Book IWD Speaker: Shapna Khanam
Shapna Khanam is Founder & Director of Hawaa Empower.
She is an award-winning community changemaker and wellbeing advocate who transforms untold grief into empowerment.
Raised in a culturally traditional household and having faced the traumatic loss of both her father in childhood and her baby later in life, she understands silence all too well. But rather than staying silent, she rose, discovering movement and taking care of her body and mind, as her lifeline.
Now, Shapna leads powerful talks that confront cultural taboos surrounding baby loss, grief, mental health, and physical wellbeing, particularly for brown and Muslim women.
Her talks explore how culturally sensitive approaches to wellness can unlock healing in the most unexpected ways.
Audiences will gain deep insight into the power of lived experience, the healing potential of movement, and the importance of creating space for conversations our communities often avoid.
Shapna leaves people with not only courage, but clear actions for change.
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