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Ignore It: Sairan Aqrawi on Midlife; Trust and Patience; Taking Action; Owning Your Voice and Knowing When to Let Go

Ignore It: Sairan Aqrawi on Midlife; Trust and Patience; Taking Action; Owning Your Voice and Knowing When to Let Go

Update: 2025-10-29
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Engineer and Midlife Business Strategist Sairan Aqrawi shares her inspiring journey from Iraq to a new life in the United States—and the extraordinary story of her mother, Sidika, who was married at 14, became a mother at 15, and went on to raise seven children.

From Sidika, we learn the power of patience and trust in divine timing; the wisdom of letting go of small grievances; the importance of choosing grace over noise, and of not seeking validation from others. She reminds us that not everything will unfold as we wish—and that sometimes, peace means letting go.

Sairan also reflects on the lessons she's learned as an immigrant, a mother, and a business coach: to own your voice, to take action ("because action is confidence"), to see midlife as a triumph and a new fruitful phase, and to remember that sometimes you need to pause—and recalibrate.

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Ignore It: Sairan Aqrawi on Midlife; Trust and Patience; Taking Action; Owning Your Voice and Knowing When to Let Go

Ignore It: Sairan Aqrawi on Midlife; Trust and Patience; Taking Action; Owning Your Voice and Knowing When to Let Go

Ana Tajder