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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
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 or keeps us stuck.
In this episode, Dr. Vanessa Calderón unpacks the science and practice of courage, showing why it feels so uncomfortable and how to build it like a muscle. You’ll learn:
- Why everything you want in life, including success, love, and intimacy, all require courage
- The neuroscience of fear and how your brain regulates it
- Why some people seem naturally braver than others (and how to train your own brain to be more brave)
- Simple practices — including the “20 seconds of courage” rule — to act with courage in daily life
Dr. Calderón also shares her personal journey of courage - from career pivots to ancestral healing - and how choosing alignment over fear created deeper impact and fulfillment.
✨ Listen now and discover how to stop waiting for fear to fade, and start building the courage to act anyway.
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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!).