How Jamal went from divorced and homeless to marrying the woman of his dreams

Between The Before & After (The Stories that Shape Us)

Jamal Jivanjee is a best-selling author, podcaster, and full time life coach. As an author with over twenty years of experience working with people in various stages of personal struggle and challenges, after traveling to many cultures around the globe, and now as a full-time life coach, Jamal is passionate about serving individuals, couples, companies, and groups on the path toward enlightenment, wholeness, and liberation.

By helping to identify and clear energetic systems of belief that create fear, disharmony, and disease, Jamal seeks to restore awareness of the ever present and unitive divine flow of abundance, good will, and love that exists for us all physically, mentally, and spiritually.

In this podcast episode, Jamal delves into his personal journey of questioning the purpose of life and religion. Growing up with parents who struggled and suffered, he couldn't understand why their devout faith didn't seem to address the roots of their trauma. This led him on a journey to discover what was real and what wasn't, eventually stepping down from his position as a pastor to deconstruct his belief system.

He shares how his upbringing shaped his perspective on life being a struggle and how becoming a young father made him question the worth of trading his life away for a paycheck. The host also discusses how religion became his drug of choice, distracting him from himself and leading him to become a pastor in an attempt to help people heal. Through introspection, he realized that abandonment and not feeling like enough were two main pain points that influenced his relationship with God. This episode is an honest exploration of one's personal journey towards self-discovery and finding meaning in life

Chapters:

00:00:00 Life Coach And Author Living In Los Angeles Surprised By Record Snowfall In San Bernardino County

00:05:13 Hiking Through Deep Snow For Survival

00:06:27 Reflections On Resilience And Life Expectations

00:10:03 Pen Pal Love Story: How My Parents Met Without Ever Meeting

00:12:31 Unlikely Love Story: A Muslim Man And Catholic Woman Exchange Photos And Meet In Europe, Maintaining Their Faiths Throughout The

00:14:48 Becoming A Corrections Officer To Provide For My Daughter

00:18:31 The Search For Meaning And Roots Of Trauma In Faith And Life

00:20:31 Working In A Prison With No Law Enforcement Background: Overcoming Challenges At 19 Years Old

00:22:53 Mini Riots During Count Time In A Medium Security Prison

00:27:20 Discovering The Goodness Of Humanity: A Corrections Officer's Perspective

00:29:21 Abandonment And Not Enough: A Personal Journey To Becoming A Pastor

00:30:48 The Importance Of Personal Healing Before Helping Others: A Story Of Divorce.

00:33:42 Realization Of The End Of A Relationship

00:35:33 The Impact Of Divorce On A Friend's Sense Of Security And Stability

00:38:03 Understanding And Grace In Homelessness

00:41:57 People Only Want To Know The After Story, Not The In-between Stage

00:46:11 Acceptance And The Future

00:48:00 Acceptance And Learning From God In The Current Season

00:49:49 The Importance Of Life's Challenges And Experiences

00:54:09 Ways To Connect With The Speaker And Key Takeaway

Key Takeaways:

The podcast episode features an interview with Jamal Jivanjee, who discusses his parents' interfaith marriage and his own journey with religion. He shares that his mother was a devout Catholic and his father was a devout Muslim, but later converted to Catholicism.

Jivanjee also talks about his personal struggles with abandonment and feeling like he was never enough, which led him to become a pastor. The transcript ends with Jivanjee providing information on how to contact him through his website.