Hi, I’m Payal Shah.

I’m a ‘Stuckness Coach’ who helps bicultural individuals powerfully transform their relationship with themselves to create more purposeful, fulfilling lives.

Since becoming a certified professional coach through iPEC in 2018, I have worked with hundreds of bicultural individuals to help them get ‘unstuck’ and empowered in various areas of their lives. In 2023, I also became accredited as a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) through the International Coaching Federation, and have also since co-designed and directed a BIPOC coach training program and mentored other aspiring coaches in their journeys to becoming professional coaches.

As bicultural individuals, we may have the experience of belonging - and simultaneously not belonging - to two different cultures, both of which contribute to our distinct identities and present to us a unique set of opportunities and challenges over the course of our lifetimes.

I’ve found through my own experience and in hearing about the experiences of others that as we move past early adulthood, we may at times find ourselves feeling greater dissonance with how we are living our lives, and encounter a lack of clarity and direction around certain life decisions. This feeling can be normal for those of us who have been told from a young age to prioritize others over ourselves, to follow the path that’s been laid out to us, to ‘blend in’ and ‘not rock the boat,’ to uphold one’s duty of being a ‘good daughter’ or ‘good son’ and avoid ‘bringing shame’ onto our families and so on…and in turn, haven’t been encouraged to inquire into or pursue our own needs and wants.

As a bicultural individual, you may be well practiced at this point with ‘getting by’ in life through navigating differing cultural expectations - many times ones feeling contradictory in nature, or ones not in alignment with your inner compass. However, there may be a part of you feeling dissatisfied and disillusioned with living life by ‘molding’ yourself to others’ expectations and masking your authentic self, rather than determining what feels right for you and taking intentional steps towards creating a life that feels more in alignment. If you’re finding yourself going through the motions in your daily life and at the same time having life not feel how it should be, it may be worth investigating into what may be causing disharmony for you right now.

I want to be clear that working with me as a coach to gain clarity around what you want in life and build your confidence towards taking action towards these goals is not about ‘rebelling’ and abandoning your values. Rather, it’s about honoring who you uniquely are - which has very much been shaped by your cultures and upbringing, and continues to make up an integral part of who you are - and bringing these other aspects of yourself out and expressed into the world to enable you to create a life of greater joy, harmony, freedom and fulfillment.

IF YOU ARE A BICULTURAL INDIVIDUAL WHO:

• Is currently in your late 20’s to late 40’s

• Has recently been feeling dissatisfied and/or ‘stuck’ in an area or multiple areas of life (career, relationships, personal development, other)

• Is seeking change to create greater satisfaction & fulfillment, and tap into greater personal power, for yourself

• Is willing to take a good, hard look at what aligns with your values and inner calling

• Is ready to do something about it TODAY

Let me help you make the change you’ve been seeking a reality!

WHAT IF, instead of continuing to stay ‘stuck’ about what to take on next:

• You devote time now to take a deep look into what it is you actually want to create for the next chapter of your life

• You identify how you show up Energetically and its impact on your outcomes, and learn how to tap into different Energy Levels to get results more in-line with your goals

• You piece together the elements that give you joy in life, determine the core values of importance to you, develop a vision of where you actually want to go, and create an intentional path forward

• You are able to take on a life that aligns with your vision, values and passions and allows you to wake up energized to start each day, invigorated by where your time is being invested and how you’re showing up

What would that be like? And, would it be worth exploring this possibility?

AS A ‘STUCKNESS’ COACH, I’m here to help you take a good, hard look at what it is your heart desires, and to set off a plan-of-action to go after it.  I am committed to you gaining a greater degree of power, freedom and joy in all areas of your life. I partner with you to identify what it is that you truly want in life, putting 'shoulds' aside, and explore what it will take - mentally, energetically, relationally - to get you there. Together, we'll identify existing internal and external blocks that are keeping you from living the life that you want, and implement solutions to remove the holds these have on you. Our goal in working together will be to get you 'unstuck' and connected to your calling so that you can create the life that you truly desire for yourself.

If you want to create a more purposeful, fulfilling life and are ready to do something about it, what are you waiting for? Let's get started!

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