Want to know what lights me up? I love working with women, listening to their stories, sharing in their journey and supporting them. Through Spark Your Sparkle, I get to do all of that by helping women build emotional fitness and lead their personal and professional life with increased confidence. I’m also a certified NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming) & Emotional Intelligence Practitioner and hold a background in Psychology, all of which come together and contribute to the mission here at Spark Your Sparkle Co. Sharing, supporting, and holding space for women is my purpose, and I’m so grateful that you’re here. How did I get here and what’s the spark behind it all? Read on to hear all about it!
Growing up as a young Indian-American girl in Michigan, I always found myself excelling at academics and extra-curricular’s. But I lacked self-confidence, held self-limiting beliefs and experienced a spiral of unhealthy thoughts.
Thanks to my dad’s encouragement, I participated in a personal-development program for teens and adults when I was 13 (and still full of my fears and insecurities). That 13-week program turned out to be my B-R-E-A-K-T-H-R-O-U-G-H. I left that program with self-awareness, strategies and better confidence that guided me in my everyday pursuit.
My breakthrough at the age of 13
Through the years, I’ve experienced different moves, life transitions, battles, mindset shifts and changing seasons (quite literally) and often felt run down by my own thoughts and emotions. I realized that we are constantly work in progress and each day we get better, stronger and clearer in our pursuit. Along the way, I’ve explored tools, workshops, books and modelled after my role-models to help me do life better and to show up as the best version to the people around me and in the things that I do. One day, it hit me that I had a desire to help other people feel the same way, because life happens to all of us and we can benefit from supporting, sharing and learning.
I pursued this journey with all my heart and went on to complete my Masters in Applied Psychology with a specialization in Counseling Psychology. I’m a certified NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming) Practitioner and certified in DBT (Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills). While working at an educational enterprise, I had the lovely opportunity to specialize in and deliver Emotional Intelligence coaching programs for start-ups, women entrepreneurs, edu-preneurs and students. I felt the value that came from listening to people and serving as a bridge builder to help them see themselves in a newer way, widening their perspectives and helping them grow into their potential. It works both ways! Each session, every interaction gave me so much to learn and grow with.
The spark…
I’ve come to realize that in every area of life, success and well-being depends on the ability to manage our thoughts and emotions well. We can’t control our emotions but we can feel in control. Great strength emerges from knowing oneself better and in implementing tools to thrive even as life happens, leading to better mood, better self-regulation, better relationships, better schedules, better habits and better well-being. We all need guidance, encouragement and someone to help us create meaningful change in our lives.
I felt an inner spark to build a community, an organization that embodies this and empowers women to build their emotional fitness and lead life with increased confidence – that’s how Spark Your Sparkle Co. was born; we’re based in California and love working with clients nationwide & worldwide.
I now live in the San Francisco Bay Area (quite a shift from the Midwest) with my wonderful husband, Vikram and am grateful to be backed up by the unconditional love and support of our families.
