The Jim Fortin Podcast

Ep 287: INTERVIEW: Going from a Fragmented and Wounded Self to Being Whole & Happy


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Are you one of those people who has created a lot of success and abundance but you're still unhappy despite having a great life? If so, you are going to love this episode. Even if you are still trying to create everything you want and desire in life, you'll find great inspiration in this week's podcast.


In this episode, I speak with an amazing former TCP (Transformational Coaching Program) student, Dr. Alex, about her journey of personal transformation. We discuss Alex's challenges in medical school and her career and how she overcame them to find her true purpose. 


Alex shares about her training as an anesthesiologist and pain management specialist. Along the way, she expands on branching into functional and integrative medicine. As I stated in the episode, she has an impressive educational background:


Trained anesthesiologist specializing in interventional pain management


Works in functional and integrative medicine


Attended prestigious institutions like the University of Chicago Medical School


And, despite her outward success, Alex felt unfulfilled and miserable. She discusses creating a “checklist quicksand” and facades to please others. This led to feeling inauthentic and a painful existential crisis:


Outwardly successful but inwardly unhappy


Tried to construct the perfect life by society's standards


Resulted in painful fragmentation and existential crisis


You found success but not happiness? Ever felt like you're living your life trying to please others at the expense of yourself? Alex was that way also and she describes the anguish she felt when her facade collapsed and her suppressed self emerged. This catalyzed her transformation as she committed to living authentically, guided by her heart and purposes. 


Alex expressed that her experience working with me in TCP significantly aided her personal growth and transformation. She initially sought coaching to enhance her business, but in the process, she underwent a personal transformation. Through coaching, she found a nurturing environment that allowed her to explore her true self authentically. Alex firmly believes in the importance of investing in coaching for genuine transformation. 


Dr. Alex's experience illustrates how even outward success can ring hollow without inner purpose and wholeness. Her story offers hope that it's never too late to shed limiting beliefs and live authentically. The key is being willing to courageously face oneself and commit to inner transformation.


Transformational Takeaway: We chase external success thinking it will make us happy, only to end up spiritually bankrupt. Like Dr. Alex, we can awaken to our wholeness by shedding expectations and reconnecting with our authentic selves. Will you take the courageous journey within to live your truth, with purpose and freedom?


Mentioned Resources:

becomingzesty.com


Email Dr. Alex at [email protected]


jimfortin.com/tcp


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