The Love, Her Podcast: Breathwork, Healing and Coming Home to Yourself

Do you ever get so focused on where you want to go that you forget to look at how far you’ve already come?

It’s easy to keep our eyes on the next goal, the next milestone, the next version of ourselves we’re trying to become.

But what if part of becoming her is actually pausing long enough to recognize the woman you’ve already become?

As I celebrate one year of The Love, Her Podcast, I’ve been reflecting on everything this past year has taught me. There have been moments of growth, doubt, courage, disappointment, and so many times when I had to choose to keep going even when I didn’t feel like it.

And I realized something I needed to be reminded of, too:

The goal isn’t the only thing worth celebrating. Who you are becoming along the way matters, too.

In this episode, I’m inviting you to pause and look back.

To notice what you’ve overcome.
To recognize the ways you’ve grown.
To celebrate the things you’re proud of.
And to remember that the woman you’re becoming may already be closer than you think.

I’ll also guide you through a short reflection to help you look back on the past year and acknowledge your own growth.

Because sometimes we’re so busy trying to become her that we forget to see that we already are.

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Confidence isn't something you're born with - it's built through experience, and one of the simplest ways to build it might surprise you: giving (and receiving) compliments. In this episode, Laura shares her own 30-day challenge to compliment one person a day, what she learned about the courage it takes to say a kind thing out loud, and why fully receiving a compliment can feel even harder than giving one. Includes a guided visualization to help you practice receiving, and a weekly invitation to notice how you respond when someone sees you.

In this episode:

• Why giving a compliment takes more courage than you'd think
• What a 30-day compliment challenge taught Laura about her own worth
• The difference between giving and fully receiving a compliment
• A guided visualization to practice receiving
• This week's invitation

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If you have a dream that feels too silly or too outrageous to say out loud, this episode is for you. This week, Laura explores why the hardest part of dreaming isn't having the dream - it's admitting you want it. Through her own story of a forgotten childhood dream, Laura unpacks how our wildest dreams aren't really about the literal thing at all - they're pointing us toward a feeling we're craving. Includes a guided visualization to help you reconnect with a dream you may have buried, and a weekly invitation to get curious about what it's really trying to tell you.

In this episode:

• Why admitting you want more feels so vulnerable
• The difference between fear of others' judgment and fear of our own
• Two real stories on what childhood dreams reveal about who we've become
• A guided visualization to reconnect with a forgotten dream
• This week's invitation

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What did you dream about before someone told you it wasn't realistic?

In this episode, I'm talking about the dreams we bury as adults, the ones we're told to outgrow because they're not "practical." I'll share the story of the night I finally told my husband I wanted to write a book, and why it doesn't matter if I ever finish it.

We'll talk about why dreaming isn't about achieving, it's about staying alive to possibility. And we'll spend a few minutes in a guided visualization, reconnecting with a dream you may have let go of.

This one's for the woman who's been told, "You have a good life, isn't that enough?" and quietly wondered if she was allowed to want more anyway.

In this episode:

• Why we're taught to trade dreaming for practicality as we grow up
• The story of the night I told my husband my dream out loud
• Why a dream doesn't have to be achieved to matter
• A guided visualization to reconnect with a dream you've let go of
• This week's invitation

This week's invitation: Share this episode with a woman whose dreams you believe in, and share one of your own dreams with her too.

Ready to take a real step toward your dream? I'd love to support you. Click the link below to book a discovery call.

Laura 🤍

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I came across a quote recently that I can't stop thinking about: company is more powerful than willpower.

How many times have you told yourself you have to do it all, do it all perfectly, and do it all alone?

In this episode, I'm getting real about a moment I don't usually admit to publicly: sitting on my patio, in tears, ready to give up on something that mattered to me. I'll walk you through what actually pulled me out of it, why self-sufficiency and strength aren't the same thing, and what happened when I finally let someone help me.

We'll also spend a few minutes in a guided visualization together, imagining what it feels like to stop carrying something alone.

This one's for the high-achieving woman who thinks asking for help is a weakness. It's not. It's the thing that's going to keep you going.

In this episode:

• Why willpower alone so often fails us, and what to reach for instead
• The moment I had a complete meltdown and what got me through it
• The difference between self-sufficiency and real strength
• A guided visualization to help you feel what connection actually feels like in your body
• This week's invitation

This week's invitation: Notice the moments you're trying to do it all alone, and ask yourself who you could reach out to instead.

Ready to stop doing this alone? I currently have one spot open for 1:1 coaching. Click here to book a discovery call. I'd love to hear about your dream.

Laura 🤍

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Do you ever find yourself saying yes when you really want to say no because you're afraid of someone's reaction?

Maybe you walk on eggshells around certain people. Maybe you feel responsible for keeping everyone happy. Or maybe you've gotten so used to putting other people's needs first that you're not even sure what you want anymore.

In this episode of The Love, Her Podcast, we're talking about people pleasing, boundaries, self-worth, and the fear of disappointing other people.

You'll learn why trying to control other people's reactions can keep you stuck, why someone being disappointed in you doesn't mean you've done something wrong, and how setting boundaries can actually teach you that your feelings and needs matter.

I also share a personal experience that helped me recognize the difference between someone being disappointed in me and someone being disappointed in me.

And at the end of the episode, I'll guide you through a short reflection to help you identify where you may be abandoning yourself to keep someone else happy.

In this episode, you'll explore:

• Why we become people pleasers
• How fear of other people's reactions can control your choices
• The connection between people pleasing and self-worth
• Why other people's happiness isn't your responsibility
• How to set boundaries without abandoning yourself
• Why someone else's disappointment doesn't mean you've done something wrong
• How to become more curious about other people's reactions instead of fearing them
• How honoring yourself can change your relationships
• A simple practice to notice when you're saying yes out of fear instead of desire

You don't have to abandon yourself to keep other people happy.

You don't have to prove your worth by being everything everyone else needs you to be.

You get to be you.

Ready to go deeper?

If you're realizing that people pleasing, fear of disappointing others, or difficulty setting boundaries isn't just about one relationship, but is a pattern you've carried for years, this is exactly the kind of work I do with my private coaching clients.

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Have you ever felt guilty for something good happening in your life, simply because someone you love didn't get the same experience? In this episode, Laura explores a pattern so many high-achieving women carry without realizing it: the belief that their own joy somehow costs someone else.

Through a deeply personal story, Laura unpacks the difference between empathy and taking on responsibility for someone else's pain, and why so many women unconsciously shrink their own happiness out of a misplaced sense of loyalty. The episode closes with a guided visualization to help you release guilt that was never yours to carry, plus a simple practice to start feeling your good moments fully, without apology.

If you've ever minimized your own success, hidden your excitement, or felt like your happiness comes at someone else's expense, this episode is for you.

In this episode:

·       Why guilt shows up even when you've done nothing wrong

·       The difference between empathy and taking responsibility for others' feelings

·       A guided visualization to release guilt you've been carrying for someone else

·       A simple weekly practice to start fully feeling your joy

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If you’re a mom who has ever felt guilty for wanting something more, this episode is for you.

Maybe you’ve wanted to start a business, pursue a passion, take better care of yourself, or simply make more space for the things that light you up. But every time you do, that familiar mom guilt creeps in.

I know that feeling well.

In this episode, I’m sharing my own journey of learning to pursue my dreams while raising my children, and why I no longer believe that choosing yourself means choosing your family less.

We’ll talk about:

• Why pursuing your dreams can feel selfish as a mom
• The difference between giving your family all of your time and actually being fully present
• Why guilt doesn’t necessarily mean you’re doing something wrong
• What your children learn when they watch you pursue something meaningful
• Why your dreams still matter after becoming a mother
• How to move forward even when guilt comes along for the ride

And I share a very personal moment with my daughter that reminded me why I keep choosing courage and continuing to go after the life I want.

Because your dreams mattered before you became a mom.

They still matter now.

If you know there’s a dream you’re ready to pursue but you keep getting stuck in your own way, this is the work I do with women through 1:1 coaching.

Together, we’ll reconnect you with what you really want, uncover what’s holding you back, and help you start creating a life that actually feels like yours.

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Feelings aren't just what we run from — they're also what we're chasing, often without even realizing it.

In this episode, I share the story of graduating with my doctorate degree after eight years of work, and feeling completely empty the moment I crossed that stage. I thought worthiness was waiting for me on the other side of that accomplishment. It wasn't. And it took me years to understand that I hadn't just been chasing a degree — I had been using it as a distraction from the real, inner work I needed to do.

In this episode, we cover:

• Why we often use external accomplishments to avoid the deeper question of "why don't I already feel worthy?"
• The pattern of "when I get X, I'll finally feel worthy" — and why that feeling never actually arrives
• A guided visualization to help you identify what feeling you're really chasing underneath your current goals
• Why it's okay to have goals — and how everything shifts when a goal becomes a want instead of a need

This week's homework: Pick one goal you're currently chasing. Write it down. Then ask yourself two questions — what feeling am I actually trying to create by achieving this, and am I chasing this because I truly want it, or because it keeps me busy so I don't have to go within? Sit with whatever comes up. Awareness is the first step.

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Because we are all in this together. We are all worthy right now, regardless of any accomplishments. I see you. 🤍

Last week, we talked about taking the action that scares you. But after that episode, Laura realized something deeper: it's rarely the action itself that holds us back – it's the feeling we're afraid that action will create.

In this episode, Laura breaks down why your brain treats emotional discomfort like physical danger (yes, even your body's stress response gets involved), and shares two personal stories – one from a middle school stage and one from a conversation she avoided for over a year — to show what happens when you finally let yourself feel the thing you've been running from.

In this episode:

• Why your brain can't tell the difference between emotional risk and physical danger
• The real reason we avoid hard conversations, big asks, and scary first steps
• A guided visualization to help you identify the feeling underneath your fear
• This week's homework: stop asking "what's my next action?" and start asking "what feeling am I actually avoiding?"

Mentioned in this episode:

• Last week's episode: The Quickest Way to Get Unstuck

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