LIVE A LIFE THAT FEELS RIGHT
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A Little Something About Me
I'm many things, but mostly I think I'm a woman in constant search for answers that serve me and others in feeling a deep sense of peace and affinity with one's true and best self.
Because of my professional ambitions, I'm also a guide; a caring and knowledgeable companion for those wanting to take their own journey into how to live as congruently and fulfilled at their core as possible given the many challenges that accompany their personal and professional roles and responsibilities.
I'm the mother of three really fun young adults and consider myself lucky to have a husband who cares about my dreams as much as I do. I believe in the best of people, offering a hand up when someone feels down, and digging deep, having grit, and answering the call when all we want to do is run from what scares us.
Anne
Smollon
Although I worked as a hospice social worker long ago, I've put my NLP certification to use as a life coach for over 15 years. I've authored several books, and now look forward to being online and helping others who seek to live a life that feels right.
I'm a big fan of honesty, so I'll start with the"ugly" truth.
My whole journey of helping women find themselves or "feel better" about their lives came out of purely selfish reasons. Long ago, I needed to find myself and I wanted to feel better. I was madly in love with my three children, but soon after I became a mom, I began slipping away toward someone I didn't recognize, not really. I liked myself, but there was always this growing sense that I was more than "mom" and I wanted more than being a mom. I felt the void, and I really wanted to fill it. I just didn't know how to fill it or what to fill it with. I lost touch with my self, even though family time was always important to me. The problem was I couldn't afford a life coach to help me find the answers I was desperately seeking. So I started to ask myself questions around my core values and what those values really meant to me. They were more than just words on a page. They reflected me in a way I never expected. This process was a little intimidating at first but incredibly revealing. Sharing this process seemed like something I just had to do for those who couldn't afford paying a life coach for long but desperately needed answers, direction, and more of what spoke to them at a level they intuitively knew and understood.
Lake George, 2011
The concept around "living a life that feels right" kept me up many nights. Again, I was thrilled to be a mom and loved my children deeply. I also knew something was off in me, and off in my life. One feeling did not negate the other. And I wanted so much to figure it out because I knew I'd be a lot happier if I did.
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Intuitively, I believe we all know when something is right, and when it isn't. Sometimes it's just easier to ignore that intuition and move through life with what is versus what can be. Other times, obligations and busy schedules keep us from looking and feeling. But imagine having the insight, courage, and desire to look, and to feel. To open up the possibility that you can tweak your life in ways that would make a substantial difference, or maybe change you (and your life) just a little bit....enough to satisfy the intuition that led you here.
Random things about me
With my sister at the beach. I tend to
look better when I'm blurry.
I think of all places, I may just love being at the beach most of all.
I have a pretty dysfunction family of origin. Hence, my clinical background.
With Tom Gullikson, 1983
Tennis was a big part of my life when I was younger. I started playing at 13 and worked incredibly hard to catch up to girls who started playing at 3.
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I gave it my all, every day, until an injury stopped me a day before the finals of a national tournament. I tore a tendon in my wrist.
I was crushed, emotionally. Years later, I became the assistant tennis pro to Tom Gullikson who was ranked in the top ten in the country at the time. Yes, I know. Bad hair day!
With Tom Gullikson, 1987
I really do want you to hum with joy.
Laura loves wine!! I just pretend to.
I also love to hike, especially in the fall
Hey everyone,
A little Something About Me
I'm mom's favorite child and business partner. I work mostly behind the scene tackling tech issues and social media marketing. But, I love starting the workshops with the guided imagery as well as coaching younger women through The Process.
I'm a morning person. Yes, we do exist. 5am - 6am is my sweet spot. However, I wouldn't want to have mornings without my coffee. I'll take two cups of roasted almond with oatmilk, please. No sugar.
I'm also a "little sis" and a "big sis" (even though he never actually calls me that). I'm a book worm, an eagle scout at heart (I'm always prepared), and a huge foodie who loves to indulge on anything vegetable. Cooking in my thing, my love, my passion.
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When I'm not working, cooking, and making my body strong, I'm most definitely traveling. Traveling is the language of my soul. If you have never felt free, take a drive through Yosemite National Park. There is no doubt that "travel" makes me feel alive. It literally makes me hum with joy.
Laura
Smollon
