Welcome Friend,

I believe under every wound there is a story, a sense of self you get attached to and after a while it can become hard to see beyond it. You start believing it’s actually who you are. But your pain doesn’t have to be the end of your story. I’m living proof of this. In 2017 my world was shattered. My partner, the person I loved most, was in a horrible accident and sustained a severe traumatic brain injury. I was also three months pregnant. 

Aramesh Well Being was birthed from the darkness of my own trauma, a time where I had no choice but to sit in the messy mud and honor the grief and heartbreak of loss.

It was the hardest, most important thing I’ve ever done. And something really cool happened as a result. The more I sat with the hard shit, the more I allowed it to be and acknowledged it as a part of the human experience, the more space started opening up for goodness too. For shifts, for ease, even for joy…YES, joy!

Here’s what I know to be true — the more you run, resist, distract yourself from pain or trauma, the tighter the grip it has on you. Coaching sessions are a chance to be with the hard stuff in a supported way and find your way back to center in a way that feels natural and right for you.

I believe the more aware we become around the stories, old beliefs and patterns that are holding us back no matter if it’s in our relationships, creative endeavors, how we process grief or how we parent, the more agency we have to choose differently. And with more choice always comes more power and freedom. 

Everything I share with you comes from personal experience and because I’m still human I’m still in it too. I don’t have all the answers, but I can show up as your supportive guide and coach to help you find the answers that already live within you.

With Great Big Love,

My name is Shideh — writer, transformational coach, very feely human and mama extraordinaire. I’m so glad you found your way here. 

Certifications


Mindfulness Mentor Certification – Banyan – In Progress

Certified in Integrative Somatic Trauma Therapy – The Embody Lab 2022

65-hour Restorative Yoga Teacher Training – Jillian Pransky 2022

Certified Resilience Toolkit Facilitator – Lumos Transforms 2021

MFA Creative Writing – San Francisco State University 2012

Publications & Podcasts


My Mother Fled Iran. Her Firsts Stayed Behind, Spread the Jelly, 2025

Weaving the Web of a Life Unexpected, Spread the Jelly, 2025

Partner TBI & Journeying Through the Grief Portal, This Is Not What I Ordered Podcast, 2024

Rana Joon and the One and Only Now, Simon & Schuster – 2023