The Wake Up Call That Changed Everything with Martine Cohen | Ep 255
Leadership Purpose with Dr. Robin
Release Date: 11/26/2025
You’re Done Pretending This Still Fits | Ep 264 with Dr. Robin
Leadership Purpose with Dr. Robin
This week’s “At her Career Crossroads” insight comes from me, Dr. Robin. “You are not at a crossroads because you're confused. You're at a crossroads because you're ready. Readiness often feels like discomfort, not chaos, but restlessness, not panic, but misalignment, not fear, but a gentle insistence that something more true is calling.” Here are 3 reasons why you should listen to this episode: You might be feeling a quiet restlessness, even though everything in your life looks successful — I talk about why that feeling matters. I share what I’ve learned from working with...
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If You’re Doing It All for Everyone Else… What’s It Costing You? | Ep 263 with Vikita Poindexter
Leadership Purpose with Dr. Robin
This week’s “At her Career Crossroads” insight comes from Vikita Poindexter. She says – “My health start to suffer, because I was so focused on everything and everybody else till I was neglecting myself. So my health was suffering, and, I had to have a, a heart to heart conversation with myself to say, okay, you're going to have to do things differently.” Here are 3 reasons why you should listen to this episode: If you’ve been pushing through exhaustion because “other people need you,” this conversation helps you confront what it’s really costing you. You’ll hear what...
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You Don’t Have to Stay Somewhere You’ve Outgrown with Žana DeVine | Ep 262
Leadership Purpose with Dr. Robin
This week’s “At her Career Crossroads” insight comes from Žana DeVine. She says - “Those questions, when I started to really look at them and actually not care anymore about that, but actually care more about what my heart and my soul is driving me to do, even though it's really scary, this is when it got quieter. And this is when the dream got bigger.” Here are 3 reasons why you should listen to this episode: If you’ve been doing “the right things” on paper but still feel that quiet pull toward something else, you’ll hear a real way to work with fear instead of letting it...
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You’re Not Stuck. You’re Listening to the Wrong Voice. | Ep 261 with Dr. Robin
Leadership Purpose with Dr. Robin
This week’s “At her Career Crossroads” insight comes from me. I say — “Success is not the same thing as alignment. And, eventually, the strategies that help you achieve, start blocking you from becoming who you really are. That's the purpose crossroads moment.” In this solo episode, I walk you through what’s really happening when you feel torn at a career crossroads. I name the two inner selves that show up when you’re deciding what’s next, and how each one speaks to you. More importantly, I show you how to tell which voice you’ve been listening to — and how to slow down...
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The Loop You Don’t Know You’re Stuck In with Dr. Robin | Ep 260
Leadership Purpose with Dr. Robin
This week’s “At her Career Crossroads” insight comes from me, Dr. Robin. I said— “Even when high achieving women are successful on paper, they’re often privately at a career crossroads... They move forward, but end up right back in the same emotional place.” Here are 3 reasons why you should listen to this episode: You’ll learn about the five key checkpoints in what I call the Purpose Crossroads Loop, and why so many high-achieving women unknowingly stay stuck in it for years. I’ll walk you through a simple, reflective exercise to help you figure out exactly where you are...
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The Lightning Bolt That Changed Her Relationship With Work with Elisha Meek | Ep 259
Leadership Purpose with Dr. Robin
This week’s “At her Career Crossroads” insight comes from Elisha Meek. She says — “That I call my lightning bolt moment. I thought, oh my goodness, my career that I've been tying my whole entire life, my identity to for the past, you know, well over a decade doesn't have to be everything. I didn't wanna quit my career. I loved my job. I loved what I did, but I could have something else.” Here are 3 reasons why you should listen to this episode: If you’ve tied your identity to your career and quietly wonder, is this it?, this conversation will help you name what you’re really...
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The Wake-Up Call That Changed Everything with Katya Karlova | Ep 258
Leadership Purpose with Dr. Robin
This week’s “At her Career Crossroads” insight comes from Katya Karlova. She says — “It was like one of those moments where you just feel such clarity… I could see my future flash before me. And I was like, if I go back to that same grind, that same hustle, I am going to run my health into the ground.” Here are 3 reasons why you should listen to this episode: If you’ve ever kept pushing through burnout because you thought you had no other choice, Katya’s story will feel deeply familiar—and offer a new way forward. You’ll hear how ignoring your body’s signals can...
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When Your Career Looks Great but Feels Off with Sara Anderson | Ep 257
Leadership Purpose with Dr. Robin
This week’s “At her Career Crossroads” insight comes from Sara Anderson. She says — “Something that prolonged me taking the steps was for me to be able to make it make sense for everyone else around me. There's a real coming to terms with, like, leaders go first. So there is going to be a gap where people will not understand. It won't make sense. You're giving up a salary. You're giving up all these things for something else, and that may be difficult. There are gonna be people who wanna protect you from that. There's gonna be people who wanna save you, and they're like, the people...
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She Walked Away at 59 and Found True Purpose with Dr. Nina Nola
Leadership Purpose with Dr. Robin
This week’s “At her Career Crossroads” insight comes from Dr. Nina Nola. She says – “I found my purpose really late in life. I'm 64 years old and I'm finally bubbling on all levels. And it's the most wonderful feeling. And I want listeners to know it doesn't matter when you find your purpose. You just need to look inside when it's calling you and do it and follow it because that's what I did.” Here are 3 reasons why you should listen to this episode: If you’ve ever had that subtle, inner nudge telling you something needs to change — even when everything looks “successful”...
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The Wake Up Call That Changed Everything with Martine Cohen | Ep 255
Leadership Purpose with Dr. Robin
This week’s “At her Career Crossroads” insight comes from Martine Cohen. She says — “You know, like, when you have that little voice inside of you that's like, maybe you need to shift or maybe you need to do something differently or something more or something else. And I was hearing it, but not really listening to it. And if you don't listen to that little inner voice, it doesn't go away. It just gets louder and louder and louder.” Martine was a high-achieving attorney — successful, strategic, and driven — until a sudden car accident forced her into silence. With her mind...
info_outlineThis week’s “At her Career Crossroads” insight comes from Martine Cohen. She says —
“You know, like, when you have that little voice inside of you that's like, maybe you need to shift or maybe you need to do something differently or something more or something else. And I was hearing it, but not really listening to it. And if you don't listen to that little inner voice, it doesn't go away. It just gets louder and louder and louder.”
Martine was a high-achieving attorney — successful, strategic, and driven — until a sudden car accident forced her into silence. With her mind quieted, she could finally hear the truth that had been knocking for years. What followed was an inner reckoning, a shift in identity, and the discovery of a more aligned path. In this conversation, she shares what it really took to leave behind external expectations, stop pushing through depletion, and begin listening to the wisdom within.
Here are 3 reasons why you should listen to this episode:
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If you’ve ever questioned whether your ambition is still aligned with your purpose, Martine’s story will help you name that quiet tension and show you what’s possible on the other side.
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You’ll learn a simple, practical mindset shift Martine teaches her clients to use right in the moment when fear shows up — no overthinking required.
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If you're navigating a transition, Martine offers grounded wisdom on how to take the next step (without needing to see the whole path first).
Martine Cohen is the author of No More Layers: Discover Your Inner Power and Reclaim True Freedom from the Inside Out. A speaker, transformative coach, and former attorney, she helps high-achieving professionals move through personal and professional transitions with clarity and confidence.
Connect with Martine at: https://martinecohen.com/connectwithme
Get Martine's free mindset reset here at: https://martinecohen.com/mindsetreset
Want Clarity for What's Next?
If you’ve been standing at a crossroads sensing that your next chapter is calling but you’re not sure how to move forward, I created something for you. It’s called Clarity for What’s Next. It’s a short, self-paced audio course that helps you pause, listen, and find your next right step with more confidence, clarity, and purpose.
You can find it at: http://leadershippurposeinstitute.com/clarity
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This episode was produced by Lynda, Podcast Manager for GenX Creative Entrepreneurs at https://www.ljscreativeservices.co.nz