Reclaim Success when Success Starts Costing too Much
At Sydney Ashland Consulting, I offer executive coaching for high-achieving entrepreneurs and driven medical professionals who are silently suffering—despite outward success.
You’ve built empires, saved lives, and pushed past every limit—yet now find yourself burned out, overwhelmed, disconnected, or stuck. The cost of relentless drive shows up in relationship, your health, mindset, and spirit. My prospective clients often come to me exhausted, carrying the weight of trauma, chronic stress, or emotional fatigue, still trying to push forward as if nothing’s wrong. But deep down, they know, just as you do, that something has to change.
Experience being Fully Seen, Heard, and Valued—Without Judgment
This kind of suffering is more common than you think—but few talk about it. High performers don’t want to appear weak. It is common to feel like no one around you truly understands the cost of your success. That’s where I come in. With a background in trauma-informed coaching, I understand PTSD, and the unique challenges of both medical and entrepreneurial life, I help my clients reclaim their energy, reconnect with purpose, and find a path forward that doesn’t cost them everything.
Stronger Than Before: Unlock Balance, Clarity, and Vitality
Over my career, my proven methods and coaching (specifically designed for high-achieving entrepreneurs and driven medical professionals) have helped thousands move through burnout, rebuild relationships, and come back stronger—mentally, emotionally, and professionally.
If this resonates with you or someone you care about, let’s talk.
Schedule a call to get immediate relief and take the first step back to your best self.
FOR RETURNING CLIENTS:
Did you know that you can schedule individual Zoom, Face time, Google Meet, or phone calls with Sydney? She accommodates weekend, evening or early morning calls for clients world-wide. If you would like her to work with your team on a group call or presentation, that can also be arranged. Contact Sydney below:
SYDNEY’S MEDIA APPEARANCES
Case Study #1: Entrepreneur–
Reigniting Passion, Powerfully Pivoting: Jamie’s Path to Burnout-Free Success
Jamie came to work with me because he felt frustrated with where he was as an entrepreneur. He felt like his business was stalling. He had monopolized a unique corner of the medical products marketplace for quite some time. He was proud of his track record, but things had changed and now he was contending with competing knock off products constantly. He was losing his passion/drive and wasn’t sure what came next.
Jamie had made enough money to be comfortable for quite some time, but he certainly wasn’t ready to stop working. His wife was certain he was depressed. He didn’t think he was, but needed help finding his “next,” so he decided to indulge her concern and see me at least once.
After implementing the core strategies I use with many of my high-performing, yet temporarily struggling entrepreneurs, Jamie’s passion was back! Six months later, he had pivoted in his business and was back to making 7 figures again. Because of the challenges he had faced, he not only restructured his business, but he restructured his personal life as well.
Jamie was resting better and feeling better physically. He had a better more supportive team at work that allowed him to step back from the workaholism that had consumed him. He was experiencing less conflict at home and his relationships with his spouse and kids had improved significantly. After a few months, we had made so much progress we shifted our coaching relationship to checking in on an “as needed basis.”
Case Study #2: Surgeon–
How Dr. Dillusional Overcame PTSD, Calmed the Chaos, and Returned to Medicine with Purpose
I met with a cardiac surgeon—let’s call her Dr. Disillusioned—who was deeply depressed after a brutal week, sitting across from me on a Friday, completely drained. She had recurring issues with PTSD after a fellowship experience that was frought with exhaustive overwork, cut-throat competitiveness and a hyperfocus on unrealistic outcomes. Her professional life interfered with work and home on the daily. Coffee by day to stay awake and alcohol at night to “take the edge off” was contributing to physical exhaustion.
Staff were complaining at the office and hospital about her attitude, saying she was difficult to work with. Patients loved her, but that didn’t seem to matter much as she had recently been informed of a lawsuit pending against her. She fantasized about a swift exit even though she knew she would never resort to self-harm after having seen her mother struggle with depression and self-harm for years.
I knew there was a lot to unpack in the first 10 minutes of our initial conversation and was able to begin to identify some of the habituated patterns that were threatening Dr. Disillusioned sense of well being and sucess. It didn’t take long to see results from our work together. We implemented strategies that helped disrupt the toxic work environment, mitigate the effects of chronic PTSD and establish realistic goals personally and professionally. Within a year of implementing my strategies and making small shifts each week, Dr. Disillusioned had returned to the practice of medicine with renewed enthusiasm and energy. The lawsuit had been settled with no blemish on her record and the hospital taking on the liability. Her hours were more reasonable and she had negotiated a new RVU agreement with her hospital.
After a year, her life was better. As we wrapped up our work together, Dr. Dillusioned was entertaining the idea of exploring a more integrative, holistic approach to her work. As life unfolded before her, she dared to dream of what her next iteration might be.
Meet Sydney, Executive Coach to Entrepreneurs–
Leverage Decades of Expertise in Medicine, Business, and Leadership
Meet Sydney Ashland—a seasoned entrepreneur, medical practice consultant, and personal transformation expert with over 25 years of experience empowering individuals, couples, and organizational teams. With her no-nonsense yet supportive approach, she inspires clients to reflect, identify habituated patterns, and embrace a new, more effective strategy for their continued growth and success.
Work with a Seasoned Founder Who Knows How to Scale, Lead, and Exit
Sydney’s expertise spans a wide range of fields, from launching businesses and independent practices to advising hospital CEOs, CMOs, and chiefs of staff. Through Sydney Ashland Consulting, she provides executive coaching tailored for entrepreneurs, empowering them to build on their success while addressing burnout, PTSD, and the chronic stress of daily life.
Her impressive track record includes establishing hospitalist programs, founding a successful tech company, and managing all stages of a business’s lifecycle—from start-up to scaling, reorganization, and eventual exit.
Escape the Stalemate: End Decision Paralysis and Reclaim Forward Motion
You may have reached a pivotal stage in your business where avoidance is stalling critical decision-making and hindering your ability to move forward. Unclear success metrics, procrastination, and burnout can create invisible barriers that stifle progress. However, recognizing these patterns is the first step toward breaking free. By clarifying what your business truly needs in this moment, you empower yourself to make bold, strategic decisions that drive momentum. The result? A transformative shift that enhances both your professional success and personal fulfillment. That’s what is important to me…. Your professional success AND personal fulfillment.
SYDNEY DEVELOPED THE RAPID PATTERN INTEGRATION METHOD™, DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY FOR HIGH-PERFORMING INDIVIDUALS.
Experience lasting change faster than you ever thought possible! Recognizing the profound impact of stress on our lives, Sydney developed Rapid Pattern Integration™, a transformative approach that helps individuals and their families create lasting, meaningful and permanent change.
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