ashmi pathela on burnout, living from the heart, and taking an intuitive approach to big life changes

In conventional terms, Ashmi Pathela is an artist, writer, and coach. But in her soul, she knows she's here to assist in the massive shift in global consciousness that is taking place right now. Millions of people around the world are awakening to the truth of who they are, and she believes we're all here to create a new world. 

Ashmi began her career on Facebook’s early marketing team. Since then, she launched a creative agency and lifestyle brand with Randi Zuckerberg and served as Chief of Staff to the CEO at a tech company. Though these were dream jobs in many ways, she ended up burnt out and unfulfilled. She realized she'd been sprinting through life – driven by achievement, ego, and an intense hunger for purpose. She lost my connection to my heart.

Ashmi left Silicon Valley in 2017 to travel the world, to Lisbon, Tel Aviv, Cape Town, Bali, and Western Australia… But of course, the greatest journey was within. It opened her eyes to a new way of living - in joyful alignment with her heart. And nothing less. This led Ashmi to painting and writing, helping people reconnect with their soul. She is also the creator of Covival, a blog and grounded spiritual community for living from the heart.

Ashmi and I met nearly a decade ago during each of our first jobs at Facebook, and we've each come a very long (and unexpected) way! In this episode, we talk about Ashmi's experience with serious burnout, leaving Silicon Valley, becoming a "nomad" and living in Bali, the impact of using intuition and creativity to connect to and live through her heart, overcoming the fear of being seen, and the work of spiritual remembering. 

For daily writing and inspiration, follow Ashmi on Instagram @ashmi.path. Or check out her art and blog on her website www.ashmipathela.com.