Kamini Wood, who grew up in a small Connecticut town as a first-generation American with immigrant parents. Early in her life, she navigated the complexities of identity and belonging. Feeling the pressure to blend in and seek external validation, she excelled academically and in helping others, driven by the belief that hard work equaled acceptance.

Becoming a mother of five while pursuing a career as a certified project manager, she realized her identity was externally defined. Raising high-performing young adults, she recognized people-pleasing behaviors in her children and felt a deep calling to reclaim her authenticity and self-leadership.

Seeking to realign with her true self, she embarked on a journey of self-discovery and self-validation. Becoming a certified life coach, she dove into her own self-work, learning to honor her feelings and emotions without judgment. Through self-compassion and self-love, she evolved into her own self-leader.

Today, as CEO and Founder of Live Joy Your Way and AuthenticMe®Life Coaching, she empowers high-performing adults and young adults struggling with self-doubt and the need for external validation. Her mission is to help others recognize their true value and stop outsourcing their self-worth

Kamini is a certified life coach, helps health care workers who are always under pressure manage their work and personal lives.  She is the creator of AuthenticMe® and CEO of Live Joy Your Way – a coaching company helping high performers and overachievers who have seen success through old-rooted, traditional metrics, reestablish their relational self-awareness.  Trained in internal family systems and cognitive behavioral-based coaching, Kamini utilizes her skill set to help healthcare workers, doctors, and lawyers find the balance between work and their personal lives.

Kamini is a best-selling author of Om–Life’s Gentle Reminders, who holds certifications in various modalities, including life, wellness, high-performance coaching, teen life, conscious uncoupling, breath work, Meditation and diversity, equity inclusion, and belonging. She is also trained in conscious parenting and coaching for children. Kamini conducts one on one coaching and has courses and eBooks available on her website. She also hosts the Rise Up — Live Joy Your Way Podcast.

Learn more and follow Kamini at the links below:

Website: https://www.kaminiwood.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kaminiwood/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/itsauthenticme/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/itsauthenticme/?hl=en

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