Vasudhaa Ahuja
Founder | Professional Development, Transitions & Workplace Wellbeing Coach at Happy Turtling
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Bio
Helping professionals and founders lead with clarity, emotional resilience and confidence, especially through transitions, burnout, identity crises and growth pivots. I’m a globally credentialed Professional Development Coach (ICF-PCC), and an Advanced EFT Therapist certified by EFT & Matrix Reimprinting Academy, UK. With 500+ coaching hours and 100+ clients across law, consulting, finance, tech, startups, and creative sectors, I support professionals and entrepreneurs (mostly in their mid-20s to late 40s) to navigate transitions, build resilience, make clearer decisions, and enhance performance without compromising wellbeing. I began my career as a corporate lawyer at a Tier-1 Indian law firm, specializing in Competition / Antitrust Law. It was structured, intellectually stimulating, and success-driven but rarely "emotionally safe". Amid high-stakes M&A deals and long hours, I was drawn to concepts like peer mentorship, creating psychological safety within teams, and supporting juniors through unspoken stress and self-doubt. That instinct only grew stronger. I eventually left legal practice to pursue a path that felt more aligned, more human. I never forgot what it felt like to crave support I couldn’t name at the time - the kind of coaching, clarity, and grounding I now offer. I needed it. So did my peers. And so did the seniors we quietly admired (and sometimes resented). My legal background shaped how I coach. As a member of the finalist team at the 24th Willem C. Vis Moot (Vienna, 2017), and later as an arbitrator/judge at ADR competitions (Vis Pre-Moots, MNLU, JGLS, NLU-J), I learned to hold complexity, listen deeply, and guide through ambiguity. Skills that now support my clients at pivotal junctures in work and life. Between my legal and coaching journeys, I co-founded a tech-enabled venture helping freshers from Tier-2 and Tier-3 Indian cities access résumé support and hyper-local job opportunities. Today, I work with individuals and teams who want to lead themselves and others better, not just for performance, but for sustainability. My approach blends neuroscience and positive psychology to help clients clarify direction, regulate stress, and build careers and cultures rooted in both emotional safety and strategic growth. I collaborate with organisations building leadership and team cultures that prioritise wellbeing just as much as performance - environments where people can bring their full selves to work, not just their output. 📧 If you’re at a crossroads or building something bigger than just a title or KPI, I’d love to support.
What to Expect

I help you slow down so that success, clarity, and confidence can speed up.

Before becoming a coach, I spent years as a lawyer with Khaitan & Co. (Tier-1 full-service law firm - Magic Circle IFLR 1000 equivalent), working in high-pressure environments where achievement often came at the cost of well-being. During that time, I yearned for a sounding board and some emotionally safe guidance on how I could perform better, but also balance my growth with my well-being. Like many ambitious young professionals, I pushed myself to keep up with expectations until I realized I was losing touch with who I really was and facing decision fatigue. That turning point began my journey inward, toward healing, resilience, and eventually, coaching.

Today, as an ICF-PCC credentialed coach and Advanced EFT Therapist (with 510+ hours of experience), I work with individuals who feel restless, anxious, or “not enough,” even when life looks fine from the outside. My coaching blends neuroscience, mindfulness, and practical tools for emotional resilience, helping you quiet the noise, reconnect with yourself, and build a life that feels both successful and peaceful.

I collaborate with leadership teams to foster emotionally intelligent cultures that improve retention, communication, and trust through 1-1 coaching, group coaching and transition facilitation. Having worked with 100+ professionals from Tier-1 law firms, VC-backed startups, consulting, and creative industries, my coaching blends psychological safety with performance strategy, empowering leaders to make clearer decisions, navigate identity shifts, and lead with grounded confidence.

I bring a nuanced understanding of South Asian leadership dynamics, generational mindset shifts, and founder-led cultures. Fluent in Hindi and English, with cultural fluency in navigating traditional and modern leadership identities.

I’ve supported 100+ individuals in slowing down their racing minds, navigating identity shifts, and finding grounded confidence. My approach is deeply personal, rooted in my own journey of redefining success and designed for anyone who wants to feel at home in themselves again.

Session Topics
Confidence Enhancement
Burnout
Stress Management
Performance Anxiety
Leadership Coaching
Executive Coaching
Emotional Regulation / Wellbeing
Workplace Boundaries
Clarity / Decision Making
Career Transition / Development
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