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

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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Feeling unmotivated, uninspired, or stuck? In this episode, I'm sharing the one shift that has helped me move myself forward faster than anything else: taking the action that scares me most.

I'll walk you through two personal stories - the time I went live on Instagram for the first time (and it was a total disaster), and a moment with my own coach that pushed me to have a conversation I'd been avoiding for over a year. Both taught me the same lesson: confidence isn't built when everything goes well. It's built when everything goes wrong and you're still standing.

You'll also get a guided visualization to help you identify your own next scary step, plus homework to take this week to move yourself out of "stuck" and into action.

In this episode:

• Why the fear is never really about the action itself
• What happened when I went live on Instagram for the first time (it did not go well)
• The moment my coach asked me, "What if you do it tomorrow?"
• A guided visualization to find your next brave step
• Your homework for the week ahead

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Have you ever felt like you've lost your motivation?

Maybe you haven't.

Maybe you've just been waiting for motivation to come before taking the next step.

This week, I'm sharing a conversation I almost didn't record. I was feeling burnt out, questioning myself, and wondering if I still had anything valuable to say. But as I sat down and pressed record, I realized something: action creates motivation - not the other way around.

In this episode, we'll talk about:

• Why perfectionism often disguises itself as "not feeling ready"
• The question almost everyone chasing a dream eventually asks: What if this never works?
• Why waiting to feel inspired might be what's keeping you stuck
• How taking one small step can build confidence and momentum
• A guided breathwork exercise to help you reconnect with yourself

If you've been feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or like you've lost your spark, I hope this episode reminds you that you don't have to feel motivated to move forward.

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Have you ever been told you were too sensitive? Too loud? Too quiet? Too ambitious? What if the people who said that were wrong?

In this episode, Laura shares a recent conversation with her brother that changed how she sees one of her oldest beliefs about herself - that she was "too sensitive." She opens up about how that belief shaped her, and the surprising realization that the very quality she'd spent a lifetime trying to fix might actually be her greatest strength.

Laura shares a powerful story from her years as a physical therapist that reveals exactly how this quality has shown up - and why it mattered more than she ever realized.

In this episode you'll learn:

• Why the qualities we've been told are "too much" are often misunderstood strengths
• How to trace a limiting belief back to where it actually came from
• A powerful question to ask yourself the next time you feel like you're "too much"
• Why the people in your life who love you may see your strengths more clearly than you do

This week's challenge: Ask someone who loves you - a sibling, a close friend - what quality they love most about you. You might be surprised by what they say.

A line to sit with: "Maybe you were never too much. Maybe you were exactly enough all along."

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What if the real problem was never your body - but the years you spent wishing it could be someone else's?

In this deeply personal episode, Laura shares her journey from years of shaming, starving, and over-exercising her body to finally finding acceptance and gratitude for it. She opens up about growing up as the tallest girl in her class, the belief that she wasn't worthy unless she was thin, and the moment everything began to shift.

You'll hear the story of the day Laura almost walked out of a yoga class rather than stand in front of the mirror — and what she saw when she finally let herself look.

This episode isn't about loving your body overnight. It's about learning to ask a different question: not "what does my body look like," but "what does my body allow me to do?"

In this episode you'll learn:

• Why fighting your natural body type creates years of unnecessary suffering
• The simple question that can shift your entire relationship with your body
• How to find gratitude for your body, even before you fully love it
• A daily exercise you can do alone or with someone you love to build body gratitude
• Why learning to love your body is a process, not an overnight decision

A line to sit with: "There is nothing wrong with my body. What has been wrong is how I have been looking at it, how I have been treating it."

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If you've ever felt stuck, frustrated, or like you keep repeating the same patterns over and over again, this episode is for you.

In today's conversation, I'm sharing one of the biggest lessons I've learned on my own personal growth journey: you can't change what you're unwilling or unable to see.

For years, I believed my circumstances, other people, or bad luck were holding me back. But everything began to change when I became aware of the patterns, beliefs, and habits that were keeping me disconnected from myself.

In this episode, I share my own experience with people-pleasing, how awareness became a turning point in my life, and the three steps that can help you create meaningful change:

• Becoming aware of the patterns that are keeping you stuck
• Learning what to do once that awareness arrives
• Taking small, intentional actions that move you forward

We'll also talk about why awareness can feel scary, how your ego tries to keep you in your comfort zone, and why curiosity is one of the most powerful tools for transformation.

At the end of the episode, I'll guide you through a short reflection to help you identify one area of your life where greater awareness may be inviting you to grow.

Remember: awareness isn't something to fear. It's the doorway to change. 🤍

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Five years ago, I blew out my birthday candles feeling completely lost.

I was unhappy, disconnected from myself, and had no idea how much my life was about to change.

Recently, I found myself caught in a familiar trap: comparison. After seeing another coach's incredible success, I started questioning my own progress and making her accomplishments mean something about me.

But that experience reminded me of an important truth:

The only person I should be comparing myself to is the woman I used to be.

In this episode, I'm sharing a very personal story about comparison, why it's never a fair comparison when we measure our lives against someone else's, and how comparison quietly steals our ability to recognize our own growth.

We'll talk about:

• ​ Why comparison is never truly fair• The question that instantly changed my perspective• How comparison robs us of gratitude and joy• The danger of making someone else's success mean something about you• Why your past self is the only person worth comparing yourself to• A simple reflection exercise to help you recognize your growth

If you've ever felt behind, not successful enough, or like everyone else has it figured out except you, this episode is for you.

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I see you.

I see how far you've come.

And I see you becoming Her.

What if the thing that's holding you back isn't a lack of confidence – but a fear of becoming arrogant?

In this episode, Laura shares a powerful mindset shift that changed her life. For years, she held herself back because she subconsciously believed that stepping into her confidence would make her conceited. What she discovered instead is that true confidence and arrogance are actually opposites.

You'll learn:

• Why arrogance is often rooted in insecurity and fear
• How confidence grows through self-trust, not comparison
• The difference between ego and intuition
• Why people-pleasing keeps us disconnected from ourselves
• How honoring your needs builds self-worth and inner peace
• The surprising fear that kept Laura playing small for years
• Simple ways to begin building authentic confidence today

If you've ever worried about taking up too much space, appearing selfish, or becoming "too much," this episode is for you.

True confidence isn't about believing you're better than anyone else. It's about knowing you're enough exactly as you are.

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Thank you for being here.

I see you.
I see you trusting yourself more and more.
And I see you becoming Her.

What if the most powerful thing you could do was simply be yourself?

In this episode, Laura shares what has actually happened in her own life as she has stepped more and more into her true self — the beautiful things, and the hard things too.

You'll hear about the moment she realized she had spent an entire weekend performing a version of herself for a group of women she wanted to impress — and what that experience taught her about the difference between fitting in and truly belonging.

Laura also gets honest about the harder side of personal growth — what happens when the people in your life struggle to accept the new, more confident you — and why that reaction is almost never really about you.

In this episode you'll learn:

• ​Why showing up as your true self actually builds confidence faster than anything else
• ​The difference between fitting in and belonging — and why it matters
• ​How your nervous system responds when you stop performing and start being real
• ​What to do when people in your life resist your growth
• ​How authenticity attracts deeper, more meaningful connections

This week's challenge: The next time someone asks for a favor or your opinion, pause before you respond. If no is what your body is telling you, simply say no. Let yourself own it. That's where confidence begins.

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