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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.
Subscribe and join us on the path to authentic leadership, fulfillment, and well-being.
Episodes
29 episodes
27. Empowered Forgiveness: How to Heal and Move On Without Erasing the Lesson
If you feel stuck in a cycle of pain or resentment - perhaps from a childhood experience or an unfair work environment, this episode is for you.What if forgiveness didn’t mean forgetting, or letting anyone off the hook? In this episode, ...
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26. The Science of Courage and How to Have More of It (so you can take action in the face of fear and create a life you can be proud of)
Wouldn't it be awesome if fear just disappeared? Sadly, because our brain is wired to experience fear, as long as we have a human brain, we will also have fear.The good news is - we can lean into courage so that fear never paralyzes us o...
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25. Confidence or Arrogance? How to Tell Which One You’re Leading With
If you're like most people, you likely want a bit more confidence in some areas of your life. But you never want to be perceived as arrogant or fake. So what's the difference? And how do you know which one you're showing up from?In this ...
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24. The Exact Steps You Need to Take to Build More Confidence
Most of us wait for confidence before we act, but the truth is, confidence comes at the end - not at the beginning.In this episode, I share a powerful and simple framework: The 4 C’s For More Confidence and shows you how to move f...
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23. How to Know if You’re Burned Out and What to Do About It
Feeling exhausted, checked out, or questioning if your work even matters? You might be moving along the stress–trauma continuum without realizing it.In this episode, Dr. Vanessa Calderón breaks down:The hidden signs of burnou...
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22. Self-Compassion and Its Link to Productivity, Achievement, and Business Success
What if the secret to achieving more isn’t pushing harder, but treating yourself with more compassion?In this episode, we explore:The 3 pillars of self-compassionHow self-compassion reduces stress, procrastination, a...
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32:45
21. Why You Quit on Your Goals, and How to Recommit (so that you achieve your goals and desires)
We’ve all been there - starting strong, full of excitement, only to lose steam and drift away from our goals. But why does this happen, and how can you shift it?In this episode, we dive into:The surprising (and very human) re...
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20. The Masks You Wear vs Authenticity (and What To Do About It)
Are you wearing masks that block your authentic self from shining through? In this episode, we uncover:The most common masks people wear (which ones are you wearing?)Why authenticity is the most magnetic frequency you can e...
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19. What K-Pop Demon Hunters Can Teach Us about Authenticity and Leadership
What does a K-Pop animated film about demon hunters have to do with leadership? More than you think.In this episode, we explore:The hidden link between shame and authenticityHow what you’ve been taught to hide might ...
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18. The Link Between Healing and Self-Mastery: Why You Need Both - and can't have one without the other
In high-performance circles, we talk a lot about mindset, discipline, and hustle. But what if the real path to growth isn’t pushing harder... it’s healing deeper?In this episode, we explore:What self-mastery actually means (a...
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17. Emotional Mastery: How to feel difficult emotions and why it matters for your success and fulfillment
What if the thing standing between you and your next breakthrough isn’t a strategy, but an emotion you’re avoiding?In this episode, we explore how emotional mastery is the key to success, freedom, fulfillment, and embodied leadership. Tu...
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16. Stretching Beyond the Container You've Created: How to Expand Into the Next Version of You
Have you ever felt like the version of you that once fit… now feels too small? In this episode, we explore what it means to outgrow your current identity, and how to step into the next version of yourself with clarity and courage.Tune in...
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15. The Connection Between Spirituality, Success and Fulfillment
Spirituality isn’t just for the yoga mat or Sunday service, it’s a powerful force behind meaningful leadership, conscious business, and lasting fulfillment.In this episode, we explore:Why spirituality is often left out of lea...
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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 expl...
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13. Energy Explained: The Science of Energetics & What to Do When You Feel Stuck
Everything is energy, even your thoughts, emotions, and leadership presence. In this episode, we explore the science of energy, and how your energetic state shapes your well-being, decision-making, success, and the way others experience you.
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12. The Magnetic Leader – The Science Behind Leadership Magnetism and How to Become More Magnetic
What makes someone truly magnetic? In this episode, we explore the emotional and energetic roots of leadership presence - the kind that inspires trust, draws people in, and doesn’t require force or performance.We cover:The sc...
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11. The Wise and Regulated Leader: How to Regulate Your Nervous System in a Chaotic World to Live and Lead with Wisdom
Feeling constantly overwhelmed, stressed for time, or always “on”? You’re not alone. In this episode, we explore what it really means to have a regulated nervous system, and why it’s one of the most important leadership tools you’ll ever cultiv...
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10. Meditation: A Proven Strategy to Sky Rocket Your Results
If you're feeling overwhelmed, stuck in your head, or like your mind is constantly running a million miles a minute, this episode is for you. Meditation isn’t just a spiritual trend. It’s a powerful tool for mental clarity, emotional regulation...
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Ep 9. Compassion VS Guilt: A Leadership Trap
Transformative, human-centered leaders are often compassionate. However, they can sometimes fall into a leadership trap if they're not being careful. In this episode we explore: Why guilt is often mistaken for compassion
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Ep 8. Why You Procrastinate and How to Stop
Did you know procrastination is not about laziness, lack of motivation, or not enough commitment? In this episode, you’ll learn:What you’re really avoiding when you procrastinate The link between procrastin...
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Ep 7. The 3 A’s: A Framework to Unblock Your Brilliance and Lead With Clarity
Limiting beliefs don’t just slow you down, they quietly shape your leadership, sabotage your peace, and cap your potential.In this episode, I share a simple but powerful framework I created called the 3 A’s - a transformational process t...
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6. Self-Sabotage: You're Not Actually Sabotaging, Here's What You're Really Doing
What If You’re Not Actually Sabotaging… Ever procrastinate, overwork, or shrink your goals, and then blame yourself for self-sabotage?In this powerful episode, I invite you to consider a radical reframe: What if t...
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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,...
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4. Master Time: How to Have More Time and Heal Time-Scarcity
If you desire more time in your day or have ever heard yourself say, "I don't have time," this episode is for you.This week, I break down the real root of time scarcity, and it goes deeper than you think. You’ll learn about the ...
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