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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[That little nudge, “Is this crazy?” can be the most honest career signal you’ll ever get, especially when your life looks great on paper but something inside still wants more.  I’m Eleonora, and for the very first episode I’m going first with my own story so you know exactly why this space exists and what kind of career and life reinvention we’re here to normalize. What you'll hear: The 6-year dream I kept postponingThe real life shifts behind the podcastThe moment everything looked perf...]]></itunes:summary>
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