Where does using personal effort and energy best serve your life? Laurie decides it makes the most sense for her personal energy to let the live YMCA group and the Sparkpeople team go due to lack of likely participation. Laurie muses about various social

Procrastination can delay more than your chores. It can put your entire life on hold and kill your dreams. Corinna, from the live YMCA support group, is on the bravery report for recording her thoughts after their first meeting. The YMCA group will contin

Giving up too easily can be an automatic response and a terrible dream-destroying habit. A special shout-out to Heung, a lady Laurie met hiking after recording last episode. Hear clips from Laurie's latest voice acting class with her scene partners Len an

Letting go of inappropriate levels of devastation is today's topic as Laurie shares a cringe-worthy story from her latest voice acting class despite encouragement by Sue from the UK and Jackie on Facebook. Thanks to Sofia and Courtney for their 5 star iTu

Laurie's freaked out and asks for help sharing the details of the upcoming free support group she's facilitating at the YMCA. She also ponders possible childhood reasons of why she always feel that nobody will EVER come to her party. Marquita and Amy from

How can we let go of our false selves and learn to express who we are? Welcome to new BC Rachel who recommends a new podcast for us to check out. Now available, a certificate of completion for Brave Companions who have listened or binge-listened, all the

Laurie rushes down to the park to squeeze in a bonus walk and talk before she and Mark leave for a memorial service. Laurie ponders how to stop letting what others say or think about her, or what Laurie THINKS they think of her, determine her mood. Josh's

When might limiting some kind of food become a free choice rather than an event that triggers diet mentality? Mark and I go bike riding on the LA River Bike Path. Mark gives his monthly unbiased report on my progress. I'm excited by my voice acting teache

Why does Laurie always want to isolate and what can she do about it? Alen recommends via text a great movie that's on Netflix about voice acting and Laurie wonders if we shouldn't share cool movies and books on the show? Besides supporting the show financ

Back on the mountain Laurie lets go of the stew of anxiety and doubt swirling around trying new things, newly tight pants, photos that make you look as bad as possible AND discovers that Photoshop can crop your negative thinking as well as those pesky bad