Why we made this our life’s work
You’ve been receiving emails from us, and may be wondering: who’s Kavitha and Kester? And why are they doing this work on relationships?
In today’s newsletter, we’d love to share our story.
In 2019, Kavitha and I (Kester) met at a major turning point in our lives.
Kavitha was going through her second divorce with a two-year-old son in tow, and had just left a well-paying job in the healthcare sector.
I, too, just ended a six-year relationship and left my “iron rice bowl” job as a diplomat.
We connected because we were both tired of living our life based on societal expectations. We wanted to live a more intentional life and do something meaningful.
In 2020, Kavitha and I took everything we had saved and starting building what would become our life’s work.
We trained in various therapy methods and started offering mental health therapy. Our goal was simple: to help people live a more intentional life.
As our work grew, our friendship blossomed into romance. We eventually married in 2022.
From the outside, we looked successful. But behind the scenes, our relationship was tested in every possible way.
We faced constant fights and financial and health challenges, including two life-threatening miscarriages, all while parenting Kavitha’s pre-school son.
As we healed together, we brought our learnings to help others through individual and couple therapy.
But we felt something was missing: Many found healing in therapy but struggled to build supportive relationships in everyday life.
We saw that people craved deep human connection, but lacked the skills to build it. We realised that for one to truly live an intentional life, one needs to build intentional relationships.
Thus, we rebranded our company from a mental health therapy centre, into SACRED® Institute, a platform that teaches people skills to build intentional relationships.
In our seven years in operation, we’ve seen many relationship businesses, apps and trends come and go.
What we’re building is deeper. It’s grounded in our lived experiences, seven years of clinical work with 1,000+ clients, and lessons we learned — the hard way — about what it takes to live a full life as a human being, and how to build intentional relationships that support you.
We're here to stay. This is our life’s work. And we look forward to journeying with you in the long term.
In Friendship,
Kavitha & Kester Shekar-Tay
Founders, SACRED® Institute
Creators, SACRED T.R.U.S.T. Method™
P.S. Life is sacred. Live with intention.
P.P.S. Join our live in-person conflict resolution workshop for couples on 1st August or 5th September. Limited spots available.
