In this inspiring episode, Kate sits down with one of her favourite humans, Dana Shalit - entrepreneur, philanthropist and impact consultant - for a heartfelt conversation about purpose, alignment, and what it truly means to create a life that reflects who you are.

Dana is the author of Pathways to Self: The Path to Purpose, a powerful guide that introduces nine steps to self-realization - a framework designed to help people reconnect with who they truly are and create a life of meaning, authenticity, and purpose. In this conversation, Kate and Dana explore each of the nine steps and how they can become a roadmap for living a more conscious, aligned life.

Together, they unpack the common misconception that purpose is something you have to find "out there," and instead reveal how purpose unfolds through self-trust, courage, and the willingness to follow what feels deeply true - even when the path doesn't make logical sense.

Drawing from Dana's book, lived experience, and years of guiding others, this conversation is filled with practical wisdom and heartfelt insights for anyone navigating change, questioning their next chapter, or feeling the quiet pull toward something more.

In this episode, you'll discover:

• Dana's nine-step framework for self-realization from Pathways to Self: The Path to Purpose.
• Why purpose isn't something you discover - it's something you grow into.
• The relationship between inner healing and meaningful impact.
• How to distinguish fear from genuine intuition.
• Why letting go of certainty creates space for possibility.
• The courage required to choose an authentic life over an expected one.
• How living in alignment creates a life of greater peace, fulfillment, and purpose.

This is a beautiful conversation about coming home to yourself, trusting your own path, and remembering that your purpose isn't something waiting to be found - it's revealed every time you choose to become more fully yourself.

About the Guest:

Dana Shalit is an entrepreneur, impact consultant, and philanthropist with over two decades of experience in the charitable sector. She is the Founder and Chief Impact Officer of House of Impact, a strategy and consulting firm supporting the next generation of wealth stewards through values-aligned giving and impact strategy. Her upcoming book, Pathways to Self: The Path to Purpose through the Nine Steps of Self-Realization (August Release) reflects on how a deeper relationship with Self can align us with our authentic purpose and activate our unique contributions to the world.

Website: https://www.theunscriptdwoman.com/

About the Host:

Kate Harlow is the founder of The Unscriptd Woman, the creator of The Expanded Love Coaching Method, and host of The New Truth podcast - ranked in the top 1.5% globally. With over 15 years of experience teaching, coaching and facilitating transformational retreats worldwide, Kate has helped hundreds of thousands of women break free from outdated relational patterns, old patriarchal ways of thinking and unspoken rules to live by.

Her infallible methods guide women to release the deeply ingrained scripts that keep them stuck- empowering women to step into their highest, most magnetic, and fully expressed selves. Through her coaching, retreats, podcast and upcoming book The Unscriptd Woman, Kate is redefining what it means to be an empowered woman in today's world, showing women how to stop waiting for permission and start creating a life and love that aligns with their deepest truth.

Known for her rare ability to see exactly where women are out of alignment with themselves, Kate offers a path back to unwavering self- trust, meaningful joy and true fulfillment. Her work is a revolution - one that liberates women from societal expectations and invites them into a life of radical authenticity, thriving relationships and unshakable self-worth.

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