Confidence Classic: Break Free From Stigma and Build the Life You Really Want with Dr. Gail Saltz

Creating Confidence with Heather Monahan

Heather Monahan

Entrepreneurship, Education, Business, Self-improvement

4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 2 September 2025

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

What would you do if you built a career most people envy, but deep down, you knew it wasn’t the life you truly wanted? In this episode, I talk with Dr. Gail Saltz about the courage it takes to make a massive life and career pivot, even when it means facing judgment, stigma, and fear head on. Dr. Saltz shares how to navigate criticism from colleagues, let go of shame, and build a career that aligns with your passion and purpose. We also dive into how to reframe “disabilities” as unique strengths, move past fear, and own the truth of who you are. Give yourself the courage to unlock your unique gifts, reframe challenges, and use your voice to make a bigger impact. In This Episode You Will Learn How to PUSH THROUGH STIGMA and judgment when making a big change. Why LETTING GO OF SHAME is essential to living authentically. Mindset SHIFTS that help you move past fear and self-doubt. Tips to recognize your UNIQUE STRENGTHS. How to BUILD a life and career that’s aligned with who you really are. Resources + Links Buy Dr. Gail’s book ⁠The Power of Different: The Link Between Disorder and Genius⁠ Check out ⁠The National Institute of Mental Health⁠ Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period at shopify.com/monahan Download the CFO’s Guide to AI and Machine Learning at NetSuite.com/MONAHAN. Want to do more and spend less like Uber, 8x8, and Databricks Mosaic? Take a free test drive of OCI at oracle.com/MONAHAN. Get 10% off your first Mitopure order at timeline.com/CONFIDENCE. Get 15% off your first order when you use code CONFIDENCE15 at checkout at jennikayne.com. Call my digital clone at 201-897-2553! Visit heathermonahan.com Sign up for my mailing list: heathermonahan.com/mailing-list/ Overcome Your Villains is Available NOW! Order here: https://overcomeyourvillains.com If you haven't yet, get my first book Confidence Creator Follow Heather on Instagram & LinkedIn Dr. Gail on Website & ⁠Twitter

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0:00.0	The one thing I would tell you from older patients that I see is that it's easier to live with
0:07.1	mistakes than it is to live with regret.
0:10.9	Wow.
0:11.5	And you may falter, maybe it didn't work out, you may have to back up, there may be some loss
0:18.4	involved, but to never try and to just stay stuck is a tougher
0:23.3	place to be.
0:24.1	Come on this journey with me.
0:25.6	Each week when you join me, we are going to chase down our goals.
0:29.9	We'll overcome adversity and set you up for a better tomorrow.
0:34.5	I'm ready for my close-up.
0:36.4	Tell me, have you been enjoying these new bonus confidence classics episodes we've been dropping on you every week?
0:42.7	We've literally hundreds of episodes for you to listen to.
0:45.5	So these bonuses are a great way to help you find the ones you may have already missed.
0:50.5	I hope you love this one as much as I do.
0:53.0	Hi, and welcome back to creating confidence. I'm so
0:57.0	glad you're here. I was just sitting here thinking about how frustrated I am right now.
1:03.3	And I literally, as soon as I turned the mic on to talk to you, I get excited. So that's good.
1:09.7	All right, progress. I was really in a crap mood.
1:14.0	And I want to share this with you because I definitely am a positive person. I definitely like to
1:18.7	put positive spins on things. But everybody has a bad day, bad week, you know, bad moments in time,
1:24.5	tough moments in time. And these are all first world problems. So I try not to get too caught up in them. But as you know, if you heard the show last week, I was really sick. I chose not to take medicine. Bad move, Monaghan. I usually always get a Z-pack once a year. I get sick. I lose my voice. I take a Z-pack. I bounce back. This year I tried, I try not to give my son
1:46.2	antibiotics because the doctor says, you know, not to get them conditioned to teach their bodies
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