Episode 30 - Same, Same with Shabnam Naz Ansari

About this episode

Shabnam Naz Ansari shares her story of leaving an abusive marriage and her journey of self-discovery and liberation.

Shabs has a captivating story of struggle and liberation. Today she shares about leaving an abusive marriage in Pakistan, fighting for her rights, losing and recovering custody of her children, wrestling with her Islamic faith, and finding the truth about her own essence—and everyone else’s. As it turns out, we’re all the same.

People in this episode

Host: Anni Ponder

Guest: Shabnam Naz Ansari

Topics covered

• abuse
• custody
• Islamic faith
• liberation
• identity
• struggle

Keywords

• abusive marriage
• custody battle
• Islam
• faith
• self-discovery
• liberation
• identity

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Pakistan

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