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Finding Balance in a Culture Obsessed with Doing

Finding Balance in a Culture Obsessed with Doing

In February 2020, I had one of the greatest wake-up calls of my life. It was right before the pandemic and I was in the…

Money & Mental Health

Money & Mental Health – How to Manage Financial Stress

Not too long ago, I found myself grappling with some difficult emotions concerning my finances. I’ve taken on some debt to attend medical school and…

Be Your Own Hero

Be Your Own Hero – A story of rejecting fear and embracing freedom!

This was something I had wanted to do for a long time, but self-doubt and my fear of heights always held me back. I watched…

Image of a passport on a table

The Various Faces of Trauma

A few years ago, while I was packing for an upcoming move, I came across my old Pakistani passport. As I opened it, my 16-year-old…

Samra Zafar, The Good Wife

The Good Wife

I was 16 when I was forced to marry a stranger and move from the United Arab Emirates to Canada. Over the next decade, I…

Dr Samra Zafar, leadership & wellness speaker, writing in a journal