Podcasts by The Self Leadership LAB
This is the stuff no one taught you in school: How to navigate and master your complex inner world; the part that really runs the show. If you’re not doing what you say you want to do, it’s probably not a skill problem, it’s likely a self leadership problem. Laura Dewey helps you move from where you are now, to where you want to be, with ease and grace rather than stress and struggle. The cool thing? Transformation happens through fun experimentation. Expect tools and strategies for leadership, stress reduction, mindset, emotional intelligence, self awareness and more. Tune in…your best self is waiting.
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Ep 046 COVID Update from 2020-12-02T08:00
If you're a loyal listener, you probably noticed that Laura disappeared after COVID hit. You would be correct. So what's up with her? Where did she disappear to? Well, those questions and more w...
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045 | Keeping Love Strong from 2020-02-26T08:00
If you want to learn how to keep your relationship strong, this show is for you. Learn four specific self leadership strategies for more peace and fulfillment in your love relationship as well a...
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044 | Finding Love Through Self Leadership from 2020-02-12T08:00
The path to love can be fraught with stress and struggle. Today Laura shares 3 must-do self leadership strategies to help you access more ease and grace in your process of finding the one. You’l...
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043 | Secrets to Sustainable Change, Pt 3 from 2020-01-29T08:00
It’s no accident that by mid-January, most New Year’s Resolutions are already a thing of the past. That’s because traditional resolutions are a recipe for almost certain failure. Laura shares a ...
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042 | Secrets to Sustainable Change, Pt 2 from 2020-01-15T08:00
You say you want to make a change, yet aren’t doing it. Can you relate? Maybe you never started, perhaps you started then lost focus, or maybe you’re waiting for m...
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041 | Secrets to Sustainable Change, Pt 1 from 2020-01-01T08:00
Whether you set New Year’s Resolutions or not, this show is for you. Laura encourages you to just say no to traditional change methodology, which can feel huge, heavy and impossible. Instead, sa...
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040 | Surviving Holiday Gatherings from 2019-12-18T08:00
Let’s face it…sometimes you dread attending a family, work or community holiday event, am I right? It’s natural to not resonate with everyone or everything that goes on there. So, since you’ve d...
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039 | Loving Your Body from 2019-12-04T08:00
You’ve heard it before: “Love your body, accept yourself.” It’s a lovely concept but how on earth do you do it? It’s so easy to get lost in comparing yourself to others and itemizing your flaws....
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038 | Making a Difference from 2019-11-20T08:00
Feeling the enormity of the change you feel is needed in the world can feel insurmountable, leaving you feeling hopeless and helpless. Well, there is another way and that other way comes to us f...
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037 | Stress Less: The Holiday Edition from 2019-11-13T23:19:29
The holidays ahead will be filled with peace and joy, right? Hmm, maybe not. Hectic schedules, family obligations, and a pile of extra to-dos can leave you feeling anything but. Join Laura and T...
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036 | How to Stop People Pleasing from 2019-10-30T07:00
If you find yourself unable to say no with a calendar full of things you really don’t want to do, you may be a people pleaser (see Ep 035). If you’re tired of being tired and unfulfilled, this s...
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035 | Are You a People Pleaser? from 2019-10-16T07:00
If you’ve ever wondered why you find yourself over committed, exhausted and depleted, this show is for you. You’ll have the opportunity to take a short quiz to see if you have a pattern common t...
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034 | The Source of Real Confidence from 2019-10-02T07:00
Are you waiting until you have just the right education, financial situation, job, relationship, etc. before you can feel confident? That if you just had that one thing you would finally be will...
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033 | Isolation from 2019-09-18T07:00
Today Laura takes a moment to connect with you in order to inspire you to take a moment to connect with someone else. To move beyond small talk. To share a piece of yourself with another human b...
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032 | Does Change Have to Be Hard? from 2019-09-04T07:00
We do it all the time…say we want to make a change, then don’t do anything about it. This can leave us feeling frustrated and confused. One reason we get stuck is because part of us believes tha...
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031 | Same S%!t, Different Decade? from 2019-08-28T07:00
You swear…never again! Never again will you fall victim to that same old pattern. Then a bit later…there you are…ugh…not again. Think that same old boyfriend or girlfriend who keeps showing up: ...
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030 | Letting Go of Old Guilt, Shame and Blame from 2019-08-21T07:00
Are you weighed down by old feelings of guilt, shame and blame? Do these feelings cause you to play small, second guess yourself and feel generally not good enough? It doesn’t have to be that wa...
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029 | How to Avoid the Pain of Disappointment from 2019-08-14T07:00
You get your hopes up, then, BAM. You're crushed. That outcome that you wanted so badly just didn't happen. What if this roller coaster of emotions could be avoided? What if there was a simple c...
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028 | Barriers to Mastery from 2019-08-08T01:20:04
Part two of a series on mastery. Laura picks up where she left off in Episode 027. Now that we know what mastery is, what gets in your way of attaining it? So many things. It’s a wonder we ever ...
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027 | Mastery from 2019-07-24T07:00
The path to mastery is not for the faint of heart. It takes patience, commitment and a willingness to not always be good at something. The road is often paved with frustration, self-judgment and...
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026 | Growth Mindset from 2019-07-17T07:00
Dr. Carol Dweck, author of the book Mindset says, “When you change your mindset, you change your world.” Truer words were never spoken. If you’re feeling limited in your life, chances a...
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025 | True Freedom from 2019-07-03T07:00
Do you feel like you are at the mercy of what life throws at you? It’s not fun, is it? Learn to trade in your stress and struggle for ease and grace. You can feel free every day of your life – t...
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024 | Intention in the Workplace from 2019-06-26T15:29:47
Our workdays can be jam-packed with different activities, people, and challenges. If we’re not careful, one can blur into the next. Employing intention can make you infinitely more effective by ...
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023 | The Secret to Happiness from 2019-06-19T07:00
The road to happiness can be paved with frustration, uncertainty and impatience. What if there is another way? What if happiness is much closer than you think? In this episode, Laura will lead y...
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022 | Feeling Overwhelmed? Part 2 from 2019-06-12T07:00
You have SO much to do and never enough time to do it. No matter how hard you try you just can’t seem to get on top of it…ever. Overwhelm has officially arrived. This show picks up where Episode...
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021 | Feeling Overwhelmed? from 2019-06-05T07:00
Overwhelm – that feeling of having waaay too much to do and not enough time to do it. That feeling that can leave you totally stressed out, run ragged and convinced you’re a failure. That’s just...
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020 | The Problem with Sexy Work from 2019-05-29T07:00
You know what you love to do, you know what you’re great at, and you’re looking for (or creating) a job doing it. You want to work in your passion full time. There’s only one problem: It hasn’t ...
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019 | How to Elevate Your Day from 2019-05-22T07:00
Feeling low? Learn a fun and satisfying way to elevate your emotion and increase your energy. Self-leadership is all about taking dominion over your thoughts, beliefs, emotions, and actions…havi...
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018 | Got some hard things to do? from 2019-05-15T07:00
Face it, it's hard to do hard things. Unless you are one of the few excited by the prospect of doing the hard stuff, knowing you have something difficult ahead can leave you with a sense of drea...
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017 | Worriers – This is For You from 2019-05-08T07:00
If you’re prone to worry, you know it can suck the life out of you, leaving you full of stress, anxiety and even insomnia. What’s the alternative? Laura shares four strategies to help you escape...
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016 | Confused About Next Steps? from 2019-05-01T07:00
What’s next for me in my life? A big question, for sure. One we often feel we need to know the answer to now. If we don’t, it’s not OK. In this episode, Laura leads you through this issue, rife ...
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015 | Gain Power Over Procrastination from 2019-04-24T07:00
Are those undone tasks sucking the life out of you? You are not alone. In this episode, learn what causes you to become stuck along with strategies to bust through your procrastination with ener...
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014 | How I Got Sober from 2019-04-17T07:00
Your host, Laura Dewey, shares about her progression from first drink to problem drinker, along with the moment that finally propelled her toward her last drink, and ultimately, her long term so...
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013 | Alcoholism, Your Questions Answered from 2019-04-10T07:00
Hi, I'm Laura, and I'm an alcoholic. This show brings the subject of addiction into the light from the first person reflections of your host. It also sets out to answer frequently asked question...
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012 | Clear Communication from 2019-04-03T04:00
Laura shares the benefits and pitfalls of developing clear communication along with 4 steps to help you communicate more clearly as the sender, allowing you to be more effective at work and in y...
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Bonus! Active Listening Skill 6 from 2019-03-29T05:00
Our inner wisdom can be a wellspring of information. But listening to ourselves can be as difficult as listening to another person, if not more so. The same obstacles exist. Learn to discern the...
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011 | Active Listening Skills Part 2 from 2019-03-27T04:00
Active listening is so difficult because you have to work against your nature to do it. Our default way of being leads us away from listening, rather than towards it. Over two episodes, learn ab...
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010 | Active Listening Skills Part 1 from 2019-03-20T04:30
Active listening is so difficult because you have to work against your nature to do it. Our default way of being leads us away from listening, rather than towards it. Over two episodes, learn ab...
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009 | Feeling Off? Here's How You Get Back On from 2019-03-13T07:00
Why wake up one day exhausted, burnt out, and feeling like you’ve lost yourself when you can do something else? In this episode, Laura shares how you can take a proactive approach to your well b...
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008 | Defining What Love Means to You from 2019-03-06T08:00
You'll be much more apt to get what you want in a relationship (love, family, business, or community), if you take the time to identify what you're seeking. This episode provides the time, space...
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007 | Love - Wonderful, Complicated and Elusive from 2019-02-27T08:00
This episode answers the question, “What is love?” Laura takes a deep dive into the concept of unconditional love and discusses common misconceptions and barriers associated with love. All to p...
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Bonus: A Tale of Two Buckets from 2019-02-22T08:00
A fun fable written and read by your host, Laura Dewey, about creating healthy love relationships. Isolated from Ep 6: How to look for love in all the right places. Laura's gift to you. Have fun...
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006 | How to Look For Love in All the Right Places from 2019-02-20T08:00
Learn THE place to find the love you’re looking for. Hear how Laura went from eternally single, dysfunctional and unable to be close, to having a healthy, happy, thriving marriage. Looking for l...
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Bonus: Preview of Episode 6 from 2019-02-14T08:00
A Valentine’s Day ditty to whet your appetite for the next episode. Episode 6 will delve deep into Laura’s path to love after a lifetime of the insanity of longing for relationship paired with a...
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005 | 3 Simple Stress Less Strategies from 2019-02-13T08:00
Life can be challenging for sure, but does it have to be stressful? Can stress reduction be just a thought away? Could stress, in fact, be optional? Instead of stressed, could you feel in contro...
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004 | 10 Strategies to Process Emotions in a Healthy Way from 2019-01-23T14:20
Without the proper guidance, it’s easy to choose destructive strategies to cope with emotions: denying, stuffing, addiction to alcohol, drugs, food, shopping, gambling, drama, even excessive bus...
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Bonus! Applying the Tools From Episodes 2&3 from 2019-01-23T14:15
Hear actual stories of how four people are using the space to create high energy emotions, and how sliding up the ladder helps them be more effective at work and more peaceful within themselves....
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003 | Thriving Through Emotional Ups&Downs from 2019-01-23T14:10
Most of us are raised to think of emotions as either good or bad: If you’re happy, that’s good. If you’re angry, that’s bad. But is this thinking accurate? How can I better deal with upsetting e...
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002 | The #1 Must Have Tool for Self Leadership from 2019-01-23T14:05
Daily challenges can make you feel like you’re on an emotional roller coaster. Instead of being at the mercy of the maniacal, invisible driver, learn to take the wheel, go at your own speed, str...
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001| What is Self Leadership&What Can It Do For Me? from 2019-01-23T14:00
If you ever wonder why you SAY you want to do something, know HOW to do it, and yet aren’t doing it – self leadership may be the culprit. In this episode, Laura introduces herself and shares abo...
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