You & All Your Parts

Moments of Joy

Trying to change your relationship with substances or relationships that you've been relying on for happiness? Instead of turning to things like food, alcohol, gambling, or a partner to feel good, start looking for small moments of joy in your day. Let your Parts help you find those moments. Take them on what can be a lifelong journey of celebrating the small moments of happiness that are available to all of us as you change these habits to build a better life.

Shouldn’t All Parts Get Along??

Wouldn't it be a wonderful world if all our Parts got along? Uh. That isn't Laura's lived experience. There is always someone with a different point of view in Laura's system. Listen in and see if her experience resonates with you.

Who Are You Calling Unrealistic?

Laura loves her Inner Critics. She believes that building a relationship with your Inner Critics will change your life. Not all critics come out kicking and screaming. Sometimes they're subtle. Listen in as Laura shares one of hers that took her a couple of weeks to even realize she was overly blended with.

Both/And. Can two seemingly opposite things be true at the same time?

Are you ready to trade in your black and white thinking for something more expansive? Listen is as Laura talks through one of the favorite tools she learned in coaching school, Both/And Thinking.

Getting Curious About Our Beliefs

Have you ever stopped to consider where your beliefs came from? A friend of Laura's recently made her stop in her tracks and ask an even bigger question: are they serving you? Listen in as she talks through where a deeper reflection led her and maybe you'll find yourself curious about your own beliefs.

Updating Your Worrier Part

Do you have a Worrier Part? Laura shares research about how we worry, and how she has found it helpful to update her Worrier Parts.

Growth vs. Fixed Mindset & Parts

Laura shares how her understanding of Carol Dweck's work on Growth vs. Fixed Mindsets has changed over the years. Listen in, you might be surprised at Laura's take.

Do We Have Positive Parts & Do Parts Have Self-Energy?

This week in Letters to Laura, someone asks her to talk about "Positive" Parts and then asks why some of our Parts seems to have access to more Self-Energy than other Parts. Laura dives into a bit of deep theory about our Parts and their own access to Self-Energy.

Parts Love Numbers

Tune in as Laura talks you through tips on why concrete timeframes, numbers, and following up with your Parts, particularly if you're having to do challenging things, can be very reassuring to your Parts. She'll provide scripts you can use with your own Parts.

Sitting in Silence with Your Parts

Do your Parts have trouble sitting in silence? Do Parts of you want to take up a mediation practice but other Parts balk or resist it? Tune in as Laura talks through some practical tips that might help you if you have a system that resists sitting quietly.