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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
14. Choosing Happiness: The Hidden Reason You’re Avoiding What Makes You Happy
In this episode, we’re diving into a big question that I see in so many of the leaders and entrepreneurs I work with: Why do smart, capable, purpose-driven professionals choose success, but avoid what actually makes them happy?
We’ll explore why this happens, from cultural conditioning to nervous system regulation, and how to begin making choices that are more aligned with your joy, without sacrificing your impact.
Because if you want to build a life that’s truly sustainable, happiness can’t be optional.
We talk about:
- The deeper reasons we avoid what brings us joy
- How nervous system patterns and inherited beliefs shape our choices
- Gentle ways to begin reconnecting with what truly feels good
This is an invitation to reflect, redefine, and take small steps toward more long-term fulfillment, happiness and success.
🌟 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!).