About Ashish

“Something feels very wrong…”

Waking up that morning, I knew that something wasn’t right. Just one day before, I had received a standing ovation for my presentation to a full audience in Montreal, Canada, and then there I was stuck in bed in my one-bedroom apartment in Toronto. The slip disc in my back required intensive physiotherapy and bed rest, which ultimately led to me losing my job. I had only lived in Canada for 7 months after spending most of my life in India, and felt completely alone staring at that small apartment’s ceiling.

As my loneliness grew, so did my anger and frustration. Alone with all my negative thoughts and a lot of empty time, I started questioning every aspect of my life:

• Why did this happen to me? why now? 
• What will happen to me now?
• Will I always be alone?
• Will I ever get a job or find love? 

Finally, I felt like I had sunk as low as I could. I was aware of times I was trapped in depression, I struggled to sleep, I was taking medication to help me with basic functions, and happiness felt impossible. I started making two plans for my life, and I am thankful that I chose the second plan. I made a list of everything that was giving me anxiety and created a plan for each item to improve that area of my life. I set inspiring goals and every goal was broken down for body, mind, career and love.  I took back control of my life and took many, many small steps to fight for the life I really wanted.

Today, I am a certified life coach with my own practise and have a certification in The Science of Well-Being from Yale. I have met my dream partner and am happily married. Most importantly, I have a bigger vision for my future and a mindset that keeps me moving forward.

-Ashish Singh, Toronto Life Coach