Palestinian-American Faiza Rammuny is often known for never straying away to speak up on taboo topics in the Middle East and most importantly, she has also been a light of hope for many MusRab (Muslim-Arab) women. Ahead, Faiza Rammuny gets you acquainted with everything you need to know about her career.

So without further ado, let’s meet life coach Faiza Rammuny…

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Cosmo ME: Why did you decide to become a life coach?

Faiza Rammuny: When I realized there was a need for a woman like me to exist so I could use my unlimited curiosity to help those that were, and still are, desperately in need of help in and out of the MusRab world.

C: What are the cons, if any, about your career?

F: The cons about being the first MusRab dating or life coach are dealing with the never-ending rumours about who I am and what I do, all because I’m protecting client privacy. Also, how emotionally exhausting it is on a daily.

C: What’s something that you’ll never forget from your career?

F: How sad and inspiring so many people in this world are. It showed me how every human hurts and heals the same way. It awakened a part of me I can never turn off and has continued to change me.

C: What do you consider your biggest accomplishment and why?

F: Help save a life. I’ve helped countless women get out of abusive relationships alive, rebuild, and find love again. For the woman I was years ago, facing abuse myself, that makes me so proud. I feel like I save myself a little each time.

C: Could you tell us about your journey to becoming a life coach?

F: It started with a blog back in 2007-08. I began asking questions no MusRab woman ever dared to ask about dating, love, and primarily the community. That blog caught on like wildfire with people asking to share their stories with me and get ‘my two cents.’ I didn’t have the answers most times but I had an intense curiosity and willingness to go out and find the answers. So that’s what I did. I soon became the woman that MusRabs started going to for almost every situation on matters of the heart and the community.

C: How do you overcome failures? 

F: I cry and then get back up to learn from what happened and move forward stronger. Staying down is not and will never be an option for me.

C: What’s something that you wish you knew before you became a life coach?

F: So many things. Mostly that it’s not my fault if I’m unable to help someone.

Faiza Rammuny

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C: What advice would you share with someone who wants to become a life coach?

F: Be absolutely certain you can take on the responsibility, and you’re in a good mental state to bear the weight of it all. Helping people is the most fulfilling journey in this world, but it’s also the most emotionally draining. Put yourself first always and never forget why you do what you do because then it’ll never feel like a job.