Many of us were raised in emotionally unavailable households where emotions were shunned and suppressed. Pair that with a religious upbringing that likely portrayed God as angry, vengeful, and out to punish us — we probably grew up feeling lots of shame, difficulty in understanding ourselves and others and this has hurt our relationship with God, but also ourselves.

I believe that God’s beautiful plan for His creation is such that each generation suffers in its own ways, but works to not carry that trauma and pain to the next generation. We become cycle-breakers, and thus collectively grow, improve, and flourish.

I want our children to know that it’s okay to feel. Feeling isn’t bad. Expressing it isn’t bad. What we choose to do with those feelings can be; and oftentimes, it’s the people who have suppressed their emotions that end up doing harmful things to themselves and/or others.

I want our children to know that not only are her feelings okay because modern gentle-parenting trends say so, but because the One who created her created her as a deeply feeling human being, and He is the one who accepts us and soothes us through His beautiful attributes.

Simply Sakina is here to help raise children with regulated nervous systems, and to nurture our children’s connection to their Creator by helping them feel their feelings, be validated, and remember that He is the One who has every cure and every comfort for every feeling.