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The Authentic Path with Dr. Vanessa Calderón
Welcome to The Authentic Path - The Authentic Path explores the intersection of leadership, performance science, and ancient wisdom to help you create meaningful impact and lasting success, without losing yourself along the way.
Each episode offers expert interviews, high-yield content, and actionable strategies that are evidence-based and designed to help you walk a path of alignment and integrity, while you create success you can be proud of.
Hosted by Dr. Vanessa Calderón, a Harvard-trained physician and healer, Master Executive Coach, and Neuroplasticity Trainer with 20+ years of leadership experience and a decade of business development expertise. She has advised and coached leaders at every level - from Physicians to Fortune 500 executives, department heads, entrepreneurs, and teams - helping them drive results without sacrificing their values or well-being.
Dr. Calderón is also a first-generation Latina, mother of two, and comes from a lineage of ancestral healers. She blends neuroscience, ancestral wisdom, and proven strategy to help listeners create meaningful impact, experience fulfillment, and heal the hidden wounds that block them from their next level of success.
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The Authentic Path with Dr. Vanessa Calderón
5. Why Receiving Feels Hard (Even When You’ve Earned It) — And How to Become a Wide Open Receiver
For many high-achieving leaders and entrepreneurs, giving is easy. But receiving? That’s another story.
In this episode, we explore the deeper reasons why it can feel unsafe or even uncomfortable to receive or have... whether it's praise, money, rest, or joy. And it’s not just about mindset. It's about collective trauma, cultural conditioning, and nervous system wiring.
Tune in to discover:
- Why we struggle to receive even when we’ve worked hard
- The historical, ancestral, and psychological roots of this pattern
- How receiving is connected to humility, safety, and self-worth
- A powerful micro-practice to help you expand your capacity to receive, starting today
This episode is an invitation to soften, expand, and reclaim the sacred act of receiving. Not just for you, but for the generations before and after you.
🌟 Ready to Get the Results You Desire?
If you want personalized support to help you move faster and further, the next step is to schedule a complementary consult with me. In this session, we’ll explore your vision, identify the obstacles in your way, and see if my coaching is the right fit for you.
About Me:
I’m Dr. Vanessa Calderón - a Harvard-trained physician, Master Coach, and leadership expert with over 20 years of experience. My clients create meaningful results fast, because we combine neuroscience, psychology, and proven coaching strategies to get right to the heart of what drives transformation.
I work with leaders, entrepreneurs, doctors, and other professionals who want to elevate their performance, create lasting impact, and live a well-rounded, fulfilling life (without burnout!).