Hansa is the founder of the charity Holding Space Eastbourne doing amazing work providing support to Parents & Carers. Hansa shares the origin story from how she started the charity to now working with workplaces through her consultancy business.
I wanted to bring Hansa on the podcast to raise the awareness.
Being a son myself Iโve got a close relationship with my mum and as I get older I have way more appreciation for what my mum went through in order to give me the life that Iโve been able to have. Looking at her life as an adult there are certain things in the workplace that are overlooked.
The work Hansa does plays into what I advocate for in my own work which is going beneath the skin and championing the person above the product or service that they employed by
We recorded the episode after the 'Draw a Day for You' workshop I gave at the last Holding Space Coffee Morning
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We met in November 2024 at the Speakers Collective Southern Summit.
Hansa had just got back from a solo trip to India.
I gave a talk about authentic expression within which I shared my origin story.
We bonded over our connection to India evolving into getting to know the work Hansa does growing into me contributing a workshop at the Coffee Morning to now producing this podcast episode!
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Holding Space was born 5 years ago.
Sadly too many young people are struggling and there is not enough support for parents & carers.
Hansa on her own journey with her daughter who was struggling with her mental health set up a Facebook page looking for help.
People started posting saying โI can relate to thisโ and it grew organically
into Holding Space a safe space for parents & carers to come together.
Becoming the only charity of itโs kind in East Sussex offering peer to peer support through 1 on 1 sessions, workshops and events like the coffee morning I was a part of
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Hansa is now taking the next step from growing the charity into now spreading better support for parents & carers in the workplace through her own consultancy business
Offering bitesize support such as 1 hour workshops
Born out of Hansaโs own lived experience. So many parents & carers have to give up their job because their child or whoever they are caring for have to come first.
Hansa is passionate about parent & carer support and is now helping organisations to embed it into their working practices to create cultures where people feel comfortable and not scared of losing their jobs. Increasing positivity helping organisations to thrive empowering their staff
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Thank you Hansa for sharing your story
Are you a parent or carer or a business owner that wants to build support for parents & carers in your workplace?
Get in touch with Hansa Raja to learn more
