait Donovan didn’t choose the “right” path. She chose the one that kept changing her. She described it as “windy, meandering, different, unexpected.” And when you hear her full story, it makes sense. She grew up in a small city in […]

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