Auroosa Kazmi-Ishaq's guest appearances

Auroosa Kazmi-Ishaq

This is You - The Podcast

OwlTail

Episode 9: This is my final episode of the season😢! While I've tremendously enjoyed this process, as my due date looms closer, I need to take some time to get ready for baby #2! In this episode, I share what lessons I've learned throughout my podcasting experience about myself and life in general, what my original motivations were for starting this podcast and whether I feel like they have been achieved and talk about what's next for this is you. While I will be on hiatus, you can still connect with me over Facebook, Instagram or over email, I will be checking intermittently and would love to hear from you.  The This is You Blog will be active from October - December 2019 as well and applications are open now.  Please visit bit.ly/thisisyoublog to apply to submit a blog post about one thing that's really affecting your life right now or has affected it in the past.  It could be a current life experience, one from the past or just a theme or concept that seems to play a role.  Applications will close July 30, 2019. Season 2 starts January 2020. Interested in being a guest?  Apply now!

Episode 9: This is my final episode of the season😢! While I've tremendously enjoyed this process, as my due date looms closer, I need to take some time to get ready for baby #2! In this episode, I share what lessons I've learned throughout my podcasting experience about myself and life in general, what my original motivations were for starting this podcast and whether I feel like they have been achieved and talk about what's next for this is you. While I will be on hiatus, you can still connect with me over <a href="http://www.facebook.com/thisisyoupodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, <a href="http://www.instagram.com/thisisyoupodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> or over <a href="mailto:thisisyoupodcast@gmail.com">email</a>, I will be checking intermittently and would love to hear from you.  The This is You Blog will be active from October - December 2019 as well and applications are open now.  Please visit <a href="/thisisyoupodcast/episode/update/id/bit.ly/thisisyoublog" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">bit.ly/thisisyoublog</a> to apply to submit a blog post about one thing that's really affecting your life right now or has affected it in the past.  It could be a current life experience, one from the past or just a theme or concept that seems to play a role.  Applications will close July 30, 2019. Season 2 starts January 2020. Interested in being a guest?  Apply <a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/83LFDLX" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">now!</a>

Auroosa Kazmi-Ishaq, My Season 1 Journey

Episode 5: Were you brought up with the worldview that "mastering perfectionism, progress and ever-exceeding improvement would lead to success, security and happiness?" - Daniëlle van de Kemenade.  I was.  I believed that if I followed all the steps "correctly", (went to school, got good grades, got a job, got married, etc.) then I would find happiness and success.  I believed that life proceeds in an orderly, linear fashion and I just need to find the magic formula and follow it to find success...and perhaps more importantly, avoid failure.  But in reality, this idea is a myth.  Careers are progressively more and more non-linear and happiness is not a final destination that we reach once we've surpassed enough milestones.  Have you ever felt that every time you reached a milestone, instead of celebrating it, you lamented that you hadn't reached the next milestone yet?  That used to be me.⠀ A few years ago, I realized that that 1) the linear path is a myth, success and happiness is not a straight line but a squiggly one that goes in every which direction, 2) there is no such thing as doing things "right", everyone follows a different path and what works for one person, doesn't work for another person, 3) every step we take is just a data point in our journey which will help us to make future decisions and learn from our failures and mistakes, it's not the end of the world and 4) no matter what you do, there is no way to avoid the risk of failure, making a mistake or defeat. What's important is to be in the arena: striving, risking and daring greatly.  Listen in to hear about my experience.

Episode 5: Were you brought up with the worldview that "mastering perfectionism, progress and ever-exceeding improvement would lead to success, security and happiness?" - Daniëlle van de Kemenade. I was. I believed that if I followed all the steps "correctly", (went to school, got good grades, got a job, got married, etc.) then I would find happiness and success.  I believed that life proceeds in an orderly, linear fashion and I just need to find the magic formula and follow it to find success...and perhaps more importantly, avoid failure.  But in reality, this idea is a myth.  Careers are progressively more and more non-linear and happiness is not a final destination that we reach once we've surpassed enough milestones.   Have you ever felt that every time you reached a milestone, instead of celebrating it, you lamented that you hadn't reached the next milestone yet?  That used to be me.⠀   A few years ago, I realized that that 1) the linear path is a myth, success and happiness is not a straight line but a squiggly one that goes in every which direction, 2) there is no such thing as doing things "right", everyone follows a different path and what works for one person, doesn't work for another person, 3) every step we take is just a data point in our journey which will help us to make future decisions and learn from our failures and mistakes, it's not the end of the world and 4) no matter what you do, there is no way to avoid the risk of failure, making a mistake or defeat. What's important is to be in the arena: striving, risking and daring greatly.  Listen in to hear about my experience.

Auroosa Kazmi-Ishaq and The Myth of the Linear Path

Sania Khan

Episode 4, Part 2: Have you ever gotten caught up in what concepts like "good", "honour" and "respect" mean?  We have and what's been most puzzling is that it seems like everyone knows but us! Today's episode is Part 2 of Diary of 2 Middle Children where Sania and I pick up our conversation from last week and talk about being judged, pivotal moments in our life that changed how we view ourselves, giving ourselves permission to make our own choices, people-pleasing and our tendency to think that at some point, things would make sense.  Spoiler alert: this never happens!  We talk about loving and accepting who we are and what it means to be a good person.  Further, how do we instill good values in our kids? We conclude with a question to the audience: are we just the sum of our actions or is there inherent goodness in all of us? Lastly, there's a call to action, if anything in this episode resonated with you, please comment on Istagram, Facebook, or send me an email at thisisyoupodcast@gmail.com, I'd love to hear from you.

Episode 4, Part 2: Have you ever gotten caught up in what concepts like "good", "honour" and "respect" mean?  We have and what's been most puzzling is that it seems like everyone knows but us! Today's episode is Part 2 of Diary of 2 Middle Children where Sania and I pick up our conversation from last week and talk about being judged, pivotal moments in our life that changed how we view ourselves, giving ourselves permission to make our own choices, people-pleasing and our tendency to think that at some point, things would make sense.  Spoiler alert: this never happens!  We talk about loving and accepting who we are and what it means to be a good person.  Further, how do we instill good values in our kids? We conclude with a question to the audience: are we just the sum of our actions or is there inherent goodness in all of us? Lastly, there's a call to action, if anything in this episode resonated with you, please comment on Istagram, Facebook, or send me an email at thisisyoupodcast@gmail.com, I'd love to hear from you.

Sania Khan and Auroosa Kazmi-Ishaq, Diary of 2 Middle Children, Part 2

Episode 1: In our intro episode, I explain how this podcast came to be, what it hopes to accomplish and provide an introductory look at a concept that has impacted my identity: loneliness.  What factors contribute to our identity?  How do we become the people we are?  What life experiences, concepts or themes shape us and affect how we view ourselves? I believe that reflecting on what makes us who we are and sharing our story with others helps people feel less alone and creates a space where being vulnerable is celebrated instead of stigmatized.  Sharing our stories with others also helps us make connections and have a better understanding of ourselves than we may have had when we kept it all inside. Growing up with siblings either much older or much younger than me, I have struggled with loneliness for much of my life.  Have you ever been surrounded by wonderful friends but still felt alone - unable to share your feelings without feeling like a burden?  That was me and still is me some days.  Listen in to hear more about my experience and how it still affects my identity today. 

Episode 1: In our intro episode, I explain how this podcast came to be, what it hopes to accomplish and provide an introductory look at a concept that has impacted my identity: loneliness.  What factors contribute to our identity?  How do we become the people we are?  What life experiences, concepts or themes shape us and affect how we view ourselves? I believe that reflecting on what makes us who we are and sharing our story with others helps people feel less alone and creates a space where being vulnerable is celebrated instead of stigmatized.  Sharing our stories with others also helps us make connections and have a better understanding of ourselves than we may have had when we kept it all inside. Growing up with siblings either much older or much younger than me, I have struggled with loneliness for much of my life.  Have you ever been surrounded by wonderful friends but still felt alone - unable to share your feelings without feeling like a burden?  That was me and still is me some days.  Listen in to hear more about my experience and how it still affects my identity today.