Supporting women to rebuild through life coaching

Shaping a coaching path through lived experience

Coaching feels like a natural extension of both my professional and personal life. I’ve spent years working in communications, where listening, understanding people, and helping them navigate change is at the core. But more than that, it comes from lived experience. As a South Asian woman, I’ve experienced environments where expectations, silence, and pressure can shape how you show up, often at the expense of your own voice.

Alongside that, losing my husband deeply changed how I understand people, resilience, and emotional space. Coaching felt like a way to bring all of that together in a meaningful and purposeful way.

Coaching has helped me slow down and become much more intentional in how I listen, how I respond, and how I show up in both my personal and professional life. It’s strengthened my self-awareness and reinforced the importance of not rushing to fix things, but instead creating space for reflection and growth. It’s also helped me reconnect with my own voice and trust my instincts more deeply.

The most rewarding part has been seeing the impact of holding space for someone properly, when you can almost see the shift happen in real time. But also, on a personal level, it’s been turning something that came naturally to me into a skill I can use responsibly and confidently. A client recently said to me “you really made me think about that differently.” Really I think that is the power of coaching.

Training with The Coaching Academy

I discovered The Coaching Academy while I was exploring how to formalise something I was already doing informally, supporting and guiding others. I wanted a structured, credible way to build my skills and confidence and had also started networking with other coaches and a few recommended the The Coaching Academy and their online offer, which to be honest, was perfect for my work life balance and young family commitments.

It fitted in well alongside a busy life and career. Like anything worthwhile, it required commitment, but the flexibility made it manageable. I was able to integrate the learning into my day-to-day interactions, which made it feel very practical rather than theoretical. I really enjoyed the practice coaching sessions the most and refining my skills through uploading the videos and getting the feedback from The Coaching Academy coaches.

The practical coaching sessions and feedback were invaluable. Being able to practise, reflect, and refine in a supportive environment made a huge difference. The frameworks and questioning techniques were also incredibly useful, they gave structure to something that can otherwise feel quite instinctive.

Using coaching to support women

I’m using coaching both within my professional role and through building my own practice, MySachCoaching. I’m particularly focused on supporting women navigating toxic environments or life after loss, helping them reconnect with themselves and move forward in a way that feels right for them.

One of my favourite approaches is simply creating space and asking, “What does this mean for you?” or even the rocking chair test, when you are 90 and looking back, what would that person say or think about this? It sounds simple, but it encourages real reflection and helps people connect back to their own truth rather than looking externally for answers.

The feedback I’ve received often centres around feeling truly heard and understood, sometimes for the first time. Clients have shared that coaching has helped them gain clarity, rebuild confidence, and feel more in control of their decisions, both personally and professionally.

Looking ahead and growing a supportive coaching space

I’m particularly interested in the intersection of coaching and trauma, how we can support people who are navigating deep personal challenges without trying to “fix” them, but instead helping them rebuild in their own way. This feels closely connected to my own experiences and the people I want to support.

I’d like to continue growing MySachCoaching into a space where women feel safe, seen, and supported, particularly those who have experienced loss or difficult environments. Alongside that, I see coaching becoming a more integrated part of my professional work as well.

Thank you Rammi for sharing your coaching journey and how you are supporting others through your work as a coach.