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What happens when your life looks full — yet something inside you knows you’re meant for more?

In this episode, Dr. Caroline Sangal talks with author and global speaker Cortney McDermott, whose journey moves from a chaotic childhood in Chicago to London, France, Italy, corporate boardrooms, global stages, and ultimately, a profound internal awakening.

Cortney shares how achievement became a substitute for belonging, why success didn’t feel like success, and what shifted when she finally listened to her intuition.

You’ll hear:

• the inner signals that tell you you’re ready for a new chapter
• how crisis, curiosity, and intuition guided Cortney’s reinvention
• the moment she realized she was “miserably successful”
• why simplicity is often the most powerful form of truth
  
  

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A full calendar can look like success. Sometimes it’s just a belief you absorbed early.

In this episode, Dr. Caroline Sangal is joined by Wes Towers, founder of Uplift 360, to talk about the definition of success he picked up as a kid: busy equals important, and how his perspective evolved into building real value, protecting time for family, and designing work around life.

We also talk about trust in a noisy world, the power of clear communication without jargon, why niching down works, and how Wes is using AI as an assistant to streamline operations while keeping human connection at the center.

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What happens when your career looks amazing on paper and your body keeps signaling strain?

In this episode, Caroline talks with Nataly Huff, executive coach and founder of Inspire Forward Coaching, about the hidden cost of high performance, the “professional face” many of us learn to wear, and the moment values make everything come into focus.

Nataly shares her journey from growing up in Russia during major political upheaval, to immigrating to the U.S., to building a high-growth career in marketing and leadership. You’ll hear how success can feel like a dream… until the culture shifts, the systems scale, and your values stop fitting inside the role. This conversation is about finding your way back to alignment, authenticity, and a path that supports both performance and peace.

In this episode, you’ll hear:

• Why high performance can coexist with chronic stress signals
• How values create clarity around what’s sustainable
• The difference between being respected for results and being known as a person
• What “the wrong ladder” really feels like from the inside
• How Nataly helps leaders grow with both neuroscience and heart

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