Stop bracing and start leading. Learn how to overcome spotlight anxiety and imposter friction using proven nervous system science to reclaim your focus and prevent entrepreneur burnout.
In this episode of Unfiltered Solopreneur, host Nikhil Vaish speaks with Sahana Sharan, who Sahana is a physician-trained healthcare leader and executive coach specializing in nervous system regulation, emotional mastery, and leadership presence. After 15+ years in corporate healthcare, she now helps leaders dissolve performance anxiety at the root cause level.
She shares her journey from physician and healthcare executive to nervous-system-informed executive coach, after discovering that traditional “power through it” strategies were intensifying anxiety—not resolving it. Despite professional success, she experienced bracing, shallow breathing, mental fog, and emotional exhaustion in high-stakes meetings where all eyes were on her.
This conversation breaks down the hidden link between visibility, imposter friction, and burnout, and introduces science-backed tools that regulate the body first—so clarity, presence, and confidence can follow. You’ll hear how emotional mastery, belief re-patterning, and embodiment replace overworking and self-doubt with grounded leadership power.
Key Topics Covered
Spotlight anxiety and why confidence collapses in visible moments
The visibility → imposter friction → burnout cycle
Nervous system regulation vs. mindset-only coaching
The ELITE Success Method (Emotional mastery, Limiting beliefs, Intentional action, Tenacity, Embodiment)
A 2-minute silent tapping reset for pre-meeting anxiety
Perfect for: solopreneurs, executives, and leaders who feel confident on paper—but anxious, exhausted, or disconnected when visibility increases—and want to reclaim calm, presence, and energy.
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Guest Details
Dr. Sahana Sharan | Founder, Intentional Leader By Design |CCO | Former Fortune 5 Executive | Author | Speaker
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sahana-sharan/
Website: https://intentionalleaderbydesign.com/
Resources & Links
Book mentioned in this episode: The Spotlight Cure by Dr. Sahana Sharan — available to download here: https://
intentionalleaderbydesign.com/the-spotlight-cure-full-book?step=
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