Is there such a thing as TOO independent? What's wrong with doing everything yourself? Is there an up-side to accepting vulnerability? Can you be both independent and vulnerable? And how can Lauren sneak in another weird metaphor for this one?! All these questions and more will be answered in this episode of Life Lessons with Lesa and Lauren. Reach out to us on Instagram and follow us for more awesomeness. https://www.instagram.com/lifelessonslesalauren/ Lesa: https://www.instagram.com/lesablackhamcoaching/ Lauren: https://www.instagram.com/laurenwinzar ..read more

Is it too late to start the year over?  Is it too late to change my New Year's Resolutions? Why make them at all if we never stick to them? If you're asking yourself any of these kinds of questions, feel like the years are flying by without much improvement, or are feeling stuck in a rut, THIS is the episode for you. No - you didn't miss our New Year's episode, we're purposely putting this out in Feb and you'll see why when you listen in on this Life Lesson. Reach out to us on Instagram and follow us for more awesomeness. https://www.instagram.com/lifelessonslesalauren/ Lesa: https ..read more

This episode is about procrastination. I was gonna write a blurb here... but, ya' know. Doing stuff is hard. Reach out to us on Instagram and follow us for more awesomeness. https://www.instagram.com/lifelessonslesalauren/ Lesa: https://www.instagram.com/lesablackhamcoaching/ Lauren: https://www.instagram.com/laurenwinzar ..read more

Lesa's "word of the year" for 2023 is Play, Playful ... or something like that. Several weeks into the year, many people have already dropped their New Year's intentions, so it's time to refocus! Lauren puts Lesa in the hot seat, to get some answers about this elusive topic. Reach out to us on Instagram and follow us for more awesomeness. https://www.instagram.com/lifelessonslesalauren/ Lesa: https://www.instagram.com/lesablackhamcoaching/ Lauren: https://www.instagram.com/laurenwinzar ..read more

Have you heard the phrase "Inspired Action"? We have! What does it mean and how do we do it? Reach out to us on Instagram and follow us for more awesomeness. https://www.instagram.com/lifelessonslesalauren/ Lesa: https://www.instagram.com/lesablackhamcoaching/ Lauren: https://www.instagram.com/laurenwinzar/ Link ..read more

This episode was inspired by a conversation between Lauren and her 14 yo son and her discovery that she needed to take a different approach to help him. Reach out to us on Instagram and follow us for more awesomeness. https://www.instagram.com/lifelessonslesalauren/ Lesa: https://www.instagram.com/lesablackhamcoaching/ Lauren: https://www.instagram.com/laurenwinzar ..read more

Following our discussions in episode 4 about reframing and episode 2 about having fun, a listener asked about how to deal with anxiety.   While there are many strategies to manage or overcome anxiety, in this episode we focus on choosing a different feeling and harnessing our power. Reach out to us on Instagram and follow us for more awesomeness. https://www.instagram.com/lifelessonslesalauren/ Lesa: https://www.instagram.com/lesablackhamcoaching/ Lauren: https://www.instagram.com/laurenwinzar ..read more

Responding to a listener's question we discuss what we mean by trauma. "Big T Trauma" and "Little T trauma", and most specifically childhood trauma. How does it happen? What does it feel like? What can we do about it? Reach out to us on Instagram and follow us for more awesomeness. https://www.instagram.com/lifelessonslesalauren/ Lesa: https://www.instagram.com/lesablackhamcoaching/ Lauren: https://www.instagram.com/laurenwinzar ..read more

Today Lesa and Lauren wanted to drop in with a surprise bonus episode. Let's call it a little early Christmas gift. We're giving you permission to have it your way this holiday season. Unwrap and enjoy. For more on this topic, check out Lauren's Free Christmas planning workshop "Simplicity Christmas with Lauren Winzar" on Facebook: https://fb.watch/gH2f-foU6P/ AND Lesa is all about helping you recover from your people-pleasing ways! (she also has a snazzy new website: https://www.lesablackham.com.au/) Reach out to us on Instagram and follow us for more awesomeness. https://www.instagram.com ..read more

What is external validation? Why do we want it? Do we need it? In this episode Lesa and Lauren discuss the feeling of wanting validation from those around us and what to do about it. Reach out to us on Instagram and follow us for more awesomeness. https://www.instagram.com/lifelessonslesalauren/ Lesa: https://www.instagram.com/lesablackhamcoaching/ Lauren: https://www.instagram.com/laurenwinzar ..read more