Beautiful Work Beautiful Life

What does a beautiful life mean to you? 

In this podcast episode, Laurel Boivin interviews Jon Hand about his beautiful life and inner work journey.  

Their conversation covers the characteristics of a beautiful life, including selflessness, generosity, forgiveness, trust, curiosity, and investing in enduring things like relationships and self-awareness. 

They also discuss the importance of inner work in healing, self-discovery, and personal growth and share their personal experiences and commitment to inner work.  

1:45    Laurel introduces Jon Hand.

4:43    Laurel invites Jon to share what he considers beautiful about his life or a beautiful life.

6:21     Jon shares what a beautiful life means to him.  

12:09   Laurel and Jon talk about inner work.

13:40   Jon explains that the good, true, and beautiful are where we find the greatest joy, meaning, purpose, and satisfaction.  

16:53   Jon talks about inviting healing and the hard work of facing yourself.

20:25   Laurel and Jon discuss hiding parts of yourself and doing the work to come out of hiding.

23:07   Jon explains the problem with hiding. 

25:31   Jon shares the opportunities for awakening he experienced in his 30s. 

33:35   Jon talks about gifts and the shadow side of gifts.  

40:36   Jon shares the changes he’s experienced since he began doing inner work. 

46:52   Jon stresses the need for patience and deep compassion for yourself and the process while doing inner work.  

Host/Cohost/Guest Info

Guiding others to become effective leaders of their own lives, Laurel Holland, has been on a journey of awakening and transformation throughout her life. Writing about inner work, Laurel has authored four books, including Crossroads and Love’s 8 Laws. Her books, Live Your Inner Power, the Journal, and Courageous Woman, introduce, share, and explore the eight foundational practices for creating transformation from the inside out. Through her books, programs, and innovative talks, Laurel’s great desire is to lift others up and courageously step into the life they came here to live.

Laurel Boivin, life coach and founder of Flux+Flow Professional Coaching, helps high-performing professionals increase self-awareness and shift perspective to improve performance, increase personal contribution, and experience greater fulfillment and purpose. Laurel began coaching after a 30-year corporate career. A Reiki master and yoga practitioner, collector of sea glass and antiques, she lives in New Hampshire and summers in Maine.

Jon Hand, PCC, MDiv, is a leadership coach, leadership development consultant, and entrepreneur. Over the past 25 years Jon has been in faith based, non-profit, and business leadership roles. Jon’s specializes in a form of leadership development called Soul Coaching that guides leaders to deepen their soul and expand their skills.  

Jon specializes in the S.P.I.R.E (Spiritual, Physical, Intellectual, Relational, Emotional) model of coaching to help leaders integrate 5 aspects of their being to transform how they live and lead. Jon takes leaders on a unique year-long Soul Coaching journey that blends neuroscience, leadership skills, relational and emotional intelligence, and soul formation to help leaders lead from their own transformation. Jon’s vision is to develop thousands of non-anxiously wise, people-focused, risk-taking leaders who inspire greatness in the people they love and places they lead.  

Jon also runs Transformational Coaching, a leadership development school that trains leaders to integrate coaching skills and approaches into their leadership skillset. Jon is a PCC Level Coach and Mentor Coach / Trainer with the International Coach Federation.  

Visit https://www.transformationalcoaching.me/ to learn more about Jon and the work he does.  

Questions for Jon Hand can be sent to [email protected].

Send questions to Laurel Boivin at [email protected] and to Laurel Holland at [email protected].

The link to our private Facebook group is https//www.facebook.com/groups/beautifulworkbeautifullife.

In this podcast episode, Laurel Boivin explores what it takes for us to love all parts of ourselves. She dives into the importance of self-acceptance in personal growth and fulfillment and living to our full potential, and shares her knowledge, experience, and personal stories about self-acceptance and inner work.  

Laurel also gives practical advice for cultivating self-acceptance through self-reflection, journaling, and forgiveness, highlighting the need for self-compassion, loving self-kindness, and inner work.

1:46 Laurel shares what she’s excited about and why.

2:33 Laurel introduces herself and Laurel Holland as co-hosts and life coaches.

4:03 Laurel explores the relationship between confidence and self-acceptance.

6:06 Why self acceptance is important.

7:45 How to know if you have inner work to do around self-acceptance.

9:41 Laurel shares her “light-bulb moment”  when she realized she was hiding parts of herself.

12:07 Laurel shares a recent experience when she confidently acknowledged parts of herself that she had hidden in the past.

14:09  Laurel shares what she’s learned about self-acceptance and loving all your parts.

15:49 Suggestions to help you begin making peace with all your parts, including ho'oponopono, a Hawaiian practice of forgiveness.

20:59 Laurel introduces the concept of hiding as a survival strategy and encourages a new strategy based on new skills.

The email to send questions to Laurel Boivin is [email protected] and for Laurel Holland - [email protected]

The link to our private Facebook group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/beautifulworkbeautifullife

Links to Laurel Boivin's website - www.fluxflowcoaching.com and Laurel Holland's website - www.liveyourinnerpower.com 

Host/Cohost/Guest Info

Guiding others to become effective leaders of their own lives, Laurel Holland, has been on a journey of awakening and transformation throughout her life. Writing about inner work, Laurel has authored four books including Crossroads and Love’s 8 Laws. Her books, Live Your Inner Power, the Journal, and Courageous Woman, introduce, share, and explore the eight foundational practices for creating transformation from the inside out. Through her books, programs, and innovative talks, Laurel’s great desire is to lift others up and courageously step into the life they came here to live.

Laurel Boivin, life coach and founder of Flux+Flow Professional Coaching, helps high-performing professionals overcome overwhelm and disillusionment by increasing self-awareness and shifting perspective to improve performance, increase personal contribution, and experience a greater sense of fulfillment and purpose. Laurel began coaching after a 30-year corporate career.  A Reiki master and yoga practitioner, collector of sea glass and antiques, she lives in New Hampshire and summers in Maine.

Life coaches, Laurel Boivin and Laurel Holland, discuss their personal journeys towards self-awareness and authentic living and developing confidence along the way. They emphasize the importance of inner work, mentors, and supportive surroundings in creating a fulfilling life and knowing that you have the power to create what you want in your life. Discussing the significance of cultivating intuition and inner knowingness, they share that these qualities lead to deeper self-awareness and personal growth. Both coaches stress the value of trusting one's intuition and honoring one's authentic self.

Journaling prompts are suggested to further your exploration. 

The email to send questions to Laurel Boivin is [email protected] and for Laurel Holland - [email protected]

The link to our private Facebook group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/beautifulworkbeautifullife

Host/Cohost/Guest Info

Guiding others to become effective leaders of their own lives, Laurel Holland, has been on a journey of awakening and transformation throughout her life. Writing about inner work, Laurel has authored four books including Crossroads and Love’s 8 Laws. Her books, Live Your Inner Power, the Journal, and Courageous Woman, introduce, share, and explore the eight foundational practices for creating transformation from the inside out. Through her books, programs, and innovative talks, Laurel’s great desire is to lift others up and courageously step into the life they came here to live.

Laurel Boivin, life coach and founder of Flux+Flow Professional Coaching, helps high-performing professionals overcome overwhelm and disillusionment by increasing self-awareness and shifting perspective to improve performance, increase personal contribution, and experience a greater sense of fulfillment and purpose. Laurel began coaching after a 30-year corporate career.  A Reiki master and yoga practitioner, collector of sea glass and antiques, she lives in New Hampshire and summers in Maine.

Laurel Holland and Laurel Boivin, the hosts, are life coaches who work with individuals helping them navigate the rocky waters of inner life and what can be the messy reality of their day-to-day lives.

Laurel and Laurel kick off the season interviewing each other about their "beautiful" lives. In this second episode of the season, Laurel Boivin interviews Laurel Holland about her beautiful life and her inner work.  Laurel Boivin and Laurel Holland discuss the importance of living authentically and true to oneself, emphasizing the value of inner work, self-discovery, and taking risks to pursue one's dreams. They share their personal experiences and insights on cultivating a life that brings joy, appreciation, and fulfillment, and the importance of gratitude and appreciation for the journey. They also discuss their experiences with inner work and personal growth, highlighting the importance of recognizing patterns, exploring identity, and taking responsibility for growth.

3:00 Laurel becomes emotional with gratitude about being in the fullness of her beautiful life, describing what makes it so in her daily life, honing in on the beauty and intimacy of her friendships

5:50 Laurel talks about the beginning of her journey in her family of origin, the appreciation and also the dysfunction which led her to codependency, sharing a specific example of finishing college a semester early and by 30 realizing she could only make her life good by focusing on her life

9:05 Laurel's shares her aha moment when she realized she was repeating family patterns of inner unhappiness, the crossroad that brought on her inner work, and the dilemma of how to face her dissatisfaction in her marriage leading to an emotional crisis.

11:25 An encapsulation of her fast trajectory of diving in and embracing her inner work, realizing her emotional and energetic sensitivity that was part of her long-standing inner sadness.

14:00 If I'm not sad, what am I? How inner problems can define us until we discover more of who we are.

16:00 Their conversation about being a human being versus a human doer.

17:00 What makes Laurel's relationships intimate, nourishing, supportive relationships. Learning about self to find what you really want.

18:40 Why it was so hard to leave her marriage and why it felt so important to do it for Laurel. 

20:10 When you know you're meant for more, look at your self-definition. Laurel's self-definition that kept her from an important choice.

22:20 Having no regrets even with the things that weren't done "perfectly".

24:01 What Laurel tells someone just beginning the inner work. The portal to creating your beautiful life.

Links/Books mentioned - Crossroads, Poetry for the Courageous Soul by Laurel Holland

The email to send questions to Laurel Boivin is [email protected] and for Laurel Holland - [email protected]

The link to our private Facebook group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/beautifulworkbeautifullife

Host/Cohost/Guest Info

Guiding others to become effective leaders of their own lives, Laurel Holland, has been on a journey of awakening and transformation throughout her life. Writing about inner work, Laurel has authored four books including Crossroads and Love’s 8 Laws. Her books, Live Your Inner Power, the Journal, and Courageous Woman, introduce, share, and explore the eight foundational practices for creating transformation from the inside out. Through her books, programs, and innovative talks, Laurel’s great desire is to lift others up and courageously step into the life they came here to live.

Laurel Boivin, life coach and founder of Flux+Flow Professional Coaching, helps high-performing professionals overcome overwhelm and disillusionment by increasing self-awareness and shifting perspective to improve performance, increase personal contribution, and experience a greater sense of fulfillment and purpose. Laurel began coaching after a 30-year corporate career.  A Reiki master and yoga practitioner, collector of sea glass and antiques, she lives in New Hampshire and summers in Maine.

Laurel Holland and Laurel Boivin, the hosts, are life coaches who work with individuals helping them navigate the rocky waters of inner life and what can be the messy reality of their day-to-day lives.

Laurel and Laurel kick off the season interviewing each other about their "beautiful" lives. In this episode Laurel Holland interviews Laurel Boivin about her beautiful life and her inner work. Laurel Boivin shares her journey of self-discovery, revealing how she reevaluated her values after a series of situations with her ex-husband, husband at the time, and a friend. Laurel Holland shares her personal experiences with inner conflict and self-discovery, emphasizing the importance of self-trust, authenticity, and embodiment work in overcoming people-pleasing tendencies and loyalty issues. Both Laurels discussed the components of a fulfilling life, including loving relationships, community, and the ability to contribute and connect with others, while highlighting the significance of embodied self-awareness in understanding and working through emotions.

Highlights from the show and Laurel Boivin’s tale of her beautiful work -

The email to send questions to Laurel Boivin is [email protected] and for Laurel Holland - [email protected]

The link to our private Facebook group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/beautifulworkbeautifullife

Host/Cohost/Guest Info

Guiding others to become effective leaders of their own lives, Laurel Holland, has been on a journey of awakening and transformation throughout her life. Writing about inner work, Laurel has authored four books including Crossroads and Love’s 8 Laws. Her books, Live Your Inner Power, the Journal, and Courageous Woman, introduce, share, and explore the eight foundational practices for creating transformation from the inside out. Through her books, programs, and innovative talks, Laurel’s great desire is to lift others up and courageously step into the life they came here to live.

Laurel Boivin, life coach and founder of Flux+Flow Professional Coaching, helps high-performing professionals overcome overwhelm and disillusionment by increasing self-awareness and shifting perspective to improve performance, increase personal contribution, and experience a greater sense of fulfillment and purpose. Laurel began coaching after a 30-year corporate career.  A Reiki master and yoga practitioner, collector of sea glass and antiques, she lives in New Hampshire and summers in Maine.

Welcome to the next season of the Beautiful Work Beautiful Life podcast - Tales from a Beautiful Life. The hosts share the new routine or rhythm of the podcast for the season as well as sharing the story of what's behind the changes. The mission of the podcast remains to inspire listeners into doing their inner work and creating the life that they would consider to be beautiful to them. Listeners will hear from podcast guests about the inner work they did and how that translated into the life that they love today. Listeners may more clearly see how the results of inner work become a beautiful life. 

The email to send questions to Laurel Boivin is [email protected] and for Laurel Holland - [email protected]

The link to our private Facebook group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/beautifulworkbeautifullife

Host/Cohost/Guest Info

Guiding others to become effective leaders of their own lives, Laurel Holland, has been on a journey of awakening and transformation throughout her life. Writing about inner work, Laurel has authored four books including Crossroads and Love’s 8 Laws. Her books, Live Your Inner Power, the Journal, and Courageous Woman, introduce, share, and explore the eight foundational practices for creating transformation from the inside out. Through her books, programs, and innovative talks, Laurel’s great desire is to lift others up and courageously step into the life they came here to live.

Laurel Boivin, life coach and founder of Flux+Flow Professional Coaching, helps high-performing professionals overcome overwhelm and disillusionment by increasing self-awareness and shifting perspective to improve performance, increase personal contribution, and experience a greater sense of fulfillment and purpose. Laurel began coaching after a 30-year corporate career.  A Reiki master and yoga practitioner, collector of sea glass and antiques, she lives in New Hampshire and summers in Maine.

Closing out Season 3 of the podcast, listen in to the third most downloaded episode of the season!

Do you have relationships in which you feel known and understood? Do you have safe people with whom you can share your deepest truth? Trusting relationships are often the bedrock of a fulfilling and heartfelt life and most certainly of experiencing fulfilling connection.

Knowing how important this aspect of life is, how do you build trusting relationships? There are specific elements that create trusting relationships that many won't take the time to explore or learn, and will feel disappointed in the relationships they experience. In this episode you'll hear about many of those specific elements and how to begin cultivating those in your own life. 

Journaling prompts are suggested to further your exploration. 

Links/Books mentioned - John Bradshaw on Oprah leading inner child meditation

The email to send questions to Laurel Boivin is [email protected] and for Laurel Holland - [email protected]

The link to our private Facebook group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/beautifulworkbeautifullife

Host/Cohost/Guest Info

Guiding others to become effective leaders of their own lives, Laurel Holland, has been on a journey of awakening and transformation throughout her life. Writing about inner work, Laurel has authored four books including Crossroads and Love’s 8 Laws. Her books, Live Your Inner Power, the Journal, and Courageous Woman, both of which share the eight foundational practices for creating transformation from the inside out. Through her books, programs, and innovative talks, Laurel’s great desire is to lift others up and courageously step into the life they came here to live.

Laurel Boivin, life coach and founder of Flux+Flow Professional Coaching, helps high-performing professionals overcome overwhelm and disillusionment by increasing self-awareness and shifting perspective to improve performance, increase personal contribution, and experience a greater sense of fulfillment and purpose. Laurel began coaching after a 30-year corporate career.  A Reiki master and yoga practitioner, collector of sea glass and antiques, she lives in New Hampshire and summers in Maine.

Listen in to the second most downloaded episode of Season 3, How can shifting perspective change your life?

When you have no solution to your problem, it's time to shift your perspective. When you are completely frustrated with a situation, person, or experience, it's time to shift your perspective. When you don't have the ability to make an impact that you want, it's time to shift your perspective. Shifting your perspective can be one of the most valuable tools for inner work and for outer contentment. So how do you actually do it? You'll learn about how to work with your perspective in this podcast episode.

Journaling prompts are suggested to further your exploration. 

 The email to send questions to Laurel Boivin is [email protected] and for Laurel Holland - [email protected]

The link to our private Facebook group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/beautifulworkbeautifullife

Host/Cohost/Guest Info

Guiding others to become effective leaders of their own lives, Laurel Holland, has been on a journey of awakening and transformation throughout her life. Writing about inner work, Laurel has authored four books including Crossroads and Love’s 8 Laws. Her books, Live Your Inner Power, the Journal, and Courageous Woman, introduce, share, and explore the eight foundational practices for creating transformation from the inside out. Through her books, programs, and innovative talks, Laurel’s great desire is to lift others up and courageously step into the life they came here to live.

Laurel Boivin, life coach and founder of Flux+Flow Professional Coaching, helps high-performing professionals overcome overwhelm and disillusionment by increasing self-awareness and shifting perspective to improve performance, increase personal contribution, and experience a greater sense of fulfillment and purpose. Laurel began coaching after a 30-year corporate career.  A Reiki master and yoga practitioner, collector of sea glass and antiques, she lives in New Hampshire and summers in Maine.

Listen in again to the top downloaded episode of Season 3, Letting Go of Expectations.

Expectations, reasonable or unreasonable, have the potential to create a life of being let down or disappointed. This episode focuses on helping the listener identify possible sources of their expectations and then how to work with them pro-actively to live both realistically and also with hope and faith. Topics addressed include the plague of perfectionism, conscious decision making, identifying expectations through looking at habits, generational woundings, and taking responsibility in real time, among other strategies to work with this complex topic.

Journaling prompts are suggested to further your exploration. 

The email to send questions to Laurel Boivin is [email protected] and for Laurel Holland - [email protected]

The link to our private Facebook group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/beautifulworkbeautifullife

Host/Cohost/Guest Info

Guiding others to become effective leaders of their own lives, Laurel Holland, has been on a journey of awakening and transformation throughout her life. Writing about inner work, Laurel has authored four books including Crossroads and Love’s 8 Laws. Her books, Live Your Inner Power, the Journal, and Courageous Woman, introduce, share, and explore the eight foundational practices for creating transformation from the inside out. Through her books, programs, and innovative talks, Laurel’s great desire is to lift others up and courageously step into the life they came here to live.

Laurel Boivin, life coach and founder of Flux+Flow Professional Coaching, helps high-performing professionals overcome overwhelm and disillusionment by increasing self-awareness and shifting perspective to improve performance, increase personal contribution, and experience a greater sense of fulfillment and purpose. Laurel began coaching after a 30-year corporate career.  A Reiki master and yoga practitioner, collector of sea glass and antiques, she lives in New Hampshire and summers in Maine.

How do you approach change? Many of us resist or dread the idea of change. It is famously said that there is only one constant and that is change. Some of us create chaos and drama as a way of experiencing change in a passive kind of way that often produces unfortunate conditions or results. Being able to address change, and even welcome it, can be a stress reliever. Listen in to this podcast conversation and discover some ideas about how to welcome and embrace change as a positive in your life. 

The email to send questions to Laurel Boivin is [email protected] and for Laurel Holland - [email protected]

The link to our private Facebook group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/beautifulworkbeautifullife

Host/Cohost/Guest Info

Guiding others to become effective leaders of their own lives, Laurel Holland, has been on a journey of awakening and transformation throughout her life. Writing about inner work, Laurel has authored four books including Crossroads and Love’s 8 Laws. Her books, Live Your Inner Power, the Journal, and Courageous Woman, introduce, share, and explore the eight foundational practices for creating transformation from the inside out. Through her books, programs, and innovative talks, Laurel’s great desire is to lift others up and courageously step into the life they came here to live.

Laurel Boivin, life coach and founder of Flux+Flow Professional Coaching, helps high-performing professionals overcome overwhelm and disillusionment by increasing self-awareness and shifting perspective to improve performance, increase personal contribution, and experience a greater sense of fulfillment and purpose. Laurel began coaching after a 30-year corporate career.  A Reiki master and yoga practitioner, collector of sea glass and antiques, she lives in New Hampshire and summers in Maine.