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Challenge Me 4 U ©️

by Nazia Basha

This podcast is a tool for providing information on personal and professional development while addressing burnout, compassion fatigue, and occupational stress among service industry and front-line professionals. Moreover, It serves as a platform for individuals and businesses to share their stories and services while addressing important social issues to promote self-advocacy, health and wellness. As a social worker, LCSW and a certified coach, I offer Challenge Me 4 U to promote self care in cultivating resilience. Disclaimer-not a substitute for medical or legal advice

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Episodes

  1. Compassion In A Chaotic World

    Compassion is the guiding force that bridges the gaps between individuals and fosters understanding in a world often fraught with discord. It is the profound ability to empathize with the joys and sorrows of others, to recognize their struggles as our own, and to extend a helping hand without...

  2. “And That’s A Wrap!”

    Any realizations before we wrap of the year and toss it in the books to welcome 2024? Please join me as I share my realizations as you reflection on yours to move into the new year!

  3. The “Savior Complex”

    Please listen to today’s episode on the “Savior Complex” that leads to burnout, compassion fatigue, and secondary trauma among the helping professions. In this episode, I will reference an article that shares information about the “Savior Complex” while exploring some of the common behaviors that...

  4. K.I.S.S in 2023

    May this new year, you keep it real by keeping it simple silly and not getting caught in cycles of accomplishing those realistic goals and expectations

  5. Getting Naked.

    This is the time to “Take it all off” and take a look into the mirror to understand who you really are and where do you wan to go!

  6. Mind Full or Mindful? Finding the Balance

    Challengers welcome back! May is Mental Health Awareness and Military Appreciation month, so to honor these two events, I decided to do a topic on Mindfulness and mindset by interviewing two wonderful speakers who are advocates of health and wellness. Please join me as I converse with Bridget &...

  7. Has Facebook Lost Its Way?

    Challengers welcome back to Challenge Me 4 U! Did you know that last week, Facebook ‘faced’ a tremendous decline in users ? As a social media giant, it was a platform that aimed to connect users with one another, but over the past years it has transformed into a toxic playground of marketing ads...

  8. Self Care 101: Cultivating Resilience in 2022

    Last year we were healing and this year we are building resilience! Challengers please listen to this episode on cultivating resilience. We have been through the challenges presented by the pandemic and we have learned new skills to survive and thrive so let’s refine our self-care strategies to...

  9. Transformative Talks-Living In the Now

    Today, I had a lovely guest speaker who posses an exuberant spirit, she is a health coach, an amazing wife, a wonderful mother, a daredevil, a cancer thriver/survivor, a runner, a workout guru, and a fashionista, but most importantly a genuine human being who is willing to share with us her…

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  10. Let The Changes Begin

    It’s the season of changes. The fall does bring evident changes. As we are witnessing these changes, we notice that for some changes we welcome them and for others we may not. We may feel uncomfortable so what do we when we experience the uncomfortable or unpleasant changes, please listen to this...

  11. Redefining Success-S6:E2

    Dear Challengers, Can any of you remember who exactly shaped your lens or definition of success? What did that look like? And..How did that impact your life? Definitely you experienced the results from someone else’s wisdom but how did it feel within, was there a timeline imposed and I invite you...

  12. An Immigrant’s Experience: From Motherland to Homeland

    Welcome to Season 6! Dear listeners please join me today on a wonderful topic of an Immigrant’s perspective of creating home abroad. I’m delighted and honored to have a dear family friend, Dr. Tasmia Ahmed share her and her family’s experience as immigrants integrating their culture, tradition…

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  13. The Healing Spirit of Laughter

    Listeners, please join me today on the topic of The Healing Power of Laughter! Do you ever find yourself a bit too serious or extremely focused with the mundane, that you often forget to smile or engage in lighthearted activities as a way to decompress. You may have heard the famous saying,...

  14. The ‘B’ Word

    Never leave home without it because if you do, you won’t know what is right for you! That’s right, dear listeners, I shamelessly speak about this word in my episode so please listen and hone on your ‘B’ Word skills!

  15. Less IS More

    Less is More? How?! You might be thinking in what sense? Dear Challengers, I want to share with you the most essential and profound notion that doing less is actually more when it comes to productivity. We have all been raised on this belief that hard work or constantly accomplishing things in...

  16. Transformation Begins at Home

    Please join me today on a lovely topic Transformation or “Change Begins at a Home.” An article written by LCSW, Geralyn Ryan. She is our guest speaker today so I’m honored to have her join me as she shares her journey and reflections with us to give us an opportunity on how we can begin changing...

  17. Facilitating Social Change

    Challengers! Welcome again to season 5 episode 2. Today I would like to share the topic or address this question on how social workers facilitate social change ? I’d like to share my insight about the profession as well as answering my wHy, I chose this line of work. Also tune into my self-care...

  18. Conscious Conversations-The Art of Empathy

    Today, I’m delighted to share an episode dedicated to Dr. Marshall Rosenberg’s Nonviolent Communication process. A process in the form of language that allows us to connect deeply with ourselves and with others. To elaborate further, I had the pleasure of interviewing a seasoned non-violent...

  19. Conscious Choices (S4:Episode 9)

    Please join me today on the topic of conscious choices in self-care. We all talk about self care but find ourselves not having the time or resources to do so. So what’s getting in the way. Dear challengers, ask yourself today, what choices am I making to live the life I want? Am I conscious that…

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  20. Friendships-7 Traits of Conscious Connections

    Please join me today as I share with you this topic on friendships which are conscious connections that nourish us during our challenges or success and how can we appreciate these connections that serve our growth. An article presents 7 traits that are crucial in developing friendships from the...

  21. Welcome 2021! The Lessons We Have Learned

    Please join me today on welcoming this new year of 2021! May we heal in this year, to persevere without fear, so we can rehabilitate and elevate. As I list my 20 takeaways from 2020, that gave us an unprecedented opportunity to cultivate resilience.

  22. Sole Purpose- The Barefoot Path to Authenticity

    Please join me today in a delightful conversation on The Barefoot Path to Authenticity. I have a wonderful guest speaker, Mr. Justin Dreyer, who will share his experience, journey, strength, and wisdom that has paved an authentic path to fulfill his sole purpose. He fulfills his purpose by...

  23. Inspiring Resilience with Positively U

    Please join me today on a very important subject of embodying resilience as we face challenges. I have a wonderful guest speaker, Mrs. Marvene Edwards who will share her experience and her resilience that inspires many of us to continue to get up and face the world again. She is dedicated in...

  24. Holiday Readiness

    Excited for the holidays in hopes to spend time with loved ones? Let’s do it all safely and effectively as we celebrate this season by taking effective measures during COVID-19. Please join me today as I offer some suggestions and precautions to ensure your holiday season is filled with health,...

  25. Advocating for Education Reform

    Challengers! Please join me today on this topic for the need of advocacy in our education system in United States. This pandemic of COVID-19 is giving us an opportunity to identify the barriers in our education, health, and government systems that are correlated due to lack of awareness and...

  26. Social Services for Victims of Domestic Violence during COVID-19

    Is there hope for victims enduring the detrimental impact of domestic violence during COVID-19? As we are sifting through this pandemic, social services are still struggling with providing optimal care or resources for victims of domestic violence. Please join me today as I discuss this topic…

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  27. Enhancing Collaborative Productivity

    The focus of this season is to emphasize community care while remembering to hone in on self-care. So, today I welcome you to explore ways to improve our connection among our families, social groups, workplace staff, and other associations.

  28. Translating Passion Into Purpose by Understanding Our Values

    Challengers! Please Join Me Today on this topic of translating our passion into purpose by understanding our values that paves our career path. Please welcome guest speaker, Lisa Kurian, a prospective medical student who recognized her passion and identified her values through her life…

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  29. Skills to Generate Valuable Service

    Being of service gives us an opportunity to give back to others, but service begins from within, so let’s dive into to discover the skills we need to provide valuable service.

  30. Do’s and Don’ts of Personal Development? And choosing the best guidance for you!

    Please join me today on the do’s and don’t s of personal development and how to choose the best guidance and support for your journey of personal growth.

  31. Manifesting Self-Love

    What is self-love ? How do you manifest self-love in your life? I hope listening to my perspective gives you the opportunity to think how you define self-love in your life.

  32. The Big 5’s of Life!

    Please join me today on a topic that is often a re-occurring theme in our lives when it comes to questioning our existence. Who am I? What are my passions? Why am I here (purpose)? Where am I going? When does this materialize? How do I make it happen?

  33. Intentional Communication

    Please join me today on an essential topic of intentional communication. It all begins with the message, the sender, and receiver but how can become effective in this exchange of communication ? Please listen and tune in :)

  34. Friendships

    Please join me today on the topic of Friendship and my guest speaker today is a dear and special friend, Mandre Umana, an artist and graphic designer, who has helped me realized the art of friendship.

  35. S2E9: The PoWeR of NOW!!!

    Please join me today with a guest speaker, Mr.Greg Cahill, who will share his experience and wisdom on BEing present and in the moment.

  36. S2E7 Commemorating our beloved ones by keeping them alive in our memories.

    Please join me today’s with a dear and wonderful guest speaker, Mrs. Rabia Qadir sister of late Farooq Ali Khan who will share her experience, strength, wisdom, and hope of processing grief from the loss of a loved one but accepting the loss by keeping them alive in memories.

  37. S2E5: How self-care is a journey of transformation ?

    Please join me today with a guest speaker, licensed pharmacist(Dr. Aaezah Shafi), who will share her journey of how self-care has transformed her life physically, emotionally, mentally, and spiritually. From an Islamic spiritual practice, changing diet with a nutritionist, and working out 4 to 5...

  38. S2E3 How to use your body as an instrument in dance?

    Please join me today on this topic on how to use your body as an instrument in dance. The guest speaker today is my instructor and guru for Bharatnatyam (Indian classical dance), Mrs. Vinata Vedam-Mai who will also commemorate her loving thoughts for her beloved mother who passed away a year ago…

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  39. S2: E1 How Social Distancing Is An Opportunity For Evaluating Our Relationships?

    Welcome Back to Season 2 with Challenge Me 4 U. Today’s topic emphasizes on how our relationships impact self-care? Do we need a relationship makeover? Please listen to this topic to find out.

  40. From meditation to liberation, how to escape from the prison of your mind to reduce stress.

    Please join me on the topic of the day with a special guest speaker, Tim Bryant from One Love Prison Meditation Project. We will be discussing how meditation liberates us from any of life’s given situation to reduce stress. Whether you are a person quarantined at home, or in prison.

  41. Transforming Toxic Masculinity into Healthy Masculinity ©️

    How does toxic masculinity impact your life ? Please welcome guest speaker who shares his journey about transforming toxic masculinity into healthy masculinity.This is for the guys and for the women to comprehend the effects of toxic masculinity that impacts our idea is success as “Human”

  42. Challenge Me 4 U©️

    Challenge Me 4 U is a series for social and human service professionals who want to strive in their careers by focusing on self care, strengths, and creativity to cultivate resilience and a revival of their passion. Rehabilitate and elevate. My plan is to rehabilitate employees facing burnout,...

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

This podcast is a tool for providing information on personal and professional development while addressing burnout, compassion fatigue, and occupational stress among service industry and front-line professionals. Moreover, It serves as a platform for individuals and businesses to share their stories and services while addressing important social issues to promote self-advocacy, health and wellness. As a social worker, LCSW and a certified coach, I offer Challenge Me 4 U to promote self care in cultivating resilience. Disclaimer-not a substitute for medical or legal advice

HOSTED BY

Nazia Basha

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