#175: Flawed is the New Fabulous with Dr. Barbara

Would you like to be released from the pressure to be perfect? Meet Dr. Barbara! Her job is to help people love the life they have and I’m so excited to share her with you!

Dr. Barbara Lowe is a licensed psychologist who founded and owns her own practice in Durham, NC. She is also a Board Certified Life Coach, Somatic Experiencing practitioner, Speaker, Author, and Lay Minister. She is a wife, mother, and step-mother, and has used her training and the wounds of her past to minister professionally and personally to women for many years. Dr. Barbara has created the Hearts Returning Home method for overcoming difficult childhood experiences and messages, to help women move from "Where's the Life I Dreamed Of?" to real soul satisfaction and kick-butt success in life! She offers blogs, vlogs, podcasts, courses, intensives, and retreats at in order to move women into "Finally, here is the life I dreamed of."

WHAT WE CHAT ABOUT: the power of striving to be average

the loneliness of raising kids

parenting a child with special needs that are not visible

being conscious about how you narrate your life

making yourself a soft place for your kids when they make poor choices

Barbara’s experience walking through addiction with her son

how to detach with love

grieving in motherhood

the strength of community

LINKS MENTIONED: TedX talk with Lynette Lewis Boundaries

Connect with Dr. Barbara: website | instagram | facebook | youtube

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