The Human Dash is a 3-month personalized science-backed program for high performers to recover their health, confidence, and clarity — using data, not willpower.
Designed for STEM professionals, immigrants, and leaders who’ve achieved everything, except peace of mind.
Unchecked anxiety doesn’t just go away. Over time, it hardens into helplessness.
In this ambition-driven world, where achievement often gets confused with self-worth, we’re taught to push through — to criticize ourselves into success, to shame ourselves into discipline.
But that model is broken. It’s making us sick.
When we stretch past our human limits, our bodies remember.
Eventually, they start saying “No” — not just to the pressure, but to the life that no longer serves us.
And inside, the parts of us we’ve silenced: the joyful one, the creative one, the child who wanted to be heard, all start acting out.
Not because they’re weak, but because you stopped listening.
When the different versions of you — the achiever, the doubter, the dreamer, the inner critic — aren’t in coherence, you’re stuck in a loop of cognitive dissonance.
That quiet war inside eats up brain space. Nervous system capacity. Joy.
And science now confirms what you’ve always sensed: we can change that.
The Human Dash is a 3-month guided reset that helps you reclaim your health, restore your inner clarity, and realign with the life you actually want.
This is not a plug-and-play protocol. It’s a personalized experience rooted in your lived story, your lab data, and your emotional reality.
We map your anxiety loops, taking your personality, family history, work relationships and environment all into consideration.
We ensure you hit goals and confront compulsive behaviors. We match your health vision with the latest science-backed habits.
Get the results you desire verified by data showing your psychodynamics, labs, habits and self-compassion scores in one place.
Dr. Omar Shaker is a trained physician, board-certified health & wellness coach, and clinical data scientist who’s helped professionals across medicine, tech, and leadership recover from burnout and reclaim their health.
After personally navigating the cost of overachievement and emotional suppression, Omar designed The Human Dash to bridge the gap between data and inner work.
His approach blends biomarker tracking, Internal Family Systems, and habit design — rooted in compassion, not hustle.
He’s been recognized by HIMSS as one of the Future 50 Innovation Leaders, shortlisted for the Letter Review Book Prize, and published in AHIMA Journal on using data to solve burnout.
We start with your story — health history, family legacy, trauma, resilience, and patterns. Together, we shape a vision that’s not based on someone else's definition of success — but your own.
Using Internal Family Systems, we uncover the parts of you that carry stress, shame, and urgency. You'll begin to understand your internal world — not as something broken, but as a team waiting for leadership.
We introduce somatic tools like breathwork to help your body feel safer during stress. You’ll also begin installing your first Anchor Habit — a small, consistent practice that supports your nervous system.
We meet the part of you that keeps pushing — the one that says “not enough.” We trace its origins, explore the beliefs it carries, and begin unburdening the stories that no longer serve your health or identity.
Now that your system feels safer, we revisit the root of one core wound — not to relive it, but to release it. You’ll access the clarity, curiosity, and creativity that’s been buried under high-functioning survival.
We synthesize your lab data, emotional patterns, and inner shifts. From there, we build your long-term plan — including clear health goals, key metrics to track, and a sustainable rhythm that fits your actual life.
You’re invited to join the Gumption Community — our space for ongoing transformation.
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"The Human Dash has been life-changing. Through his tailored interventions, Omar helped me understand the roots of my struggles and anxiety. I feel stronger, healthier, and more balanced, both mentally and physically. Omar's approach isn't just about the tools he uses, though. It's about who he is as a person: intelligent, warm, and truly invested in your growth."
"Being able to have candid, transparent and adult conversations with someone like Omar is a breath of fresh air. Because he's been through the wringer himself he is able to empathise and provide a safe space to explore the inner workings of your brain. The strategy he uses has resonated with me and helped me structure my thinking and my approach to personal and professional growth"
"The program helped me see that I can operate my business, my relationships — both at work and in my personal life from a place of peace & compassion rather than a place of grinding through stress and conflict. The results I reaped were beyond what I expected. Not only was I able to make much better decisions in life and business, but I am also a lot more grounded in the present moment, in-tune with my inner myself and able to moderate the flood of thoughts running through my head."
"Omar has developed an incredibly powerful coaching practice that helped me find greater balance in my health and well-being. This is not your typical approach to health coaching. Through his assessment, I was able to focus on the aspects of my life that were out-of-balance and then work with the parts of me that were resisting change through Internal Family Systems therapy. This compassionate approach is what I have found to lead to lasting change."
"Omar introduced me to Internal Family Systems (IFS) and served as an exceptional guide throughout my journey. He embodies the qualities of a great coach, demonstrating trustworthiness, professionalism, and immense patience. Omar has a unique ability to help you delve deep into the core of things. I highly recommend him!"
Meet in our welcoming clinic space with a peaceful courtyard, designed for deep healing work in the heart of the city.
Experience healing in our authentic Mongolian yurt, surrounded by rolling hills and natural beauty that supports deep transformation.
Because most of us are sprinting through life — chasing deadlines, performance, and approval — without ever stopping to ask at what cost?
We’re running so fast, we forget what we’re running toward.
We lose track of our bodies, our breath, our values — and eventually, ourselves.
The Human Dash is here to change that.
It’s a dashboard — a custom map of your inner and outer health, built from data, emotional insight, and lived experience.
But it’s also a call to remember your humanity.
To slow down.
To feel again.
To realign with who you are, how you got here, and what actually matters now.
This isn’t about optimizing you into a machine.
It’s about reconnecting the brilliant, exhausted human inside the high performer — and giving you a system that supports the whole you.
We don’t need another wellness ‘hack’ or a habit stack.
Those go out of the window when times get tough.
We need to develop a layer of self-compassion first, and then address our health from that place.
No, this program is meant to support you and help you build healthier habits while you’re in the usual flow of work and life, even if you’re in a high pressure environment.
Yes. As long as you are willing to put the work in with us, we’ll create a program that helps you in your current context. This is not a one-size-fits-all and never could be. We’ll customize the program to fit your schedule and support your current life. The sessions will help you stand on firmer ground as you are challenged.
No. Our clients usually work with us six months – 1 year after they experience a severe burnout, especially if it was your first time. If you are experiencing severe mental or physical health issues we recommend you work with a mental health professional and come back when you are ready to build a new lifestyle. In the meantime, we hope our content can inspire you.
No. This is not a substitute for psychotherapy or medical advice. I no longer practice medicine, instead I am a Functional and Lifestyle Medicine health coach certified by the Functional Medicine Coaching Academy and the Institute of Functional Medicine. I coach and facilitate rather than diagnose and treat.
The program requires a minimum of 7 hours to complete the six week coaching component, and we allow spreading out for a period of up to 3 months to fit your schedule! In addition to those, you are invited to participate in optional group workshops, join community challenges, explore our custom content journeys, and chat with your coach via our membership app!
Designed for a hybrid set-up, some of the sessions are on Zoom, and others are at The Gumption Health Studio, located at The Courtyard @ 1850 Union Street in San Francisco. We encourage participants to attend one or two sessions in person because of the accelerated benefits these offer.
However, the program can be done fully remote if that is what you prefer or need! You are also welcome to come to all of your sessions in person. Most participants choose a hybrid of virtual and in-person.
Gumption Health Program is currently only available in San Francisco Bay Area in California, USA. More cities and global offerings soon! Email me at [email protected] if you want to bring Gumption Health to your hometown.
Not at all. We believe in humans > tech. If you do not want to participate in biomarkers or use a wearable you will still get the same benefits. We still do validated survey data and accountability trackers to still measure progress without lab tests or devices. We believe that the right health approach is a matter of personality. Biohacking is certainly not for everyone.
I was a burned out medical professional. I left my career as a physician and became a successful data scientist, then burned out again: Depression. Back pain. Pre-diabetes. I couldn’t find balance. It was like I was drowning.
Have you ever felt like I did?
People would tell me to snap out of it, or to exercise more, take a vacation and go to therapy. What I really needed was to facilitate a conversation with my deepest self—without adding any shame or guilt.
Over the next ten years, I learned powerful methods of self-understanding and curated a system to deliver long-term health. With my expertise in clinical data science, I was able to measure tangible evidence of the program’s efficacy.
Those who once taught me how to achieve difficult visions without sacrificing my health, are now helping me build this out for many others.
