Dr Guitta Harb: From Bomb Shelters to Success | S02 Ep10

Dr Guitta Harb’s story is one of survival, ambition and an almost relentless determination to keep moving forward.

Born into war-ravaged Lebanon, Guitta spent part of her childhood sleeping in bomb shelters before moving to the United States at 14, teaching herself English and building an extraordinary career in cosmetic dentistry.

Today, she is a successful dentist, entrepreneur, podcast host, mindset and health coach, author and mother - but behind all of that achievement came another challenge: figuring out how to balance a demanding career, family life and the constant pressure to do everything well.

In this episode of The Gen-X-Perience Podcast, Guitta joins Stacey Jackson and Roy Basnett to talk about resilience, ambition, motherhood, burnout and what it really means to “have it all.”

She opens up about the guilt that can come with juggling a high-pressure career and raising children, the expectations women often place on themselves, and the solution she eventually found when she realised that success, and balance, doesn’t have to look the same for everyone.

It’s a conversation Stacey relates to deeply, as they explore that familiar struggle between wanting to be fully present as a mother while still refusing to give up the career, ambition and identity you’ve worked so hard to build.

Guitta also takes us behind the white coat to discuss the often-overlooked mental-health pressures within dentistry, including burnout, anxiety and depression, and why such a demanding profession can take a serious personal toll.

She also shares the thinking behind AWAKEN, her new mindset and health coaching program focused on helping people improve their mindset, health, fitness and sense of purpose, as well as her upcoming book, The Key Holder.

For our Gen-X audience, it’s a conversation that will feel very familiar: work hard, keep going, raise the family, build the career and somehow hold everything together - often while carrying a healthy dose of guilt along the way.

So can we really have it all? Or is the real secret learning to decide what “having it all” actually means to you?