Welcome to With That in Mind, the Family and Youth Institute’s podcast. At The Family and Youth Institute, we provide research-backed resources for Muslim mental health and wellness – to reduce stigma, start community conversations, and share the tools we all need to thrive and be well. We talk about mental health, parenting, marriage, youth, and family. This podcast is an outlet to share our research and together, find ways to apply the findings in our everyday lives.
By clicking on the episode titles below, you can find more information about the research we reference in each episode.
Ramadan, patience, self control, compassion – how are these words related to one another? While we wrestle with caffeine headaches and less sleep or food than usual, Ramadan is a testing ground for our ability to prioritize spirituality and to practice skills like self-control and patience. But by the end of the month, are we better at these skills than when we started? Our conversation today is about a research study – conducted through a series of text messages – that looks at virtue development in Muslim American youth before, during, and after Ramadan. Our first conversation is about a research study – conducted through a series of text messages – that looks at virtue development in Muslim American youth before, during, and after Ramadan. The study was a partnership between Baylor University and The Family and Youth Institute, facilitated by our very own Dr. Madiha Tahseen, Ph.D., research director at The FYI, along with Merve Balkaya-Ince, Ph.D., Sarah A. Schnitker of Baylor University and Dr. Osman Umarji of Yaqeen Institute.
Did you know that there are different types of self control? In this episode, we discuss two types of self-control, and how one of them stuck around after Ramadan while the other dipped. We bring you not one but two guests on this episode, and we leave you with some advice for your post-Ramadan journey, inshAllah.
This episode is part two of our conversation on a research study – conducted through a series of text messages – that looks at virtue development in Muslim American youth before, during, and after Ramadan.