client spotlight

Pooja Amy Shah, md

is an integrative medicine physician who blends the best of Western medical science with Eastern and Earth-based healing practices.

Interview Date: 3-28-2022

What are the mediums you create in?

Healing and medicine, food/cooking, gardens, and watercolor

What are some words that come to mind when you think about your creative style?

Holistic, multi-faceted, grounded, thoughtful, detailed, futurist

What are you currently working on?

Always many things - at this moment, streamlining my private practice, a research paper for a medical journal on the science of essential oils, and a new seedling recording project that isn’t ready to show its face to the world yet ;)

How long have you been working with Melissa?

Since Nov 2020

What did you come to coaching for?

Create a clearer vision for my work and future self, build confidence in my offerings, expand creativity in my work as a physician and personal life, and figure out how to routinely implement creative practices into my busy schedule.

What are some ways that coaching has impacted you? Coaching provides a safe container to expand your vision to places you may not be able to reach easily on your own – this helps to grow your sense of self, what is possible for your life and career. I think it also helps to build confidence in oneself and the gifts they are sharing with the world.

What are some ‘wins’ that you would attribute to being supported by Melissa?

With Melissa's help, I’ve been able to traverse a personally very difficult period of my life with relative ease, organize my private practice better, create a more sustainable work schedule, get tasks I tend to procrastinate on finished in a timely manner, and also start a new long-term project.

What are you currently learning about yourself?

I have more clarity for what I want in my life than I thought, I have good intuition, I have excellent follow-through.

What advice would you give to others who are considering working with a creative coach?

It will positively influence your life in ways you cannot imagine yet.

Is there anything else you want to share?

Melissa has a keen knack for helping you to gently extract your true desires from your psyche. She has a brilliant way of using metaphor and practices like imagery to help you step out of your logical brain. She’s a gift and a joy to work with!

What else?

I believe whole healing is for everyone - feel free to check out my website and/or sign up for my quarterly newsletter to learn about new offerings and events.

Where can we find you online?