What Changed? with Dwayne Smith

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Are you a high achieving woman feeling buried by your career? In this episode, we explore the midlife awakening and how to stop pretzeling yourself to fit corporate expectations.

We often stay in situations that no longer fit us because we've been told that sticking it out is a sign of resilience. We wear the title, collect the paycheck, and ignore the quiet whisper telling us that we're slowly disappearing behind our own success.

I sit down with Leadership Coach and former HR Executive, Suzannah Kelly, to explore the moment the life you've built no longer matches the person you've become. After 25 years in the corporate world, Suzannah found herself in survival mode, performing and feeling deeply invalidated despite her senior status. It took a massive life interruption for her to realize that she wasn't falling apart - she was finally waking up.

This is not just a conversation about career coaching. We discuss:

• The Myth of Resilience and why staying can be breaking you

• The terror of walking away from financial security

• The Minus 5 to Plus 5 framework for moving from stress to purpose

• Why so many ambitious women feel buried by their responsibilities.

If you've ever felt like you're watching your life from the ceiling or wondering if it's too late to start over, this conversation offers the clarity and courage needed to take the next step. This episode is not about losing your career. It's about reclaiming your identity so you can finally lead a life that fits.

Suzannah Kelly: www.suzannahkelly.ca

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Parenting can feel overwhelming in ways no one really prepares you for. The frustration. The guilt. The fear that you're doing it wrong, even when you're trying your best.

In this episode, I sit down with Child Behaviour Expert, Bryan Post, one of the leading voices in love-based parenting and someone who has spent nearly three decades working with children and families impacted by trauma. What unfolds is not a conversation about parenting techniques, but a deeper look at why parenting so often feels hard, and what's really happening underneath our reactions.

We talk about control, discipline, homework battles, emotional regulation, and why behaviour is often a signal of stress rather than defiance. Bryan shares powerful stories from his own life and work, and challenges the idea that love-based parenting is permissive. Instead, he reframes love as something grounded, intentional, and deeply transformative.

If you've ever felt triggered by your child's behaviour, stuck in cycles of frustration, or unsure how to stay calm without losing authority, this conversation will give you a new lens and practical insight you can carry into everyday moments.

This episode isn't about fixing your child. It's about understanding yourself, so your child can feel safe enough to grow.

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What if the reason you feel behind, distracted, or exhausted isn't a lack of discipline, but a system designed to take your time without you noticing?

In this conversation, I sit down with Steven Puri, a former Hollywood studio executive turned founder of The Sukha Company, to unpack how our attention is quietly being pulled away from the lives we actually want to live.

Steven shares the moment he realized his time was no longer his own, what it cost him personally and professionally, and why high performance without control leads straight to burnout. Drawing from his experience in film, tech, and behavioural science, we explore how distraction, procrastination, and perfectionism slowly erode our sense of agency, and what it really takes to get it back.

We talk about flow states, why some days feel energizing while others disappear, and how small, intentional shifts can help you reclaim your focus without blowing up your life. This is not about hustle or doing more. It's about doing what matters before your days quietly slip away.

If you have ever ended a day wondering where the time went, this conversation will feel uncomfortably familiar.

🎧 Plus, we settle the long-debated question: Is Die Hard actually a Christmas movie?

There's a point when pushing through stops working. Not because you're weak. Because something is misaligned.

I sat down with Todd Allyn, a high-performance identity strategist, for a conversation that challenged how I think about resilience, success, and self-leadership. We talked about drift. The quiet kind that happens when your identity gets tied to roles, titles, and expectations that no longer fit. The kind that keeps capable, disciplined people stuck while telling themselves to just be more resilient.

Todd shares what happened when a 25-year career ended overnight and how rebuilding from the inside out forced him to separate who he was from what he did. What landed most for me was this truth. Resilience without alignment eventually becomes self-betrayal.

If something feels off and you've been trying to push through it, this conversation will meet you where you are and challenge you to pay attention.

Hina Laeeque built a life that looked perfect on paper. Great career, family, stability. But one quiet night on the couch, she realised she no longer recognised herself. That moment pushed her to rebuild her health, rewrite her identity, and eventually walk away from an eighteen-year career to help women do the same.

We talk about the pressure many second-generation children feel to live the life their parents sacrificed for, the hidden health risks facing South Asian women, and why so many of us ignore our own needs until something breaks. Hina shares how strength, not "skinny," became the foundation of her confidence, and why taking care of your body can be the most powerful way to take back your life.

This conversation is a reminder that the hardest part of change is admitting when "I'm fine" is no longer true. If you've been feeling stuck, tired, or unsure how to start, Hina's story might be the nudge you've been waiting for.

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I sat down with Scott Fasano, a storyteller and entrepreneur who helps people remember who they are and live in alignment with truth. Together, we explore why so many of us feel exhausted even when life looks fine on the surface.

This conversation breaks down the real reason rest does not fix your fatigue, why people hide from their own truth, and how misalignment quietly drains your energy. If you feel off, stuck, or tired in a way that does not make sense, this episode will help you understand why.

When your mind will not slow down, this conversation offers a way back to yourself.

Burnout, overwhelm, and constant pressure have become a quiet norm for so many of us. In this episode, I sit with Rubina Chadha, a trauma-informed mindfulness educator and founder of Inner Design, to unpack what burnout actually feels like beneath the surface and why slowing down has become so hard.

Rubina shares how stillness, breathwork, and creativity helped her move from performing to truly living. We explore what happens when your nervous system is overloaded, how guilt shows up when you try to rest, and simple grounding techniques you can use anywhere to calm your mind and reconnect with your body.

A steady, grounding conversation for anyone craving clarity, peace, or a deeper sense of themselves.

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What happens when the technology we created to make life easier starts changing how we think, work, and even connect with each other?

In this episode, I sit down with Rebecca Bultsma, AI Ethicist and Responsible AI Adoption Strategist, to talk about the tension between innovation and ethics, the illusion of trust in AI, and what it means to stay human when everything around us is being automated.

Rebecca shares the story of how the launch of ChatGPT completely changed the direction of her life, leading her to study the risks and rewards of this technology. We explore what "responsible AI" really looks like, how it is already influencing kids, workplaces, and creativity, and why understanding it matters more than ever.

If you have ever caught yourself asking "How far will this go?" or "Am I already relying on AI more than I think?" this conversation will make you stop, think, and see the future through a more human lens.

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I've learned that feeling safe isn't just about what's around us, it's about what's happening inside us.

In this episode, I talk with Philip Be'er, an author, therapist, and creator of the SAFE 2B Framework, about why so many of us struggle to feel emotionally safe. Philip helps unpack how our nervous system keeps us in survival mode, how childhood experiences create hidden triggers, and what it really takes to rewire those emotional patterns.

This conversation is personal and eye-opening. We explore the science behind safety, the pain of disconnection, and the steps to create peace within ourselves.

If you've ever wondered why you still feel uneasy, guarded, or stuck even when life looks good, this episode will help you understand what's really going on in your body and how to start healing from it.

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You want to make a change, take the risk, or finally move forward, but fear keeps holding you back. What if the real problem isn't fear of failure, but something deeper?

In this conversation with Robyn Bolton, founder of MileZero and author of Unlocking Innovation, we talk about the hidden cost of staying comfortable, why every change involves loss, and how to move through fear with courage and clarity.

If you've ever felt stuck, this episode will help you break free.

Robyn Bolton: www.milezero.io

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