Sujala Shastry

The Caring Heart Space

Sujala is an independent author, emotional literacy facilitator, and the mind behind The Caring Heart Series – children’s literature designed to navigate transition, change, and big feelings with gentleness.

Her work bridges the gap between deep emotional awareness and practical, classroom-ready communication. By stepping directly into school institutions, Sujala facilitates specialized student workshops that provide children with the exact vocabulary, emotional safety, and reflective tools they need to express themselves with confidence.

The Approach

Sujala’s work is centered on the gentle power of storytelling and engaging sessions. Working outside the scope of therapy or counseling, her focus is on developing emotional literacy, cultivating community empathy, and helping children find the words to know that it is completely okay to speak about their big feelings.

  • Interactive Student Workshops: Bringing The Caring Heart Series directly into classrooms through quiet, immersive storytelling and reflective activities that give children a safe space to explore their thoughts.

  • Safe Anchor: Using peer-focused stories (“about a friend”) to let children explore grief and change without triggering personal fear or defense mechanisms.

  • Child-Led Q&A Sessions: Creating an open-hearted, non-judgmental space at the end of each workshop where children can use their own observations to ask questions, share insights, and connect on their own terms.

Certification:

  • Childhood Bereavement Support (Winston’s Wish, UK)

  • SAKSHAM Certification (India)

“Functioning well externally does not always mean we have learned to process emotions in healthy ways.”

-Sujala

                                    

My Journey

Before stepping into emotional literacy work, I built a structured career in the technology and product space, where systems thinking, communication, and analytical problem-solving shaped my professional foundation.

My life later brought me from the vibrant, bustling city of Bangalore, India, to France, a profound transition I welcomed with openness and curiosity. Over time, I built a new life in a different country, pursuing my Master’s Degree as a mother; a demanding intersection of academics, cultural adaptation, and identity shifts that deeply reshaped me.

Beneath this professional capability was a personal history that quietly guided my purpose. Having lost my mother at eleven years old in Bangalore, I understood firsthand how deeply childhood loss, silence, and displacement shape the way a person moves through life. Over time, that personal awareness and my corporate expertise connected.

Today, as an author, emotional literacy facilitator, and grief advocate, I use that unique intersection to build the exact emotional bridges I needed back then, turning complex transitions into structured, gentle, and empowering experiences for young minds.