From Surviving to Thriving
Laurel Holland and Laurel Boivin celebrate their four-year podcast journey, reflecting on their initial social media connection and shared passion for inner work. They discuss the importance of moving from survival mode to thriving, highlighting signs like constant tiredness and lack of inspiration as survival symptoms. They emphasize the need for slowing down, being present, and addressing the emotional and energetic aspects of life. Practical steps include identifying survival aspects of your life, setting clear intentions, and building a supportive community. They recommend resources like self-help books and journals to aid in this transformation. Ultimately, they advocate for living authentically and contributing your unique gifts to the world as a way to move into thriving.
2:00 The hosts talk about making talk about inner life and work a part of everyday conversation
5:30 The importance of the topic of being in survival mode and how to identify if that's where you are
6:20 Acknowledging survival mode and how it keeps you from being able to make change
7:00 Human doing versus human being
7:55 Laurel Holland shares how she stopped compulsively doing and making changes to slow down and be more connected to herself and her children
8:40 Laurel Boivin talks about the benefits that came from a day of "not doing" but rather just experiencing the moment
10:00 The healing component of being in nature as a way to recover from overwhelm
11:10 Uncoupling productivity from being successful and worthy
12:00 The hosts talk through a strategy of moving from survival to thrive - Laurel Holland talks about the meditation she created to help identify survival mode to help identify where
15:10 Connecting your creative energy and thriving
16:30 Making an intention to thrive and committing to that by taking steps
18:30 The need for a healthy support system to move into thriving
20:20 The importance of doing inner work and its transformational potential
23:00 Live Your Inner Power, The Journal - a resource to help you move through inner work to reclaim your life and begin to thrive.
24:00 The beauty of bringing your gifts to the world when you thrive
Journaling prompts are suggested to further your exploration.
Links/Books mentioned - Live Your Inner Power, The Journal by Laurel Holland, The Four Agreements by Don Migual Ruiz
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.
