Authentic Living

Conquering The Monster Within

Guest post by Jennifer Monahan-Searles. Yesterday while walking to my client’s office, I saw a man pushing a toddler in a stroller coming toward me. The sidewalk was a bit uneven, so he momentarily lost control of the stroller and slid across the sidewalk. He quickly regained control of the stroller, but not before the [...]

September 28, 2009 CONTINUE READING →

Lessons From Miraval: Create Your Own Cultural Classroom

Post written by Laura Cococcia. You can follow Laura on Twitter. I recently decided to become a self-proclaimed cultural anthropologist. The desire to absorb everything I can about the people, places and things that are transforming our world makes me happy. So, rather than spend exorbitant amounts on a Ph.D., I’m teaching myself. Basically, I’m [...]

September 15, 2009 CONTINUE READING →

Book Review: A New Earth

A guest post by Kate Walser. You can follow Kate on Twitter. This was one of the best books I almost never finished. And that’s saying something. I’m a book finisher – unless the book is just awful and making me bleed, I finish it. I choose carefully mind you, but I finish that book. [...]

September 12, 2009 CONTINUE READING →

Be More Creative: Take A Nap, Or Don’t

Authored by Christa Avampato. You can follow Christa on Twitter. As someone equally obsessed with the processes of sleep and creativity, I came across an interesting fact this weekend.I’m almost finished with Eiffel’s Tower: And the World’s Fair Where Buffalo Bill Beguiled Paris, the Artists Quarreled, and Thomas Edison Became a Count by Jill Jonnes. [...]

August 11, 2009 CONTINUE READING →

Be The Wonder Woman You Can Be: Wise Words From Diane von Furstenberg

Authored by Christa Avampato. You can follow Christa on Twitter. “Be the woman you can be. I’ve never met a woman who’s not strong. They don’t exist. We might sometimes be afraid of our strength or afraid of what others will think of our strength. But you must know that your strength is always there.” [...]

July 27, 2009 CONTINUE READING →

Hate Your Job, But Still Love Your Life: How to Be Happy No Matter Where You Work

A guest post by Dani, author and creator of Positively Present. Did you know that even if you hate your job you can still be happy? Yep, it’s true! I know it might seem nearly impossible to be happy when you’re spending most of your life in a time-sucking, life-draining, absolutely miserable line of work [...]

July 27, 2009 CONTINUE READING →

What Would You Do if You Ran the World? Interview with Author Shelly Rachanow

Like many of the awesome authors at Laura Reviews, Shelly Rachanow is another great example of a person who simply followed her writing dreams. The title of Rachanow’s first book, If Women Ran the World, Sh*t Would Get Done, made me want to fly to Shelly’s house to meet her. And, she recently released her [...]

July 4, 2009 CONTINUE READING →

Something Different For Women: Interview with Jennifer Macaluso-Gilmore

Three years ago, I realized I was, well, not living my best life. Also known as bad relationship + feeling no life purpose + eating a lot of cupcakes. And then, one of my best friends introduced me to Jennifer Macaluso-Gilmore and her organization, Something Different For Women, LLC. Since January 2003, Jennifer has taught [...]

June 1, 2009 CONTINUE READING →