Mom on Purpose

When my brother was diagnosed with cancer, I found myself grappling with overwhelming emotions and an incessant stream of thoughts. It was during this tumultuous time that the book "The Untethered Soul" became my beacon of hope.

In this episode of the Mom On Purpose Book Club we touch upon the five key sections of the book—Awakening, Experiencing, Freeing, Going, and Living—each representing a step towards spiritual growth and inner peace.

We also tackle the idea of "inner thorns" that cause pain and block our energy. Using a powerful analogy, we'll explore how to face and remove these inner obstacles for true healing.

Join me and learn practical techniques to stay energized and motivated, even when negative past experiences threaten to drag you down.

What you'll learn:

• How to distinguish between your thoughts and your deeper consciousness
• The importance of understanding our true essence beyond our life experiences, body, and emotions
• Techniques to observe and manage the incessant inner voice that narrates our psyche
• The significance of facing and removing inner thorns
• Insights from "The Untethered Soul" that can aid in achieving spiritual growth and inner peace during challenging times

Featured on the Show: 

• The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself
• Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle – by Emily Nagoski PhD
• The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma - by Bessel van der Kolk M.D.

Click HERE to watch this video to learn The 3 Things to Avoid When Reading Self-Help Books

How to Connect with Lara:

Web: www.larajohnsoncoaching.com 

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Summer is officially out! Today the kids are out of school. That's a big deal. I get really excited about this time of year because I know that my mornings will be less stressful.

But I also find that my anxiety starts to get a little bit higher, as I think about the kids being home all day. I just knew that traditional parenting strategies don't work for my kids.

So, as I've been thinking about what I wanted to talk about today, I have decided to share with you these out of-box parenting ideas that are highly effective for any child.
Strategies that are focused more on value and creating something that works than just getting them to behave in a certain way. 

Embrace these techniques and transform your parenting journey into a more fulfilling and less stressful experience this summer.

What you'll learn in this episode:  

• Mindset shifts for parenting neurodivergent children
• Engaging in innovative connection strategies to strengthen the parent-child bond
• Using humor and physical play to defuse sibling rivalry and setting boundaries
• Strategically using electronics for parental downtime and encouraging children to negotiate chores
• "Mom timeouts" for sensory detox

Click HERE to watch this video to learn The 3 Things to Avoid When Reading Self-Help Books

How to Connect with Lara:

Web: www.larajohnsoncoaching.com 

Instagram: www.instagram.com/j.lara.johnson/ 

Facebook: www.facebook.com/larajohnsoncoaching 

Work with Lara: www.larajohnsoncoaching.com/work-with-me/ 

Learn about how quitting can be a good thing and how starting over can lead to a happier life as we welcome the amazing Goli Kalkhoran from Lessons from a Quitter podcast.

The constant push to hustle often blinds us to our own well-being, yet recognizing the need to step back is a skill in itself. It's important to know when to slow down to think about what we really want.

Goli guides us through making hard choices, like knowing when to give up on a dream. We talk about the scary and unsure feelings that come with making changes and share tips to help you trust yourself again and feel sure of yourself.

By the end, you will have the tools you need to handle changes and make choices that lead to new, happy beginnings that fit well with your life.

What you'll learn in this episode:  

• How you can feel better and more in control by leaving a job or career that doesn't match your beliefs anymore
• Tips for looking into yourself to understand what you truly want
• Why it's important to have people around you who support you when you're making big changes in your life
• How to deal with the hard feelings and fears that come with big changes
• The idea of making small changes over time instead of big

Featured on the Show: 

• Lessons from a Quitter by Goli Kalkhoran
• Lessons from a Quitter website
• Quitter Club
• Goli Kalkhoran on IG

Click HERE to watch this video to learn The 3 Things to Avoid When Reading Self-Help Books

How to Connect with Lara:

Web: www.larajohnsoncoaching.com 

Instagram: www.instagram.com/j.lara.johnson/ 

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Work with Lara: www.larajohnsoncoaching.com/work-with-me/ 

In this episode of the Mom On Purpose Book Club, we are exploring Brianna Wiest's book "The Mountain Is You." We'll dive into the idea of self-sabotage,  and how to turn it into chances for personal growth and mastery.

This episode is a guide to using emotional intelligence to start healing and to align with our most important values.

By facing our fears and being open about our weaknesses, we can learn to handle life's ups and downs and discover more about ourselves.

Join us for an episode that not only inspires but also gives you the tools to conquer your personal challenges and change the course of your life.

What you'll learn:

• How to redefine and transform self-sabotage into self-mastery
• Strategies from "The Mountain Is You" to understand and navigate self-defeating behaviors and underlying unconscious needs
• The importance of recognizing and addressing trauma
• Insights into emotional triggers and how they can guide us to personal freedom and self-awareness
• The concept of micro shifts and their cumulative effect on creating significant change

Featured on the Show: 

• The Mountain Is You: Transforming Self-Sabotage Into Self-Mastery
• The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference
• The Big Leap: Conquer Your Hidden Fear and Take Life to the Next Level
• The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself

Click HERE to watch this video to learn The 3 Things to Avoid When Reading Self-Help Books

How to Connect with Lara:

Web: www.larajohnsoncoaching.com 

Instagram: www.instagram.com/j.lara.johnson/ 

Facebook: www.facebook.com/larajohnsoncoaching 

Work with Lara: www.larajohnsoncoaching.com/work-with-me/ 

Join us in a heartwarming tribute to the silent yet formidable force that is motherhood, as we welcome the remarkable Ana Tajder, creator and host of the "Thank You, Mama" podcast.

On this very special episode, Ana brings her global perspective, sharing both her own story as the child of a famous actress and artist, and the many mom stories she's gathered from around the world.

This is a journey many moms know well as they balance their own dreams with family life. This episode isn't just about praising moms; it's about learning from our own moms to grow, take care of ourselves, and be confident.

Remember, you're not alone in this journey. We're in this together, learning to live our lives with purpose, one story at a time.

What you'll learn in this episode:  

• The maternal influence across different cultures and environments
• How to live with intention and follow your true passion in motherhood
• The stories and struggles faced by mothers around the world
• The resilience of mothers and the courage they instill in their children
• Prioritizing your own well-being to avoid burnout and remain healthy for your families

Featured on the Show: 

• Mother-Daughter Puzzle by Rosjke Hasseldine
• Thank You, Mama Podcast with Ana Tajder
• Ana Tajder on Instagram
• Ana Tajder's website

Click HERE to watch this video to learn The 3 Things to Avoid When Reading Self-Help Books

How to Connect with Lara:

Web: www.larajohnsoncoaching.com 

Instagram: www.instagram.com/j.lara.johnson/ 

Facebook: www.facebook.com/larajohnsoncoaching 

Work with Lara: www.larajohnsoncoaching.com/work-with-me/ 

I am happy that you are here today. We're talking about something that's always vulnerable and very raw for me. If you've been following along for a while, you know about my family and how we're dealing with autism and PDA.

I have already done an episode before which I hope helps bring a lot of peace and comfort and hopefully hope to families that find themselves in similar situations.

For Autism Awareness Month, I wanted to do a follow-up on creating a path when dealing with neuro divergencies.

Whether that is autism, PDA, or any other challenges that you have with your kids, I hope this episode helps you embrace the process of thinking outside of the box and following your intuition on a very deep level when you have nothing else to go by or no proof that things are going to work out. 

What you'll learn in this episode:  

• How trusting our intuition is necessary when facing uncertainty in parenting
• The hope, humor, and deeper appreciation for the world of neurodiversity
• Our story of battling PDA burnout and the unusual, gut-feeling path we took towards recovery
• The need for patience and understanding in the diverse ways brains interpret instructions and the world around us
• The historical mischaracterizations of autism and how evolving perceptions are shaping the treatment of autistic individuals

Featured on the Show: 

• Ep 39: Behind the Curtain of Autism & PDA
• PDA North America
• Research Into Left-Handedness And Its Effects

Click HERE to watch this video to learn The 3 Things to Avoid When Reading Self-Help Books

How to Connect with Lara:

Web: www.larajohnsoncoaching.com 

Instagram: www.instagram.com/j.lara.johnson/ 

Facebook: www.facebook.com/larajohnsoncoaching 

Work with Lara: www.larajohnsoncoaching.com/work-with-me/ 

Ever wondered how a single idea, product, or behavior can suddenly become a widespread phenomenon?

My journey with "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell took an unexpected turn when I finally tuned into the audiobook, narrated by Gladwell himself. This experience completely altered my understanding of how small actions can ignite major social changes. 

Today on the Mom on Purpose Book Club, we talk about Gladwell's seminal work, discussing the interplay of connectors, mavens, and salespeople who shape our world.

Join me as we also tackle the power of context, not only in broader society but in the intimate setting of our homes, and how this understanding can empower us as parents to navigate family life more effectively.

What you'll learn:

• Ideas from Malcolm Gladwell's book "The Tipping Point" about how small things can make a big difference in society
• People like Paul Revere who started big changes in society
• How the situation we are in can affect our behavior
• The 'Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon' idea about how everyone is connected in some way

Featured on the Show: 

• The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference by Malcolm Gladwell
• Paul Revere’s Ride by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
• Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon
• The Stanford Prison Experiment
• Darley and Batson: Good Samaritan Study
• The Gifts of Imperfection by Brené Brown

Click HERE to watch this video to learn The 3 Things to Avoid When Reading Self-Help Books

How to Connect with Lara:

Web: www.larajohnsoncoaching.com 

Instagram: www.instagram.com/j.lara.johnson/ 

Facebook: www.facebook.com/larajohnsoncoaching 

Work with Lara: www.larajohnsoncoaching.com/work-with-me/ 

When we're talking about celebration, for the most part, we are thinking about the action of celebrating for big events in our lives. But the skill of celebration as fuel for your everyday life is much more critical to learn. 

In this episode, we continue our journey learning about celebrating yourself. Today, we focus on the reasons behind our tendency to shy away from feeling too good, just as we do from feeling too bad.  We will also unpack tips on how to sidestep the self-sabotage that awaits brought by the monotony of everyday life.

I hope you take this and run with this, because this is one of the most life-changing lessons that I can ever teach.

What you'll learn in this episode:  

• The importance of celebrating small wins and daily achievements for a fulfilling life
• How the 'CTFAR' model can help integrate celebration into different aspects of life
• Strategies to overcome the tendency to postpone joy
• Techniques for embracing and processing positive emotions
• Tips on how to effectively communicate your need for recognition and celebration with others

Featured on the Show: 

• The Most Life Changing Lesson I Can Teach You (Part 1)

Click HERE to watch this video to learn The 3 Things to Avoid When Reading Self-Help Books

How to Connect with Lara:

Web: www.larajohnsoncoaching.com 

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Ever wondered how throwing your own victory party could be the hidden key to sustained personal growth?

Self-celebration is far more than a feel-good moment—it's your armor against the backward pull of old habits and a beacon guiding you to intentional living. In this episode, I want you to really know how special and dear you are to my heart, so I'm sharing with you the most life changing lesson I learned hoping it can change your life, just like it has changed mine.

If you're hesitating on trusting your heart and gut, this episode if you.

What you'll learn in this episode:  

• The role of self-celebration in acknowledging personal milestones and fostering a sense of fulfillment
• How seeking external approval can overshadow trusting your own instincts and decisions
• Strategies for cultivating self-trust and honoring your personal journey without the need for external affirmation
• The four signs that suggest a need to work on self-approval
• Identifying patterns that may hinder self-recognition

Featured on the Show: 

• Brooke Castillo
• The Life Coach School

Click HERE to watch this video to learn The 3 Things to Avoid When Reading Self-Help Books

How to Connect with Lara:

Web: www.larajohnsoncoaching.com 

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Work with Lara: www.larajohnsoncoaching.com/work-with-me/ 

Have you ever felt this weird internal turmoil when you absolutely know that you have to take care of your body as you're aging then suddenly you feel guilty that you're not loving your body as much and you're not body positive?

In this episode, we're finally going find out if you should love your body or lose the weight. Together with Laura Conley we're going to have an intimate conversation on embracing body positivity and taking of your body at the same time after motherhood.

Join us for this transformative episode that promises not just to inform but to reshape your perspective on body image, self-love, and the pursuit of a fulfilling life.

What you'll learn in this episode:  

• The complex emotions new mothers face regarding body image and the struggle to balance self-love with the desire to lose postpartum weight
• How setting a positive example for children, especially daughters, can motivate you to overcome body image issues and diet culture
• How coaching can help uncover personal purpose beyond weight loss, leading to a more fulfilled life and the potential to inspire and support others
• Becoming your own best friend to foster unconditional self-acceptance
• Practical strategies for transforming self-critique into self-empowerment by reframing failures and treating oneself with compassion

Laura's Bio:

Laura specializes in guiding moms to lasting weight loss and self-acceptance. Her approach focuses on empowering her clients to balance their hunger hormones, rewire their brains, handle challenging emotions, take daily accountability, and become their own besties.

Through this work, Laura's clients are able to create positive legacies they want to create and the diet culture they want obliterate.

Featured on the Show: 

• FREE OFFER: as a listener of the Mom on Purpose podcast, you get, "The Create Your Perfect Weight Loss Plan, PLAN: lose 10 pounds in 30 days" for FREE.
• Laura on Instagram
• The Yummy Mummy Podcast with Laura Conley
• The Yummy Mummy Experience: lose weight for the last time. Use code LARA to get a $500 discount.

Click HERE to watch this video to learn The 3 Things to Avoid When Reading Self-Help Books

How to Connect with Lara:

Web: www.larajohnsoncoaching.com 

Instagram: www.instagram.com/j.lara.johnson/ 

Facebook: www.facebook.com/larajohnsoncoaching 

Work with Lara: www.larajohnsoncoaching.com/work-with-me/