How to Redefine Success After Tragedy : Becca Pearce on Mourning the Past

In this powerful episode of The Teaching Journeys Podcast, host Dave Roberts welcomes back executive coach and former CEO Becca Pearce — author of You Don't Have to Achieve to Be Loved — for a raw, honest conversation about mourning the past, redefining success, and choosing who you want to be after tragedy.Becca survived a brain tumor that left her with lasting disabilities and forced her to walk away from a high-powered career. Dave lost his daughter. Together, they explore what it truly means to grieve not just people, but the versions of ourselves we can never return to.In this episode, you'll learn:• What "mourning the past" really means — and why it's a necessary phase of personal reinvention• How to release an old identity without losing the parts of you worth keeping• Why the people closest to you often can't give you what you need during transformation• How to redefine success on your own terms (and write it down)• Why failure is not the opposite of success — and how to fail forward• The surprising research on what Americans say success means vs. what they really believeWhether you're navigating loss, a career pivot, a health crisis, or simply feeling stuck, this episode will challenge you to stop chasing someone else's definition of success — and start building your own.Becca’s Bio and Contact InformationBecca Pearce understands firsthand how hard change can be. Two life-altering events forced her to realize that what she once wanted no longer felt right. The resulting journey reshaped her path, upending everything she had believed about success and happiness.Over the last twelve years, Becca has learned the value of vulnerability, the importance of optimism and the imperative to find the life you want to live now because we're never promised tomorrow. A former CEO and state official, she is now the president of Extend Coaching & Consulting, a firm dedicated to helping people find the courage to live the life they've been dreaming of.Connect with Becca Pearce: morebekkapearcce.com | You Don't Have to Achieve to Be Loved available now.LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/beccapearce/Links to Episode 248 with Becca: YouTube, Apple, SpotifyThe Teaching Journeys Podcast | Hosted by Dave Roberts : Subscribe on Apple, Spotify or your favorite podcast platforms.Dave's Personal Website: davidrobertsmsw.com