Becoming Resilient with Nick Tucker
In this powerful and meaningful conversation, Laurel sits down with speaker, storyteller, and youth mentor Nick Tucker to explore what it truly means to become resilient.
From a childhood shaped by addiction, foster care, and loss to walking across the country in a spontaneous act of spiritual searching, Nick’s story is one of transformation, healing, and choosing a life of purpose—again and again.
Together, they dive into:
- The real definition of resilience (hint: it’s not just bouncing back)
- How writing his life story revealed unprocessed trauma and sparked healing
- The importance of self-awareness and learning to feel your feelings
- The surprising forms inner work can take—walking, parenting, praying, cooking
- Why relationships are our greatest teachers in emotional growth
- And how Nick’s “Walk With Me” tour is spreading hope and humanity across the country
This conversation is rich with wisdom, humor, and truth—and a beautiful reminder that we never stop becoming.
Whether you're navigating your own healing, showing up for others, or simply trying to figure out what’s next, this episode invites you to slow down, look inward, and take the next courageous step toward a beautiful life.
Links/Books mentioned
The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk
The Walk by Richard Paul Evans
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
Nick Tucker is a husband and father, a speaker, storyteller, and founder of Camp Nick, a youth adventure camp in Los Angeles. Living the life he always dreamed of, Nick’s message centers on resilience, healing, and the lifelong journey of becoming. Nick is also the visionary behind the Walk With Me Tour, a cross-country speaking tour that retraces his 2011 walk from Maine to California – a 7 month-long journey of more than 3400 miles through 16 states and 20 volunteer projects along the way. You can learn more about Nick at www.NickRTucker.com and follow him on Instagram @NickTucker www.instagram.com/nickrtucker
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. You can learn more about Laurel Holland at www.liveyourinnerpower.com.
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. You can learn more about Laurel Boivin at www.fluxflowcoaching.com.
