11/17/2025
Last year, I was in a really difficult place with my health. I tried everything: overpriced supplements, biohacking tools, nutrition plans, exhausting protocols, and nothing was working. Things were getting worse, and it felt like my body was slipping away from me.
Fast-forward a year and a half… I’m not perfect, but God is so good. My health has improved in ways I once could only pray for. And this weekend, I competed in my very first Taekwondo tournament - walking away with a silver and gold medal at the International Kukkiwon Cup of Florida.
These medals aren’t about winning. They’re a celebration that I’m here. Healing. Growing. Stronger than I’ve been in a long time. I’m alive, God is so good!
In Islam, we’re taught that “heaven lies at the feet of the mother,” and I feel that so deeply. Motherhood has been my anchor and the reason I kept fighting even when I felt like giving up. My kids pushed me to show up, be brave, and become someone they could look up to through my actions, not just my words.
When I stepped on that mat, so many people were watching, younger competitors, coaches, parents. But none of them mattered. I was there for my kids. Maybe I wasn’t as sharp as the teenagers, maybe I looked funny or out of place, but motherhood makes you fearless. My kids eyes on me mattered more than anyone else’s opinion.
Joining Taekwondo wasn’t just a hobby. It was choosing strength, choosing joy, choosing to walk beside my children and show them what it looks like to do hard things - even when you’re not the youngest or the fastest. A year and a half ago, competing like this would have felt impossible. Yet here I am.
My healing began when I returned to the basics, honoring my body with real nutrition, the way God created it: unaltered, unprocessed, pure. When I fueled myself with what He designed, my body finally responded.
These medals remind me that:
✨ Healing is possible
✨ Courage is a choice
✨ A mother’s strength is unmatched
✨ Showing up for your health is an act of worship
Today, I’m celebrating more than Taekwondo. I’m celebrating life, healing, motherhood, and the truth that after hardship, there is ease.”