Laurel Holland and Laurel Boivin, the hosts, are life coaches who work with individuals helping them navigate the rocky waters of inner life and what can be the messy reality of their day-to-day lives.

Laurel and Laurel kick off the season interviewing each other about their "beautiful" lives. In this episode Laurel Holland interviews Laurel Boivin about her beautiful life and her inner work. Laurel Boivin shares her journey of self-discovery, revealing how she reevaluated her values after a series of situations with her ex-husband, husband at the time, and a friend. Laurel Holland shares her personal experiences with inner conflict and self-discovery, emphasizing the importance of self-trust, authenticity, and embodiment work in overcoming people-pleasing tendencies and loyalty issues. Both Laurels discussed the components of a fulfilling life, including loving relationships, community, and the ability to contribute and connect with others, while highlighting the significance of embodied self-awareness in understanding and working through emotions.

Highlights from the show and Laurel Boivin’s tale of her beautiful work -

• 4:00 Laurel’s confronted with circumstances that brought forth her lack of authenticity


• 5:50 A situation of not being able to support a friend that aligned her with her values


• 6:30 Laurel is surprised to realize she would let her friend down to honor herself


• 7:50 How Laurel’s marriage created a scenario of inner conflict about how to live true to herself


• 9:05 Laurel learns to trust herself and find confidence in her choices before she divorces


• 10:50 Laurel talks about her role models of powerful women who were silent


• 12:00 A conversation that changed Laurel’s life, a lightbulb moment


• 13:30 Awakening to how much she had let slide and not honored herself


• 14:10 Laurel’s intentional work to be a positive role model for her daughters


• 15:20 Laurel's description of what inner work is


• 16:30 How Laurel describes her beautiful life is to her and what it means to her


• 18:44 Laurel's favorite/desired feeling and what that is about for her


• 20:10 Discerning how the inside and outside life impact each other


• 22:25 Laurel describes how she knows when there is inner work for her to do


• 24:00 How embodiment work changes your life and awareness


• 27:00 Laurel's message to those embarking on the inner work journey

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.