Hi there!
My name is Nisha Mody (she/her). I love to work with people who dream of liberation in a collective world. I help my clients remember their worth, navigate intergenerational trauma, and create loving boundaries so they can embody the world they want to live in.
I hold space for you to:
accept and meet yourself where you’re at
reflect about how systems, socialization, and personal experiences have birthed wounds in your life
identify the values you want in your life
remember that you’re worthy of creating boundaries that allow you to have that life
I coach, speak, and write. I take a holistic approach rooted in my values listed below, anti-oppression, trauma-informed care, and collective care.
My Journey
As a child of Indian immigrants, I was obedient...but I wasn’t. I conformed...but I didn’t. I fit into the model minority myth...but I wanted to break free from it.
This looked like me saying yes to friends, activities, and professions that didn’t align with my true Self. At the same time, I talked to my friends about wanting to do something “different.”
As a teenager, I tried to be subversive by subscribing to Adbusters magazine and listening to alternative music. In college, I refused to study anything related to engineering, business, or medicine, the expected careers for South Asian immigrant kids.
But when it came to talking to Indian aunties and uncles about it, I just smiled and nodded.
I constantly questioned the meaning of life, and I found myself wondering about people’s thought processes. I never realized that I had to look inside myself to truly grapple with my own sh*t.
It took multiple toxic romantic relationships, the unexpected death of my father, healing my mother-wound, years of therapy, and a divorce for me to take that first step to awaken my authentic and vulnerable self.
This path has not been linear, but it isn’t supposed to be.
Over time, I have been blessed to meet others who have helped me increase my awareness and self-compassion while also considering the collective.
I would not be where I am today if I didn’t ask for help.
Dimple Mukherjee says..…
“By the end of my coaching with Nisha, it felt really good to be able to articulate my values, my ‘why’ and my actions succinctly.”
My ValueS
Values are so important to me. When I first work with client, I always ask them to do a values exercise so they can share their values with me. We use these to create goals, and we return to them whenever a client is stuck. Values help all of us lead our lives in integrity.
I lead with the following values:
Why Should You Trust Me?
I value education, mentorship, and constant learning and unlearning. While I have two master’s degrees, one in Speech-language Pathology and one in Library and Information Science, so much of my knowledge and experience have some from conversations, workshops, coaches, and therapists.
Here’s a rundown of things I have learned and attended to improve my trauma-informed, justice-oriented, and healing knowledge as well as personal application:
Decolonization and trauma-informed workshops and courses
Anti-racist trainings and workshops
Writing courses and workshops
Inclusive Manager trainings
Relationship coaching
Life coaching
Manifestation coaching
Therapy for over 6 years
I value self-education through texts, webinars, and discussions. Some of my favorite books include Wretched of the Earth by Frantz Fanon, All About Love by bell hooks, The Autobiography of Malcolm X, Black Boy by Richard Wright, Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi, Decolonizing Methodologies by Linda Tuhiwai Smith, Burn it Down: Women Writing About Anger edited by Lilly Dancyger, and When Things Fall Apart by Pema Chodron, and The Wisdom of Insecurity by Alan Watts.
BIPOC Healing FUnd
If you value what I do but don’t think you need anything from me, right on! I have a BIPOC Healing Fund to help offer full and partial scholarships to Black, Indigenous, and People of Color, feel free to donate.