Founder of Championing Youth Minds, supporting over 5,000 young people worldwide
Award-winning mental health advocate, recognised with the Diana Award and Points of Light Award
Powerful speaker on mental health, suicide prevention and neurodiversity, with global impact
TEDx speaker who has delivered talks to over 75,000 people
Trailblazer for South Asian youth, breaking stigma around mental health and invisible disabilities
Tanya Marwaha is a powerful mental health advocate, passionate BAME speaker, and the visionary founder of Championing Youth Minds, a youth-led organisation supporting over 5,000 young people worldwide through mental health challenges. Drawing from her own lived experiences with non-visible disabilities like Fibromyalgia and Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, Tanya brings a deeply personal and culturally aware perspective to her work—especially within the South Asian community where mental health remains a taboo subject.
Launching her organisation during the pandemic from her bedroom, Tanya broke through cultural stigma and generational silence to become a voice of resilience and change. As a suicide survivor at just 13, she has transformed her experience into action, becoming a trustee of Baton of Hope UK, the country’s largest suicide prevention initiative. Tanya now leads conversations around race, stigma, and mental health in BAME communities, advocating for intersectionality and inclusion.
Tanya has delivered inspiring keynotes to over 75,000 people globally, including on the TEDx stage, where she shares her story to break down cultural and social barriers around mental health, neurodiversity, and suicide. From touring Asia to delivering workshops across the UK, Tanya connects with audiences of all backgrounds, especially young people and communities underrepresented in mainstream conversations.
Her impact has been widely recognised, with prestigious honours such as the Diana Award and the Points of Light Award from the UK Prime Minister. Tanya has also featured across major media outlets including the BBC and Sky News, amplifying her message to national audiences.
A role model for young South Asian women and underrepresented communities, Tanya’s voice is both courageous and catalytic. She blends storytelling with lived experience to challenge stigma, encourage open dialogue, and drive meaningful change. If you’re looking for an inspirational BAME speaker who champions youth voices, mental health, and cultural understanding, hire Tanya Marwaha today!
Tanya Marwaha is regularly booked to engage audiences at events, read their latest feedback below:
“She is an amazing and very articulate speaker. Her story resonated well to the audience. She was a perfect fit for the mental health awareness programme. She easily connected with her co-speakers and her audience. Her story about her challenges and how she overcame in time and the her journey to make a difference is truly inspiring. The feedback from a member in the audience was that it gave them conditional to talk about their mental health challenges and gave them practical tips on how to navigate this. I would recommend Tanya as great speaker for promoting mental health awareness especially among the youth.”
“Tanya gave a passionate and insightful talk at our event for 200+ teachers and was a natural at holding the attention of the entire room.”
“Tanya is an articulate, passionate speaker who shares her story in a highly relatable way. She would add value to any event.”
“Tanya, is a speaker who is capable of delivering a powerful message to any audience, in such an authentic way, that her talks will resonate with anyone who hears her speak for a long time afterwards.”
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