SAMARA MAHINDRA, CARER PROGRAM

When I sat down to write this story, a powerful quote by Margaret Mead kept playing in my mind – “Never believe that a few caring people can’t change the world. For, indeed, that’s all who ever have.” Meet Samara Mahindra, Founder & CEO of the Carer Program, the first and only integrative cancer recovery and rehabilitation company that provides holistic healing therapies for patients going through treatment and post treatment.

As with so many meaningful causes, the Carer program too was born out of a personal loss, Samara’s mother lost her battle with cancer and it was when she was coping with all that comes with the illness, that Samara realized there was little support or healing therapies available to  treat a patient/survivor of cancer. That led to Samara wanting to do something about it and she started the Carer program.

Speaking to me about the difficulties that surrounds any new initiative, Samara described how tough it was to convince people about why and how holistic healing was essential. She used to present numbers and statistics to bolster her idea and raise awareness, but that generated little interest. It was then Samara realized that she needed to share her own story and when she did, it helped people relate to her and they opened their minds and hearts to what she had to offer.

Samara says “people want a connection, they are tired of statistics, studies, medical information.” She goes on to describe the whole experience of setting up Carer Program as “incredible” and is excited about how many lives it can touch and people it can help heal. In fact, it has helped her immensely in dealing with the loss of her mother. She adds thoughtfully, “I have evolved tremendously in this whole process and I want to tell women reading this, never to be limited by what you think, hear and are made to believe all your life. You can achieve much more than that, whether it’s being the best mother or entrepreneur, it’s all in your hands. We as women have an inherent power within us, tap into that and you will fly.”