Resilience Building
“Toughness is far more than merely having grit or grinding through. We can actively change how we appraise, experience, and respond to discomfort. Each step along the way requires a different skill set and approach. It requires many tools, not just a hammer.” — Steve Magness
Purpose-driven professionals often give endlessly—sometimes at the expense of their own wellbeing. Sounding like you?
Resilience coaching helps you restore what your work and life, and the changes you are navigating, can drain. Using my Active REST Framework© and evidence-based tools, we rebuild clarity, energy, and habits that transform your long-term resilience.
Coaching is renewal: studies show that coaching reduces burnout among purpose-driven professionals, enhancing wellbeing for leaders in high-stakes environments like yours.
Resilience-Building Opportunities
The Resilience Intensive
Designed for professionals navigating significant transition, burnout, or identity shifts, The Resilience Intensive package offers 1:1 coaching tailored to your individual needs and context, based on the Active REST Frameworkⓒ. Together, we will combine evidence-based strategies with personalized behavior change coaching to create lasting clarity, capacity, and momentum for your resilience.
The Resilience Collab
This four-week virtual collaborative workshop features 4 weekly two-hour sessions designed to guide participants through the three phases of the Active REST Frameworkⓒ.Together with your cohort (max size=12), you will actively explore, practice, and shape resilience skills. The Collab is a fun, affordable, and practical way to kickstart your resilience-building.
The Active REST Framework©: A Path to Resilience
When we are weighed down during times of stress and depletion, exertion sounds like the opposite of what we need. Unfortunately, resilience doesn’t grow passively; it’s something we must make effort to cultivate. The Active REST Framework© recognizes that building resilience—especially in such times—requires both intention and deliberate action.
REST—Restoration and Expansion System for Thriving—draws inspiration from the Bodhi Tree, a powerful symbol of stability, growth, and transformation.
Restoration: Just as the Bodhi Tree is grounded by its deep, interwoven roots, you will rebuild the foundational elements that restore your wellbeing—sleep, nutrition, physical activity, and social connection. As a physician, I naturally emphasize physical restoration, but the science is clear: social connectedness is equally essential. Study after study shows that meaningful relationships are a cornerstone of resilience and a powerful predictor of long-term happiness, buffering adversity and enhancing both emotional and physical health.
Expansion: Once your roots are strong, you can begin to expand—growing branches of resilience that include gratitude, awe, contextual awareness, mindfulness, spirituality, humor, acceptance, and service. Whether you nurture a few or many of these, they work in harmony to support your personal growth.
System: And here’s the key: awareness alone doesn’t lead to change. Social and behavior change research has taught us over decades that being aware of the practices and habits that are good for our physical or mental health is insufficient to motivate change in most people. I bring years of science-based expertise to help you develop a system of resilience, moving from intention to sustained action, using proven strategies to embed resilience-building habits that last.
Thriving: The Bodhi Tree’s lush canopy and descending aerial roots symbolize the ongoing cycle of growth and reinvestment. As you cultivate your own growth, you’ll tap into a deeper sense of purpose, quiet the ego, and foster equanimity—the ability to stay steady amidst life’s fluctuations.
Client Testimonials
“Dr. Pavani Ram is an intuitive, compassionate, and dynamic coach. I have been feeling stagnant in a career transition from academia to industry, and Pavani helped kick-start my motivation and action plan. I look forward to our sessions knowing that she is in my corner.”
“I was specifically feeling stuck in one area, and without judgement, Pavani asked questions with care and curiosity. Over our sessions, I picked myself up, dusted myself off, and through trial-and-error, we identified a strategy that meets my needs while making steady progress towards my goals.”
“I appreciate that she draws from her own esteemed career while also staying updated on rapidly shifting trends to provide strategic and impactful guidance. With her support and feedback, I am moving towards my professional goals with courage, clarity, and agency.”
“Her empathy, understanding, and openness to my situation drew me in from our first meeting. She listened to my needs, took the time to understand my strengths, and together, we developed a strategy that works for me.
I am grateful for her radical compassion and genuine care.”