I think we can all agree that self-worth should be innate. We all are born equal and worthy. So why do some feel like God’s favorites, while others struggle with low self-worth? This episode Laura dives into how worthiness wounds show up in our lives often stemming from our reflections from the father, and how this reflection supports of hinders the connection between our worth, our passions and our purpose.

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Cited:

Maureen Murdoch - "The Heroine's Journey"

Carl Jung - “The Teleological Self.”

Andre Green - "The Dead Father Effect."

Forgiveness is not because they deserve it. It's certainly not a "welcome back in" sign. This episode Laura breaks down the fundamentals of how to approach forgiving. And how when done too quickly, forgiveness can actually wind up holding us back in a place of resentment. Forgiveness isn't for them, it's for us.

Cited: Gabor Mate

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It's Laura's birthday. You're invited. It's in the basement of Chuck E. Cheese. Sometimes figuring out how to celebrate yourself is a battle all of its own, especially if you've never been shown how. Laura dives into her past ineptitude at "doing birthdays," along with tips for honoring yourself even when your life is in shambles. Want to send a birthday gift to strange orphan? Well gosh, thanks! :)

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HERE’S THE THING ABOUT OUR STORIES. THEY’RE A SELF FULL-FILLING PROPHECY. They keep us stuck in a loop of our story, without realizing it. Not just attracting the same dynamics, but also seeing the world in a limiting way. How do we wipe our old dirty goggles clean, and begin to question the thoughts and beliefs keeping our lives limited?

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Oh man...This week we're talking FAWNING,--The slutty little sister of self-abandonment. The act of trying to feel "safe" and "okay" by continuously placing someone else's energy above your own. Sounds exhausting? Well, it is. Laura dives into how fawning has been re-appearing up in her own life, along with exploring some of the root causes of fawning, such as MEAN MOMS and BEING MADE TO FEEL LIKE A HUMAN DOORMAT!

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Cited: Carl Jung

Identity collapse, the false self, identity void after foundational erosion, all these terms are explored today on the pod. How do we say goodbye to old identities, especially the false ones we still kind of like?

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Cited: Alice Miller "The Drama of the Gifted Child."

This episode Laura delves into the murky terrain of getting back into a place of true inner power, and agency after years away. We talk the different energetic resonances of power vs. fake power, such as “force.” How we can get out of survival mode to come back into reception with ourselves. Sometimes coming back into a powerful place of self worth, requires meeting our selves in the places we don’t want to go to.

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Book ref: David R. Hawkins' book, Power vs. Force,

Hey everyone! This week Laura responds to a Dear Orphan email about how to employ discernment in dating when we're starving for "soup." Laura gives her advice on navigating those super intense, (yet not entirely red flagged,) relationships that seem to come out of the blue, and suck us in like a vortex. Do we navigate the high-octane intensity of TRAUMA BOND relationships determines wether or not we'll wind up shipwrecked.

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