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Reflections & Realisations

Alveena Salim

Booking Overview

This faith-based psychology and mental-health interview show explores healing, identity, relationships, emotional resilience, and spirituality, typically featuring coaches, authors, educators, entrepreneurs, and wellbeing professionals with relevant lived or professional expertise. Suitable pitches include psychologists, therapists, faith-informed mental-health specialists, authors, wellbeing leaders, and experts on trauma, self-awareness, parenting, or personal development; booking difficulty is medium because guests generally need credible accomplishments or a compelling transformation story, but celebrity status is not required.

Metrics

Episodes: 24

Frequency: Every two weeks

Rating: 5.0/5.0

Estimated listeners: 100 - 1,000

Listener location: United Kingdom

YouTube: 172 subscribers

Instagram: 433 followers

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

realizationsandreflections@gmail.com

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Host

Alveena Salim - Psychology MSc student and writer exploring the intersection of mental health, psychology, and Islamic spirituality through personal reflection and informed discussion.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium
Typical Credentials:  
Credible practitioners, authors, coaches, educators, entrepreneurs, and wellbeing or mental-health professionals with substantial professional experience, published work, recognized achievements, or a compelling personal transformation relevant to psychology, spirituality, identity, healing, or resilience.
Required Achievements:  
Published books, Award recognition, Building or leading successful businesses, Senior professional or executive experience, Developing wellbeing or emotional-development programs

Recent Guest Discussions

Angela McKillop - Money Mindset, Childhood Beliefs About Wealth, Rebuilding After Business Failure, Coaching, Affirmations, Personal Responsibility, And Entrepreneurial Resilience.

Kiran Shah - Hijab And Identity, Muslim Women’s Visibility, Limiting Beliefs, Emotional Regulation, Parenting, Journaling, Wellbeing Education, Burnout, And Authentic Self-expression.

Stuart Vinall - Men’s Health And Performance, Masculinity, Executive Wellbeing, Physical Training, Resilience, Grief, Financial Collapse, And Rebuilding After Adversity.

Recent Topics

Health, Mental Health, Spirituality, Trauma, Attachment

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Reflections & Realisations
:

Why Women of Colour Are Being Failed by Healthcare | Hormones, Midlife & Menopause

October 06, 2026

 Key Quotes "If it's meant for me, your gatekeeping is not going to prevent that." "Being a victim is a choice. And you can choose not to make it your entire identity." "I haven't given up anything. I've given myself permission to try something new — something that's truly just mine." About the Guest Kausar Tahir is a clinical pharmacist, founder of Menara Health and startup coach for women. Menara Health is a multilingual app designed to support women of ...

Do You Have to Forgive to Heal? On Forgiveness, Resentment and Spiritual Bypassing

September 22, 2026

Key Quotes "I'm not forgiving them because they deserve it. I'm doing it because I deserve to be free." "They hold all the power when you don't forgive — they live rent free in your head while they get on with their lives." "Forgiveness is not linear. And we need to stop forcing a process that the heart hasn't caught up with yet." About the Guests In this episode, Alveena is joined by her husband Shahbaz for one of the most personal and unfiltered conversations on the podcast to date. Tog...

Meet Your Host

September 09, 2026

For a long time, I described myself as just a mum. Just a teacher. There was nothing wrong with being either of those things. But somewhere along the way, other parts of me, the girl who wrote for a national magazine at 18, and ran classes for young girls from her parents’ living room, disappeared. Then I turned 40. And I had what can only be described as a midlife crisis. It led me to therapy. Therapy led to a lot of questions. And those questions eventually led me to a Master’s in Psycholog...

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Frequently asked questions

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Reflections & Realisations
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How do I get in touch with Reflections & Realisations?

Reflections & Realisations is hosted by Alveena Salim. Its publicly listed email is realizationsandreflections@gmail.com. For guest bookings, the host or producer is usually the best person to reach. Podseeker helps you find direct host and producer contacts and pitch from your own inbox.

What is the email for Reflections & Realisations?

The publicly listed email for Reflections & Realisations: realizationsandreflections@gmail.com.

How many listeners does Reflections & Realisations have?

Podseeker estimates Reflections & Realisations reaches 100 to 1,000 listeners per episode. Only the publisher has exact numbers.

Who is an ideal guest for Reflections & Realisations?

Reflections & Realisations typically books rising experts. Typical guest background: Credible practitioners, authors, coaches, educators, entrepreneurs, and wellbeing or mental-health professionals with substantial professional experience, published work, recognized achievements, or a compelling personal transformation relevant to psychology, spirituality, identity, healing, or resilience. Common among recent guests: Published books; Award recognition; Building or leading successful businesses. Recent guests include Angela McKillop, Kiran Shah, and Stuart Vinall.

How hard is it to get booked on Reflections & Realisations?

Medium. Guests usually need solid credentials in the topic and an idea that fits the show.

What topics does Reflections & Realisations cover?

Recent episodes cover Health, Mental Health, Spirituality, Trauma, and Attachment. Pitch an idea tied to one of these topics and mention a recent episode.

Publicly listed emails

realizationsandreflections@gmail.com

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