The Illusion of Control - Letting Go of the Need to Control

Feeling in control feels good. When we make plans and they work out, it's satisfying. Yet, there's a limit to "controlling" life and having it feel good and continue to produce positive outcomes. 

Laurel and Laurel share personal stories of recovering from being controlling, and experiencing the freedom and boost of energy that results from this inner work. We talk about the nuances of what being controlling can look like, and how and why it drains your energy and often negatively impacts relationships. 

In the end, our ability to release control and relax into a more wholistic flow in our days, can produce a truly elevated life experience. May this podcast episode inspire you to consider this as a way to create a more beautiful life!

Links/Books mentioned 

Laurel Boivin shared the book and app “Ten Percent Happier” by Dan Harris who shares his struggle and recovery from anxiety. 

The email to send questions to Laurel Boivin is [email protected] and for Laurel Holland - [email protected]

Host/Cohost/Guest Info

Laurel Holland’s mission is to help connect individuals with their own deep inner peace. As a meditation and Tai Chi instructor she spent years guiding students in the practices of internal relaxation, mindfulness and empowered choice. Through Life Coaching Laurel helps her clients remove the inner chains holding them back so they step into their power and consciously create the lives they desire. Her book, Courageous Woman, and her publication, Live Your Inner Power, the Journal, teach women the eight foundational practices that she believes are the main tools in creating transformation from the inside out. Laurel loves gardening, creating beautiful, sacred spaces and showing you the beauty that lives inside of your soul.

Laurel Boivin, life coach and founder of Flux+Flow Professional Coaching, helps high-performing professionals overcome overwhelm and disillusionment by increasing self-awareness and shifting perspective to improve performance, increase personal contribution, and experience a greater sense of fulfillment and purpose. Laurel began coaching after a 30-year corporate career.  A Reiki master and yoga practitioner, collector of sea glass and antiques, she lives in New Hampshire and summers in Maine.