Founder’s Letter Edition 5 by Tanya Khubchandani Vatsa – What Building a Wellness Company Taught Me About People, Elixir Wellness.

What Building a Wellness Company Taught Me About People.

~By Tanya Khubchandani

When I first started this, I thought the hard part would be medicine.

Understanding treatments. Building the right protocols. Getting the science right.

That part, honestly, is the easier one.

The harder part is people.

Not in a frustrating way — just in a very real, very human way.

Over the years, I’ve sat across from so many people who all want the same thing:

To feel better.

More energy.
Better sleep.
A body that doesn’t feel like it’s constantly playing catch up.

And most of them already know what they should be doing.

Sleep more.
Eat better.
Move regularly.

None of this is new.

But knowing and doing are two completely different things.

What I’ve seen, again and again, is that people don’t usually come in early.

They come in when something starts to feel off.

When the fatigue doesn’t go away.
When the weight stops shifting.
When sleep gets disrupted for too long.

Until then, life just takes over.

Work gets busy.
Kids need attention.
Something always feels more urgent.

And health quietly moves down the list.

Not because it doesn’t matter — but because it can wait.

Until it can’t.

I’ve also learned that no matter how clearly you explain something, people don’t make decisions based only on logic.

They’re tired.
They’re overwhelmed.
They’re trying to fit one more thing into already full days.

So even the simplest plan can feel like too much.

Consistency ends up being the hardest part.

Not starting.
Not understanding.

Just continuing.

And the more I’ve seen this, the more my perspective has changed.

There’s a lot less judgment.

A lot more patience.

Because that gap between wanting to do better and actually doing it — it’s real.

We’ve all been there in some way.

Including me.

So now, I think about healthcare a little differently.

It’s not just about giving the right plan.

It’s about making that plan realistic enough that someone can actually stick to it.

Not perfectly.
But consistently enough that it works.

Because the people who see the biggest changes aren’t the ones who do everything right for two weeks.

They’re the ones who keep coming back to it.

Even on the messy days.
Even when motivation is low.
Even when life is full.

That’s the part that doesn’t get talked about enough.

And it’s usually the part that makes all the difference.

Tanya K Vatsa

Tanya Khubchandani Vatsa | MPH

CEO | Health Care Management and Operations