Sarah Elahi
Writer | Educator | Coach | Whole Human
Hi, I’m Sarah (pronouns she/hers)! I’m an educator, writer and parent, with over 17 years of experience teaching humans of all ages. I have a BA in History from Mount Holyoke College, and an MA in Child Study and Human Development from Tufts University. I am certified as a teacher by Cambridge University and the state of Massachusetts, and have taught every age, from infants and toddlers to graduate students. I can’t pick a favorite age, so don’t make me.
I believe everything is political-especially the way we raise children, and consequently, the way we raise ourselves. I believe all children are capable. I believe all adults deserve community, creativity, and grace. I believe play is a non-negotiable ingredient of a life well lived. I have witchy woo tendencies and (I’ve been told) good intuition, but ground all my work in rigorous empirical research.
My first book, Apocalypse Babies, was published by Reverie Publishers in 2023, and I am currently working on my second book of creative nonfiction. I’m also a published education researcher, with publications forthcoming in books and journals published by NAEYC and AERA. When I’m not teaching or writing, I can be found parenting, birding, people-watching on public transit, and working on my gigantic TBR pile. I’m always trying new crafty hobbies. I’m not good at any of them, but I believe trying and failing is another ingredient of a life well lived.
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1:1 Whole Human Coaching Container
You've got a manuscript, an essay, a story that won't leave you alone — and a life that needs you present, engaged, and there. Most writing coaches don't account for the reality of your life. I do. The Whole Human coaching container is for writers who are done waiting for a quiet house to do meaningful work. Over three months, we build your creative practice around your real life, develop your craft, and make sure the work you're making actually reflects your values. This isn't about writing in spite of life. It's about writing through it.
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Six bi-weekly 60-minute coaching calls, where we work on your writing and your practice in equal measure.
Written editorial feedback on up to three pieces or chapters per month.
Personalized "creative architecture" — a realistic writing rhythm built around your actual schedule, not an imaginary one.
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Investment: $2790 for 12 weeks.
About My Work:
Raising Resistance was born of a need to recognize that we are living through a moment which demands new paradigms for living as creators, educators, and parents. My consulting utilizes best practices in education and coaching, while being grounded in liberatory pedagogy, social justice and anti-bias principles. I am primarily trained in the Reggio Emilia philosophy, but my main influence is ancestors and elders from South Asia. I believe the work of decolonization is urgent and for everybody—not just a buzzword for academics or activists.
I offer teacher-facing materials, parenting resources, lesson plans, curriculum units, library and materials curation, instructional coaching, one-day workshops and a 3 month coaching container.
“Sarah brings her depth of knowledge as an educator, her lived experience as an immigrant parent in a white community, her deeply rooted anti-oppression politics, and her relentless empathy to every conversation, every article, every workshop. I am a better parent and a better person because of her work.”
