The Love, Her Podcast: Breathwork, Healing and Coming Home to Yourself

Laura Kistner

The Love, Her Podcast is for the high-achieving woman who "has it all"—yet feels unfulfilled, burnt out, and disconnected from her true self. Hosted by certified life coach and HypnoBreathwork® facilitator Laura Kistner, this podcast helps you go within, reconnect with your intuition, and take powerful action toward a life that feels as good as it looks. Tune in for honest stories, practical tools, and empowering insights to help you rediscover and become her.

  1. 5d ago

    Your Body Was Never The Problem

    What if the real problem was never your body - but the years you spent wishing it could be someone else's? In this deeply personal episode, Laura shares her journey from years of shaming, starving, and over-exercising her body to finally finding acceptance and gratitude for it. She opens up about growing up as the tallest girl in her class, the belief that she wasn't worthy unless she was thin, and the moment everything began to shift. You'll hear the story of the day Laura almost walked out of a yoga class rather than stand in front of the mirror — and what she saw when she finally let herself look. This episode isn't about loving your body overnight. It's about learning to ask a different question: not "what does my body look like," but "what does my body allow me to do?" In this episode you'll learn: Why fighting your natural body type creates years of unnecessary sufferingThe simple question that can shift your entire relationship with your bodyHow to find gratitude for your body, even before you fully love itA daily exercise you can do alone or with someone you love to build body gratitudeWhy learning to love your body is a process, not an overnight decisionA line to sit with: "There is nothing wrong with my body. What has been wrong is how I have been looking at it, how I have been treating it." Connect with me: ✨ Schedule a free 1:1 coaching discovery call:⁠ ⁠Click Here to Schedule⁠⁠ ✨ Join my newsletter for weekly encouragement, podcast updates, and inspiration:⁠⁠ Sign Up Here⁠ If this episode resonated with you, please share it with a woman you love and leave a rating or review. It helps more women discover the podcast and begin their own journey back to themselves.

    19 min
  2. Jun 24

    You Can't Change What You Can't See

    If you've ever felt stuck, frustrated, or like you keep repeating the same patterns over and over again, this episode is for you. In today's conversation, I'm sharing one of the biggest lessons I've learned on my own personal growth journey: you can't change what you're unwilling or unable to see. For years, I believed my circumstances, other people, or bad luck were holding me back. But everything began to change when I became aware of the patterns, beliefs, and habits that were keeping me disconnected from myself. In this episode, I share my own experience with people-pleasing, how awareness became a turning point in my life, and the three steps that can help you create meaningful change: • Becoming aware of the patterns that are keeping you stuck• Learning what to do once that awareness arrives• Taking small, intentional actions that move you forward We'll also talk about why awareness can feel scary, how your ego tries to keep you in your comfort zone, and why curiosity is one of the most powerful tools for transformation. At the end of the episode, I'll guide you through a short reflection to help you identify one area of your life where greater awareness may be inviting you to grow. Remember: awareness isn't something to fear. It's the doorway to change. 🤍 Connect with me: ✨ Schedule a free 1:1 coaching discovery call: ⁠Click Here to Schedule⁠ ✨ Join my newsletter for weekly encouragement, podcast updates, and inspiration:⁠ Sign Up Here If this episode resonated with you, please share it with a woman you love and leave a rating or review. It helps more women discover the podcast and begin their own journey back to themselves.

    19 min
  3. Jun 17

    You're Not Behind. You're Just Comparing Yourself to the Wrong Person

    Five years ago, I blew out my birthday candles feeling completely lost. I was unhappy, disconnected from myself, and had no idea how much my life was about to change. Recently, I found myself caught in a familiar trap: comparison. After seeing another coach's incredible success, I started questioning my own progress and making her accomplishments mean something about me. But that experience reminded me of an important truth: The only person I should be comparing myself to is the woman I used to be. In this episode, I'm sharing a very personal story about comparison, why it's never a fair comparison when we measure our lives against someone else's, and how comparison quietly steals our ability to recognize our own growth. We'll talk about: ​ Why comparison is never truly fair• The question that instantly changed my perspective• How comparison robs us of gratitude and joy• The danger of making someone else's success mean something about you• Why your past self is the only person worth comparing yourself to• A simple reflection exercise to help you recognize your growthIf you've ever felt behind, not successful enough, or like everyone else has it figured out except you, this episode is for you. Resources & Links ✨ Schedule a free 1:1 coaching discovery call:Click Here to Schedule ✨ Join my newsletter for weekly encouragement, podcast updates, and inspiration:Sign Up Here If this episode resonated with you, please share it with a friend, leave a review, or send me a message. Your support helps more women discover the podcast and reminds them they are not alone on this journey. I see you. I see how far you've come. And I see you becoming Her.

    15 min
  4. Jun 10

    Why Confident Women Aren't Arrogant

    What if the thing that's holding you back isn't a lack of confidence – but a fear of becoming arrogant? In this episode, Laura shares a powerful mindset shift that changed her life. For years, she held herself back because she subconsciously believed that stepping into her confidence would make her conceited. What she discovered instead is that true confidence and arrogance are actually opposites. You'll learn: Why arrogance is often rooted in insecurity and fearHow confidence grows through self-trust, not comparisonThe difference between ego and intuitionWhy people-pleasing keeps us disconnected from ourselvesHow honoring your needs builds self-worth and inner peaceThe surprising fear that kept Laura playing small for yearsSimple ways to begin building authentic confidence todayIf you've ever worried about taking up too much space, appearing selfish, or becoming "too much," this episode is for you. True confidence isn't about believing you're better than anyone else. It's about knowing you're enough exactly as you are. Resources & Links ✨ Ready to reconnect with yourself and build deeper confidence? Schedule a free discovery call for 1:1 coaching: Free Discovery Call 💌 Join Laura's newsletter for weekly inspiration, podcast updates, and encouragement on your journey back to yourself: Sign Up Here 🎙️ Enjoying the podcast? Please subscribe, leave a review, and share this episode with a woman who needs the reminder that confidence and arrogance are not the same thing. Connect with Laura Instagram: @laurakistnercoaching Thank you for being here. I see you. I see you trusting yourself more and more. And I see you becoming Her.

    17 min
  5. Jun 3

    What Happens When You Stop Pretending

    What if the most powerful thing you could do was simply be yourself? In this episode, Laura shares what has actually happened in her own life as she has stepped more and more into her true self — the beautiful things, and the hard things too. You'll hear about the moment she realized she had spent an entire weekend performing a version of herself for a group of women she wanted to impress — and what that experience taught her about the difference between fitting in and truly belonging. Laura also gets honest about the harder side of personal growth — what happens when the people in your life struggle to accept the new, more confident you — and why that reaction is almost never really about you. In this episode you'll learn: ​Why showing up as your true self actually builds confidence faster than anything else​The difference between fitting in and belonging — and why it matters​How your nervous system responds when you stop performing and start being real​What to do when people in your life resist your growth​How authenticity attracts deeper, more meaningful connectionsThis week's challenge: The next time someone asks for a favor or your opinion, pause before you respond. If no is what your body is telling you, simply say no. Let yourself own it. That's where confidence begins. 💫 Work With Laura If you are ready to start reconnecting to your true self, Laura currently has limited openings for 1:1 coaching. ⁠ ✨Schedule a Free Discovery Call Here 🌿 Join Me at Exhale: A Women’s Event Laura will be speaking and leading a HypnoBreathwork session on June 13th. This event is designed to help women reconnect to themselves through healing modalities, community, rest, and reflection. ✨ ⁠⁠Learn More + Register

    17 min
  6. May 27

    The Exhaustion of Performing Happiness

    What happens when you spend years pretending you’re okay… when deep down, you’re drowning? In this deeply vulnerable episode, Laura opens up about the emotional exhaustion that comes from performing happiness, hiding your struggles, and trying to be the version of yourself you think everyone expects. From the outside, her life looked successful – a good marriage, healthy children, a doctorate degree, a career she worked hard for. But internally, she felt disconnected, numb, and completely lost from herself. This episode is an honest conversation about: The hidden emotional cost of “holding it together”Why burnout goes deeper than stress or responsibilityHow emotional suppression keeps your nervous system stuck in survival modeThe loneliness of being “seen” but not truly knownWhy vulnerability is actually one of the greatest forms of strengthHow reconnecting to your true self changes everythingThe first steps to stop performing and start embodying the real youLaura also guides listeners through a calming reflective exercise to help you reconnect with yourself and explore where you may be hiding behind a version of who you think you need to be. If you’ve ever smiled while silently struggling…If you’ve ever felt disconnected from yourself…If you’ve ever felt exhausted trying to be “okay” all the time… This episode is for you. ✨ The most powerful version of you is not the perfect version.✨ It’s the honest version.✨ The real version. And that is where true healing begins. — 💫 Work With LauraIf you are ready to stop performing and start reconnecting to your true self, Laura currently has limited openings for 1:1 coaching. You can schedule a free discovery call here. 🌿 Join Me at Exhale: A Women’s Event Laura will be speaking and leading a HypnoBreathwork session on June 13th. This event is designed to help women reconnect to themselves through healing modalities, community, rest, and reflection. ✨ ⁠Learn More + Register 🎙️ Love The Love, Her Podcast?Please follow, rate, and share this episode with someone who needs the reminder that she doesn’t have to keep pretending she’s okay. 💌 Sign up for the Weekly Newsletter And remember:You don’t have to become someone else.You just have to come home to yourself.

    16 min
  7. May 22

    The Power of Women Coming Home to Themselves

    On this episode of The Love, Her Podcast, Laura sits down with Stephanie Larson, MSW, LCSW, LICSW, founder of Reflective Roots Psychotherapy & Healing, and Sara Haase, owner of Croix-View Farm and co-creators of Exhale: A Women’s Event – a beautiful experience designed to help women slow down, reconnect to themselves, and heal in community with other women. Together, they have an honest conversation about why so many women feel disconnected, overwhelmed, and stuck in survival mode… and how healing often begins with something much simpler than we think:slowing down, being seen, and reconnecting with ourselves. In this episode, we talk about: The power of women supporting womenWhy community is so healing for the nervous systemHow burnout disconnects us from our true selvesThe beauty and simplicity of modalities like:Why healing doesn’t have to be complicatedLearning to create space to hear your intuition againThe emotional power of being in rooms with women who truly see youThis conversation is warm, grounding, honest, and full of reminders that you do not have to heal alone. ✨ Healing happens in connection.✨ Slowing down is powerful.✨ And the real you is still in there waiting to be rediscovered. — 🌿 Join Us at Exhale: A Women’s Event Laura will be speaking and leading a HypnoBreathwork session on June 13th. This event is designed to help women reconnect to themselves through healing modalities, community, rest, and reflection. ✨ Early bird pricing is available through Memorial Day, so now is the perfect time to reserve your spot. ✨ Learn More + Register — 🎙️ Love this episode?Share it with a woman who needs permission to slow down, breathe deeply, and reconnect with herself. And remember:You are not meant to do this alone.🤍

    39 min
  8. May 20

    You Don’t Have to Love Yourself Overnight

    What if the reason affirmations haven’t worked for you is because you’re trying to jump too far, too fast? In today’s episode, Laura opens up about the moment she sat in front of a mirror five years ago and physically could not say the words, “I am beautiful.” What followed was not overnight self-love, but a slow and honest journey of learning how to stop bullying herself and start speaking to herself with more compassion. This episode is for the woman who feels disconnected from herself, exhausted from negative self-talk, and ready to begin changing the way she thinks, one believable thought at a time. Inside this episode:• Why extreme affirmations often don’t work• The connection between your thoughts and your nervous system• How negative self-talk keeps you stuck• The power of choosing believable, supportive thoughts• Why learning to love parts of yourself is enough to begin• A guided moment of reflection and inner connection You do not have to go from “I hate myself” to “I love myself” overnight. You just have to be willing to start speaking to yourself differently. Journal Prompt:What is one thing I genuinely love or admire about myself today? Ways to Connect & Work With Me: ✨ 1:1 CoachingSchedule Your Discovery Call ✨ Exhale: A Women’s Event | June 13Join me for a powerful day of connection, healing, breathwork, and growth.Save Your Spot ✨ Join My Newsletter CommunityGet podcast updates, inspiration, and upcoming offerings delivered straight to your inbox.Newsletter Signup If this episode resonated with you, please share it with someone you love and leave a review for the podcast. Your support helps this message reach more women who need it. “I’m learning to love parts of myself.”That gets to be your starting point too.

    19 min
5
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15 Ratings

About

The Love, Her Podcast is for the high-achieving woman who "has it all"—yet feels unfulfilled, burnt out, and disconnected from her true self. Hosted by certified life coach and HypnoBreathwork® facilitator Laura Kistner, this podcast helps you go within, reconnect with your intuition, and take powerful action toward a life that feels as good as it looks. Tune in for honest stories, practical tools, and empowering insights to help you rediscover and become her.