Candice Snyder: Reinvention, Kindness & Lessons From 300 Conversations | Episode 45

What happens when the career and identity you built are suddenly taken away?
After a work-related injury ended her career as a dental hygienist and left her with a permanent disability, Candice Snyder spent years trying to understand what could come next.
Today, Candice hosts the globally ranked Passion, Purpose and Possibilities podcast, where more than 300 conversations have explored resilience, transformation, purpose, mental health, kindness, and meaningful impact.
In this episode of Rebuild & Fulfill, Kelsey Dunbar and Marc Rogala talk with Candice about rebuilding after unexpected loss, discovering purpose through service, and creating conversations that help people feel seen, heard, and less alone.
Candice shares:
• The injury that ended her career and changed her identity
• Rediscovering purpose through connection and service
• Beginning a podcast despite her discomfort with technology
• What interviewing men taught her about shared humanity
• Seven lessons from 300 conversations
• Why kindness needs to become louder and more visible
• Listening in a way that makes people feel genuinely seen
• Why reinvention has no age limit or expiration date
• What she hopes to create next
Kelsey and Marc also acknowledge how the life and loss of Candice’s brother, Mike, shaped her commitment to mental-health advocacy and suicide prevention. Rather than asking Candice to retell a story she recently shared in depth, this conversation honors Mike’s influence while keeping the focus on celebrating Candice and the impact she continues to make.
You don’t need to have your entire next chapter figured out. Sometimes rebuilding begins with one honest conversation, one act of kindness, or simply remaining open to a new possibility.
CONNECT WITH CANDICE
Passion, Purpose and Possibilities Podcast:
https://www.podpage.com/passion-purpose-and-possibilities-1/
LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/candicesnyder/
MAKE MENTAL HEALTH MATTER INTERVIEW
In “Finding Gratitude in the Hardest Moments,” Candice speaks openly about losing her brother to suicide, navigating grief, and finding hope, gratitude, connection, and purpose after tremendous loss:
https://www.spreaker.com/episode/make-mental-health-matter-with-kelli-melissa-reinhardt-finding-gratitude-in-the-hardest-moments--75670475
Make Mental Health Matter:
https://www.mmhm.org/
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 – When the life you expected suddenly changes
01:59 – Welcoming Candice Snyder
02:35 – The injury that ended Candice’s career
05:42 – Rediscovering purpose through connection and service
09:57 – How the podcast became something bigger
12:04 – Beginning before she knew it would work
12:55 – The conversation that revealed its potential
13:38 – What interviewing men taught Candice
15:30 – Seven lessons from 300 conversations
17:12 – Honoring Mike and his influence
19:25 – Why kindness needs to become louder
23:04 – Connection matters more than content
26:43 – Reinvention and rediscovering purpose
29:29 – What Candice hopes to create next
31:36 – Reflection and wrap-up
32:57 – Where to follow Candice
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