When Success Leaves You Asking, “Is This It?”

What happens when the career that defined you for 25 years suddenly disappears? In this episode of In-House Retreat, Michael Glatts sits down with Cesar Marin, founder of Cultivating Wisdom, to talk about the unexpected end of his career at CNN—and the personal transformation that followed. After being laid off, Cesar found himself at a crossroads. Instead of immediately chasing the next corporate opportunity, he began asking bigger questions about success, identity, fatherhood, and whether he was actually present for the life he’d worked so hard to build. Cesar opens up about his personal experiences with plant medicine and psychedelics, how they influenced his relationship with cannabis and intentional living, and why he approaches these conversations through education and his own experience rather than recommendation. Michael and Cesar also explore fatherhood and the emotional lives of men. Cesar shares why loving your children isn’t enough if you’re not truly present with them—and why men need relationships where they can talk honestly about more than wins and accomplishments. In this episode: • What happens when a 25-year career suddenly ends • Why achievement and fulfillment aren’t always the same thing • Cesar’s personal experience with psychedelics and plant medicine • How his relationship with cannabis changed • What becoming more present taught him about fatherhood • Why men need spaces for honest conversations about failure, fear, and stress • How to stop living on autopilot • Why today is the only day you can actually live Sometimes the biggest disruption in your life isn’t the end of the story. It’s the moment you finally start paying attention to it. Subscribe to In-House Retreat for more honest conversations about leadership, work, relationships, personal growth, and what it means to live—and work—with greater intention. #PersonalGrowth #Mindfulness #Fatherhood #Leadership #MensMentalHealth #CareerChange #InHouseRetreat Connect with me on LinkedIn:   / michaelaglatts