What if you didn't need to fix the feeling, understand it, or make it go away?

What if you could simply let yourself be in it?

In this episode, I talk about learning to sit in the discomfort of our emotions instead of immediately trying to escape them, to distract, numb, solve, rationalise or rush ourselves back to feeling "okay."

Because we won't always have it together. We won't always know what to do next. And sometimes the most compassionate thing we can offer ourselves is permission to feel exactly what we're feeling without making it mean something has gone wrong.

Not every uncomfortable feeling needs a solution.

Sometimes it needs space.

Sometimes it needs to move through us.

Because as much as we might wish there were a shortcut, sometimes the only way out really is through.

What if the advice you've heard a hundred times isn’t here to teach you something new, but to remind you of what you already know? But haven't applied yet?

"Slow down."
"Comparison steals joy."
"Consistency beats motivation."
"Be present."

These phrases are too easy to dismiss because they feel overused. But maybe they’ve stayed with us for a reason. Maybe they’re not meant to be groundbreaking, they’re meant to bring us back. To remember.

In this episode, I explore some personal reflection on moments and real things that have happened, and how I've learnt through living them - only to have realised that what some of us see are "cliches", really are true!

I share a thought on how the simplest truths aren’t here to educate us, but to gently remind us of what we’ve drifted away from. Why we keep searching for something new instead of returning to what already works. And how real change often comes not from learning more, but from remembering, and being reminded. And more importantly... practicing what we (think) we already know.

If you're rolling your eyes at the things you see, chances are, there is something in it for you.

This conversation is an invitation to stop chasing new answers, and start listening to the ones that have been there waiting for you all along.

We're constantly chasing a simpler life.

But what if life was never meant to be simple?

Life is designed to hold intensity. Love is intense. Parenting is intense. Building a business, growing, grieving, healing... they're all beautifully demanding parts of being human. The real problem isn't the weight we carry. It's the unnecessary complexity we've added along the way.

In this episode, I explore the difference between a hard life and a complicated one, why removing just one thing can create more freedom than adding ten new habits, and how creating space, not perfection, might be the greatest gift you can give yourself.

Perhaps making life easier isn't about doing less.

Perhaps it's about carrying less of what was never yours to begin with.

Welcome to episode 73 on In Her Alchemy!

I chose to record this after sharing a short story on my Instagram a couple of weeks ago and having a number of people wanting to hear a bit more on it, so... here it is! The concept was around how life will present you with people and circumstances to show you in life where you are not free.

The people who trigger you, the patterns that keep repeating, the moments that activate you emotionally… they’re all often revealing something WAY deeper.

In this episode, I explore how life presents us with people and circumstances that show us where we’re still attached, reactive, fearful, or seeking control... and guess what? It's not to punish us, but it is an invitation to bring awareness to the places within us that are asking, maybe even screaming... for freedom.

A conversation about triggers, emotional reactions, nervous system patterns, relationships, and the subtle power of self-awareness and self-responsibility.

What if your child isn’t being difficult… they’re just being misunderstood? Welcome to another episode of In Her Alchemy!

In this episode, I explore parenting through a different lens, one that moves away from correction and into connection.

Because so often, we respond to behaviour at the surface... without pausing to understand what’s actually underneath it.

Big emotions, shutdowns, frustration... they’re not random. They’re communication, in the way they know how. This is about learning to see your child as they are, not as who we expect them to be.
Understanding that each child is wired differently… and needs to be met differently. And maybe more importantly… it’s about the role we play in that.

Our reactions.
Our triggers.
Our ability to slow down and respond, instead of react.

A gentle reframe for any parent who’s been feeling overwhelmed, unsure, or like they’re getting it wrong.

And I promise you - You’re not failing, you’re learning your child.

If this landed for you, come and share with me over on Instagram @hayleylaurenson, I'd love to offer you a Parenting by Design reading.
I’d love to hear what you’re noticing, what you’re shifting, and what you’re starting to see differently in your child.

Welcome to another episode of In Her Alchemy…

This is for the woman who’s doing the work… navigating life, growth, motherhood, business, relationships and craving something - to simply be seen.

There’s a quiet kind of strength in showing up when no one’s watching.

In this episode, I’m exploring what it really means to back yourself - especially in the moments where you’ve done something hard, stretched your limits, or honoured your body… and the outside world doesn’t quite meet you there.

We talk about movement as a relationship, not a performance. About pushing through resistance in a way that builds trust with yourself. And the subtle habit so many of us have of waiting to be seen, validated, or celebrated before we let something count.

This is your reminder that your effort is real - whether it’s witnessed or not.
That your body knows what you’ve done.
And that learning to celebrate yourself might be one of the most powerful shifts you’ll ever make.

If you’ve been showing up quietly… this one’s for you.

Welcome to another episode of In Her Alchemy.

What if the life you’re living isn’t a reflection of what’s possible for you… but a reflection of what you’ve practiced?

In this episode, I’m diving into the neuroscience of thought patterns, not in a heavy, clinical way… but in a way you can actually feel and apply. Because most of us aren’t stuck.
We’re just repeating thoughts that have been wired through familiarity, not truth.

I talk about why your brain clings to what’s known (even when it’s limiting), how your inner dialogue quietly shapes your reality and why pressure isn’t the thing that changes you… persistence is.

This is about noticing the voice in your head, questioning it, and gently choosing something different again and again.

Not overnight. Not perfectly. But consistently enough that something new begins to take root.

If you’ve been hard on yourself lately… this will meet you there. And maybe, just maybe, shift the way you speak to yourself from here on out.

Welcome to another episode of In Her Alehcmy!

There’s something I keep coming back to… assuming positive intent. Because it’s so easy to take things personally, to read tone, words, or reactions as something against us.

But when we assume negative intent, we close, we react, we harden.

And when we choose to assume positive intent… we soften, we listen, we get curious.

Most of the time, people aren’t trying to hurt us.
They’re navigating their own confusion, emotions, or unmet needs. And when we meet that with defensiveness, it just becomes two people missing each other.

But when one person chooses to pause… and see the human first… everything shifts.

This is just another little tool for finding fortune in the reframe!

Welcome to 2026! I am back!

Sharing here when it aligns, when I want to, when the message is strong and for no other reason than to continue to embody the little nudges of truth that I weave myself through in this life, always working on it, it being life, it being me, Hayley - In Her Alchemy.

In this episode I am reflecting on a two-month pause, during which I reevaluated life and social media presence, feeling it had become performative and disconnected, anyone else? Ick.

I share about and emphasise the importance of humility, letting go of resentment, and taking responsibility for our own happiness and life choices.

Time stamps:

• Rebirth and Reflection (0:03)
• Social Media and Personal Space (1:27)
• Humility and Letting Go (3:58)
• Responsibility and Personal Power (6:05)
• Conclusion and Encouragement (9:06)

Enjoy 🤍

Welcome to another episode of In Her Alchemy, in this episode I talk about how our energy can be impacted by projection’s just as much as I can reflections. Join me in this episode as we explore paying attention to what our body is trying to tell us, paying attention to the signs, and paying attention to how we choose to live out our values - to live a more aligned calm life.