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  🟡 Hear Me: Deaf Identity, Bias & Belonging at Work

A 1-hour virtual training with Kerry Tidman
Deaf therapist, TEDx speaker, and founder of The Holistic Dojo & The Belonging Dojo CIC

💬 “You don’t look deaf.”
I’ve heard this more times than I can count. It’s one example of how bias, assumptions, and outdated language continue to show up in our workplaces — often without people even realising.

Hear Me isn’t your typical Deaf awareness session.
This is inclusion training with a heartbeat.

• I’ve been on the other side — a Deaf staff member unsupported and excluded in mainstream education
   
• I’m not just sharing definitions — I’m a trauma therapist unpacking the emotional impact of microaggressions and systemic barriers
   
• We go beyond "tick box awareness" to explore identity, belonging, and internalised bias
   
• It’s a safe, shame-free space to reflect, learn, and grow — not be called out
   
• Every session is rooted in storytelling, psychological safety, and holistic insight
   

• What “deaf”, “Deaf”, and “hard of hearing” actually mean — and why language matters
   
• My lived experience of identity, exclusion, and finding belonging
   
• How microaggressions and unconscious bias impact Deaf and disabled staff
   
• Practical communication tips and access strategies
   
• One simple action to start building real belonging — today
   

• 1-hour live Zoom session
   
• Gentle reflection worksheet to deepen learning
   
• Summary email with key insights, inclusive language guide, and signposting
   

🟡 Optional: Add a copy of my book How Do You Deaf? at a discounted rate for your team

• £325 per organisation
   
• Discounted rates for CICs, schools, and small community groups
   
• Grant-funded delivery may be available for eligible settings

 While many awareness sessions are designed to tick a box, Hear Me creates a shift. It’s rooted in real stories, real feelings — and real change.

  🟡 Hear Me: Deaf Identity, Trauma & Belonging at Work

A 90-minute in-person workshop with Kerry Tidman
Deaf therapist, TEDx speaker, and founder of The Holistic Dojo & The Belonging Dojo CIC

💬 “You don’t look deaf.”
It sounds harmless — but it speaks volumes.
This session goes deeper than awareness. It’s about bias, burnout, and the real emotional toll of being unheard in workplaces that weren’t built for us.

This isn’t corporate training. It’s identity work.

You’ll hear lived experience, unpack real trauma, and reflect on the deep impact that exclusion, microaggressions, and access failures have on Deaf, disabled and hard-of-hearing people — in education, workplaces, and everyday life.

This session blends storytelling, bias reflection, and group discussion with trauma-informed, holistic insight — rooted in Kerry’s experience as a therapist and former school counsellor.

• 90–120 minute in-person session
   
• Real-life scenarios and workplace case studies
   
• Safe, honest breakout discussions
   
• Gentle trauma-informed guidance on bias, access, and identity
   
• One signed copy of Kerry’s book How Do You Deaf? for each participant
   
• Follow-up email with language guidance, key takeaways, and reflection prompts
   

• £495 for up to 10 participants (includes 10 signed books)
   
• Additional attendees: +£25 each (to cover book + materials)
   
• CICs/small school rate: £425
   

💛 Travel costs apply if outside West Midlands
🟡 Additional discounts may be available for grant-funded delivery

• INSET days
   
• Team CPD
   
• Staff wellbeing and EDI training
   
• Teams supporting deaf, disabled, and neurodivergent staff/students
   
• Pre-visit access audit or consultation

 While many awareness sessions are designed to tick a box, Hear Me creates a shift. It’s rooted in real stories, real feelings — and real change. 

  🎤 TEDx Speaker & Storytelling Advocate (For Events, Schools & Teams)

🔹 Real, raw, and powerful talks rooted in lived experience.
✔ Inspire audiences with messages of identity, resilience & self-advocacy.
✔ Break stigma around disability, mental health & discrimination.
✔ Create safe spaces for meaningful conversations and change.
🎯 Perfect for: Conferences, staff training days, school events, and awareness campaigns.

Every talk is tailored — because your audience deserves more than a script.

As a TEDx speaker and advocate with lived experience, I bring raw, real, and powerful storytelling and deep insight to every event. My fees reflect the time, emotional labour, and preparation involved — but I also believe in access, so I offer flexible rates for schools and community events.

•  £395 – Short keynote or talk (up to 45 mins)
   
•  £595 – Half-day event (talk + Q&A, panel, or breakout)
   
•  £995+ – Full-day event or conference (talk + workshop or training session)
   

Travel costs not included. Discounts available for events within the West Midlands.

For schools, CICs, youth groups, or disability advocacy organisations — I offer bespoke rates depending on your budget. Please don’t hesitate to ask.

📝 Each booking includes an access needs check-in, so we can make sure the space works for both of us.
📨 To enquire or book, email me by clicking the button below.

1:1 Support for Healing, Identity & Growth

A safe, compassionate space to unpack trauma, burnout, and identity loss — especially for those navigating systems that weren’t built for us.

Whether you're recovering from workplace harm, battling self-doubt, or rebuilding after a life transition, this space is here for you.

✔ Explore trauma with care and curiosity
✔ Rebuild confidence, clarity, and self-worth
✔ Feel seen, heard, and truly understood
✔ Reconnect with who you are — beneath the noise, the burnout, and the broken systems

🎯 Perfect for:
deaf, disabled, neurodivergent, or care-experienced people
Healing after discrimination, burnout, or life upheaval

• £40 per 60-minute session
   
• £230 for a block of 6 sessions (save £10)
   

✨ Includes optional journaling prompts and Quenza app support between sessions
💛 Discounts available for low-income clients

Confidence. Identity. Belonging.

Created for deaf, disabled, and neurodivergent young people who feel different, left out, or unsure of who they are — this programme helps them reconnect with their worth and celebrate what makes them unique.

✔ Identity and self-acceptance
✔ What it means to belong (even when you feel different)
✔ Confidence, voice, and inner strength
✔ How to navigate systems that don’t always feel safe
✔ Practical tools for wellbeing, boundaries, and self-expression

🎯 Perfect for:

• Schools, colleges, and youth groups
   
• Ages 11+
   
• deaf, disabled, and neurodivergent students (diagnosed or undiagnosed)
   

• £300 for a single workshop
   
• £850 for a 3-session series
   
• Bespoke packages available for termly or school-wide delivery
   

✨ Includes access to journaling prompts and optional activity sheets
📚 Book packages available when delivered alongside How Do You Deaf?

💛 Discounted rates available for schools, CICs, and funded youth settings