What does it mean to claim your voice, your space, and your leadership as a woman of faith? The world is full of contradictions and cultural pressures. For Muslim women, navigating identity and leadership alongside tradition and empowerment often feels like a balancing act. The pull between devotion to faith and the drive for ambition can create deep dissonance. Many women feel isolated. They are torn between society’s expectations and the inner call to live a purposeful, fulfilling life. How can faith and ambition, inner peace and outward success, exist together?
In this episode of the Beauty of Colors Podcast, host Cleanne Johnson speaks with transformational coach and spiritual mentor Eram Saeed. Born and raised in Pakistan, Eram moved to the U.S. three decades ago. She endured two abusive marriages, single motherhood, bankruptcy, and multiple legal battles. Through those struggles, she found her voice and became a global advocate for women’s empowerment. Today, she shares her story of healing and transformation. She also explains the strategies she now uses to help Muslim women rise through her work at Jamali Love. Eram shows how women can lead with passion and purpose while staying true to their divine identity.
This conversation dives into the power of integrating spirituality with leadership. It unpacks how mastering a mindset can bring both peace and progress. Listeners will gain tools to rebuild self-worth and align faith with ambition. They will also learn how to release limiting beliefs that hold them back. The insights shared here offer a roadmap to live with purpose, empowerment, and spiritual grounding.
Muslim women often face unique barriers as they navigate cultural expectations, professional ambitions, and their spiritual identity and leadership. The struggle to honor faith while pursuing personal growth can create a deep sense of conflict. Many women feel pressured to choose between tradition and empowerment. Others feel torn between being a devoted believer and an ambitious leader. This tension leaves many feeling guilty for wanting more from life.
Eram Saeed’s story sheds light on these challenges and shows that they can be transformed into strength. Born in Pakistan and later moving to the U.S., she endured abusive marriages, single motherhood, financial hardship, and legal battles. Through those struggles, she discovered her voice and began building a path toward empowerment. Her resilience became the foundation for the global work she now leads.
In her talk with Cleanne Johnson on the Beauty of Colors Podcast, she shares how she turned her pain into purpose. Eram speaks openly about the lessons she learned, the inner work required, and the principles that now guide her coaching practice at Jamali Love. Her story demonstrates her resilience while presenting a practical framework for other women who want to embrace both faith and ambition without compromise.
Healing often begins with stories that inspire. When women hear accounts of triumph, they realize transformation is possible for them too. Inspiration creates permission, a spark that says, “If she can do it, so can I.” This simple but powerful process can be the first step toward lasting change.
Beyond inspiration, Eram teaches mastery of the mind. She combines mindset sciences with Islamic spirituality, drawing on years of study and coaching. By helping women understand the power of thought and belief, she equips them to rebuild confidence and embrace their worth as individuals. Her work shows that healing is not only about looking back, but also about creating a vision for the future.
Muslim women often face overlapping barriers in their personal and professional lives. These include internal conflicts about identity, struggles with self-esteem, and the weight of societal expectations. Eram addresses each of these head-on, showing women how to shift their beliefs and claim their dignity. These barriers may look different for each individual, but they often leave similar marks of doubt and limitation. Her approach helps women recognize their worth and build resilience that lasts.
For many, the biggest barrier is believing that faith and ambition cannot coexist. Eram challenges this misconception by reminding women that Islam values their dignity and does not require submission to abuse or limitation. She teaches that in God’s eyes, women are equal in worth and value. This perspective allows women to release guilt and embrace empowerment without feeling they are betraying their faith. When women understand that identity and leadership can align with divine purpose, they are able to move forward with clarity and courage.
*/9-Even highly educated, successful women often carry self-doubt. Doctors, professionals, and entrepreneurs alike may still feel “less than” because of ingrained cultural beliefs. Eram helps women replace these limiting ideas with self-love and gratitude. By recognizing themselves as creations loved and valued by God, they begin to rebuild confidence. With this new foundation of self-worth, they are empowered to pursue careers, relationships, and leadership with freedom. Her message reminds them that their accomplishments do not need to come at the cost of their dignity or faith.
Although Eram’s work is deeply rooted in empowering Muslim women, her principles are universal. She coaches women and men from across the world, helping them apply truths that transcend culture and religion. These lessons are not bound to a single faith or background. They speak to the shared human desire for growth, dignity, and purpose. The heart of her message is simple: mastery of the mind is mastery of life. Her coaching provides tools that anyone, regardless of belief, can apply to build a stronger and more fulfilling life.
Eram is also passionate about reshaping the conversation around men. While many assume she might resent men because of her past, she insists on the opposite. Her upcoming book explores the necessity of good men in creating balanced and supportive communities. She believes true progress comes not from division, but from men and women becoming allies. Relationships thrive when both embrace respect and authenticity. Eram makes it clear that collaboration between men and women is not only possible but essential for meaningful social change.
Her approach blends mindset mastery with spiritual grounding. She reminds clients to appreciate blessings without becoming overly attached, and to stay calm and centered through difficulties. In doing so, they learn to navigate both successes and struggles with grace. By combining inner discipline with faith, Eram provides a roadmap for resilience. Her coaching encourages people to live with gratitude while also embracing challenges as opportunities for growth.
Life is never free of hardship. Eram stresses that the goal is not to avoid problems but to learn how to face them. By cultivating balance and calm, women can shift from panic to clarity. In those quiet moments, new solutions and even hidden opportunities often emerge. She believes that problems themselves can become stepping-stones toward transformation. This mindset empowers people to see obstacles not as permanent blocks, but as openings for new growth.
She also teaches that fulfillment comes from contentment and gratitude. Instead of focusing only on what is missing, women can learn to appreciate the progress already made. This shift brings peace even in uncertain times. Gratitude strengthens resilience and creates space for joy. Eram highlights that contentment is not the same as complacency. It is a practice of seeing blessings while continuing to strive for more.
Key Lessons for Navigating Life’s Challenges:
Listeners can connect with Eram through her website, Jamali.Love. They can also follow her on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube under her name. She shares coaching videos, courses, and her flagship 30-Day Transformation program. At the moment, she is restructuring her business to integrate new systems. She explained that she will resume her public speaking engagements in the fall. Retreats, including her planned Rumi retreat, will also be announced soon.
For Eram, spirituality is not separate from work. It is woven into every aspect of her life and business. She runs her multi-million-dollar company on principles of the “divine feminine.” This means valuing collaboration, intuition, and authenticity alongside strategy and results. Her approach creates a culture where creativity flourishes and people feel safe to bring their whole selves to the table.
She believes true leadership comes from integrating the sacred with the practical. Business decisions, coaching practices, and team dynamics all flow from her connection with spirit. By aligning spirituality with professional life, she models a way of living that is both successful and deeply fulfilling. This alignment shows that success does not require sacrificing faith or authenticity. Instead, it demonstrates that work and spirit can strengthen each other when approached with intention.
Long before the world recognized the transformative power of gratitude, Eram Saeed was living its stark opposite. Burdened by financial struggles, legal battles, and single parenthood, she found herself on the brink of despair. Despite hitting multiple dead ends—from a series of lawsuits to crushing anxiety—Eram kept searching for a lifeline.
Her moment came when she discovered practicing gratitude. With only a phone alarm and a simple journal, Eram began to record and reflect on small blessings throughout her day. Within weeks, she experienced a dramatic shift: stress and worry receded, replaced by a newfound sense of hope. This inner transformation fueled change—from improved health and relationships to the launch of her teachings around the “Four T’s” (Tawheed, the Tashakkur, Taqwa, and Tavakkal).
Today, Eram stands as a testament to the idea that the path to lasting happiness and success begins inside. By teaching others to embrace gratitude and shift from perceived lack to abundance, she’s helped countless individuals break free from limiting beliefs and step into a meaningful life.
“I do know that at the end of the day, really how your life, or the quality of life you're going to live, is directly proportional to the mastery you have of your mind. In other words, the more masterful you are about how to control your thinking, the more masterful you will be in how to navigate through life.”
“First and foremost, Islam expects you to respect your own dignity, and if anybody is abusing your dignity, Islam expects you to fight for it, for that, if you can.”
“The number one barrier, I would say that Muslim women face, especially the ones living in the West, is that they have a conflict in their identity as a Muslim woman and as an empowered, educated professional woman who wants to achieve her dreams, and what she feels is that the two are in conflict, that I have to choose one or the other.”
“If you can figure out how to do these two things, navigate these two areas of life, you will have mastery of life, which means you will have more contentment, a sense of joy.”
“I started to realize, Oh, my God, I don't need to be a victim of circumstances, and that if I can take responsibility for my life and the role that I play in all these circumstances, then I can certainly turn it around.”
Many Muslim women grow up believing they must choose between faith and ambition. This belief creates inner conflict and leaves them questioning their worth. Eram Saeed explains that these ideas come from cultural conditioning and distorted teachings, not from Islam itself. She reminds women that in God’s eyes, their dignity is equal to that of men. When they embrace this truth, they begin to see their identity and leadership as valuable, capable, and empowered.
Real empowerment comes when women no longer see faith and ambition as opposites. Eram calls for a balance where spirituality and self-worth work together. In that space, dignity is honored, value is equal, and no one is seen as less.
Insert Image Across the Muslim world, an increasing number of youth are grappling with profound questions about faith, identity, and the existence of God. Many are finding themselves disillusioned with traditional presentations of Islam, while others are leaping to atheism. The root of these dilemmas often lies not in a rejection of faith. Rather, it
Read MoreInsert Image Facing challenges in life is an inevitable part of being human. And the challenges we face are many: heartbreaks, career failures, financial strain, or moments of deep confusion, to name a few. But what if our most painful experiences also held within them seeds of immense potential, growth, and clarity? What we label
Read MoreInsert Image Abraham Lincoln once said, “Most folks are as happy as they make up their minds to be.” His words capture a truth that modern psychology and timeless faith both affirm: happiness is often a decision of the heart. It is not something that simply happens when life is easy. It is something we
Read More