“You can't cling to the past because you're afraid of the future.” To Begin encourages women to connect with their heartbreaks' beauty, spiritual significance, and personal challenges. After surviving an abusive relationship and navigating a relationship changed by her partner’s tragic skydiving accident, Sakina knows all too well how to thrive despite the heartbreak. Sakina has refocused her painful experiences on healing, self-love, and building a relationship with God to come out on top, something she likes to call Black girl magic. “Black girl magic” is our ability as women to rise despite the twists, turns, and systems that are stacked against us. To Begin is not a love story. It's a self-discovery journey meant to inspire others to walk towards their new beginnings, despite their fears.
 
"Ibrahim reveals an intimate journey with love and loss. She offers irresistible strategies for a disciplined self-criticism, a gentle but serious awakening of the consciousness, and the gift of revelations that can heal trauma. This is reading for grown folks and those who aspire to grow into the fullest possibility for their lives. A deeply compassionate and revealing offering."
 
--Tiffany Willoughby-Herard, author of Waste of a White Skin: The Carnegie Corporation and the Racial Logic of White Vulnerability