Book 101 Review, in its sixth season, welcomes Ashish Singh, an award-winning life coach and author devoted to helping people navigate anxiety, burnout, and major life transitions. In this episode, the conversation goes beyond theory into lived strateg
Sat Feb 07 2026
Ashish Singh
Award-Winning Life Coach & Author Helping People Navigate Anxiety, Burnout, and Life Transitions — Without Toxic Positivity
I didn’t come to this work through theory — I came to it through lived experience.
Like many people I work with now, I’ve moved through periods of anxiety, burnout, and deep uncertainty where the usual advice to “stay positive” didn’t help — and sometimes made things harder. On the outside, life looked functional and successful. Internally, there was fatigue, questioning, and a quiet sense of disconnection that I didn’t have language for at the time.
What shifted things wasn’t a dramatic breakthrough or a forced mindset change. It was learning how to slow down enough to listen — to stress, to discomfort, to the signals we’re often taught to override. Over time, I began exploring resilience not as toughness or optimism, but as the ability to stay grounded and honest when life feels heavy or unclear.
That personal journey eventually shaped my work as a life coach and the writing of my book, The Northern Light Within. Along the way, my approach has been recognized within the wellness community, including being named among top life coaches in Toronto and receiving recognition for the book’s thoughtful approach to resilience and calm.
On podcasts, I tend to resonate most with audiences who are tired of surface-level motivation and are looking for thoughtful, human conversations about anxiety, burnout, self-discovery, and inner calm. I don’t offer quick fixes or rigid frameworks — instead, I bring perspective, language, and practical ways of relating to challenges that listeners can integrate in their own lives.
If your podcast explores mental health, personal growth, or meaningful life transitions, I aim to contribute a conversation that feels honest, grounding, and quietly hopeful — one that listeners sit with long after the episode ends.
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Ashish Singh Award-Winning Life Coach & Author Helping People Navigate Anxiety, Burnout, and Life Transitions — Without Toxic Positivity I didn’t come to this work through theory — I came to it through lived experience. Like many people I work with now, I’ve moved through periods of anxiety, burnout, and deep uncertainty where the usual advice to “stay positive” didn’t help — and sometimes made things harder. On the outside, life looked functional and successful. Internally, there was fatigue, questioning, and a quiet sense of disconnection that I didn’t have language for at the time. What shifted things wasn’t a dramatic breakthrough or a forced mindset change. It was learning how to slow down enough to listen — to stress, to discomfort, to the signals we’re often taught to override. Over time, I began exploring resilience not as toughness or optimism, but as the ability to stay grounded and honest when life feels heavy or unclear. That personal journey eventually shaped my work as a life coach and the writing of my book, The Northern Light Within. Along the way, my approach has been recognized within the wellness community, including being named among top life coaches in Toronto and receiving recognition for the book’s thoughtful approach to resilience and calm. On podcasts, I tend to resonate most with audiences who are tired of surface-level motivation and are looking for thoughtful, human conversations about anxiety, burnout, self-discovery, and inner calm. I don’t offer quick fixes or rigid frameworks — instead, I bring perspective, language, and practical ways of relating to challenges that listeners can integrate in their own lives. If your podcast explores mental health, personal growth, or meaningful life transitions, I aim to contribute a conversation that feels honest, grounding, and quietly hopeful — one that listeners sit with long after the episode ends. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.