Feminine & Fulfilled With Shazia Imam

Big announcement! Over 3 years of Feminine & Fulfilled, it's time to change things up a bit. Tune in to hear the change that's happening and how I leaned into being flexible to make the change... even though a part of me wanted to keep everything exactly the same. This episode is for you if you feel like there is a change coming up in your life but you're a bit hesitant to make it. Sometimes being flexible to change is exactly what you need to open up that next great thing that's coming into your life!

Have you ever shared your biggest fantasy? The one that you're scared to say out loud for fear of shame or judgment. This isn't your typical episode to feel good. Listen in as Kristen Lena shares why going to this very place will unlock the whole woman that you are. Why the parts of you you feel ashamed of are the very parts of you that give you permission for the parts you wish there was more of. This isn't your typical episode to feel "good"... but you'll definitely feel like a bad B afterward! And that's just as important! https://www.thelifeengineer.com/podcast/kristen  

O.M.G. I’ve been feeling frenetic recently and it's been driving me bonkers! I start one thing and I can't get it done and then I start the next thing and I can't get it done and then I find myself hours later having gotten nothing done! Whenever I get into this space, it drives me wild because I start feeling bad about myself and know, through my work as a life coach, that I don't need to beat myself up about it. So then I can go further into the loop of feeling bad. Truth is, though, there's actually something bigger at play vying for my attention that's even bigger than myself. Listen in as I share what that is and what you can do about it. It's time for an uprising, Beautiful! We get to have our time, attention, and sanity back! thelifeengineer.com/podcast/frenetic

What do you do when you have a completely different perspective than somebody else? You may only ‘hear’ about these people nowadays with information being so much in our own echo chambers...But here's an opportunity to have real conversations with real people who may think differently than you. Meet Sophie Beren, founder of The Conversationalist, the go-to destination for generation Z to empower young people everywhere to use their voices for good. She created this platform when she realized that people were having conversations within their own echo chambers but not outside of those. The Conversationalist has now grown to a global movement and her generation could be the one to bring back the connection we're craving for in our world today. Listen in as we have the deeper conversations around topics like not fitting in, cancel culture, and how we can connect from empathy instead of divisiveness. I learned a lot in this episode and hope you will too! https://www.thelifeengineer.com/podcast/sophie

Divorce... Now it's my turn to talk about mine. While I don't hold back in sharing that I've been divorced, I don't think I've ever opened up completely about the details of it. Inspired by my previous interview, it's time to answer the questions you have around my divorce. Speaking about divorce is something we get to normalize and also normalize different perspectives about it. My former husband and I had an amicable divorce and there is a reason for that. Tune in as I share how I choose freedom above all and how I was able to cope emotionally...so that I can be the woman who I am today. thelifeengineer.com/podcast/fracture

Divorce. This is one of those topics that is triggering in more ways than one. No woman ever goes into a marriage imagining that it will one day end...and yet, that's the case for so many women. Meet Rayesa Gheewala who focuses solely on supporting women in the divorce process. Sharing the story of her own heartbreak after a long standing marriage with 3 children, Rayesa opens up about how it was the moment for her to find herself. How divorce wasn't an ending but a re-birth in her life. I couldn't agree more after experiencing divorce in my own life. This is a must listen if you or someone you know in this difficult circumstance. It's time to see divorce for all that it is and have the support to thrive afterwards.

Flowing... What would it be like if your life was in flow and you felt the ease of life and saw the success also show up? Tune in to this episode to hear me discuss how flowing is the feminine way of "achieving" and how you get to follow and create a new paradigm in your life that will actually WORK FOR YOU. This one is a must-listen especially if you can get caught up in working really hard and you're ready for something different.

​Special treat in today's episode! You're going to have a chance to meet my photographer, Ksenia Pro. She's a master at seeing you through the lens of her camera. In my latest branding photoshoot, she created shots of me that even I'm still staring at and wondering... who is that?! She joins Feminine & Fulfilled to share her best tips for you to look great in front of the camera whether you're taking photos of yourself or getting ready for a photoshoot. And here's the best part. I didn't know this but Ksenia only came with $500 in her pocket from Russia and she wasn't allowed to work for several years. She takes us back to the hardest days of her life and shares how she found a way to find the light at that time... which has led to her successful business today. If you're local to the DC area, run, don't walk to schedule a photoshoot with her! https://www.thelifeengineer.com/podcast/ksenia

These are a few of my favorite things! And not just a few... Listen in as I share ALL my favorite things...and how I gave them ALL away at my most epic party to celebrate 150 episodes of Feminine & Fulfilled. What better F-word could there be to celebrate 150 than Favorite? And you know I couldn't keep things small so listen in as I take you behind the scenes of my Favorite Things Party where we celebrated with 100+ women. It was amazing, fun, and a true celebration with so many powerhouses! As always, I go deep and also share how celebrating was also something difficult for me. It's something I continue to learn in my own life and to teach as well. This episode is sure to be your "favorite" (pun totally intended!)

Did you ever think taking vitamins could feel like walking on the southern coast of France with the wind blowing in your hair and feeling absolutely beautiful? I didn't either... until this interview with Dr. Noreen Galaria. Dr. Noreen Galaria created Inner Glow Vitamins with the purest ingredients, one of which is literally only found in the south of France. Not just that, her extensive research on the finest ingredients and what we actually need for our aging is unparalleled. Between her own career as a dermatologist and partnered with her husband who's a plastic surgeon, Dr. Noreen Galaria knows what it takes to really keep that youthful glow from the inside out. https://www.thelifeengineer.com/podcast/noreen

Life ACTUALLY is a fantasy! What if the certainty and the blueprint that you've been following for your life were actually wrong? What if there was more to life? And what if the way to all that you've desired and yearned for was sitting in a fantasy world? Tune in to this episode to turn your head completely upside down... But trust me your soul will be smiling wide awake.

Celebrity Stylist, Shauné Hayes, joins us to share her best tips and tricks for makeup application! While you might not be getting your makeup professionally done these days, Shauné is going to teach you how you can look beautiful (and zoom ready!) to you look your best. Shauné did my makeup recently for a photoshoot and I fell in love with her even before I sat on the makeup chair. We dive into connection, beauty and she's got a special gift for you at the end! It's time to love up on your face, eyes, cheeks and lips and all its glorious color. https://www.thelifeengineer.com/podcast/shaune

I had this moment recently, while riding my bike, where I thought to myself, "Is this my life?" I had asked myself this same question years ago but the context for the question was completely different. At that time, I asked myself this question from a place of sadness, despair, and a sense of incredible loss... wondering, "How did I get here in my life?" This time, when I asked my self the same question, it was because, today, I feel like I'm living my purpose and using up my full potential. Reflecting on how I got to this place because I never imagined this possibility, years ago. Tune in to this episode if you're ready to flourish in your life! https://www.thelifeengineer.com/podcast/flourish

Have you ever felt that you wanted more from your career? That there is something more than going into a 9 to 5 job and then feeling like that's it? Tune in to this episode with Dr. Grace Lee who speaks about going for your vocation, rather than your career. As Dr. Grace Lee defines it, "Vocation is a higher dimension of work." Diving deep into neuroscience, Dr. Grace Lee shares to shift the questions you're asking yourself, to have the results you're looking for. That's the biggest change that you can make. https://www.thelifeengineer.com/podcast/grace

50,000 what?! I still can't even believe we passed 50,000 downloads on Feminine and Fulfilled! Join me in this episode to take you on the journey of how this podcast started. *spoiler alert, I was putzing around my apartment before for months... I take you on the journey from vision to creation to celebration! Tune in if you have been stuck or wondering what your purpose is and wanting more... even if you don't know what that is. And there's a special bonus at the end just for you, Beautiful!

Female genital mutilation (FGM) is a term that makes my skin crawl to even say it. However, it's practiced in over 92 countries, and even until the 1970s, health insurance in the United States covered female circumcision. These are facts I learned from Farzana Doctor, an FGM survivor and now Activist, Psychotherapist, and Writer. Her latest book, Seven, is a rich, soulfully written novel about inheritance and resistance that tests the balance between modern and traditional customs. This episode is full of learning about FGM, the Dawoodi Bohra community, and how patriarchy continues to be propagated by women. This is a nuanced conversation and I invite you to take a keen listen to this one. https://www.thelifeengineer.com/podcast/farzana

There's only one thing that describes freefalling in the best way... and that's skydiving! I went skydiving this past weekend and oh. my. goodness. It was spectacular! Join me as I share my experience taking out my beautiful client to overcome her greatest fear and open up to her greatest possibility! You want to listen in on this episode if there's anything that you're afraid of or wish that you could do... It's your time to meet the fear, dangle your feet on the edge... and take the leap! Don't worry, I'll be right there with you! https://www.thelifeengineer.com/podcast/freefall

As a successful architect in New York City, Raquel Vasallo, never knew what was going to hit her. Literally run over by an SUV, Raquel's life became a miracle story. She left her prestigious job and followed her clairvoyant path which included writing a #1 New York Times bestseller. This episode is for you if you're ready to tune into your creative energy that you can feel but maybe can't always describe. https://www.thelifeengineer.com/podcast/raquel

Somehow, I lost over 10 pounds during a pandemic! Come with me behind the scenes as I share what I did to lose this weight and how you can incorporate the same on your side. And trust me, I hate diets and don't like anything that feels restrictive so I'll show the secret to what I did this year. *Spoiler alert* I made a decision that my health matters more than anything when it comes to my own self-care. And now it's time for you too, Beautiful.

This is THE mom episode. There's nobody better to speak about being a mom... The good times and the hard stuff, all in one. And while making you laugh while she's at it. Meet Jyoti Chand, also known as @mamajotes, who comes on and speaks about her experience as a mom, woman, and human being trying to make her way into this world. Jyoti is honest, hilarious, and if you've ever felt like you're the only mom who locks herself in the closet to cry, in the middle of the day, while your kids are running amuck in the background. Or that you want to kill your husband because somehow he missed the laundry basket by literally 2 inches... then this episode is for you. For all the mamas out there, you're amazing! You're a supermom and even beyond being a mama, you're an incredible woman who gets to be seen for who she is. AND live out your dreams too.