Najwa Zebian: The Lebanese poet speaking up about the #MeToo movement". The National. 8 January 2018 . Retrieved 7 November 2019. anyway, it’s a very good book about coming home to yourself and making peace with what has happened and surrendering control of the future.

I have a hard time putting into words the power that this book carries. Najwa Zebian has taken the word “home” and has given it new meaning - one that I never thought of before, and one that I will carry forward. this book found me when I needed it most. your 30s tend to be a lot of self discovery and diving deep into realizing why you are the way you are. your wants, your needs, your desires, what gets your out of bed in the morning. it is also a time for transitioning into a different part of your life, a part that may be scary when you still feel like you’re 22. a b "Najwa Zebian: Healing through the power of words". The Gazette • Western University's Student Newspaper. 9 January 2019 . Retrieved 7 November 2019. In 2017, Zebian took part in the forefront of the Me Too movement when she talked about the repercussions of coming forward with sexual harassment accusations (and a subsequent investigation) about an authority figure where she worked as a teacher. [20] [21] She wrote "I was blamed for it. I was told not to talk about it. I was told that it wasn’t that bad. I was told to get over it." and was referenced by the New York Times. [22] [23] Her poem went on to be featured in news stories about the Me Too movement from The Huffington Post, BBC News, CBS News, and Glamour. [3] In Welcome Home: A Guide to Building a Home for Your Soul, celebrated speaker, author, and educator Najwa Zebian gets more vulnerable than ever before. In this self-help book, she provides a powerful blueprint for healing by building a home within yourself. This book includes true-life instances that inspired the author, techniques, and actions that can be easily got to follow (while emotionally hard to do), and poetry. Sections are divided by rooms in your “house” and look at Self-love, Clarity, Compassion, and more. In the end, she guides you into creating your own room-a a room that will serve only you.

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Her second book, The Nectar of Pain, [17] is a collection of poetry and prose self-published in October 2016. [18] Zebian wrote about feelings that emerged from a painful heartbreak. [19] A revised and expanded version of the book was published in March 2018 with Andrews McMeel Publishing. [16] In Welcome Home, Zebian shares her story for the first time, powerfully weaving memoir, poetry and deeply resonant teachings into her storytelling, from leaving Lebanon at sixteen, to coming of age as a young Muslim woman in Canada, to building a new identity for herself as she learned to speak her truth. After the profound alienations she experienced, she learned to build a stable foundation inside herself, an identity independent of cultural expectations and the influence of others. With practical tools and prompts for self-understanding, she shows you how to build each room in your house, which form a firm basis for your self-worth, sense of belonging and happiness. In March 2019, Zebian published her third book of poetry, titled Sparks of Phoenix [25] with Andrews McMeel Publishing in which she recounts her journey in healing from abuse, building resilience and strength. [26] [19] [9] Published works [ edit ] So here’s a simple activity you can practice to help develop your self-love. Every morning, tell yourself, “Today I am going to see proof that I am worthy of love.” Keep this in mind throughout the day, and collect all the affirmations of your worth: a smile, a friendly conversation, a nice text message. Compassion: Discover the three different types of compassion and learn how you can let people in while maintaining boundaries.

You wonder why their existence is not so essential to your well-being. It's because they don't make you work hard for the attention they give you. They accept the love they think they deserve Zebian was born in Lebanon and moved to Canada in 2006 at the age of sixteen due to the 2006 Lebanon War. She currently lives in Ontario, Canada. [10] [11] I'd round it down from a 2.5, not that it'd a bad self-help book but it's really a combination of it not being my prefered writing style and me not finding the content that relatable. I would have ate this stuff up a few months ago but being in a better headspace now, it felt unnecessary. Zebian faced another public incident when, as a Muslim woman, she decided to remove her hijab. [24] This Blink will teach you how to build a home within yourself. You’ll discover and furnish all the different rooms of the home – each with a specific purpose – through a unique set of tools that’ll help you be comfortable and satisfied with who you are and what you do.ET Canada Connects: Najwa Zebian". Archived from the original on 23 September 2019 . Retrieved 1 July 2020.

a b c "Poet Najwa Zebian rises again with Sparks of Phoenix". Quill and Quire. 8 April 2019 . Retrieved 30 April 2020. A master class in self-actualization and compassion.”—Mari Andrew, New York Times bestselling author of Am I There Yet? Love is a power that's inside of you. When you give your love to someone else, you shouldn't feel empty. The key is to first use it to strengthen yourself; then you’ll have more, even infinite, love to direct outward.The search for a home—what Najwa describes as a place where the soul and heart feel at peace—was central to her early years. When she arrived in Canada at the age of sixteen, she felt unstable and adrift in an unfamiliar place. I realized the biggest reason why I usually dislike self-help books is that I hate their voice; some self-help books really have this imposing, overly encouraging (or sometimes looking down) tone which makes me just want to stop reading and permanently use it as my laptop stand. I did not detect that kind of tone when I was reading this one. When I read this I felt heard, calm and understood, and that kept me reading on. Najwa has become a trailblazing voice for women everywhere and was name dropped by the New York Times and CBS News among others. Hawksley, Rupert (1 November 2018). "Najwa Zebian: writing was genuinely my only way of dealing with the world". The National . Retrieved 1 November 2019.

Zebian, Najwa (2 October 2018). The Nectar of Pain. Andrews McMeel Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4494-9988-4. Surrender:Learn how to lower your defenses and give yourself space to feel and process your emotions.Since self-publishing her first collection of poetry and prose in 2016, Najwa has become an inspiration to millions of people worldwide. Welcome Home is a powerful, comprehensive guide to one of the most important tasks we’ll ever complete: building a home within ourselves. Zebian shares her personal story and deepest vulnerabilities so we, too, can discover our self-worth. A must-read to build a stable foundation inside ourselves.” —Mel Robbins, speaker, international bestselling author of The 5 Second Rule Self-love means embracing yourself for who you are, but it also exists in your ability to recognize and receive the love around you. Sometimes, like when we’re in chronic pain or caught up in the emotions of others, we forget that there’s love out there for us –and that it’s not selfish to let it in.