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Leading with Love & Restoring Balance

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How do we forgive ourselves when we’ve hurt the ones we love, and how do we simultaneously extend grace and compassion to others when they make mistakes?

We’re all human, which means we’ve all hurt someone at one point or another, but the defining moments often come after when we have to decide how to restore balance. The most harmonious relationships require us to lead with love, and in today’s episode, my walking companion, Lisane Basquiat, is sharing how she applies this philosophy in her life. 

As we continue our conversation from our recent episode together on her podcast, Shaping Freedom, we dive deeper into how she has worked to restore balance internally and externally, how this shift requires flexibility and determination, and why it’s important for us to evaluate our wants vs. our needs. 

Join us on this walk to find out how you can foster alignment and harmony in yourself and your relationships. 


In This Episode

  • (3:30) Lisane shares the experience that acted as a catalyst for change
  • (8:16) How to be aware of our tendency to hurt the people closest to us and how to restore balance
  • (17:00) Why we have to lead with love in our relationships
  • (22:15) The role of forgiveness and grace in fostering balance 
  • (24:55) The importance of forgiving ourselves while remaining compassionate with others
  • (28:18) How to approach balance with a sense of flexibility
  • (32:13) Why we have to see, hear, and understand others in conflict   
  • (38:37) Evaluating our needs vs. our wants 
  • (44:25) “We are all creators.” 
  • (47:00) Lisane shares her tips for honoring your harmony and agency


    • Notable Quotes

    • “Just like in the relationships that we have with other people, there is this ongoing dialogue with ourselves, and it includes the same elements of a quality relationship that we have with other people. Forgiveness, you know – ‘Please forgive me, and let’s move on.’ Because that’s the way, I believe, that you get right with yourself… Because once I’m willing to see myself as a human being who makes mistakes and is trying her best, then I can have true compassion for other people.” – Lisane (24:00)
    • “Now I’m asking myself some very different questions that are not about ego. They’re about something beyond that, something broader than that. And I say it that way because very often, I had to go through this. When I would ask questions like, ‘What are my values?’, a lot of the values that I had, or I should say the definitions of the values that I had, were chosen out of ego and preference. They were chosen out of, ‘If things are like this, then I feel like life is aligned and life is good.’ And now it’s, ‘Actually, no. Let me look at what are the qualities in me that are part of my essence that, when I bring them out, I’m bringing the value to my life – as opposed to lining things up that feel valuable.’”  – Luke (43:08)


      • Our Guest

      Lisane Basquiat is the founder of Shaping Freedom®, a personal growth company that trains individuals on how to gain empowerment through internal congruence and spiritual alignment. She also owns Hera Hub Carlsbad, a female-focused and gender inclusive community, co-working space, and business accelerator. She’s Co-Administer of the Jean-Michel Basquiat Estate, Board Certified by the Association of Integrative Psychology as a Master Practitioner and trainer of Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP), a Master Practitioner of Mental and Emotional Release® (MER) Therapy and Hypnotherapy, a Certified Professional Coach (iPEC graduate), an Accredited Energy Leadership Coach, a Reiki practitioner, and a Certified Advanced Theta Healer. 


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