Samina Najmah

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Samina Najmah
Samina Najmah.jpg Samina Najmah in Giza, Egypt 2019
Born	Samina Narzella Long (1982-02-11) February 11, 1982 Houston, Texas, U.S.
Other names	Samina Najmah Al-Ameen
🎓 Alma mater	Texas Southern University
💼 Occupation	Author Writer Producer Director Psychologist
📆 Years active	2008–present
Height	5' 6 1/2"
❤️ Partner(s)	Sam Calvin (2012–present)
👶 Children	2
🌐 Website	Website
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Samina Najmah Al-Ameen (February 11, 1982) is an African Descendant author, poet, producer, screenwriter, playwright, director, and clinical psychologist. Najmah is the author of It Won't Go Away (2013) and its sequel, It Will Be Buried (2015). She wrote the screenplay "Indifferent Enchantment" and produced and directed the full feature length film with co-producer, Sam Calvin.

Early life

Samina Najmah was born in Houston, Texas, as Samina Narzella Long, the daughter of Saheeb (Dennis) Karim and Safiyyah Shabazz, an actress. She has five brothers. Najmah was raised in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. When Najmah was a young child, she loved to read which she believes lead her to enjoy writing. Her seven year old brain was filled with stories and information and she wanted to convey it to others. Najmah began writing stories about she and her brothers getting into things and exploring the world. Her love for writing branched into short stories, plays, screenplays, and poetry; she even attempted writing songs. At the age of 13, Najmah directed one of her plays at a local high school and had one of her short stories printed in a book of unpublished collaborative with a group of peers.

Najmah was intrigued by individual personalities and the unconscious at a very early age. At the age of twelve, She discovered Linda Goodman’s book, Sun Signs (1968), while curiously scrambling through her mother’s room. It created a thirst in her for understanding human personality and she would religiously walk blocks and blocks up the Oklahoma City expressway -at least twice a week- to check out library books. Materials pertaining to astrology and dreams became her favorites and Sigmund Freud’s, The Interpretation of Dreams (1899), was her first real encounter with psychology. Up late, flicking through television channels, Najmah stumbled upon the movie, “Sybil” (1976), starring Sally Fields and the psychological complexities (for a twelve-year old) and the interpersonal dynamics of the film had a profound effect on her. Najmah's interest lead her on a journey of psychology.

Najmah dreamed of teaching children through children's books, connecting people through her poetry, and sharing stories on film that would evoke emotions that pierced the hearts of her audience. However, because creative writing and the film industry was not viewed as a "real career" in the eyes of small town Oklahomans, Najmah's aspirations to make a difference motivated her to enter the mental and behavioral healthcare field.

Career

Early career and education

In 2000, Samina Najmah left the comfort, safety and stability of family and friends in Oklahoma City, to the uncertain life of a college student at Texas Southern University (TSU) in Houston, Texas. Though this change brought much insecurity and apprehension; as well as, many academic challenges, Najmah persisted and was determined to achieve her goals. She found much help in school organizations in areas of interpersonal communication and public speaking. She reported experience as the Publicity Chair in the University Program Council and the President of the Genealogy Society was the peak of her undergraduate years because it taught her leadership skills and gave her practice in managing groups of people.

As a college student taking theater and minoring in telecommunications, Najmah wrote, produced, and directed commercials, plays, and short films; and learned film editing. Due to a low socioeconomic status and a need to consistently maintain gainful employment (to pay bills and tuition), Najmah worked a minimum of two jobs throughout undergrad. She utilized TSU's work study program working at the Thurgood Marshall School of Law Library with Special Collections and University Archives; and worked other jobs such as an After School Counselor, a caregiver’s aid for residents with Alzheimer’s, a cashier at a fast food restaurant.

Professional career and education

In 2005, Najmah graduated from Texas Southern University with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, and a minor in Telecommunications. She spent her early work career coordinating community support services, providing psychosocial rehabilitation and life skills training, and psychoeducationing individuals and groups. Najmah took pride in advocating for mental and behavioral health care and awareness; and practiced the use of advocacy with patients by acting as their liaison and challenging healthcare clinicians and third party providers. Determined to better the world, Najmah's aspirations motivated her to earn a Masters of Art in Clinical Psychology while a single mother.

In 2013, Najmah worked as a Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor, and in 2016 she opened The Listening Retreat Counseling Services PLLC, and worked as a Licensed Professional Counselor. Najmah began her career working in a behavioral health psychiatric hospital. She later used her mental health state license in many other settings, including, inpatient hospitalization, outpatient treatment, and private practice. Najmah provided professional counseling to individuals, couples, and families to resolve personal, biopsychosocial, and behavioral problems. Najmah promotes personal growth with ambitions to enhance others' self-esteem, positive character, and healthy living through self-assessment and parenting books.

In 2017, Najmah earned a Masters of Science in Applied Psychology and in 2020, she gradated with a Doctor of Philosophy in Clinical Psychology. She is a clinical psychologist by profession and administers psychological assessments and engage consultation services.

Psychotherapy

Najmah utilizes a psychodynamic, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) approach. She also utilizes: a Mindfulness Meditation approach to anxiety and depression; John Gottman's methods in couples' therapy; and the World Professional Association for Transgender Health’s Standards of Care when working with transsexual, transgender, and gender nonconforming individuals, as well as with the LGBTQ community.

Research

Najmah's research focused on race-related stress such as ancestral trauma and experiences of out and ingroup microaggressions can be intergenerationally transmitted from parent to child. Some researchers have emphasized researching race-related trauma and stress and others proposed further research of out- and ingroup discrimination. Najmah's study addressed this gap by providing evidence-based research on whether African Descendants experiencing and witnessing race-related stress and intraracial microaggressions that result in low self-efficacy. The purpose of Najmah's quantitative, multiple regression design was to explore the relationships among race-related stress, intraracial microaggressions, and self-efficacy to provide clarity on the psychological impact of these stressors. Understanding the transmission of generations of race-related stress and intraracial microaggressions is important for healing future generations. Najmah used three theoretical frameworks: epigenetic transmission, racial identity development, and social learning theory. Najmah's study consisted of a random sample of 119 African Descendant males and females 18 years and older. Her study addresses the question of what is the relationship between race-related stress and intraracial microaggressions in predicting the internal self-efficacy, powerful others self-efficacy, and chance self-efficacy of African Descendants. Results of Najmah's study revealed that though a great percentage of participants had high internal self-efficacy, they believed that external factors determined their outcomes.

Books

Najmah's first book, It Won't Go Away, was published in November 2013. It was originally a screenplay; however, she stated that was big production companies weren’t interested in “soliciting,” agents weren’t interested in unknown writers, and she was well over receiving “no soliciting” mail or no response at all; therefore she revised the script into a novel. Her second book, It Will Be Buried was published in February 2015. It is the sequel to the first.

Collective Identity is a psychoeducaional self-assessment book currently in development by Najmah. It is an extension work from her previous “Dissertation Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy Clinical Psychology”. Collective Identity Formation presents a quantitative research study that explored the relationships among race-related stress, intraracial microaggressions, and self-efficacy. Results exhibited the importance understanding the transmission of generations of race-related stress and intraracial microaggressions is for healing future generations. Self-assessment activities are provided to promote learning and encourage self-care, positive energy, and healthy living.

Films

In Due Time (2022)

Najmah financed a US$15 thousand budget and co-produced with Forbidden Knowledge Productions financing $5 thousand to fund the movie, In Due Time (2022), which premiered December 17th, 2022.

Indifferent Enchantment

Najmah financed (with the assistance of her husband and mother) a US$14 thousand budget and campaigned for $6 thousand through crowdfunding using Kickstarter to fund her first movie, Indifferent Enchantment (2020), which premiered December 6th, 2020.

Trustworthy Star Productions

Najmah is the founder of Trustworthy Star Productions (TWSP). It is the sister company to Trustworthy Star Publishing. Trustworthy Star Productions & Publishing is often used interchangeably with the Arabic translation, Najmah (i.e. Star) Al-Ameen (i.e. Trustworthy), after the founder of the company. While Trustworthy Star Publishing publishes books, Trustworthy Star Productions is a production company that aspires to create an array of innovative writings that will entertain viewers and evoke a roller coaster of emotions by screen. TWSP strives to produce ingenious aesthetic art on film with a team of altruistic members encouraging positive esteem, dominion character, and zealous team effort and team building.

Personal life

Samina Najmah was raised Lost-Found Nation of Islam Muslim under the leadership of The Honorable Silis Muhammad (The Saviour). She agrees with some agnosticism' and many of her executions relate to social behaviors indicative of the conservation of energy in the law of attraction.

On February 9, 2006, Najmah gave birth to her son, Ilyaas Herron. On April 19, 2011, Najmah gave birth to her daughter, Safiyyah Calvin. On June 27, 2012, Najmah married her partner, Sam Calvin.

Najmah finds joy in reading, journaling, writing, cleaning, traveling, listening to music, playing baseball, and spending time with her family and close friends.

Works and publications

Published Works

Novels

• It Won't Go Away duo series:

1. Najmah, Samina (November 2013). "It Won't Go Away". Texas: Najmah Al-Ameen Publishing. ISBN-10: 1505529638 and ISBN-13: 978-1505529630
2. Najmah, Samina (February 2015). "It Will Be Buried". Texas: Najmah Al-Ameen Publishing. ISBN-10: 1505870445 and ISBN-13: 978-1505870442

• In Due Time duo series:

1. Najmah, Samina (December 2023). "In Due Time". Texas: Najmah Al-Ameen Publishing.
2. Najmah, Samina (February 2024). "What Took You So Long". Texas: Najmah Al-Ameen Publishing.

Pyschoeducation Self-assessment Book (nonfiction)

• Dr. Samina Najmah (October 2023). "Collective Identity". Texas. Najmah Al-Ameen Publishing. ISBN-13: 979-8618770767 and ISBN-13: 979-8377704904

Unpublished Works

• Supreme Quality (2024)

Filmography

Film work

Year	Film	Credited as
		Director	Writer	Producer	Actor	Role
2022	In Due Time (2022)	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	NA

Year	Film	Credited as
		Director	Writer	Producer	Actor	Role
2020	Indifferent Enchantment	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	NA

See also

• Trustworthy Star Productions
• Dr. Samina Najmah

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