Meet Priyanka Sethi

We caught up with the brilliant and insightful Priyanka Sethi a few weeks ago and have shared our conversation below.

Priyanka, we’re thrilled to have you on our platform and we think there is so much folks can learn from you and your story. Something that matters deeply to us is living a life and leading a career filled with purpose and so let’s start by chatting about how you found your purpose.

This one is really personal. I didn’t wake up one day knowing my purpose. It stemmed from a journey of pain and self sabotage to self discovery through healing old emotional patterns and traumas. I spent years chasing externally because we are taught at an early age that “Ignorance is bliss”. Well is it? When i stopped ignoring my wounds and patterns, I started to heal and there came a point where I asked the universe for guidance. The universe answered by telling me to start my journey towards becoming a life coach.

Thanks for sharing that. So, before we get any further into our conversation, can you tell our readers a bit about yourself and what you’re working on?

My Story –

How many of you have children? Have you ever lost track of your child in a crowd whether it be for 5secs, 5mins or 1 hr. I have and that changed the trajectory of my life. I went through various stages of guilt, of shame, of blame and pain so much so that I spiraled into depression and anxiety to the extent that if my child was not in front of my eyes in a public place I would panic.

I feel so much gratitude towards my neighbor Nita for introducing me to NLP-K which stands for Neurolinguistic programming with kinesiology. Having this experience, I started attending several other workshops and seminars to heal myself and to create a better version of Priyanka.

Fast forward to 14 years later, as I have healed, I thought with intention, what is my purpose. It was only a thought and what I saw next had me perplexed!! My social media feed was filled with commercials from various institutes offering life coach certifications.

So you see EVERYTHING HAPPENS FOR YOU NOT TO YOU.

Now as an Emotional transformation and healing coach at Gratitude Pathways, I help you

Unpack your belief system to identify those beliefs that are limiting you and empower you to reach your highest potential
Set up goals and action plans through a process that I have developed called VISION INTENT AND PERMISSION or V.I.P. PROCESS.
Be your accountability partner.- what I mean by that is I am neither a therapist nor a counselor. I coached someone who went through a traumatic experience. The condition was that she will see a therapist or a grief counselor if she wants to be coached by me. So I became her accountability partner just like you choose a friend or spouse to keep you accountable.

And more..

I am grateful that I get to work with people who are waiting to see the light within. Being able to transform someone from self doubt to self belief and see them change their life is the biggest reward.

If you had to pick three qualities that are most important to develop, which three would you say matter most?

1. Deep Listening – Everything changed when I listened to the inner voice. The critic and the supporter both voices are in us. The voice we choose for us, becomes our reality.
2. Courage to feel – Allowing myself to just feel completely without judgements. Then allowing my self to let go and be grateful for all I am feeling.
3. Trusting intuition – Letting the inner guidance shape my decisions instead of fear or conditioning.

Let yourself feel without guilt or shame. Be open to your own self.

Thanks so much for sharing all these insights with us today. Before we go, is there a book that’s played in important role in your development?

There are a lot of books that played a vital role in my development and understanding. Having said that, the book that I often come back to the most is Letting Go by Dr, David Hawkins.

The book taught me the some valuable lessons –
1. Healing happens when you allow emotions instead of resisting them.
2. Surrendering control enables freedom and creates peace.
3. You can change your life by releasing resistance.

Contact Info:

• Instagram: pathwaystogratitude
• Facebook: pathwaystogratitude
• Linkedin: Gratitude Pathways