Hi all! I wanted to share a brief one year update since stopping the pod, as well as an update on the remaining archived episodes. I hope you are all doing well, and wish you all the love. xoxo, fina 

Mindful Minds entered my life in a time when I was at my loneliest and my most depressed.In so many ways, this project saved my life. It gave me purpose, It gave me a reason to stick around.I turned 25 this week, and I don’t recog...

TW: sexual assault, domestic violence, violence against pregnant persons We are back, for the THIRD time, with my two favorite people, Moji Alawode-El & Marie Khan. These two are not only kickass abortion activists and educa...

Content warning: religious trauma & talk about triggersWelcome to the LAST guest episode of Mindful Minds!! As a little thank you, I have released my religious trauma sticker collection!!

Please listen to the beginning of this episode for a major update. I cannot thank you all enough for the last 3 years. You have changed my life. Thank you.  Trigger warning: homophobia, transphobia, self-hatred, dis...

COMMUNITY UPDATE  - I have rebranded my Tik Tok from @fina__bina to @mindfulmindspod !! If you are looking for our page on Tik Tok, that's where to find all of our deconstruction videos and content. Content warning: We t...

TW: religious trauma, high control religious environments, religious abuse, religious shame, spiritual abuse, cult environments, sexual assault, sexual abuse, rape, misogyny, patriarchal ethical issues within the church T...

TW: perfectionism, mental health struggles, self-worth struggles/negative self-talk, eating disorders, fatphobiaDoes anyone else identify as a recovering perfectionist? Because I sure do. This week we ha...

TW: purity culture trauma, sexism/misogyny, rape/sexual assault/marital rape (53:30-1:03:45) & (1:07:30-1:20:00), abusive relationships, coercion, manipulation, controlling dynamics, abuse of power, church abuse, brief mention of suicide

TW: eating disorders (restriction + binging & purging), body image issues, depression, perfectionism, shame, self harmWelcome back to Mindful Minds! This week we have the amazing Fatema Jivanjee-Shakir (she/her) on the pod...

TW: rape, pro-life propoganda, racism & inequity towards BIPOC, medically assisted suicide, adoption trauma, white savioirism, Christian supremacy, religious trauma Alright y'all, buckle up. This week we have the incr...

TW: fatphobia, racism, eating disorders, systemic racism, verbal violence against brown & black fat bodies, religious trauma regarding fatphobia, dieting, food apartheid, ableismHappy Black History Month friends! This mont...

TW: racism, ableism, medical racism, brief mention of rape, micro-aggressions, eating disorders (and specifically being weighed at the Dr.) Happy Black History Month friends! This month we have two amazing conversations c...

TW: religious trauma, purity culture, “soul tie” trauma, marital abuse/rape, consent violations, church trauma, peer pressured emotional trauma, coercion, manipulation, sexual abuse/assault, abuse of power, sexism, suicide (brief mention) ...

TW: assault, childhood trauma, religious trauma, shame, trauma, anxiety Welcome back to the finale of Inner Child December! Thank you all for listening this month. This month has been so impactful and thank you for coming...

TW: cultural trauma (9/11, the 2008 financial crisis, national traumas) - time stamp: 14:40-30:10, school shootings (specifically addressing lockdowns & Columbine) - time stamp: 21:00-30:10 , relatively graphic school shooting description f...

TW: childhood trauma + eating disorders Welcome to Inner Child December! For the month of December, we will have new episodes every Friday with a new guest each week! We will tackle everything from relationships to forgivene...

Content Warning: we chat about trauma + triggers in the context of relationships + conflict Welcome to Inner Child December! For the month of December, we will have new episodes every Friday with a new guest each week! We...

This week we have Ariel (she/her) of @sustainablebrowngirl on the podcast to talk sustainability and specifically how approaching sustainability with grace and nuance, whilst holding space for intersectionality is vital to the longevity of sust...

CW: we do chat briefly about micro aggressions, but this episode does not cover graphic depictions of racism. It approaches racism from a more educational lens This week on Mindful Minds, for our 50th episode, *woo woo!!,...

TW:  deconstruction, religious shame/trauma, sexual assault, sexual misconduct done by pastors, homophobia/racism/ableism/misogyny inflicted by the church, eating disorders + fasting + fatphobia, brief talk about cults ...

TW: human trafficking, familial trafficking, toxic masculinity, harm done by men, sexual assault/abuse, trauma, coercion*DISCLAIMER: This episode was recorded in July, and since then, The Lantern Project has announced that they a...

TW: abortion, sexual assault/rape, suicide (time stamp: 50:56-52:20), abortion ban impacts on BIPOC folks, white saviorism (time stamp: 1:03-1:04)This week we have an essential and educational conversation with the phenomenal ...

TW: OCD (contamination, religious, pet), pet death/anxiety, intrusive thoughts, shame, religious trauma, death/fear of deathThis week we chat with Dr. Amy Mariaskin, PhD, founding director of the Nashville OCD & Anxiety Tr...

TW: death, grief, suicide & religious shame around suicide (time stamp 37:27-44:15), losing a mother, cancer, anxiety about death, loss of a pet, divorce, trauma & triggers This week we have the absolutely phenome...