Archana Shrestha
Weight loss coach for busy physician moms
| Hourly rate range | $90 to $145 an hour |
|---|---|
| Focus areas | |
| Works with | Physicians, Parents and Women |
| Also coaches | Fitness coach |
| Sessions | Online |
| Credentials | MD |
Archana Shrestha is a physician and weight loss coach who helps busy physician moms lose weight and stop stress eating. She is an emergency physician who lived through what she calls double burnout, from work and from parenting. She lost weight herself by changing how she handled stress and emotional eating. She teaches a free 45 minute mini course that shows doctors how to end the dieting cycle without counting calories.
What Archana helps with
Archana helps physician moms who eat to cope with stress and want to lose weight for good. Her work focuses on ending dieting cycles and emotional eating.
- Losing weight without diets or deprivation
- Stopping stress and emotional eating
- Ending the dieting cycle
- Letting go of habits formed in medical training
- Moving past calorie, macro and point counting
- Coping with double burnout from work and parenting
Who Archana works with
Archana works with physician moms, whom she calls Mama Docs. Her clients are doctors who are busy with work and kids and feel stressed. They want to lose weight and stop the cycle of dieting. She also offers coaching for physicians dealing with burnout or moral injury.
How Archana works
Archana teaches a free mini course of three days, 45 minutes in total. Day one covers four habits from medical training that block weight loss. Day two explains why counting calories, macros or points fails for stressed physician moms. Day three gives a four step roadmap to end the dieting cycle. Her method focuses on stress and emotional eating, not calorie counting.
Background and qualifications
Archana Shrestha is an MD and an emergency physician. She worked ER shifts while raising two kids and felt what she calls double burnout, from her job and from parenting. She coped with food and gained weight. She then trained as a coach and learned that weight loss is not only about calories in and calories out, as taught in medical school. She lost the weight by learning to stop stress and emotional eating. She now coaches other physician moms.
Archana Shrestha pricing
Programs and services
- Free 3 day mini course for physician moms
- Thrive Rx coaching program for burnout and moral injury
- Mama Docs School
- One-on-one coaching sessions
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The CoachVouch take
An emergency physician who coaches other physician moms on weight loss after her own struggle with stress eating.
Best for busy physician moms who eat to cope with stress and are tired of dieting.
Common questions
How much does Archana Shrestha charge?
Coaching with Archana runs $90 to $145 an hour. Message Archana from this page for an exact quote.
What does Archana Shrestha help with?
Archana Shrestha helps with losing weight without diets or deprivation, stopping stress and emotional eating, ending the dieting cycle and letting go of habits formed in medical training.
Does Archana Shrestha coach online?
Sessions are online.
Is Archana Shrestha certified?
Archana Shrestha lists: MD.
Does Archana teach calorie counting?
No. She teaches that counting calories, macros or points does not work for lasting weight loss for stressed physician moms. Her focus is stress and emotional eating.
Does Archana coach physicians on burnout?
Yes. She offers the Thrive Rx coaching program for physicians dealing with burnout or moral injury.
How do I contact Archana Shrestha?
Send Archana a message from this page. It's free and takes a minute.
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