As we begin a new year, cohosts Laurel Holland and Laurel Boivin invite you to slow down, tune inward, and ask a powerful question: What would it look like to make your life easier?In this episode, they explore the idea of ease—not as a life without challenges, but as a gentler, more conscious way of meeting whatever life brings.This conversation isn’t about fixing yourself or flipping a switch overnight. It’s about beginning—softly, honestly, and with compassion—so your inner work can support a more beautiful, ease-filled life.You’ll hear about:* The practice of “what’s on top”—a simple yet grounding way to acknowledge what’s on your mind without letting it run the show* Letting go of self-criticism around ease and redefining what it truly means to live with flow* How honoring divine timing can reduce force, pressure, and burnout* Real-life reflections on caring for the physical body, allowing priorities to unfold naturally, and trusting when things are “ready”* Choosing a Word of the Year (or phrase) as a touchstone for intention, clarity, and self-awareness* How structure and spaciousness can coexist—and why both matter* The role of embodiment and noticing how ease actually feels in your bodyThe episode closes with thoughtful journaling prompts to help you reflect on where life feels hard, where ease already exists, and how you might bring more grace, patience, and awareness into the year ahead.Journaling prompts:1. What’s on top for me right now?2. Where do I want more ease in my life?3. What feels hard right now?4. Where do I already experience ease or flow in my life?5. How am I showing up differently where things feel easy versus where they feel hard?6. What does ease feel like in my body?7. How can I recreate that feeling of ease in places that feel challenging?8. What feels essential right now? What is not essential right now?9. What am I trying to force that might benefit from more space or time?10. What does “making my life easier” mean to me?11. Where do I believe things shouldn’t be easy?12. How am I approaching this part of my life—through force or through ease?13. What am I being asked to trust right now?14. Where am I struggling to surrender to timing?15. Where do I crave more structure?16. Where do I need more spaciousness?17. What does un-busying my life look like for me?18. Who am I becoming in this season of my life?The email to send questions to Laurel Boivin is laurel@fluxflowcoaching.com and for Laurel Holland - laurel@liveyourinnerpower.comThe link to our private Facebook group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/beautifulworkbeautifullifeHost/Cohost/Guest InfoGuiding 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, her books, and work she does 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 and the work she does at www.fluxflowcoaching.com.
In this end-of-year episode of Beautiful Work Beautiful Life, cohosts Laurel Holland and Laurel Boivin invite listeners into a deeper, more intimate look at their emotional lives. Rather than focusing on year-end accomplishments, this conversation turns inward toward the lived emotional landscape that shaped the year: grief, anger, fear, and joy.
Together, Laurel and Laurel explore why emotions are such powerful messengers, how resistance keeps us from processing what we feel, and how building emotional capacity leads to a fuller, more connected life.
You’ll be gently guided to reflect honestly on how you felt this year, what those feelings revealed, and what emotional patterns are asking for attention as you step into a new season of growth. It’s a spacious and soulful invitation to reconnect with yourself, and to design your year ahead from a place of deeper self-awareness.
In this episode:
* Why developing emotional awareness is essential to authentic living
* Four foundational emotional “quadrants”: grief, anger, fear, and joy
* The subtle but powerful role trust plays in your ability to feel joy
* How to reflect on your emotional year — the highs, lows, and everything in between
* Using your emotional inventory to guide the year ahead
Your End-of-Year Emotional Inventory:
Grief — What was lost, disappointing, or unprocessed?
Anger — What boundaries need strengthening or revisiting?
Fear — What held you back, protected you, or asked for healing?
Joy — What delighted you, inspired you, or called you forward?
Journaling prompts are suggested to further your exploration.
1. What losses or disappointments did I experience this year?
2. What sadness have I acknowledged — and what have I avoided?
3. How do I give myself space to sit with and feel my grief?
4. What “small” griefs or disappointments did I minimize or judge as “not a big deal”?
5. What am I angry about from this past year?
6. How is my anger serving me?
7. Where are boundaries needed, strengthened, or repaired?
8. What forgiveness work is calling to me — toward others or myself?
9. In what ways am I still blaming others instead of tending to my own inner work?
10. What did I feel afraid of this year, and how did that shape my choices?
11. When was fear trying to keep me safe — and when was it limiting my life?
12. Where do I feel anxiety, and what emotion might be underneath it (grief, anger, disappointment, etc.)?
13. How can I begin to build a more compassionate relationship with my fear?
14. What genuinely brought me joy or delight this year?
15. Where did I expect joy and not find it — and what does that reveal about my expectations or needs?
16. What gets in the way of me allowing or receiving joy?
17. Where do I need more trust — in myself, others, or life — to experience more joy?
Links/Books mentioned:
Theosophy: An Introduction to the Spiritual Processes in Human Life and in the Cosmos, by Rudolf Steiner, December 1, 1994
Previous Beautiful Work Beautiful Life episodes on:
Transform Your Anger Into Loving Self-Kindness, December 18, 2023
How to Welcome Grief with Sue Burhoe, November 28, 2022
The email to send questions to Laurel Boivin is laurel@fluxflowcoaching.com and for Laurel Holland - laurel@liveyourinnerpower.com
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. You can learn more about Laurel Holland at www.liveyourinnerpower.com.
Laurel Boivin is a leadership coach, speaker, and workshop facilitator. Founder of Flux+Flow Professional Coaching, Laurel works with high-performing professionals and mission-driven organizations to shift from achievement to alignment — helping them connect deeply to purpose, lead with confidence, and create environments where people thrive. You can learn more about Laurel Boivin at www.fluxflowcoaching.com.
In this unfiltered and expansive conversation, cohosts Laurel Holland and Laurel Boivin explore the many ways a “call” can show up in your life. Inspired by their recent reflections on stretching beyond comfort zones and trusting what feels aligned, they share real-life moments when saying yes to something unplanned opened a completely new path.
Together, they talk about how to recognize the clues that a calling is meant for you, why your analytical mind isn’t always the best guide, and how spiritual, emotional, and embodied wisdom play a vital role in navigating your next step. You’ll be encouraged to look back at the turning points that shaped you, honor the intuitive guidance that’s emerging now, and stay open to the ways life is inviting you forward.
This episode is a reminder to listen more deeply, both within yourself and in the unexpected opportunities that come your way, and to trust that each call is simply part of your becoming.
In This Episode:
Journaling prompts to further your exploration:
Links/Books mentioned
Slow Down and Greet Your Creative Genius with Pia Leichter https://www.liveyourinnerpower.com/podcasts/beautiful-work-beautiful-life/episodes/2149095866
The email to send questions to Laurel Boivin is laurel@fluxflowcoaching.com and for Laurel Holland - laurel@liveyourinnerpower.com
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. You can learn more about Laurel Holland at www.liveyourinnerpower.com.
Laurel Boivin is a leadership coach, speaker, and workshop facilitator. Founder of Flux+Flow Professional Coaching, Laurel works with high-performing professionals and mission-driven organizations to shift from achievement to alignment — helping them connect deeply to purpose, lead with confidence, and create environments where people thrive. You can learn more about Laurel Boivin at www.fluxflowcoaching.com.
Laurel Boivin sits down with bestselling author, podcaster, and intuitive astrologer Molly McCord to explore astrology not as a belief system, but as a practical, compassionate language that helps us understand ourselves, navigate change, and trust our inner wisdom.
Molly shares her journey from curious teenager to internationally respected astrologer, the tools that supported her through fear and visibility, and how astrology can help us to deepen self-acceptance, confidence, and purpose.
Laurel and Molly talk about personal cycles, collective themes, and the power of community. Molly also offers simple ways for anyone curious about astrology to begin. This conversation feels like sitting down with two wise friends who remind you that you’re not alone, you’re not behind, and you are deeply supported by the universe you’re part of.
In this episode, we explore:
Journaling prompts are suggested to further your exploration:
Links/Books mentioned:
McCord, Molly. Awakening Astrology: Five Key Planetary Energies for Personal Transformation, by Molly McCord, Hierophant Publishing, 2022.
Soul Growth Astrology: A Workbook for Realizing Your Heart’s True Desires, by Molly McCord. Hierophant Publishing, 2024.
The email to send questions to Laurel Boivin is laurel@fluxflowcoaching.com and for Laurel Holland - laurel@liveyourinnerpower.com
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. You can learn more about Laurel Holland at www.liveyourinnerpower.com.
Laurel Boivin is a leadership coach, speaker, and workshop facilitator. Founder of Flux+Flow Professional Coaching, Laurel works with high-performing professionals and mission-driven organizations to shift from achievement to alignment — helping them connect deeply to purpose, lead with confidence, and create environments where people thrive. You can learn more about Laurel Boivin at www.fluxflowcoaching.com.
Exploring inner wisdom as the quiet compass that brings clarity, steadiness, and deeper alignment, host Laurel Boivin invites listeners into a grounded conversation about reconnecting with the guidance that already lives within them. She shares how the most trustworthy direction often arises not from effort or analysis, but from spaciousness—those moments when we slow down enough to hear what’s speaking beneath the surface.
Drawing on the framework of four intelligences—heart, intuition, spirit, and mind—Laurel walks through how each one offers a different lens of insight. Through simple practices, reflective questions, and gentle examples, she helps listeners notice which aspects of their inner GPS feel clear, which feel quiet, and where they may be longing for connection or grounding. You’ll be invited into a quiet self-check-in, a moment to sense what your heart is feeling, what your intuition is whispering, what meaning may be unfolding in your life, and what your mind already knows to be true.
Laurel weaves these four intelligences together, revealing how they form a fuller, more reliable picture of your truth and your next steps. This episode is a spacious reminder that your deepest wisdom is available when you create room to notice it. It’s an invitation to pause, listen, and trust the subtle signals guiding you toward a more aligned, intentional way of being.
In this episode:
The email to send questions to Laurel Boivin is laurel@fluxflowcoaching.com and for Laurel Holland - laurel@liveyourinnerpower.com
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. You can learn more about Laurel Holland at www.liveyourinnerpower.com.
Laurel Boivin is a leadership coach, speaker, and workshop facilitator. Founder of Flux+Flow Professional Coaching, Laurel works with high-performing professionals and mission-driven organizations to shift from achievement to alignment — helping them connect deeply to purpose, lead with confidence, and create environments where people thrive. You can learn more about Laurel Boivin at www.fluxflowcoaching.com.
Why do we meditate? There are many reasons, but sometimes it’s because we want to know a self that exists beyond the body that carries us through our life's activities. To have a glimpse, or an experience, of sensing that you have moved beyond your form and into a space that feels more vast, more ethereal than body, is one of the gifts of meditation. In this guided meditation, you’ll be invited to relax into and through the body, to let go, and to enter a space that feels like being more than your body.
Music by Chris Collins accompanies the meditation.
The email to send questions to Laurel Boivin is laurel@fluxflowcoaching.com and for Laurel Holland - laurel@liveyourinnerpower.com
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. You can learn more about Laurel Holland at www.liveyourinnerpower.com.
Laurel Boivin is a leadership coach, speaker, and workshop facilitator. Founder of Flux+Flow Professional Coaching, Laurel works with high-performing professionals and mission-driven organizations to shift from achievement to alignment — helping them connect deeply to purpose, lead with confidence, and create environments where people thrive. You can learn more about Laurel Boivin at www.fluxflowcoaching.com.
Exploring rest as the fertile ground where insight, spaciousness, and possibility take root, host Laurel Boivin shares that the most inspired, aligned creativity grows out of restoration, not relentless effort.
Drawing from Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith’s framework in Sacred Rest, Laurel walks through several essential types of rest—physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, and creative—and reveals how each one replenishes a different facet of your inner world. Through relatable examples and simple daily practices, she gently guides listeners to notice where they’re depleted, where their nervous system is asking for care, and where beauty or awe may be calling them back to themselves.
You’ll be invited into a quiet self check-in, a moment to pause and feel what’s stirring beneath the surface—your body’s fatigue, your mind’s busyness, your emotional load, and the places where life may feel flat or disconnected. Laurel shares her own journey with sensory rest and how focusing on a single form of restoration created meaningful, cascading change in her life.
This episode is a soft, spacious reminder that doing less often opens the door to deeper clarity, wider creativity, and a more aligned way of being. It’s an invitation to choose one small act of rest this week and let it become a catalyst for your own renewal.
In this episode:
Links/Books mentioned
Sacred Rest: Recover Your Life, Renew Your Energy, Restore Your Sanity by Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith
Rest Quiz: https://www.restquiz.com/
The email to send questions to Laurel Boivin is laurel@fluxflowcoaching.com and for Laurel Holland - laurel@liveyourinnerpower.com
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. You can learn more about Laurel Holland at www.liveyourinnerpower.com.
Laurel Boivin is a leadership coach, speaker, and workshop facilitator. Founder of Flux+Flow Professional Coaching, Laurel works with high-performing professionals and mission-driven organizations to shift from achievement to alignment — helping them connect deeply to purpose, lead with confidence, and create environments where people thrive. You can learn more about Laurel Boivin at www.fluxflowcoaching.com.
When life takes an unexpected turn — when everything feels like it’s falling apart — that’s not the end of the story. It’s the beginning of something new, and creativity is your way through.
In this episode of Beautiful Work Beautiful Life, life coaches Laurel Holland and Laurel Boivin talk about what happens when life “goes to bleep.” They share real, vulnerable moments of personal and professional breakdowns, and how those seasons became catalysts for growth, clarity, and strength. You’ll hear how creativity and resourcefulness show up not just in art or hobbies, but in everyday problem-solving, self-honesty, and courageous decision-making.
Together, we explore how to move from fear to curiosity, from blame to action, and from resistance to receptivity. If you’ve been feeling stuck, uncertain, or ready for something to shift, this conversation will remind you: every eruption in life is an invitation to rediscover your inner genius and create your next beautiful chapter.
Key Takeaways:
* Why breakdowns are the birthplace of creativity and renewal
* How to turn fear into curiosity and forward motion
* The importance of finding the right kind of support
* Moving from blame and self-judgment to inspired action
* Four powerful questions to regain clarity and courage
* The mindset of “this or something better” — and learning to receive it Journaling prompts are suggested to further your exploration.
Journaling prompts are suggested to further your exploration.
The email to send questions to Laurel Boivin is laurel@fluxflowcoaching.com and for Laurel Holland - laurel@liveyourinnerpower.com
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. You can learn more about Laurel at www.liveyourinnerpower.com.
As a Leadership Coach, Speaker, and Podcaster, Laurel Boivin works with high-performing professionals and mission-driven organizations to shift from achievement to alignment — helping them connect deeply to purpose, lead with confidence, and create environments where people thrive. 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 at www.fluxflowcoaching.com.
Pia Leichter joins Laurel Holland to discuss creativity and inner transformation as a pathway to make your own life your most important creative project.
Pia shares her journey of turning 50, traveling to Bali, and embracing solitude to enhance her creativity. She emphasizes the importance of inner work, self-awareness, and purposefully designing your life experiences. Pia describes her coaching approach as a creative partnership, helping clients navigate sticky junctures and pivot towards new creative directions. She highlights the need to slow down, create space, and trust oneself to foster creativity. Pia also discusses overcoming fear through practical steps and the significance of rest in unlocking creative genius.
In this episode you'll hear about -
Journaling prompts are suggested to further your exploration.
Links/Books mentioned - To get a copy of Pia’s book:
On Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Welcome-Creative-Club-Biggest-Project/dp/B0DPJ8L4NM/ref=sr_1_1
The email to send questions to Laurel Boivin is laurel@fluxflowcoaching.com and for Laurel Holland - laurel@liveyourinnerpower.com
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.
Pia Leichter is a creative partner, published author, certified coach, and entrepreneur. Her path has been anything but ordinary: a recovering nomad, she’s reported as a journalist in Sri Lanka, graduated summa cum laude from NYU, and worked as an award-winning creative director for some of the biggest brands in the world. Now, as the founder of Kollektiv Studio, she’s uniquely positioned to co-create wild visions and ventures. She recently published Welcome to the Creative Club, a book that challenges everything people thought they knew about creativity.
More about her work: https://kollektiv.studio/
In this episode of Beautiful Work Beautiful Life, co-host Laurel Boivin invites you to explore the powerful connection between gratitude and creativity.
Laurel guides you through a gentle breath and grounding practice, teaching how embodied gratitude awakens authentic creativity from within—because when we feel safe enough to receive, creativity comes alive. Through science, spirit, and soulful reflection, you’ll learn how gratitude softens the nervous system, quiets the stress response, and creates the inner safety that allows inspiration to bloom. You’ll also be guided to sense gratitude in your body and notice what creative energy begins to stir from that space of fullness and peace.
You’ll learn:
* How embodied gratitude (not just gratitude lists) opens the door to creative flow
* The science of gratitude—dopamine, serotonin, and the brain’s relaxation response
* Why feeling safe is essential to creativity and inspired living
* A guided mindfulness practice to awaken gratitude in your body
* How gratitude and imagination meet to spark transformation
Journaling prompts are suggested to further your exploration.
* What does gratitude feel like in my body today?
* What softens or opens within me when I linger in that feeling?
* What might this gratitude want to create or express through me?
* How does my creative energy shift when I feel safe and open to receive?
* What ordinary moment today can I meet with gratitude and curiosity?
Links/Books mentioned: Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert
The email to send questions to Laurel Boivin is laurel@fluxflowcoaching.com and for Laurel Holland - laurel@liveyourinnerpower.com
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. You can learn more about Laurel Holland at www.liveyourinnerpower.com.
Laurel Boivin is a leadership coach, speaker, and workshop facilitator. Founder of Flux+Flow Professional Coaching, Laurel works with high-performing professionals and mission-driven organizations to shift from achievement to alignment, helping them connect deeply to purpose, lead with confidence, and create environments where people thrive. You can learn more about Laurel Boivin at www.fluxflowcoaching.com.
In this meaningful and thought-provoking episode of Beautiful Work Beautiful Life, cohosts Laurel Holland and Laurel Boivin invite you into an intimate conversation about what it truly means to choose life before it’s too late.
Inspired by the timeless reflections of Bronnie Ware’s The Top Five Regrets of the Dying, the Laurels explore the lessons that surface when we pause to consider how we’re really living. Together, they unpack powerful themes — the courage to be your authentic self, creating balance beyond work, expressing your true feelings, nurturing relationships, and allowing yourself to experience happiness and joy.
As the veil thins between worlds this late October, the conversation takes on a soulful tone — one that gently encourages reflection, closure, and new beginnings. With humor, compassion, and grounded wisdom, Laurel and Laurel remind us that inner work is life work… and it’s never too late to begin again.
Tune in to explore:
As you listen, you might just find the inspiration to take one small step toward the life you most want to live.
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The Top Five Regrets of the Dying: A Life Transformed by the Dearly Departing, by Bronnie Ware
Journaling prompts are suggested to further your exploration.
Links/Books mentioned:
The Top Five Regrets of the Dying: A Life Transformed by the Dearly Departing, by Bronnie Ware
The email to send questions to Laurel Boivin is laurel@fluxflowcoaching.com and for Laurel Holland - laurel@liveyourinnerpower.com
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. Learn more about Laurel, her work, and books 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. Learn more about Laurel Boivin and her work as a leadership coach, speaker, and podcaster at www.fluxflowcoaching.com.
At a time when the world feels especially divisive and heavy, cohosts Laurel Boivin and Laurel Holland explore what it means to stay anchored in goodness.
This honest and hope-filled conversation touches on emotional overload, social media, and collective fear that can disconnect us from our natural goodness and the goodness around us. They talk about how simple practices can help us return to center. From cultivating a daily devotional practice or creating a “supper club” for sharing good news, to setting energetic boundaries and choosing curiosity over judgment, this episode is a gentle reminder that goodness begins within us.
In this episode, How To Be Good in a World That Feels So Bad, you’ll hear reflections on:
Journaling prompts are suggested to further your exploration:
The email to send questions to Laurel Boivin is laurel@fluxflowcoaching.com and for Laurel Holland - laurel@liveyourinnerpower.com
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. You can learn more about Laurel Holland, her books, and the work she does at https://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 and the work she does at www.fluxflowcoaching.com.
What does it take to walk across an entire country—3,400 miles, 16 states, and 7 months on the road?
In this episode of Beautiful Work Beautiful Life, cohost Laurel Boivin sits down again with Nick Tucker, a husband, father, speaker, and storyteller whose journey of resilience has inspired many. At just 23 years old, Nick felt a calling he couldn’t ignore: to walk from Maine to Los Angeles with nothing more than a backpack, a friend, and faith that the road would provide.
Along the way, he discovered the power of kindness from strangers, the lessons of resilience born in days of rain in Pennsylvania to desert heat in Arizona, and the deeper spiritual work of learning to give himself the same grace he so freely gives to others.
This is more than a story of an extraordinary adventure—it’s a reminder that life is built one step at a time. Whether you’re facing a transition, longing for purpose, or simply curious about what happens when we say yes to a calling, Nick’s story will inspire you to trust the journey and keep moving forward one step at a time.
Links/Books mentioned: Becoming Resilient with Nick Tucker, Beautiful Work Beautiful Life Podcast, 8/10/25 https://www.liveyourinnerpower.com/podcasts/beautiful-work-beautiful-life/episodes/2149071852
The email to send questions to Laurel Boivin is laurel@fluxflowcoaching.com and for Laurel Holland - laurel@liveyourinnerpower.com
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. You can learn more about Laurel Holland, her books, and the work she does at https://www.liveyourinnerpower.com.
Laurel Boivin, founder of Flux+Flow Professional Coaching, is a life and leadership coach, and a speaker. Laurel 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 and the work she does at www.fluxflowcoaching.com.
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, email him at nick@nickrtucker.com, and follow him on Instagram @NickTucker.
In this solo episode of Beautiful Work Beautiful Life, Laurel Boivin explores how tiny, consistent actions can create extraordinary change.
If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed by the gap between where you are and where you want to be, this conversation is for you. Laurel shares stories from her own journey—including the lessons learned while walking 1,500 miles in a single year—and client experiences that show how starting small builds momentum, confidence, and self-trust.
You’ll discover:
* Why small, ordinary steps are more powerful than giant leaps
* How consistency shapes confidence and strengthens self-trust
* The importance of celebrating progress as much as setting goals
* Practical ways to recommit when you’ve fallen out of rhythm
* Journaling prompts to help you gain clarity and take your next step
Journaling prompts are suggested to further your exploration:
1. Where do I feel overwhelmed by the size or magnitude of the change I want to make in my life?
2. What’s one step I could take in the next 24 hours to move toward my goal?
3. What kind of support do I need to keep going day after day? (Do I need a system, a tool, or a person?)
4. How would my life feel if I trusted that small steps are enough to accomplish what I want to accomplish?
5. How does it feel to be more confident and have more self-trust, knowing that I have the ability to do what I set out to do?
Links/Books mentioned:
* Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones (2018) by James Clear
* One Step at a Time: Walking Across America with Nick Tucker https://www.liveyourinnerpower.com/podcasts/beautiful-work-beautiful-life/episodes/2149091326
The email to send questions to Laurel Boivin is laurel@fluxflowcoaching.com and for Laurel Holland - laurel@liveyourinnerpower.com
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. You can learn more about Laurel, her books, and work she does 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 and the work she does at www.fluxflowcoaching.com.
Do you ever wish for more clarity, confidence, or ease in your life?
In this episode of Beautiful Work, Beautiful Life, Laurel Boivin invites you to slow down and tap into one of the most powerful tools you already carry within you — your inner wisdom.
Laurel explores what inner wisdom really is, what often gets in the way of hearing it, and simple practices you can use to connect with that quiet inner voice. You’ll also discover how to begin trusting your wisdom through small steps, reflection, and gentle self-compassion.
If you’ve been searching outside yourself for answers, this episode is your reminder that your inner wisdom is always present, patiently waiting for you to listen and follow where it leads.
The following journaling prompts are suggested to further your exploration:
1. When was the last time you trusted your inner wisdom, and what happened?
2. Where am I currently seeking clarity or guidance? What does my inner wisdom say about it?
3. How does my body signal “yes” to me? How does it signal “no”?
4. What keeps me from trusting myself fully? (Fear, doubt, outside pressure, or something else?)
5. What is one small decision I can make this week from a place of inner knowing?
The email to send questions to Laurel Boivin is laurel@fluxflowcoaching.com and for Laurel Holland - laurel@liveyourinnerpower.com
The link to our Beautiful Work Beautiful Life 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. You can learn more about Laurel, her books, and work she does 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 and the work she does at www.fluxflowcoaching.com.
Laurel Boivin and Laurel Holland, cohosts and life coaches, explore the courage to trust your body’s wisdom. Inspired by a recent conversation with Tara Eschenroeder, a seasoned yoga instructor and retreat leader, the Laurels share personal stories and practical insights about returning to the body as a source of truth, healing, and guidance.
They reflect on the resistance many of us feel when tuning into our bodies, the emotions that can surface through practices like yoga and tai chi, and the profound release that comes when we allow ourselves to feel. Through anecdotes about headaches, back pain, and even garlic overload, they illustrate how our bodies continually send us messages about alignment and self-care.
Listeners are encouraged to gently begin by befriending the body, acknowledging resistance as part of the journey, and exploring resources like Louise Hay’s You Can Heal Your Life. This episode offers inspiration and practical wisdom for anyone seeking deeper trust in themselves, more confidence in decision-making, and a renewed sense of connection between body, mind, and spirit.
The following journaling prompts are suggested to further your exploration:
References:
You Can Heal Your Life by Louise Hay
Gratitude for My Physical Body, a guided meditation 6/20/22: https://www.liveyourinnerpower.com/podcasts/beautiful-work-beautiful-life/episodes/2147748858
The email to send questions to Laurel Boivin is laurel@fluxflowcoaching.com and for Laurel Holland - laurel@liveyourinnerpower.com
The link to our Beautiful Work Beautiful Life 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. You can learn more about Laurel, her books, and work she does 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 and the work she does at www.fluxflowcoaching.com.
Laurel Holland interviews Tara Eschenroeder, a seasoned yoga instructor and retreat leader, about her journey and the impact of yoga on her life. Tara shares her transformative experience with yoga, which led her to pursue a life aligned with her purpose. She discusses the benefits of community and cleansing practices, emphasizing the importance of inner work and connection with nature. Tara highlights her upcoming yoga and music festival in Virginia and her various offerings, including retreats, virtual coaching, and guided meditations. She encourages listeners to stay encouraged and trust their inner knowing.
Links/Books mentioned - Information on how to work with Tara can be found at www.greatabidingyoga.com . To connect with her via email - beckesch@gmail.com
The email to send questions to Laurel Boivin is laurel@fluxflowcoaching.com and for Laurel Holland - laurel@liveyourinnerpower.com
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.
Based in Asheville, North Carolina, Tara travels the country and beyond, leading workshops, retreats, and festivals. She is a self-published author and has held additional teaching credentials. Tara’s true gift, however, is her ability to live the teachings of yoga off the mat. She openly navigates life's challenges with a light heart, just as she would encourage a student falling out of a pose. She is a living example of trusting her own calling, a powerful inspiration for anyone who feels ready to spread their wings into something new.
Enjoy this 11-minute meditation created for this full moon to help deal with anxiety or any other feeling that you challenges you.
Often in meditation we take for granted that we’re turning inward, and that there is so much in the inner world to explore and focus on during the time that we are sitting.
In this meditation you’ll be guided to remain purposeful, holding the intention of actually looking within, as you sit in meditation. You’ll be invited to give attention to inner aspects of your world, and to remember that your attention holds the power to calm and relax you at any moment.
The suggested posture for this meditation is sitting. We’ll be exploring a difficult feeling to use as an example of how to be fully present to what’s happening within. Choose any feeling that you find challenging to engage with the process we’ll explore.
Music by Chris Collins accompanies this meditation.
The email to send questions to Laurel Boivin is laurel@fluxflowcoaching.com and for Laurel Holland - laurel@liveyourinnerpower.com
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.
In this episode of Beautiful Work, Beautiful Life, co-hosts Laurel Holland and Laurel Boivin dive into an exploration of heart, wisdom, and courage—three qualities that, together, form a foundation for living with authenticity and alignment.
Through story, reflection, and gentle practices, they invite listeners to consider how these qualities are not separate, but deeply interconnected: the heart as the source of compassion and truth, wisdom as a deep knowing that grows when we learn to trust ourselves, and courage as the brave act of living our truth in the world.
Their conversation offers journaling questions and everyday examples of how we protect our hearts, how we can recognize our own wisdom, and how courage often shows up in ways we may not give ourselves credit for.
If you’ve been longing to live more fully from a place of authenticity and intention, this episode is an invitation to pause, reflect, and step more confidently into your beautiful life.
Journaling prompts are suggested to further your exploration.
The email to send questions to Laurel Boivin is laurel@fluxflowcoaching.com and for Laurel Holland - laurel@liveyourinnerpower.com
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. 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.
In this conversation, Laurel Holland and Laurel Boivin explore how focus and devotion guide our inner work and ultimately shape the lives we create. Drawing inspiration from a recent episode, Becoming Resilient with Nick Tucker, they reflect on how devotion isn’t just a spiritual word or heavy commitment. It can be as simple as daily practices that keep us aligned with what matters most.
Together, they discuss the importance of clarifying what you’re truly devoted to, breaking free from old family patterns, and shifting from chasing material success to cultivating meaning and becoming. Through vulnerable stories, practical tools, and encouragement, the Laurels remind us that inner work is not only beautiful—it’s the foundation for a fulfilling and purpose-driven life.
If you’ve ever wondered how to stay focused on what truly matters, or how to weave devotion into the everyday, this episode offers guidance and grounding wisdom for your journey.
00:17 Introduction
00:33 Season Overview
01:18 Podcast Format & Flow
03:15 Episode Topic Introduction
03:43 Personal Stories of Devotion
04:55 The Role of Desire in Inner Work
06:39 Focus, Devotion, and Commitment
08:24 Simplicity in Devotion
10:50 Material Desires vs. Greater Purpose
12:58 Breaking Family Cycles & Personal Purpose
16:31 Finding Your North Star
17:35 Devotion in Career and Life Choices
19:57 Becoming vs. Having
21:11 Practicing New Ways of Being
23:15 Emotional Processing & Self-Compassion
25:34 Strategies for Starting Inner Work
26:27 Final Reflections & Listener Engagement
31:00 Invitation for Feedback
32:01 Closing Remarks
Journaling prompts are suggested to further your exploration:
Links/Books mentioned
Becoming Resilient with Nick Tucker: https://www.liveyourinnerpower.com/podcasts/beautiful-work-beautiful-life/episodes/2149071852
The email to send questions to Laurel Boivin is laurel@fluxflowcoaching.com and for Laurel Holland - laurel@liveyourinnerpower.com
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. You can learn more about Laurel Holland at www.liveyourinnerpower.com.
Laurel Boivin, life and leadership 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.