Hi, I’m Anna!

I’m an artist, Holistic Life Coach, and endless learner, with certifications as a Nutritional Therapy Practitioner and Strategic Intervention Coach. I believe in living a life that empowers you to be your fullest self.

Having lived in the narrative of fear, I’m very familiar with the feelings of stagnation, desperation and hopelessness. At 15 I could barely swallow my lunches and was diagnosed with severe GERD, a hiatal hernia, and esophagitis. For years I lived on a strict diet taking daily pills for my symptoms with immense work stress.

In 2019 when my life seemed picture-perfect with a dream job and dream living situation, my body crashed from burn-out and fatigue. I mustered up the courage to leave my Tech career and take responsibility for my wellbeing. I decluttered the chaos in my mind, dug my nose deep into health books, and enrolled in a Life Coach training program. After over a year of shifting gears, experimentation, and spiritual revelation, I developed a coaching business catered towards career professionals, became symptom-free and off of medication (despite being told I’d be on a strict protocol for life), and created art from inspiration.

My biggest lessons?

(1) Follow what feels aligned and readjust as necessary

(2) You’re not meant to journey alone

We all have dreams and blindspots. Through coaching dozens of professionals helping them sustainably advance their careers, facilitating countless workshops on the topic of well-being and pursuing additional training under the best programs to expand my knowledge of the body, I’ve encountered general trends in the ways that people get stuck in life and how to get unstuck. It’s now my burning passion to help over-achievers lighten their load and feel more at peace with life through a bio-individual approach that empowers all aspects of being: mind, body (nutritional foundations), and spirit. I hope that in doing so I can inspire a healthier, more purpose-driven life for myself and others, one person at a time.

Credentials

  • Nutritional Therapy Association

    Nutritional Therapy Practitioner

    Using a whole-body, holistic approach, we dive deep into your nutrition, lifestyle, and health history to identify how and why imbalances are occurring. We look to restore the 6 pillars of your nutritional foundation.

  • Robbins Madanes Training

    Certified Strategic Intervention Coach

    Trained in four Mastery Units which focus on Megastrategies, Navigating Life Stages, Personal Transformation, and Key Decisions by Tony Robbins (the nation’s top life + business strategist) and his coaches.

  • California Institute of Technology

    Bachelor’s Graduate in Computer Science

    A private research university known for its strength in science and engineering. Caltech is ranked among the best academic institutions in the world and is among the most selective in the U.S.

Testimonials

  • “Anna was such a great partner and coach from beginning to end. Even during our pre-coaching sessions, she was patient, answering all questions and generous with her time. Having Anna as a coach proved to be very timely through the season I was going through at the time; I was struggling with self-doubt and imposter syndrome. She has the ability to listen and synthesize my emotions and words in ways that help me understand what's really going on in my head. Her empathy and kindness coupled with her ability to see things in you that you can't see for yourself helped me move beyond self-sabotage and self-doubt to changing the way my mind processes different experiences. I would love to work with Anna again in the future, and I highly recommend her as your next mindset coach!”

    Shelly Oh Product Designer

  • “Anna has helped me discover things about myself that I haven't thought about in a long time or even ever. I feel like I know myself better after the few coaching sessions. I can tell that she genuinely cares about helping me help myself in a way that will last long-term. I feel very comfortable and I don't feel judged during the coaching calls, which has been a concern of mine in the past. Working with Anna has changed how I tend to look at myself and I am very grateful for that!”

    Jackie M. Software Engineer

  • “Anna is awesome! I always have such a great time talking to her and she makes it very easy to share the things that are bothering me and hindering my own personal and professional growth. I especially like the insights into my own self that Anna brings that I completely agree with but have never realized. Anna gives off such a welcoming aura and demeanor and I could tell that she truly was listening to everything I was saying. I am looking forward to continuing to work with her.”

    Anon Harvard Researcher

  • “Anna was just wonderful! She empowered me in ways I had not imagined. Despite being a stellar candidate, without having many many offers in hand, Anna made sure my profile and support from managers was reflected in not only in our asks but also in how confident and empowered I felt in this process! I totally loved working with Anna. Highly recommend her!”

    Anon Research Scientist at DeepMind

  • "Anna was a godsend. She was also really insightful and helpful in framing my goals and priorities while both looking for a position and negotiating. Her encouragement was also instrumental in the confidence I had in conversations with my hiring manager.”

    Anon ME Masters Student at Stanford

  • “Anna was amazing! I loved how she helped me prioritize my goals and kept those in mind throughout the process. We thought through each scenario thoroughly, and she helped me prepare and practice for all possible outcomes. Anna helped me strike the right balance between being friendly and confident in all communications, which felt important to me for maintaining the relationships I had worked hard to develop. She was also very prepared and efficient with our meetings. I am very happy with my experience and will work with Anna when I need negotiation help again.”

    Anon Assistant Professor at USF

  • “Our time together has made such a difference! Anna has helped me find the perfect balance in life and our time together has been invaluable to me. I feel comfortable at my current job because of the boundaries Anna helped me set. Anna has been a tremendous help to my life.”

    Anon Real Estate Agent

  • “I worked with Anna to schedule and tailor her workshop called "Mitigate Burnout + Fill Your Cup" I really appreciated how responsive Anna was in tailoring her content to fit our needs. Her training was well thought out, well received by employees, and covered many helpful topics for employees. I loved having Anna come and talk about strategies each of us can easily take steps in our everyday life to make improvements. We offered Anna's training to the whole company during 2020 and it was timely and expertly delivered by Anna. Anna was very easy to work with and I am so glad that we were able to have her come and offer this workshop here at Redfin!”

    Michelle Yeager Sr. HR Business Partner Redfin

  • "The students at LPE expressed strong connection, joy, and trust with Anna. They appreciated the social-emotional lessons that brought them together as a group, encouraging collaboration and planning of an experience that they shared together. They describe their experience as transformational and have ranked their experience with Anna as a favorite class.

    Alys Robinson, Founder of Life Project Education

  • [Design Your Life Class] "Anna was a really good facilitator and made sure everyone felt comfortable and included in the class. It was clear she was very enthusiastic about her work and that was inspiring. She was always willing to offer help and support if any of us got stuck on anything."

    Anon Caltech Student

  • [Design Your Life Class] "Anna's passion about the class and how she showed how much she cared about us really made me feel like I was in a safe space and I could trust her to guide us. In turn, I took the class very seriously and ended up gaining a lot from it."

    Anon Caltech Student

  • "I no longer believe that I am limited to one career for the rest of my life or that I need to be optimizing for a single thing (money, career advancement, leisure, etc.). There is probably a way to incorporate everything I enjoy into my life in the future. Relatedly, I no longer believe it is useful to try and meticulously plan out every step of a career, because designing a career is more of a trial and error process."

    Anon Caltech Student

Course Offerings

IN-PERSON Design Your Career Course

10-Week In-Person class hosted in central San Diego from mid-January to March

ONLINE Design Your Career Course

10-Week Virtual class hosted over Zoom from mid-January to March

Where you can find me

Get in touch.