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99: When Success Stops Feeling Like Enough with guest Dr. Stephanie Ganter

Cindy Van Praag Episode 99

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Just because you can do something doesn’t mean you should.”

I found myself repeating that empowering quote 24 hours later hearing it, while navigating a small dilemma in my own life.

My guest, Dr. Stephanie Ganter, is a board-certified periodontist and implant surgeon who, in the middle of building a successful career, made a decision most people never saw coming: she went to law school.

She also says, “Achievement alone doesn’t create fulfillment.”

This conversation is about the identity shifts high-achieving women go through when the version of success they spent years chasing suddenly stops feeling like enough.

Stephanie shares such an honest perspective on ambition, fulfillment, and learning how to listen to yourself instead of constantly performing for the next achievement.

Something tells me this conversation is going to resonate with a lot of you the way it did with me. 

Guest Links: 

Instagram: @gantersr

Email: ganter.s@northeastern.edu

Article from Stephanie’s Linked In page, click here

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