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Hi, I am glad you are here. My name is Laura Roeven and I am a certified Life and Relationship Coach. On this page I publish weekly articles with practical tips on joyful living. If you enjoy these articles and would like to learn more, please visit my main website.

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Laura

Laura Roeven

Feb 27, 2020
3 min

Recipe for Fantastic!

Imagine mixing in a little fantastic in the recipe of ordinary. What does your mix look like?

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Warming the Deep Freeze: A Guidebook out of the Doldrums

Laura Roeven

Feb 20, 2020
4 min

Warming the Deep Freeze: A Guidebook out of the Doldrums

I feel vibrant colors with field trips, learning something new, feeling cared for, asking for what I need, noticing when I get exactly...

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Laura Roeven

Feb 13, 2020
2 min

My Grown-Up Valentine

Like a banquet set with delicious dishes, you offer the world amazing things. This Valentine’s day, how is your replenishment? Is anyone at

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Lost Treasure: changing the narrative on grief

Laura Roeven

Feb 6, 2020
4 min

Lost Treasure: changing the narrative on grief

So often we push away, ignore, and un-friend grief. Why would we welcome this dreary guest? Because what we do not tend to as a kind and...

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Laura Roeven

Jan 30, 2020
4 min

Stepping Into Your Power

Why is it that when our partner grows and changes, we want to stuff them back into the box we’ve known them as? Because that is where we are

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Laura Roeven

Jan 23, 2020
3 min

Do the Opposite

It does not always feel good when we’re figuring out what is going on. We need time to get our bearings after we fall into a hole or...

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Laura Roeven

Jan 16, 2020
2 min

Love on a Locomotive: All Aboard!

Distraction and inattentiveness are hazards when maintaining your locomotive. What would 20-30 minutes a day catching up with your partner..

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Laura Roeven

Jan 10, 2020
2 min

Return to the Treasure

The moment is entirely cleansed of future thoughts, past lingerings, expectations or worry. This is freedom. Awe is a natural reset.

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The Power of Using Metaphor (part 3 of 3)

Laura Roeven

Jan 3, 2020
2 min

The Power of Using Metaphor (part 3 of 3)

When I see the chickadee rushing and flitting from branch to branch to consume winter’s bounty, I hold my story with more ease and remember

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The Power of using Metaphor (part 2 of 3)

Laura Roeven

Dec 27, 2019
3 min

The Power of using Metaphor (part 2 of 3)

Fusing yourself to a vivid scene allows for new ways of seeing. Not only do you feel and see the heart of the matter, the vivid refining...

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The Power of Using Metaphor (part 1 of 3)

Laura Roeven

Dec 19, 2019
3 min

The Power of Using Metaphor (part 1 of 3)

Like the surprise of seeing the poem unfold, a metaphor peels back what we are experiencing with clarity and depth.

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Laura Roeven

Dec 12, 2019
3 min

It Starts With A Wish

This reflection is for all who are in a relationship that feels stuck and lonely. Dormant love can be rekindled and grow into something new.

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20 Questions to help prepare for the holidays

Laura Roeven

Dec 6, 2019
1 min

20 Questions to help prepare for the holidays

The holiday season has started. Here are twenty questions to prep your attitude and heart.

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Laura Roeven

Nov 21, 2019
3 min

Pushed into the Deep. Now what?

This moment engages me fully by surprise. One moment, I am standing on the pier and the next, I am flying through the air and into the lake.

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Laura Roeven

Nov 14, 2019
3 min

Between Order and Chaos

Every human has a threshold ranging from Chaos to Order. The sweet spot is in the place of both. Creativity. What’s your tendency?

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Murmurations: The Mysterious Dance of the Common Starling

Laura Roeven

Nov 7, 2019
4 min

Murmurations: The Mysterious Dance of the Common Starling

As I watched the group of starlings, I was keenly aware that I was “the Seer” of this majestic event. I felt so small watching the outline..

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Laura Roeven

Nov 1, 2019
2 min

Tintinnabulation

I think this word describes the feeling of ah-ha perfectly. The voice of the bell announcing, feels the same as when...

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Laura Roeven

Oct 24, 2019
3 min

Drop the Story

If you are breathing in a human body, there are things left undone. Only Hollywood is completed after a 90 minute episode.

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Laura Roeven

Oct 17, 2019
2 min

Dragons Live On The Edges Of The Map

It is amazing what we conjure up when we are feeling small, helpless and frightened. Doubt is an amazing conjurer of dragons in our waters.

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Laura Roeven

Oct 10, 2019
1 min

Live Deeply In Your Daily Life

It takes practice to live with mindfulness. In this video, Thich Nhat Hanh, describes the act of walking slowly with the thought of returni

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