121: Acceptance ≠ Approval

121: Acceptance ≠ Approval

07/24/2026 Adulthood asks us to confront a difficult truth: life rarely unfolds the way we imagined. In this episode, laura explores the difference between acceptance and approval, why acknowledging reality is essential for wise action, and how staying in relationship...
120: How to Change Your mind

120: How to Change Your mind

04/13/2026 In this episode, laura explores why truly living our values—like inclusivity, growth, and liberation—requires more than good intentions. It demands the uncomfortable, ongoing practice of changing our minds. Drawing on neuroscience and real-life examples,...
119: How to Love Without Villains

119: How to Love Without Villains

03/23/2026 This episode is about the habit of making someone wrong—-and how quickly that instinct shapes the way we relate to each other. I’m asking what becomes possible if we loosen our grip on blame and instead choose something more curious, and more human. Engage...
121: Acceptance ≠ Approval

118: How to Stay Put

02/28/2026 What happens after you let go of forced hope? No breakthrough. No surge of inspiration. Just life—continuing. In this quiet, honest episode, we explore what it means to stay put when nothing feels especially promising. Not grit. Not toxic positivity. Just...
120: How to Change Your mind

117: How to Hope

01/16/2026 How do you hope when there’s no logical reason to? In this episode, we explore what hope really is—and what it isn’t. Rather than treating hope as optimism, belief, or confidence about the future, this conversation reframes hope as a present-moment...