My name is
Dr. Arpita Gupta DePalma
I am a devoted wife, passionate mother and daughter, part-time pediatrician, CEO, Practice Co-Founder, Entrepreneur, and mindset coach for professional women.
I am a devoted wife, passionate mother and daughter, part-time pediatrician, CEO, Practice Co-Founder, Entrepreneur, and mindset coach for professional women.
I am a devoted wife, passionate mother and daughter, part-time pediatrician, CEO, Practice Co-Founder, Entrepreneur, and mindset coach for professional women.
My life had been seamlessly structured and built into such a “perfect” balance that was almost always under my control. In my mind, there was little to no room for error, minimal flexibility to account for other people, and by all means, no room for a worldwide pandemic. Whenever unexpected problems emerged in the past, I simply applied myself and overcame them, as I always had.
But these new circumstances created a sense of having no control over anything. Despite everything I had accomplished and believed to be in my control, I grew increasingly anxious keeping my businesses, home life, and just everything up to A+ standards, including my emotional well-being. I unknowingly was blaming the unwelcomed surprises in life for my growing feelings of resentment and agitation towards others.
was I able to take the time to reflect and realize how increasingly frustrated I had become and how unfulfilling each routine work day was for me.
I beat myself up for not using my training to it’s full extent; for not parenting like a supermom; for not finishing my endless To-Do list; and for just about anything I could justify as having not been done perfectly. My pursuit of perfectionism in all aspects of my life was preventing me from appreciating the joys in life. I was mindlessly attempting to move towards some future promise of happiness while at the same time not realizing how unhappy I was during the entire ride. I finally was beginning to understand what ‘arrival fallacy’ was and realized this was how I would continue to live if I didn’t make a change.
So, I began binging podcasts that discussed thought work, mindfulness, and self-care for my own sake and transformation. I couldn’t get enough of it. What had started as my own personal journey to manage my own mind gradually evolved into a passion to help others do the same.
The next logical step became obtaining my certification with The Life Coach School in 2021 and from there I went on to obtain my trauma informed professional coach certification (TIPC) with Lodestar, followed by an advanced certification in Deep Dive Coaching with Bev Aron. If you had told me 5 years ago that I would soon be healing others with these new tools, I would have thought you were CRAZY.
This is the beauty of transformation.
We can accomplish things and change directions in ways that we NEVER would have previously imagined.
Before finding coaching, I had never considered the fact that MY thoughts created MY feelings.
I never realized that I was completely in control of everything I created- good AND bad.
Rather, I had been blaming everyone and everything outside of me for how I felt. And those feelings of resentment, frustration, insecurity, jealousy, fear, etc. all impacted how I had been showing up in the world, and not in a good way.
That was the drive behind my making a change. I had only a few precious years left with my children at home before leaving the nest, and I was determined to make the best of that time together.
Pursuing a career in Pediatrics had always been so fulfilling for me because I was able to help others heal and I felt the joy and constant gratitude being able to do so.
After incorporating changes in the way I thought about things, I noticed an astonishing difference in my awareness and overall coping skills.
I noticed how gradually I was able to change how I handled difficult situations, my interactions with others, and maximize my compassion and potential.
Am I perfect? No way…
Am I still learning? Of course, because we all have set backs. As humans, we need to remind ourselves of the tools in our tool belt and practice them regularly until they become automatic. Nobody is perfect.
Am I so much better than I was? Absolutely.
I want to share with you my new perspective and skillset that I have incorporated into my life.
Allow me to help you heal, and then transform, into the best possible version of yourself that you can be.
Put yourself first for once.
My logo represents the transformation our minds can all undergo, similar to that of a caterpillar as it gains its wings to emerge as a beautiful new butterfly.
You’ve probably heard about how caterpillars form a chrysalis or cocoon — eventually emerging as a completely different species.
But what does this process of transformation entail?
The caterpillar first digests itself and releases enzymes to dissolve its tissues.
A small group of highly organized cells survives this process.
These cells eventually reassemble and grow into the new butterfly.
Like a butterfly, our process of radical personal transformation can look pretty similar.
And no, we don’t literally dissolve into a pool of enzymes. But emotionally, we must allow ourselves to fall apart.
Falling apart and crying is completely OK and this represents the physical manifestation of you letting go. It is the process of allowing the old you to die. And, it is the first step to rebuilding something beautifully new, the new you.
This doesn’t mean you’ll become a whole new person. You are you, and that is enough.
Sometimes, you just need a little mindset coaching to help you achieve your goals.
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