The Power of Living Authentically with Amber Lilyestrom
Host Laurel Holland and guest Amber Lilyestrom discuss their personal and professional journeys, emphasizing the importance of inner work and gratitude. Amber shares her life as a 43-year-old mom in New Hampshire, highlighting her resilience from childhood trauma and her commitment to living authentically. She describes her business model, which integrates personal growth with professional success, and stresses the significance of witnessing and self-reconciliation. Amber's work focuses on helping clients align their inner and outer lives, fostering a sense of purpose and fulfillment. They also touch on the importance of knowing oneself and the role of dreams in guiding one's path.
0:00 Laurel introduces Amber, her work, their connection
3:00 Amber talks about her beautiful life, focusing in the season of life she is in and the qualities that she loves about her present life
5:00 Laurel notes that Amber spoke with so much gratitude and how it relates to manifestation
6:00 Amber shares her story of inner work beginning with a childhood story of sexual abuse and the trajectory of how that beginning required continued inner work to navigate her inclinations as an overly-responsible young person
8:30 Amber shares about how she managed her emotional energy as she was growing in her youth and into college life that developed into an eating disorder. She shares about her first marriage and why it ended and the personal journey of tuning into who she was in her heart and soul.
10:20 Laurel and Amber talk about committing to inner work early in life and the gift of what this means
13:00 The motivation of wanting to change personal patterns in order not to pass them on to your children, your children being the mirror to your truth
14:10 The surprising realization that perfectionism patterning can keep us out of falling into a victimhood mentality
16:20 Women and oppression, overcoming any victim mentality and the importance of being a witness for women so that they may step into their power
18:00 Amber speaks into the power of witnessing one another as women, and doing inner work, and how it can support our empowered action to move to what we want and create our lives more consciously
19:20 The importance of embracing the ordinary and honoring the mundane
20:10 Amber speaks about the entrepreneurial journey and honoring the deep desires she held for her work that ran counter-culturally to what she learned from other coaches in building business
22:45 Amber's aha moment about her shift in her work
24:44 Amber's realization that her life belonged to her
25:30 Amber's belief on "if the dream is in you it is for you" and her coaching around this to help others go after their dreams
30:30 Laurel and Amber talk about life purpose
32:30 Amber's belief about business as self-expression
34:00 How Amber moved out of the trauma response through self-discovery and relaxing into her truth and organizing her life in alignment with her true self
38:00 Amber talks about her next vision for her life
Links/Books mentioned- Ambers poetry book - Paddle Home
The email to send questions to Laurel Boivin is [email protected] and for Laurel Holland - [email protected]
The link to our private Facebook group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/beautifulworkbeautifullife
Host/Cohost/Guest Info
Guiding others to become effective leaders of their own lives, Laurel Holland has been on a journey of awakening and transformation throughout her life. Writing about inner work, Laurel has authored four books, including Crossroads and Love’s 8 Laws. Her books, Live Your Inner Power, the Journal, and Courageous Woman, introduce, share, and explore the eight foundational practices for creating transformation from the inside out. Through her books, programs, and innovative talks, Laurel’s great desire is to lift others up and courageously step into the life they came here to live.
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.
