Strange Orphan

This week we’re answering a listener's” very timely question about navigating a “stuck season." What's the course of action when it feels like the universe is pummeling you with a baseball bat for fun? When nothing in your present circumstance is going right, making sense, or remotely kind at all. We talk navigating this rough terrain of a “stuck seasons," along with some of Laura's personal experiences in them, including helpful tips on how to not lose your mind in the meantime. 

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Sources mentioned:

Astro.com — (Astrocartography) Locational Astrology 

So you’ve finally “chosen yourself.” Now what?

Do you still have a problem saying "no?" Do you struggle maintaining your "energetic space" out in the world? Are people constantly dumping their emotional burdens on you like the pigeon lady from "Home Alone?"

This episode delves into the complex topic of physical and energetic boundaries, and the trying task of drawing our antenna back to ourselves after decades spent catering and worrying about the lunatics of our homes. 

What do we do when the life we’ve been living is suddenly revoked?  When the universe has reduced us to “mush?” 

How does one navigate a strange orphan life-collapse?

This episode Laura goes deep into her story of life-collapse; her sudden ejection from her life in the UK, and the tough time that followed in Texas. As well as insights on how to navigate the aftermath of life's shake-ups.

Do you have a question for Strange Orphan? Email your estrangement questions in to [email protected] and Laura would love to answer it on the pod!

Happy Valentine's Day! This week we're talking trauma bonds, feeling "loved starved," and other romantic pitfalls that await the strange orphan on their search for love.

Laura’s Book Rec: “Hotel du Lac” by Anita Brookner 

This week we get into America's aversion to "full-frontal grief." As well as exploring the different methods for not conquering your "grief," such as fleeing your life and uprooting to a different country.

Today we dive into the heavy hitter topic of Narcissistic family dynamics and "how to know when to go."

Welcome to Strange Orphan! We're diving into the journey of estrangement, one bear trap at a time!

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