Intent on Purpose

Laura Hansen Breksa
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Helping you invest your time, energy, and talents where they matter most.

  1. Oct 7

    Self-Care vs. Self-Sabotage: Living With a Hidden Disability

    What's the difference between taking care of yourself and quietly sabotaging your health? When you live with chronic pain, limited energy, or an invisible illness, that line can get blurry fast. In this episode of Intent on Purpose, host Laura Hansen Breksa talks with Heather Perron, wellness coach, podcaster, author, and speaker. Heather is a congenital heart defect warrior, breast cancer survivor, and lives with fibromyalgia. She shares honest, practical insight on how to use your limited energy where it matters most. In this conversation: What a hidden (invisible) disability is, and why resilience matters when no one can see you strugglingWhy it takes so many people 5-7 years to get diagnosed, and why women are often not believedThe fine line between self-care and self-sabotageWhy gentle daily movement helps, even on painful daysUsing the spoon theory as an energy "budget"The 80/20 approach to eating, and small swaps that make it easierWhy "I deserve it" can become a trap, and what to say insteadHow to find community and support when you feel aloneHow loved ones can help (hint: skip the pep talk)Key takeaway: You are not alone, you are stronger than you feel, and there is always hope. Connect with Heather Perron: 🌐 walkingwithheather.com 📘 Facebook: Walking with Heather 📸 Instagram: Walking with Heather 🎧 Podcast: Living Beyond the Invisible, A Walk with Heather (Spotify, YouTube, Apple, Amazon, and more) About Intent on Purpose: You have a one-of-a-kind combination of time, energy, and talents. This podcast helps you invest them where they matter most to you, so you can avoid regret. 👍 Like, subscribe, and share this with someone who needs the reminder that they're not alone. #HiddenDisability #InvisibleIllness #ChronicIllness #Fibromyalgia #SpoonTheory #SelfCare #Resilience #IntentOnPurpose #WellnessCoach

    Self-Care vs. Self-Sabotage: Living With a Hidden Disability

  2. Sep 30

    You Are Capable of More!

    What do barrying people and geometric triangles have to do with true leadership? In this episode of Intent on Purpose, host Laura Hansen Breksa sits down with Barry Rellaford, co-leader of the Center for the Empowerment Dynamic and Seven Generations Leadership. Barry dives deep into the heart of human agency, explaining how to step out of interpersonal drama and embrace a mindset of creation. Whether you are building a business, leading a family, or striving to design a lasting legacy, this conversation offers profound insights on shifting from a reactive victim mindset to an empowered creator. Get to Know BarryBarry Rellaford is an experienced executive leadership coach, speaker, author, and organizational consultant whose career has focused on growing people and helping them be true. He is widely recognized for his work as a head trainer and developer with Stephen M. R. Covey’s "SPEED of TRUST" organization, alongside his roles with Seven Generations Leadership and the Center for the Empowerment Dynamic, where he helps teams navigate away from interpersonal drama and into empowered creation. Additionally, he serves as an Executive Leadership Coach at the BYU Sorensen Center for Moral and Ethical Leadership, bringing an extensive background as an HR executive and consultant collaborating with major global enterprises and organizations. Key Takeaways & HighlightsThe Seven Generations Vision: Why building a business or organization that lasts requires designing with intention for generations to come, inspired by the Small Giants philosophy.The Dreaded Drama Triangle (DDT): Understanding the unconscious roles of Victim, Persecutor, and Rescuer—and why staying in your own misery can sometimes feel more comfortable than fixing it.The Empowerment Dynamic (TED): How to flip the script by stepping into the roles of Creator, Coach, and Challenger.The Three Vital Questions: Practical steps to shift your focus from problems you don’t want to desired outcomes you want to create.Agency Over Training: Why people don't need mere "training" like animals, but rather the equipping, inspiring, and courage to take meaningful baby steps.Connect with Intent on PurposeIf this episode resonated with you, please like, subscribe, and leave a review to help us share inspiring conversations with those who invest time, energy, and talents into what they believe! https://intentonpurpose.com/

    You Are Capable of More!

  3. Sep 22

    Good Christians Can Say No and Other Smart Ways to Change Your Future

    What is taking your time, energy, and talents away from what matters most? In this episode of Intent on Purpose, Laura Hansen Breksa talks with Pastor K about getting unstuck, setting healthy boundaries, recognizing distractions, and making intentional choices about where we invest ourselves. Pastor Kristina Gibbons, known as Pastor K, is a multi-award-winning Christian author, pastoral counselor, and speaker who helps people recognize the lies keeping them stuck and replace them with biblical truth. Her work is centered on helping people move from surviving to thriving and walk confidently in the identity, freedom, and authority God has given them. In this conversation, Pastor K shares practical and faith-centered insights about: • Why saying no can be an important part of serving well • The difference between helping someone and doing what they need to do for themselves • Why getting unstuck often begins with healing from the past • How to stop living in the “rearview mirror” • Turning pain into purpose • Why distractions don’t always look like bad things • How boundaries protect your time, energy, and talents • How habits and relationships shape who you become • Why the people in your inner circle matter • How to recognize when you are in the wrong season with the wrong people • Why purposeful change can happen one step at a time One of the most memorable ideas in the conversation is simple: you don't have to change everything at once. Start somewhere. Take one step. Build from there. That is what living Intent on Purpose is about—being thoughtful about where you invest your time, energy, and talents, and making choices that move you toward what matters most. Find Pastor K: pasterkristina.com Her books are available on Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/stores/Kristina-Gibbons/author/B0GZDWXC3D?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&qid=1790050135&sr=8-1&shoppingPortalEnabled=true&ccs_id=027669f1-921c-41f4-9833-fb5dd61ceb35 If this conversation gives you something to think about, subscribe to Intent on Purpose, leave a comment, and share it with someone who might need the reminder that they can take the next step. #IntentOnPurpose #PastorK #KristinaGibbons #ChristianPodcast #ChristianLiving #Purpose #IntentionalLiving #PersonalGrowth #Boundaries #GettingUnstuck #Faith #TimeManagement #PurposefulLiving

    Good Christians Can Say No and Other Smart Ways to Change Your Future

  4. Sep 15

    Investing Your Energy in What Matters Most: Your Marriage, Career & Communication

    What are you investing your time, energy, and talents in—and are you investing enough in what matters most? For successful professionals, entrepreneurs, leaders, and business owners, it can be easy to pour energy into a career, a business, and the goals that matter professionally while assuming the most important relationships will take care of themselves. Dr. Alexandra Stockwell says they won't. Dr. Stockwell works with educated, successful professionals—including doctors, lawyers, entrepreneurs, and tech founders—who know how to make things happen in their careers but may struggle to create the same level of connection, communication, and fulfillment at home. In this conversation, we explore what happens when you invest your energy in what matters most: your marriage. Dr. Stockwell explains: • Why you don't need your entire life mapped out before taking the next step • How following curiosity and taking one aligned action at a time shaped her career • Why a great marriage is a learnable skill • Why successful professional communication doesn't automatically translate to successful marital communication • How leaders can accidentally treat their spouse like an employee • Why a nourishing marriage can give you courage in your professional life • Why working from home can intensify relationship patterns • What she means by “uncompromising intimacy” • Why “How you do anything is how you do everything” can transform more than one area of your life • How changing one small interaction can create a ripple effect throughout your relationships, career, and life One of the central ideas in this conversation is simple: The way you invest your energy matters. Your career matters. Your work matters. Your ambitions matter. But so does the person waiting for you at home. For people who are intentional about how they spend their limited time, energy, and talents, marriage isn't something to put on autopilot. It can be one of the most meaningful places to invest. Find Dr. Alexandra Stockwell at alexandrastockwell.com and learn more about her work, Uncompromising Intimacy, courses, podcast, and relationship coaching. Hosted by Laura Hansen Breksa | Intent on Purpose #Marriage #Relationships #CommunicationSkills #Leadership #PersonalGrowth #ProfessionalDevelopment #IntentOnPurpose

    Investing Your Energy in What Matters Most: Your Marriage, Career & Communication

  5. Sep 10

    Guy Stoker: Epilepsy Advocate and Public Speaker: Bridging music and science

    Guy Stoker has been creatively and uniquely communicating about epilepsy for over a decade. In this short reel, he shares the lyrics to his song, “Don’t Judge a Book by Its Cover.” Using both his lived experience and technical knowledge, Guy can not only produce music that attempts to audibly demonstrate what the brain does silently during a seizure, but also use words to explain what can be explained about the complex world of an epileptic brain.

  6. Sep 10

    STOP PEOPLE-PLEASING: How to Say No, Trust Yourself & Choose Differently

    Niyati Kachhiyapatel has a question... What if your “yes” is costing you more than you realize? And she wants you to know that... “Every No is a sentence, and every yes is a decision.” Substack: https://philosophicalinsight.substack.com  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/philosophicalinsight/ You say yes because you don't want to disappoint someone. You say yes because you want to be liked. You say yes because you're afraid of being judged. And sometimes…you don't even know what you want anymore. But this conversation goes deeper than simply learning to say no. Why can your body know you're out of alignment before your mind does? What happens when you keep saying yes to things you really don't want? And why can choosing differently actually change the way you think about yourself? Niyati shares a practical approach to breaking the people-pleasing cycle—and Laura asks the question many people struggle to answer: What is the power of saying NO? There's a lot to think about in this conversation, including one simple idea: “Every No is a sentence, and every yes is a decision.” If you've ever struggled with people-pleasing, boundaries, overthinking, indecision, or trusting yourself, you'll want to hear this conversation. Intent on Purpose with Laura Hansen Breksa Conversations exploring what happens when people invest their time, energy, and talents in what they believe. Subscribe, listen, and share this episode with someone who might need permission to say no. Get to know our Niyati: Niyati is a certified life coach with an MA in psychology. After building a successful career in academia, she left it to pursue her calling of becoming an entrepreneur and coach to help others find who they truly are and live a life that is in alignment with who they are. To do this, she integrates tools from psychology like parts work, nervous system regulation, and self-compassion to help individuals overcome self-abandoning behaviours (e.g., overthinking, indecision, self-doubt, etc.) and finally create a life of freedom and meaning. #PeoplePleasing #SelfTrust #Boundaries #SayNo #IntentOnPurpose #SelfAwareness #PersonalGrowth #Overthinking

    STOP PEOPLE-PLEASING: How to Say No, Trust Yourself & Choose Differently

  7. Sep 1

    Stop Living Someone Else’s Life: Make Choices That Fit You | Meichle Latham

    Making Good Choices: Are You Spending Your Time and Energy on What Matters Most? How do we make good choices when our time, energy, and attention are limited? In this conversation, Meichle Latham shares practical wisdom about making intentional choices—starting with knowing what matters most, recognizing what drains us, setting healthy boundaries, making time to rest, and choosing a life that fits who we really are. Meichle reminds us that making good choices isn't about cramming more into our day. It's about being intentional about where we invest our limited time, energy, and talents. 5 Takeaways from Meichle LathamKnow what matters most to you. Spend your time and energy on the things you truly value.Notice what drains you. Pay attention to what exhausts you—it may not be the right fit for you.Set healthy boundaries. You don't have to give everything to everyone.Make time to rest and recharge. Rest helps you have the energy to handle what comes next.Choose what fits who you are. Don't spend your life trying to live someone else's life.Get to Know Meichle LathamMeichle Latham is a strengths-based, solution-focused Wellness Strategist, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, coach, counselor, and consultant. With decades of experience in the wellness profession and nonprofit executive leadership, Meichle helps professionals, leaders, entrepreneurs, and organizations navigate stress, burnout, career transitions, leadership, and overall well-being. Her work focuses on helping people create practical, sustainable changes that lead to greater balance, harmony, confidence, and fulfillment. She also offers her signature Pedi-Purpose Coaching, combining coaching conversations with walking. Learn more about Meichle: meichlelatham.com Question for you: What is one thing you're spending your time or energy on that may no longer matter as much as you thought it did?

    Stop Living Someone Else’s Life: Make Choices That Fit You | Meichle Latham

  8. Aug 25

    Don't Just Hope to Get Noticed, Self Advocate and Direct Their Vision with Dr. Radhika Achari

    Are you waiting for your boss to notice your hard work, or are you actively investing your time and energy into advocating for yourself? In this episode of Intent on Purpose, host Laura Hansen Breksa sits down with Board Certified Behavior Analyst and founder of Analyze and Act, Dr. Radhika Achari, to break down why self-advocacy is the ultimate form of self-investment. Together, they explore practical strategies to ask for promotions, receive difficult feedback, navigate toxic workplace dynamics, and align your energy with your long-term goals. In this episode, you’ll discover: Why the advice "fake it 'til you make it" actually harms your confidence—and what strategy to use instead. How can you present proof of your value for a promotion before you even apply? What is the "happy medium" between acting like a workplace bulldozer and being a people-pleaser? Why getting a 360-degree evaluation can feel terrifying, and how a growth mindset transforms criticism into creative solutions. How do you know when it’s time to stop trying to fix a toxic job and start advocating for yourself by leaving? Self-advocacy isn't about being loud—it's about building on your unique strengths and taking control of your personal growth. Tune in to learn how to stop waiting for others to meet your needs and start claiming the career path you want. CONNECT WITH DR. RADHIKA ACHARI: Website: analyzeandact.comInstagram: @analyze_an_actDr. Radhika Achari is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst with 15+ years of clinical experience and the founder of Analyze & Act. She created Bridge to College Independence™, a program helping parents of neurodivergent teens build real independence before college. Her path there wasn't purely professional — years of IVF before becoming a mother, followed by raising a neurodivergent child, forced her to rebuild what "success" as a parent meant, often without a roadmap. Radhika believes the hardest chapters of a life are rarely dead ends; they're often the raw material for exactly what you end up building. CONNECT WITH LAURA HANSEN BREKSA: Subscribe: Don't forget to hit the Subscribe button and click the notification bell to catch every episode dedicated to helping you invest your time, energy, and talents where they matter most! #SelfAdvocacy #CareerGrowth #WorkplaceTips #GrowthMindset #IntentOnPurpose #ProfessionalDevelopment #BehavioralScience #SelfInvestment

    Don't Just Hope to Get Noticed, Self Advocate and Direct Their Vision with Dr. Radhika Achari
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Helping you invest your time, energy, and talents where they matter most.

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  • Creator
    Laura Hansen Breksa
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    65
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Laura Hansen Breksa
  • Show Website
    Intent on Purpose