In this episode based on the book chapter called APPROVE, I invite Raeesah Khan to join me in a conversation about approvals, parenting and youth mental wellbeing.
"When I was thinking of who I would love to have a conversation with on this shade of love on approvals and sense of self, especially as a young person and the role of parents, Raeesah Khan was the first person to pop up in my head. At 27, she's unequivocally young and as a new mother, she also has the precious perspective of discussing parenting capacity. Raeesah is also a member of parliament with the Workers' Party and a fellow social entrepreneur."
Raeesah has been a social activist since she was 17, mainly focusing on underprivileged families, survivors of sexual abuse, youth activists, migrant workers and refugee issues In 2016, Raeesah Khan founded the Reyna Movement, an organisation that aims to empower marginalised women and children through up-skilling programs and community engagement. The Reyna Movement has worked with women's shelters, the homeless, at-risk children and low-income families in Singapore
Join us for an exploration nature vs nurture; conscious parenting and the challenges of identity faced by our young; and how what we value as a society translates to the pressures we put on our children as parents.
Also, come find out why the Coast Redwoods of California and Oregon is paired with this shade of love in the book!
MY INVITATION TO YOU: How much of what you do now is a result of that unconscious need to make your parents proud? How much of your self criticism stems from having let your parents down in one way or another?
RESOURCES:
(For parents)
Centre for Fathering https://fathers.com.sg/
New Mothers Support Group https://www.nmsg-singapore.com/
Mums@Work https://www.mumsatwork.net/
Aware http://asinglelove.sg/single-parent-about/
(For youths)
Halogen Foundation https://halogen.sg/
Mentoring Alliance Singapore (MASg) - youth mentoring ground up movement https://www.mentoringalliancesg.com/
CHAT https://www.chat.mentalhealth.sg/mobile/about-chat/
