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Hi! I'm
Kathryn Jones.
Aussie Convert Muslim
In the remembrance of Allah do hearts find rest ... this famous verse of the Qur'an sums up my life's work completely. The answer to ending abuse and oppression in the Muslim world is building emotional and spiritual resilience in each individual. When all the hearts are at rest, then we will have unity and harmony, Allah willing!
About Me
I teach and mentor Muslims to understand their human experience from an Islamic perspective so they can embrace life with confidence, compassion and inner calm.
After 13 years in the IT industry I moved to teaching and accidentally became a social entrepreneur in the process. It was during the time I taught in schools that I saw the challenges teachers were having with managing students off track behaviour. I decided at that time that perhaps my energy was better spent working with parents to help them get their children on track so that teachers would have an easier time teaching them at school. What started as a few online parenting classes has evolved into a global movement to build emotional and spiritual resilience across the Muslim world.
Back To The Fitrah Mentoring Academy
The academy was founded in 2018 to facilitate affordable and accessible mentoring for Muslims globally. One of our core values is that emotional and spiritual wellbeing is the right of all and not just those who can afford it. My vision for the academy is to have certified facilitators and mentors across the globe who can teach and mentor in their own language for their own community and charge fees in their own currency, making it possible for anyone to participate, no matter what their location or background is.
Naked Happiness: The Secret to Stripping Down to Your Innate Emotional & Spiritual Resilience
This is my second book due to be published in 2024. This book takes the reader on a deep dive into their human experience from an Islamic perspective, challenging misconceptions and beliefs that they have held onto that has prevented them from experiencing the best of this life.
Step Up: Embrace The Leader Within
This is my first book published in February 2018 (2nd edition 2024, in sha Allah). It is written for Muslim women to show them how to step up and take charge of their life before life takes charge of them.
"I have just finished Step Up. I feel humbled, hopeful and connected. It is beautiful. It is everything the universities don’t have and more. It’s stunning, radiant, exhilarating, profound, and contains so much of what I’ve been searching for all my life. May Allah help more women to tap into their inner wisdom, intuition and strength that God has blessed us all with, with this insightful, vulnerable, and truly compassionate book."
– Janine Allison Hood, Australia
Purification of the Heart of the School
Bringing all the hearts within a school to a state of peace through the remembrance of Allah, so the collective heart of the school is sound.
This is a school community approach to the behaviour and wellbeing of students encompassing the educating and mentoring of teachers, parents and students.
If we nurture the innate resilience that each child is born with (their Fitrah) then we will increase the wisdom, compassion and strong leadership in the next generation so they can do a better job than we did. Allah willing.
The Journey
We are all born with a purpose, our individual purpose, and it may take time for it to reveal itself!
As I reflect, I see the journey Allah has taken me on to prepare me for this work. He has given me exactly the tests and experiences I needed to understand the importance of this work and be able to see the struggles and challenges of others with compassion and understanding. I am truly blessed to have been given such a purpose. Praise be to Allah.
October 1995
I embraced Islam and began my journey as a Muslim.
July 2014
Peaceful Parenting began as a few online classes for Muslim mothers.
February 2018
Step Up: Embrace The Leader Within was published
August 2018
Back To The Fitrah Mentoring Academy began with the first group of 10 certification students.
July 2020
The first annual We R all OK Online Conference was run with over 1500 registrations from 55 countries starting the We R all OK global movement. It now attracts over 3000 registrations across 107 countries each year.
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Kathryn Jones
Emotional & Spiritual Resilience Educator, Mentor & Coach
Keynote & Motivational Speaker
Author
Kathryn’s mission is to make a difference in the Muslim world by empowering Muslim adults and children to realise their potential through learning about the innate resilience and mental health that all human beings possess. She goes to the source of the misunderstandings that prevent people from recognising their in-built well-being (their Fitrah).
She is the CEO & founder of the Back To The Fitrah Mentoring Academy, dedicated to the development of certified facilitators and mentors of the Back To The Fitrah suite of programs across the globe. Kathryn’s combination of formal and informal education along with personal and professional experience have given her a unique perspective and approach to the topic of emotional & spiritual resilience.
Kathryn is particularly passionate about addressing the tough subjects, such as depression, child abuse, domestic violence, bullying, abusive parenting and other topics that are often swept under the carpet.
Kathryn is:
Author of Step Up: Embrace The Leader Within a book dedicated to supporting Muslim women discovering their inner leader and step up in every aspect of their lives and Naked Happiness: The Secret to Stripping Down to Your Innate Emotional & Spiritual Resilience which dives deep into the human experience from an Islamic perspective, so every Muslim can thrive despite the tests and challenges of this life.
CEO & founder of Back To The Fitrah Mentoring Academy, building an emotionally resilient Ummah one life at a time.
Founder of the annual We R all OK Global Online Conference, founded to address the challenges Muslims face in the 21st century and bring a sense of hope and possibility into the lives of Muslims.
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Contact Me
Adelaide, Australia is currently GMT +10.5
Kathryn@BacktotheFitrah.com
+ 61 426 751 374
34 Condada Ave, Park Holme, SA, 5043
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