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Facing Fear, Finding Purpose: Empowerment, Authenticity, and Wholeness with Courtney Smith

Facing Fear, Finding Purpose: Empowerment, Authenticity, and Wholeness with Courtney Smith

Update: 2025-11-20
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Dr. Dan interviews coach, Enneagram teacher, and author Courtney Smith to explore how we grow, evolve, and reclaim our most authentic selves. Courtney shares the transformational journey that took her from a high-achieving, analytical career to helping leaders and individuals uncover the stories, fears, and inner patterns that shape their lives. Together, they dive into themes of self-awareness, purpose, empowerment, courage, compassion, and authentic leadership, revealing how we can all step out of our “zone of greatness” and into our true zone of genius.


Drawing from Courtney’s work with the Enneagram, Conscious Leadership tools, and her new workbook Choosing Wholeness Over Goodness: A Process for Reclaiming Your Full Self By Elise Loehnen and Courtney Smith, this episode breaks down how old stories and inherited beliefs keep us stuck — and how understanding fear, rewriting narratives, and naming our “parts” can create profound personal growth.


This episode is an invitation to slow down, tune inward, and step courageously into a more authentic and connected version of yourself. It’s for leaders, caregivers, creators, and anyone committed to personal evolution and meaningful impact.


For more information, visit CourtneySmithConsulting.com and follow Courtney Smith on Substack.


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We have this moment, this day, and this life—let’s make it a great one.


– Dr. Dan



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Facing Fear, Finding Purpose: Empowerment, Authenticity, and Wholeness with Courtney Smith

Facing Fear, Finding Purpose: Empowerment, Authenticity, and Wholeness with Courtney Smith

Dr. Dan Peters, Psychologist and Executive Leadership Coach