Lara Land

Self Care Blog


Planning in the time of Corona

Planning in the time of Corona

Is this real life? Is this how things will now be? What is coming in 3, 5, 12 months and if I don’t know, how can I plan? These are the questions plaguing so many people today.

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Have Coach Will Travel

Have Coach Will Travel

Sometimes a little nugget of knowledge appears and changes EVERYTHING. That happened to me a couple of years ago when my now husband proposed to me. I wrote about it here….

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Being the Best verses Trying your Best

Being the Best verses Trying your Best

It’s a common practice especially in this city to groom your child to be the best. This means starting from early as two months out with scheduling, training, classes, and obedience. It’s a commitment I’m pretty amazed at but have no desire to introduce to my own child.

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25 Reasons Why You Need a Life Coach Today

25 Reasons Why You Need a Life Coach Today

It’s an anxious time and so many people I know are seeking the help of therapists which is truly wonderful. Therapy provides a certain outlet and support unique to any other and I often refer people to the very qualified caring therapists I know.

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How to show up for your friends this season

How to show up for your friends this season

Sometimes though we have our best intentions we end up pushing friends away when they need us the most. When a friend is struggling or even just debating a next step, it is important to know how to be there for them. Being conscious and careful about how we respond is a kindness to a friend that will be appreciated and reciprocated when our time comes.

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How to show up for yourself this season

How to show up for yourself this season

If there is one secret I know about life it’s to show up for it. Even if you are not ready, unsure, and frightened as hell, you will always prosper in some way from showing up even if it’s to learn your lesson for next time. Growth will never come from hiding.

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Reduce your stress in one instant

Reduce your stress in one instant

Who wouldn’t want to reduce stress? Stress is the leading cause for heart disease, gastrointestinal problems, headaches, weight gain, and premature aging. It can lead to anxiety, depression, and completely dismantle our lives and yet we are largely lost as to how to combat it and often even how to see and acknowledge it.

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How to live your most authentic life in 5 simple steps.

How to live your most authentic life in 5 simple steps.

Have you noticed, or is it just me, that people are always saying they are value driven. Family values, American values, the word ‘values’ comes up more and more and yet few know what their true values are let alone what to do once they pinpoint them.

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10 Simple Steps to Becoming More Disciplined Today

10 Simple Steps to Becoming More Disciplined Today

“I wish I had your discipline” is something I hear so regularly it got me thinking. It’s said as if it is something I inherited from parental dna and not actually what it is, something I learned, nurtured, and refined.

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Beginner’s Guide to Love

Beginner’s Guide to Love

Living in New York City the signs of love can get very confusing. In a city of driven creative workaholics whose first question is “what do you do?” evaluation of and compatibility with others tends to be transactional (even though we often don’t see it that way).

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The Elimination Diet

The Elimination Diet

In some ways, it’s very simple. Most people, however, miss this step when trying to conjure something new in their lives. You need space before anything new can come.

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Confessions of an Embarrassment Junkie

Confessions of an Embarrassment Junkie

The absolute terror of the first time I walked into an Ashtanga Yoga Mysore class is something I will never forget. The room was silent and steamy and the teacher did little more than grunt and nod to acknowledge my existence.

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