Eldest Daughter Saves the World

Coach Laura

This podcast shares information on navigating life, from one tough cookie: An Eldest Daughter and her friends. 

Episodes

  1. 3D AGO

    Eldest Daughter Saves the World from: Thinking Stillness is stopping

    In a world that glorifies the grind, the most underrated edge a leader can have might just be the ability to do nothing. In this episode, join Coach Laura to dig into why stillness isn't laziness;  it's strategy. We cover the science behind your brain's rest state, ancient philosophy that's surprisingly relevant to modern business, and practical ways to build stillness into your life starting today. What We Cover Why hustle culture is costing you your best thinkingWhat neuroscience says about your brain when it's "doing nothing"How decision fatigue silently tanks your judgmentThe Stoic practice of the inner citadel — and why Marcus Aurelius was basically a productivity guruWhy stillness is strategic withdrawal, not retreatPractical ways to build stillness into a busy leader's dayKey Takeaways Your brain's Default Mode Network — active during rest — is where your deepest creative and integrative thinking happens. Busyness shuts it down.The best decisions often come not from more information, but from a quieter mind.Stillness isn't about slowing down your business. It's about speeding up your clarity.This Week's Challenge Pick one of these and try it for 7 days: No phone for the first 5 minutes of your morningBlock "white space" on your calendar like it's a real meetingTake one solo walk a week no podcast, no calls OR take a walking meeting. Use the "one breath" reset before big decisions or reactionsCreate a hard evening unplugging ritualEnjoyed this episode? Leave a review, share it with a friend and hit follow so you never miss an episode. Find Coach Laura on Socials: @LauraTakesABreath

    19 min
  2. FEB 27

    Eldest Daughter Saves the World From: Leaving Spirituality for Another Day

    What if the sacred wasn't somewhere you had to go find — but was already woven into the fabric of your everyday life? In this episode, join Coach Laura to talk about one of the most quietly powerful shifts a woman can make in midlife: learning to receive ordinary moments as holy ground. If you've been waiting for life to slow down before you start really living it, this episode is for you. In This Episode, We Explore: How the culture of striving and constant doing trains us to sleepwalk through our own livesThe practice of "sacred noticing" — and how to begin bringing it into your daily routineWhy presence isn't just a spiritual practice, it's one of the most radical acts of self-reclamation available to you right now For Further Work:  This Week's Reflection Prompts Take these into your journal, your morning quiet time, or simply sit with them on a walk this week: What ordinary moment in your daily life have you been rushing past without really receiving it?Where in your day do you feel most present — and what makes that possible?If you treated the next 24 hours as sacred ground, what would you do differently?What would it mean for you to stop waiting for your life to begin?This Week's Simple Practice Choose one ordinary moment in your day this week and treat it as a sacred ritual. It might be your morning coffee, your evening walk, washing the dishes, or the quiet moment before everyone else wakes up. For just that one moment — put the phone down, take a breath, and receive it fully. Notice what shifts. Let's Continue the Conversation I'd love to hear from you. What ordinary moment have you been rushing past lately? Come find me on Instagram at @LauraTakesABreath and share your moment with me. These conversations are my favorite part of this work. If this episode resonated with you, I'd be so grateful if you'd leave a review and share it with a woman in your life who needs this reminder right now. Connect With Me 🌐 Website: www.lauramickler.com 📩 Email: laura@lauramickler.com 📸 Instagram: @LauraTakesABreath 📘 Facebook: Coach Laura Mickler ✉️ Join my weekly email community: https://sacredstepsyogastudio.eo.page/j4fsh 📝 Read the full blog post on this topic: https://www.lauramickler.com/wander-and-wonder-blog-1

    14 min

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This podcast shares information on navigating life, from one tough cookie: An Eldest Daughter and her friends.