Yashodhara Lal

Yashodhara Lal is a bestselling author, couples coach and therapist in private practice.

A graduate of SRCC-Delhi and IIM-Bangalore (2002), she has two decades of leadership experience in the corporate world. She is internationally certified in Erickson Solution-Focused Coaching and in Transactional Analysis (CTA & P-TSTA - Psychotherapy). As a couples therapist, she has been in Advanced Training and the Mentorship Program with the Couples Institute, San Francisco.

Yashodhara is also a TEDx speaker, fitness instructor and yoga practitioner. Her vast body of fiction and memoir work includes the bestsellers Just Married, Please Excuse (2012) and How I Became a Farmer’s Wife (2016). Her book 'And How Do You Feel About That' (2022), co-authored with Aruna Gopakumar, demystifies therapy for the Indian audience. Her latest work 'What They Don’t Tell You About Marriage' (2026) is a guide for therapists and couples on navigating relationships.