What if your emotions weren’t problems to fix, but messengers inviting you into deeper self-awareness and resilience?

In this episode of Beautiful Work Beautiful Life, Laurel Boivin explores what it means to befriend your emotions—a practice many of us were never taught but deeply need. Rather than treating emotions as obstacles to control or avoid, she invites listeners to see them as valuable messengers offering insight into our inner world.

In this thoughtful conversation, Laurel shares how turning toward our emotions with curiosity instead of resistance expands our capacity to feel, process life’s experiences more fully, and build resilience from the inside out.

In This Episode:

• The hidden costs of suppressing or avoiding feelings

• How emotions function as messengers and sources of information

• A simple four-step practice for befriending and processing emotions

• Healthy ways to release emotional energy and build inner resilience

Journaling prompts are suggested to further your exploration. 

1. What feeling do I most often avoid?

2. What do I tend to do instead of feeling that emotion?

3. What healthy release practices are available to me when strong emotions arise?

4. When have I experienced a difficult emotion and discovered that I could outlast it?

5. What might change in my life if I approached my emotions with curiosity rather than judgment?

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. You can learn more about Laurel, her books, and work she does at www.liveyourinnerpower.com.

Laurel Boivin is a leadership coach, speaker, and workshop facilitator. Founder of Flux+Flow Professional Coaching, Laurel works with high-performing professionals and mission-driven organizations to shift from achievement to alignment — helping them connect deeply to purpose, lead with confidence, and create environments where people thrive.  A Reiki master and yoga practitioner, collector of sea glass and antiques, she lives in New Hampshire and summers in Maine.  You can learn more about Laurel and the work she does at www.fluxflowcoaching.com.

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