Season 2, Episode 5: Behind every summer is a community that keeps Fire Island alive. This episode explores the history of the beloved Pines Pantry through the eyes of its iconic Pantry Girls, alongside the volunteer firefighters of The Pines and Cherry Grove who protect the island from fires, hurricanes, beach erosion, and an uncertain future.
Maleeha Yousuf Bertin, Author of a New Release 'The Girl Who Loved Herself'
By: Robert Diamond
Maleeha Yousuf Bertin is from Pakistan and now based in London with her husband. She provides advice on self love and how to have healthy relationships around you by working on yourself first. Ten years ago she was struggling with many issues in life, cultural pressures, failure in love life, hatred for self, harassment of men, abuse, having financial crises and a lot more.Maleeha help women in understanding themselves, dating, identifying unhealthy relationships patterns, handling fears and grow spiritually that will nourish all relationships and aspects of their lives.Details available at www.maleehabertin.comBook reviews on Amazon:By Osman Khan: "Highly recommended! 5 Star Rating: A fascinating read, providing insights into the struggles and ultimate triumph of a young determined Asian woman named Abeera. Abeera is not satisfied with the status quo and is looking to live life to the full, by struggling against customs, established norms and patriarchy. Whilst taking you through Abeera's challenges of life, the author tackles deep and absorbing topics in a simple and relatable way. Topics include the reality of true love, cultural divides, achieving self-fulfillment and attaining consciousness of the divine presence. This forces one to take pause and consider such imperatives from different perspectives and indeed leads one to question one's own deep rooted viewpoints and biases. I especially liked the aphorisms at the end of each chapter highlighting the lessons one should take and apply from Abeera's experiences. The heartaching love poetry is also very touching and moving. Experience the trials, tribulations, pitfalls of love and realization through the eyes of Abeera."Book review by David: "Fascinating transformation through self-love: 5 Star Rating: This story is very practical, simple and yet very relatable. The author takes us through the journey of Abeera that can really help one to find that inner peace, contentment and abundance that one lacks, simply by acknowledging and accepting the different opinions mentioned in the book. The way the main character is transformed from all the harassment and abuse causing depressions and disappointments is mesmerising. At some point the book takes a more philosophical and mysterious turn and ventures into the realm of understanding what the spiritual quest every soul is longing for, whether you are conscious or not about it."A few quotes from the book:"Running after desires and mundane stuff does not give us peace. Peace is within us and contentment is within us.""Love is between you and you. If you keep looking for love outside you. You will always remain disappointed.""Happiness does not come from money, materials or possessions. Happiness comes from within oneself.""The first thing is peace with yourself rest everything follows in its own way and its own time."
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