The Flow Habit Podcast - Flow State, Creativity, Get Unstuck, Life Purpose, Manifesting, Guided Meditations

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Welcome to The Flow Habit podcast! Your host Laurie Smith is a speaker, coach, and the author of several books including The Flow Habit, a practical research-backed guide to the flow state and getting your overall life to flow (Hay House/Penguin Random House), as well as a trusted voice on the flow state and creativity. In each episode, Laurie will unpack the secrets to getting into the flow state, creativity hacks, and wisdom she has learned on her own creative journey and from her clients on how to get your spark back and share your creative gifts with the world. This podcast focuses on how flow boosts creativity and emotional well-being, overcoming perfectionism, trusting your intuition, finding your own unique path to happiness, success, creativity, and flow, and making your dreams come true. Episodes include stories from The 28-Day Flow Challenges, Laurie's coaching and speaking clients, guest interviews, and powerful creative visualization exercises and guided meditations designed to help you connect with your own intuitive wisdom, and follow where flow is guiding you to go.

  1. 2d ago

    #91: FLOWTIVATE ~ 9-Minute Meditation ~ Receiving and Giving Love

    This deeply relaxing 12-minute guided visualization takes you on one of Laurie Smith's intuitive journeys, where you will imagine floating in a deeply relaxed state, connected to your own loving, flowing self within, while also being surrounded by a greater loving energy, a greater flow. In this episode, Laurie E. Smith, author of the research-backed practical flow state book--The Flow Habit--leads you to take your power back by tapping your own ability to open to where you're feeling guided to go. Laurie also references the teachings of Noreen O'Sullivan and her book Look, Listen, Love as well as her practice of noticing whether our emotions need love or are giving love. You can learn more about Noreen's work on her website https://www.noreenosullivan.com/. In her book The Flow Habit, host Laurie Smith shows how quieting the chattering mind and experiencing deep relaxation can have a direct impact on our ability to get into a flow state, and boost our well-being. This meditation is part of a summer mediation series that Laurie is offering. Listen to this meditation anytime you want to restore your energy, overcome burnout, or find your own balance so you can experience more calm and well-being. This meditation can help if you want a simply way to calm your nervous system and deeply relax. **Warning: This meditation is not a substitution for professional or medical care. If you are in emotional distress, please see a therapist, physician, or consult a trained professional. Please do not listen to this episode and meditations or guided visualizations while driving, operating machinery, or doing anything that requires your full attention. Download episodes with meditations and save it for a time when you can safely close your eyes and deeply relax. Guided meditations are not for everyone. Please consult with your physician or mental health provider and honor what is right for you. Research shows that guided meditation calms the nervous system, quiets the inner critic and inner chatter, can boost health and well-being, and help us become more able to experience altered states like flow experiences. Save this meditation for a time when you can deeply relax, close your eyes, and experience a calm sense of inner peace, being clear, knowing who you really are, and what you are feeling called to do next. If you want to go even deeper and uncover your own unique formula for flow, order Laurie's NEW Book The Flow Habit: Creating Peace, Passion, Purpose & Everyday Miracles! Download this episode and listen whenever you want to feel more uplifted. Here's how to connect with Laurie: Buy The Flow Habit: Creating Peace, Passion, Purpose & Everyday Miracles Sign up for Laurie's FREE 28-Day Flow Challenge Sign up for Laurie's email newsletter -- Let Life Flow Follow Laurie on Substack -- @flowhabit Follow Laurie on Instagram – @LaurieSmith_inspired Follow Laurie on LinkedIn – @laurie-smith-inspired Visit Laurie's website: www.LaurieSmith.com or www.TheFlowHabit.com Get Laurie's book Leap with Me: A Creative Path to Finding and Following Your True Voice Laurie's NEW book on Amazon: The Flow Habit: Creating Peace, Passion, Purpose, and Everyday Miracles

    20 min

  2. 4d ago

    #90: Why I'm Playing with Play-Doh ~ My New Flow Habit (FLOW PEP TALK)

    I'm so excited to announce that I'm launching a NEW 28-Day Flow Challenge! Choose a playful, fun-filled, joyful 5-minute Flow Habit that is calling to you. Honor where your soul is calling you. Pay attention to intuitive whispers. Is there something you'd like to try that you've been avoiding? Is there a playful activity that you feel is too "silly"? What would it be like to commit to something that isn't going to help you reach your goals, but instead, simply helps you feel more like YOU? Even if it's a version of you that you haven't experienced for a long time. In this episode of The Flow Habit Podcast, Host Laurie Smith, author of the book The Flow Habit shares how she's feeling called to play around with Play-Doh as a way of managing stress, reconnecting with her childlike sense of joy, and reactivating her creativity. Already, she's starting to experience more flow, including an urge to start writing her next book! (Yes, she's still in launch mode with The Flow Habit, which was just released!) This is just an example of how flow works, sending ripples out into our lives. To join Laurie on this 28-Day Flow Challenge, you can sign up for the free self-guided 28 emails at www.LaurieSmith.com/ready-to-flow/  Discover tips for flow and get inspiration in choosing your own Flow Habit! As with all of her podcast episodes and her books, host Laurie Smith invites you to do some introspection so you can better support yourself so that your overall life flows in a way that works for YOU! If you want to go even deeper and uncover your own unique formula for flow, sign up for Laurie's newsletter at www.LaurieSmith.com and order Laurie's NEW Book The Flow Habit: Creating Peace, Passion, Purpose & Everyday Miracles! Download this episode and listen whenever you want to feel more uplifted. Here's how to connect with Laurie: Buy The Flow Habit: Creating Peace, Passion, Purpose & Everyday Miracles Sign up for Laurie's FREE 28-Day Flow Challenge Sign up for Laurie's email newsletter -- Let Life Flow Follow Laurie on Substack -- @flowhabit Follow Laurie on Instagram – @LaurieSmith_inspired Follow Laurie on LinkedIn – @laurie-smith-inspired Visit Laurie's website: www.LaurieSmith.com or www.TheFlowHabit.com Get Laurie's book Leap with Me: A Creative Path to Finding and Following Your True Voice Laurie's NEW book on Amazon: The Flow Habit: Creating Peace, Passion, Purpose, and Everyday Miracles

    21 min

  3. Jul 2

    #89: FLOWTIVATE ~ 12-Minute Guided Meditation ~ Happiest Moment Meditation

    This deeply relaxing 12-minute guided visualization takes you on one of Laurie Smith's intuitive journeys, where you will use your intuition to lead you to a positive memory in your past to uncover your own unique formula for happiness and flow. This meditation is a client favorite, and one that Laurie uses to support her clients in accessing their own unique gifts and paths to healing, aligning with their callings, and manifesting their dreams. In her book The Flow Habit, host Laurie Smith shows how quieting the chattering mind and experiencing deep relaxation can have a direct impact on our ability to get into a flow state, and boost our well-being. Listen to this meditation anytime you want to restore your energy, overcome burnout, or find your own balance so you can experience more calm and well-being. This meditation can help if you want a simply way to calm your nervous system and deeply relax. **Warning: This meditation is not a substitution for professional or medical care. If you are in emotional distress, please see a therapist, physician, or consult a trained professional. Please do not listen to this episode and meditations or guided visualizations while driving, operating machinery, or doing anything that requires your full attention. Download episodes with meditations and save it for a time when you can safely close your eyes and deeply relax. Guided meditations are not for everyone. Please consult with your physician or mental health provider and honor what is right for you. Research shows that guided meditation calms the nervous system, quiets the inner critic and inner chatter, can boost health and well-being, and help us become more able to experience altered states like flow experiences. Save this meditation for a time when you can deeply relax, close your eyes, and experience a calm sense of inner peace, being clear, knowing who you really are, and what you are feeling called to do next. If you want to go even deeper and uncover your own unique formula for flow, order Laurie's NEW Book The Flow Habit: Creating Peace, Passion, Purpose & Everyday Miracles! Download this episode and listen whenever you want to feel more uplifted. Here's how to connect with Laurie: Buy The Flow Habit: Creating Peace, Passion, Purpose & Everyday Miracles Sign up for Laurie's FREE 28-Day Flow Challenge Sign up for Laurie's email newsletter -- Let Life Flow Follow Laurie on Substack -- @flowhabit Follow Laurie on Instagram – @LaurieSmith_inspired Follow Laurie on LinkedIn – @laurie-smith-inspired Visit Laurie's website: www.LaurieSmith.com or www.TheFlowHabit.com Get Laurie's book Leap with Me: A Creative Path to Finding and Following Your True Voice Laurie's NEW book on Amazon: The Flow Habit: Creating Peace, Passion, Purpose, and Everyday Miracles

    18 min

  4. Jun 30

    #88: Purpose, Flow, and Reclaiming Your Inner Gifts (FLOW PEP TALK)

    In this episode, Laurie Smith, author of the Flow Habit and host of the Flow Habit Podcast takes us on a journey of exploration into the idea of having a life purpose, and designing a life that flows. Discover the three areas she looks at most of all when working with her private clients, and some new ways you can think about your own life purpose. After listening to this episode, you might look at your life in a new way and discover that what you "think" is your life purpose might actually be the firm foundation you need so that your true purpose and your creative spark can shine! As with all of her podcast episodes and her books, host Laurie Smith invites you to do some introspection so you can better support yourself so that your overall life flows in a way that works for YOU! If you want to go even deeper and uncover your own unique formula for flow, sign up for Laurie's newsletter at www.LaurieSmith.com and order Laurie's NEW Book The Flow Habit: Creating Peace, Passion, Purpose & Everyday Miracles! Download this episode and listen whenever you want to feel more uplifted. Here's how to connect with Laurie: Buy The Flow Habit: Creating Peace, Passion, Purpose & Everyday Miracles Sign up for Laurie's FREE 28-Day Flow Challenge Sign up for Laurie's email newsletter -- Let Life Flow Follow Laurie on Substack -- @flowhabit Follow Laurie on Instagram – @LaurieSmith_inspired Follow Laurie on LinkedIn – @laurie-smith-inspired Visit Laurie's website: www.LaurieSmith.com or www.TheFlowHabit.com Get Laurie's book Leap with Me: A Creative Path to Finding and Following Your True Voice Laurie's NEW book on Amazon: The Flow Habit: Creating Peace, Passion, Purpose, and Everyday Miracles

    30 min

  5. Jun 25

    #87: FLOWTIVATE ~ 15- Minute Color Meditation ~ Creating Balance with Deep Relaxation

    This deeply relaxing 15-minute guided visualization takes you on one of Laurie Smith's intuitive journeys, where you will follow your intuition through a greater sense of balance using the power of color. In her book The Flow Habit, host Laurie Smith shows how quieting the chattering mind and experiencing deep relaxation can have a direct impact on our ability to get into a flow state, and boost our well-being. Listen to this meditation anytime you want to restore your energy, overcome burnout, or find your own balance so you can experience more calm and well-being. This meditation can help if you want a simply way to calm your nervous system and deeply relax. **Warning: This meditation is not a substitution for professional or medical care. If you are in emotional distress, please see a therapist, physician, or consult a trained professional. Please do not listen to this episode and meditations or guided visualizations while driving, operating machinery, or doing anything that requires your full attention. Download episodes with meditations and save it for a time when you can safely close your eyes and deeply relax. Guided meditations are not for everyone. Please consult with your physician or mental health provider and honor what is right for you. Research shows that guided meditation calms the nervous system, quiets the inner critic and inner chatter, can boost health and well-being, and help us become more able to experience altered states like flow experiences. Save this meditation for a time when you can deeply relax, close your eyes, and experience a calm sense of inner peace, being clear, knowing who you really are, and what you are feeling called to do next. If you want to go even deeper and uncover your own unique formula for flow, order Laurie's NEW Book The Flow Habit: Creating Peace, Passion, Purpose & Everyday Miracles! Download this episode and listen whenever you want to feel more uplifted. Here's how to connect with Laurie: Buy The Flow Habit: Creating Peace, Passion, Purpose & Everyday Miracles Sign up for Laurie's FREE 28-Day Flow Challenge Sign up for Laurie's email newsletter -- Let Life Flow Follow Laurie on Substack -- @flowhabit Follow Laurie on Instagram – @LaurieSmith_inspired Follow Laurie on LinkedIn – @laurie-smith-inspired Visit Laurie's website: www.LaurieSmith.com or www.TheFlowHabit.com Get Laurie's book Leap with Me: A Creative Path to Finding and Following Your True Voice Laurie's NEW book on Amazon: The Flow Habit: Creating Peace, Passion, Purpose, and Everyday Miracles

    18 min

  6. Jun 23

    #86 What Is Your Inner Voice Trying to Tell You? (FLOW & BALANCE SERIES #4)

    Have you ever felt out of balance, exhausted, or strangely disconnected from yourself? If so, you're not alone. We've all felt that way at some point, and the good news is, even when we feel most stuck, there is still always an energy within working on our own behalf and best interest. In this episode of The Flow Habit® Podcast, we explore the quiet wisdom within each of us—an inner guidance system that is always trying to lead us toward greater health, peace, joy, and flow. Just as a river naturally seeks the path of least resistance, we each possess an innate energy that gently nudges us back toward balance. Yet in a world full of noise, obligations, and expectations, it's easy to override that wisdom and lose touch with what we truly need. You'll discover: How your intuition and emotions can serve as guides toward optimal well-being. The connection between balance, flow, and listening to your true self. Encouragement to quiet outside noise and reconnect with your own wisdom. Whether you're feeling overwhelmed, burned out, or simply craving more peace and clarity, this episode offers a gentle reminder that you already carry an inner compass. The answers you're seeking may not be outside of you—they may be waiting quietly within. In this episode of The Flow Habit podcast, host Laurie Smith, author of the book The Flow Habit: Creating Peace, Passion, Purpose & Everyday Miracles explores the power of finding balance by connecting to your inner wisdom. Whether you're feeling socially overwhelmed, craving deeper connection, or simply trying to create more peace and flow in your life, this episode will help you better understand your unique needs right now at this point in your life. This episode is #4 in Laurie's series on find a sense of balance, a podcast series designed to help you reflect on your own unique flow formula so you can feel more flow, abundance, and everyday miracles. Download this episode and listen whenever you want to feel more uplifted. Here's how to connect with Laurie: Buy The Flow Habit: Creating Peace, Passion, Purpose & Everyday Miracles Sign up for Laurie's FREE 28-Day Flow Challenge Sign up for Laurie's email newsletter -- Let Life Flow Follow Laurie on Substack -- @flowhabit Follow Laurie on Instagram – @LaurieSmith_inspired Follow Laurie on LinkedIn – @laurie-smith-inspired Visit Laurie's website: www.LaurieSmith.com or www.TheFlowHabit.com Get Laurie's book Leap with Me: A Creative Path to Finding and Following Your True Voice Laurie's NEW book on Amazon: The Flow Habit: Creating Peace, Passion, Purpose, and Everyday Miracles

    18 min

  7. Jun 18

    #85: FLOWTIVATE ~ 13-Minute-Meditation ~ Restoring Emotional Balance: Self-Care and Service

    This deeply relaxing 13-Minute Guided Meditation takes you on one of Laurie Smith's intuitive journeys, where you will experience yourself living in balance, receiving and giving supportive energyin a way that helps your overall life to flow. Research shows that visualizing our goals as if they have already happened can help us to achieve them. In addition, in her book The Flow Habit, host Laurie Smith shows how quieting the chattering mind and experiencing deep relaxation can have a direct impact on our ability to get into a flow state, and boost our well-being. Listen to this meditation anytime you want to restore your energy, overcome burnout, or find your own balance between giving to other and giving self-care to yourself, so you can experience more calm and well-being. This meditation can help if you want a simply way to calm your nervous system and deeply relax. **Warning: This meditation is not a substitution for professional or medical care. If you are in emotional distress, please see a therapist, physician, or consult a trained professional. Please do not listen to this episode and meditations or guided visualizations while driving, operating machinery, or doing anything that requires your full attention. Download episodes with meditations and save it for a time when you can safely close your eyes and deeply relax. Guided meditations are not for everyone. Please consult with your physician or mental health provider and honor what is right for you. Research shows that guided meditation calms the nervous system, quiets the inner critic and inner chatter, can boost health and well-being, and help us become more able to experience altered states like flow experiences. Save this meditation for a time when you can deeply relax, close your eyes, and experience a calm sense of inner peace, being clear, knowing who you really are, and what you are feeling called to do next. If you want to go even deeper and uncover your own unique formula for flow, order Laurie's NEW Book The Flow Habit: Creating Peace, Passion, Purpose & Everyday Miracles! Download this episode and listen whenever you want to feel more uplifted. Here's how to connect with Laurie: Buy The Flow Habit: Creating Peace, Passion, Purpose & Everyday Miracles Sign up for Laurie's FREE 28-Day Flow Challenge Sign up for Laurie's email newsletter -- Let Life Flow Follow Laurie on Substack -- @flowhabit Follow Laurie on Instagram – @LaurieSmith_inspired Follow Laurie on LinkedIn – @laurie-smith-inspired Visit Laurie's website: www.LaurieSmith.com or www.TheFlowHabit.com Get Laurie's book Leap with Me: A Creative Path to Finding and Following Your True Voice Laurie's NEW book on Amazon: The Flow Habit: Creating Peace, Passion, Purpose, and Everyday Miracles

    17 min

  8. Jun 16

    #84: Too Much Socializing? Finding the Right Balance Between Social Time and Alone Time for Flow (FLOW & BALANCE SERIES #3)

    Are you a people person? Or are you more of an introvert? Are you more likely to get into flow when you are with others (group flow or team flow) or when you are alone? How can you find that "just right" balance between extroverted versus introverted activities so that you can proactively support your life in flowing in a way that works for YOU? In this episode of The Flow Habit podcast, host Laurie Smith, author of the book The Flow Habit: Creating Peace, Passion, Purpose & Everyday Miracles explores the power of finding a balance between your social activities and alone time. Whether you're feeling socially overwhelmed, craving deeper connection, or simply trying to create more peace and flow in your life, this episode will help you better understand your unique needs right now at this point in your life. Sometimes the path to flow isn't about doing more—it's about knowing when to connect and when to retreat. Only you know what you need to experience more flow. This episode is #3 in Laurie's series on find a sense of balance, a podcast series designed to help you reflect on your own unique flow formula so you can feel more flow, abundance, and everyday miracles. Download this episode and listen whenever you want to feel more uplifted. Here's how to connect with Laurie: Buy The Flow Habit: Creating Peace, Passion, Purpose & Everyday Miracles Sign up for Laurie's FREE 28-Day Flow Challenge Sign up for Laurie's email newsletter -- Let Life Flow Follow Laurie on Substack -- @flowhabit Follow Laurie on Instagram – @LaurieSmith_inspired Follow Laurie on LinkedIn – @laurie-smith-inspired Visit Laurie's website: www.LaurieSmith.com or www.TheFlowHabit.com Get Laurie's book Leap with Me: A Creative Path to Finding and Following Your True Voice Laurie's NEW book on Amazon: The Flow Habit: Creating Peace, Passion, Purpose, and Everyday Miracles

    17 min
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Welcome to The Flow Habit podcast! Your host Laurie Smith is a speaker, coach, and the author of several books including The Flow Habit, a practical research-backed guide to the flow state and getting your overall life to flow (Hay House/Penguin Random House), as well as a trusted voice on the flow state and creativity. In each episode, Laurie will unpack the secrets to getting into the flow state, creativity hacks, and wisdom she has learned on her own creative journey and from her clients on how to get your spark back and share your creative gifts with the world. This podcast focuses on how flow boosts creativity and emotional well-being, overcoming perfectionism, trusting your intuition, finding your own unique path to happiness, success, creativity, and flow, and making your dreams come true. Episodes include stories from The 28-Day Flow Challenges, Laurie's coaching and speaking clients, guest interviews, and powerful creative visualization exercises and guided meditations designed to help you connect with your own intuitive wisdom, and follow where flow is guiding you to go.

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