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113: When Work No Longer Fits Who You Are Becoming – Kjell van Zoen
Listen nowKjell van Zoen joins Why I Left to talk about identity, alignment, leadership, and the quiet cost of staying in work that no longer fits who you are becoming.
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Career Transitions, Lawyer, Podcast
112: Leaving Law to Reclaim Rest, Voice, and Agency with Dana T. Weekes
Listen nowDana T. Weekes shares why she left a successful legal and policy career, took a year to rest, and built Thrive Architects around voice, agency, and self-liberation.
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111: Who Are You Without The Uniform – Oakland McCulloch
Listen nowRetired Lieutenant Colonel Oakland McCulloch joins Why I Left to talk about leaving the Army, grieving the uniform, rebuilding purpose, and redefining service through leadership.
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110: Healing Your Relationship with Money Before You Leave – Kara Stevens
Listen nowKara Stevens, founder of The Frugal Feminista, joins Why I Left to discuss financial healing, leaving education, moving to Ghana, and redefining enough.
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109: Leaving Corporate Healthcare to Finally Be Authentic – Geoffrey Roche
Listen nowGeoffrey Roche joins Why I Left to discuss leaving corporate healthcare, coming out later in life, building a personal brand, and choosing a leadership path rooted in authenticity, courage, and alignment.
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108: How Gretchen Andrew Hacked Her Way Into the Whitney – Gretchen Andrew
Listen nowArtist Gretchen Andrew shares how she left Google with $5,000, taught herself art online, hacked search engines as artistic expression, and eventually landed in the Whitney Museum collection.

