If you are in transition - between jobs, between identities, between who you were and who you are becoming - this episode is for you.
Most people in this space think they have a purpose problem. They don't know what they want, can't find their direction, keep starting things that don't go anywhere. In this episode of Alignment by Tuva, you will understand why the real issue is almost never a lack of purpose. It's a signal problem - a nervous system so conditioned by years of doing what was expected that it can no longer clearly hear what is genuinely true.
Drawing on my own experience of seven years in corporate - restless, empty, running five side projects simultaneously and going nowhere - I share the neuroscience of why transition feels like freefall, why scattering your energy across multiple projects keeps you stuck, and how one project, chosen with precision, becomes the identity bridge your nervous system has been looking for.
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Topics: finding your purpose, life transition, identity crisis, nervous system regulation, dopamine, prefrontal cortex, career change, burnout recovery, somatic healing, purpose and meaning, how to find your passion, starting over, clarity, focus, motivation neuroscience
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