Navigating life as an adult is a different ball game. The struggle is so real! You’ve got work, spouses, kids, in-laws, and so many other new things to juggle in between. How do friends play a role in all of this? Sumi invites some of her best gal pals from Calaqisya, Modvier and TudungPeople, to talk about how to open yourself up to new people and make friends as adults, and how real friends are there for you when it gets tough.   #naurashares #LetsBeBetterTogether #TheSumiShow 

   Whether we acknowledge it or not, we inherit certain things from our parents - our looks, our genes, even our talents and tendencies. In this special episode, Sumi and her mom talk about what it was like for Sumi growing up (her Herritage *say it in a gangstah slang*, so to speak). This heartfelt conversation dips into Sumi’s childhood of being the black sheep of the family, hating the healthy lifestyle as a kid but embracing it as an adult, and how her late father influenced their legacy as a family. They reflect on how their mother-daughter relationship morphed as the years passed by, and how the bond grows stronger when we acknowledge with open hearts that all our parents did for us, they did out of love. 

Home is where the heart is. So how can we make our house a safe and warm place to come back to? Do we have a tendency to hold on to old sentimental items, or buy expensive things only to show them off and then hide them in the store room? In this episode, Sumi shares about her love for home-decorating and reflects on how by decluttering our houses, we can spring clean our hearts and minds at the same time. #naurashares #LetsBeBetterTogether #TheSumiShow

 We’ve all got just one life to live, but how do we choose to live it? It’s easy to feel like we’ve got all the time in the world to do the things we want to do, but taking our time on earth for granted might not actually be the wisest course of action. In this episode, Sumi ponders about the famous five before five – youth before old age, health before sickness, wealth before poverty, free time before running out of it, and life before death.   #naurashares #LetsBeBetterTogether #TheSumiShow 

When it comes to love, many Muslim women tend to wait demurely for a knight in shining armour to come rescue us before our own story can begin. But the question is… why wait when you can put the gears into motion yourself? If you’ve watched episode 1, you’ll know that Sumi mentioned someone who played an important role to guide her to become who she is today. For this episode, she invites that special someone to talk about marriage and the concept of rizq, throwing it back to where it all began and how she chose to ‘Khadijah’ her way through this one. 

What’s it really like to be a Muslim woman living in the 21st century? In a world where everybody else wants to speak on our behalf, how about letting one of our own ladies do the talking for a change 😎 In this first episode, we introduce you to the one and only @sumijones as she takes the mic to share her story of how she became the person she is today - by telling it exactly like it is, laid bare and raw. Hashtag No Filter! (well maybe a little bleep here and there, astaghfirullah 🤭)