Book Dr. Kanwal Akhtar for Your Next Event
Transformative, Islamically-Grounded Mental Health & Personal Growth Talks
Based near Miami, Florida, Dr. Kanwal Akhtar is a physician and confidence coach who delivers Islamically grounded, psychologically informed talks that create meaningful connections and equip audiences with practical strategies for actual change.
She is the founder of Islamic Life Coach School, a transformative life coaching service, host of a 200+ episode podcast, and a board-certified physician with over a decade of experience in medicine and advanced training in mindset and emotional wellness. Dr. Akhtar brings credibility, warmth, and a unique ability to connect Islamic principles with psychology.
Why Choose Dr. Kanwal Akhtar?
- Dr. Akhtar brings women together, creating spaces full of energy, sisterhood, and meaningful dialogue that reflect positively on your event.
- Through interactive Q&A and powerful storytelling, she makes her sessions memorable and impactful.
- Audiences leave with actionable, faith-centered strategies they can immediately apply in their lives.
Popular Speaking Topics
(Talks can be customized for your audience)
- Supporting Autistic Children: Guiding Muslim families with compassion, understanding, and practical strategies for thriving within their unique journey
- Faith & Psychology: Practical strategies for emotional resilience through an Islamic lens
- Confidence Without Arrogance: Building unshakable confidence rooted in humility and faith
- Breaking the Default Life: Helping women move beyond perfectionism, spiritual guilt, and burnout
- Emotional Intelligence in Relationships: Strengthening marriages, families, and communities through self-awareness
About Dr. Kanwal Akhtar
After years of successful medical practice, Dr. Akhtar realized many Muslim women, although high-achievers in their careers, felt disconnected, exhausted, and unfulfilled. She began speaking openly about this “Default Life,” and what started as a personal journey grew into the Islamic Life Coach School, where she now helps high-functioning Muslim women break free from perfectionism and create lives of confidence, and purpose.
- Board-certified Internal Medicine physician with 12+ years of practice
- Trainings in NLP, Internal Family Systems (IFS), Somatic Experiencing, and more
- Co-founder of an independent hospitalist practice
- Host of the Islamic Life Coach School Podcast (200+ episodes)
- Mom of three, passionate traveler, and advocate for Muslim women’s empowerment
Kanwal brings a unique combination of professional expertise, Islamic grounding, and audience engagement that makes a life-changing impact on attendees.
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