The Entitled Child and the Exhausted Parent
Narcissism, entitlement and shame in family systems.
Islamic psychology · Neuroscience · Theology
Francesca Bocca-Aldaqre, PhD
An Italian neuroscientist, theologian, educator and poet who brings the classical science of the heart, the nafs and the rūḥ into conversation with modern cognitive psychology.
- Co-Founder and ProfessorIstituto Islamico di Studi Avanzati · Italy
- Content DirectorInternational Association for Islamic Psychology (IAIP)
- Lecturer, Diploma in Islamic PsychologyBlogging Theology Academy · United Kingdom
- Founder and PractitionerShams, Psicologia Islamica · Italy
With Nafs Center · 2026
Five lectures on the diseases of the heart
Screen & Soul
Screen addiction through Islamic and neuroscientific frameworks.
My Husband Is Not My Therapist
Muslim marriage as a sacred covenant: vulnerability and admiration.
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Stop Saying “My Brain Tells Me”: How Words Shape Your Inner World
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AI Is Not Your Therapist: Why Comfort Isn’t Always Healing
Islamic psychology
How to Deal With Difficult People: What Islam Actually Teaches
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Her approach
Scholarship, lived tradition, service
“Her work is rooted in scholarship, lived spiritual tradition, and years of service to Muslim communities.”