22. Redefining Success

In this episode, Yana explores the inherited scripts we follow, including the paths of career and home that many adopt before they are old enough to question them. She shares her personal journey of ticking every box only to find her life force energy leaking, and the unexpected liberation she discovered when her world cracked open and allowed her to begin again. It is a story of moving from doggy paddling through time to being truly submerged in the beauty of the present.

This episode is an invitation to redefine success by how it feels within your own body and nervous system rather than how it looks from the outside. Drawing on the parable of the fisherman, Yana explores how we often strive for a future freedom that is already within reach and discusses using envy as a compass to point toward our truest desires.

A tender reminder to trade what you want for what you truly need, prioritising time, presence, and the courage to design a life that feels nourishing to live inside.