Who I Am.

Why I Coach.

Hello there.

In 2019, I left Harvard PhD for something better. I didn’t know what exactly. What I did know is that I’d been handed a life-threatening diagnosis of stage four lymphoma. And I was ready for something VERY different than the life I had been living on other people’s terms.

2 years later…I’m in the Amazon jungle…on indigenous land…meeting the love of my life and now husband. Working with ancient healing modalities & learning from the Earth helped me see my childhood trauma clearly, how it was impacting my life now, and what I needed to do to move forward to my personal FREEDOM: TRUE NORTH.

I started speaking out about the horrific abuse I experienced as a child - including sexual abuse & incest. Relationships with toxic family members began to fall away. Through the destruction of everything I had ever known, life with my birth/blood family, life as a talented student, teacher & academic, the life I was MEANT for EMERGED.

A thriving, soul-aligned business where I get to help people like you come into your unique voice + walk YOUR AUTHENTIC PATH.

Relationships stronger & more unconditionally loving than any bonds I have ever known.

A family I am proud to build with my hubby on an honest and aligned foundation, freeing our future children from cycles of generational abuse.

This wild journey had me living in over four countries as an adult (I consider that 30+ lol), speaking four languages, learning from WORLD CLASS mentors and elders, building a successful “full time” business that’s got me working ONLY 3 DAYS per week!, co-creating culture with my WISE and WELL ancestors, and just learning every day about how I can contribute to protecting and tending to the EARTH, the other, the neighbor, the friend, the family.

Working with my clients (YOU) is one of my greatest joys in this life.

Check out the video below if you want to hear a snippet of my story at live at the Monti

After a serious cancer diagnosis and a lifetime of chronic pain, Pooja leaves it all to find answers. And she finds them. Recorded live at our Hot Mess show on February 27, 2025 at The Carolina Theatre of Durham. This event was a co-production of The Monti and The Kenan Institute for Ethics at Duke University.

TRAINING

Degrees & Certifications

Harvard University Masters in Passing, Education Policy

Stanford University Bachelors in Human Biology with Honors & Distinction

Certified Yoga & Meditation Teacher, Breathe for Change

Certified NLP Life Coach from iNLP Institute

Spirituality Studies: Cofan Land (Indigenous), Colombian Amazon

Tools + Modalities

Neurolinguistic Programming (NLP) + Mindset

Emotional Release + Alchemy

Ancestral Connection and Healing

Quantum Energetics

Earth, Animal and Nature Based Practices

Art + Music Therapy