This transformative self-development podcast hosted by LaShonda Walker, a Certified Life Coach & Parent Educator, is your bi-weekly guide to navigating your emotions and fostering healthier relationships with family and friends through self-discovery, setting boundaries, and achieving personal goals as you tap into your highest potential.

Learn how to connect to your emotions and understand your needs.  Discover how to identify and dismantle unhealthy mindsets, uncover hidden beliefs hindering your growth, and replace them with empowering perspectives for a more fulfilling life. Each episode provides the support and tools you need to break free from emotional barriers and build a life rooted in the present.

You have the power to write an authentic and empowered life story, and this show will help you do the same. Join us on this transformative journey to explore, heal and transform, and write "A New Life Story."

Welcome to A New Life Story Podcast

From Stress to Rest: Emotional Wellness Tips for Closing the Year Strong - Episode 31

The Season 3 finale offers a thoughtful reflection on navigating the transformative emotions of midlife. The episode is filled with empowering discussions on managing stress, understanding midlife emotions, practicing somatic meditation, setting boundaries, and more. Practical advice is shared on starting where you are, with a focus on embracing even minimal effort, such as 3% progress, as a meaningful step forward. You’ll learn how managing emotions can transform relationships by fostering greater awareness and compassion.

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The Emotional Benefits of Setting Boundaries: A Step-by-Step Guide - Episode 30

Boundaries are often misunderstood as selfish, yet they are one of the most empowering tools for protecting your emotional wellness and building healthier relationships. In this blog you’ll learn five transformative strategies for setting boundaries, using the Adult Chair® Model as a guide. 

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5 Essential Tips for Protecting Your Emotions and Managing Triggers - Episode 29

Navigate holiday emotions with ease by understanding emotional triggers tied to family dynamics. From joy to stress, old patterns can resurface, pulling you into past roles. Recognizing triggers like sibling rivalries or probing questions helps you stay grounded. Protect your energy, set boundaries, and maintain balance for a more fulfilling holiday season. Prioritize emotional well-being this festive time!

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Understanding Perimenopause: Navigating Emotional and Physical Changes with Dr. Brandi Sinkfield - Episode 27

Perimenopause is a profound time of transition for women, often accompanied by emotional shifts like anxiety, frustration, or brain fog. But did you know these feelings can also be linked to deeper health issues, such as high blood pressure or glucose imbalances? In this episode, I'm joined by Dr. Brandi Sinkfield, Board-Certified Anesthesiologist and we discuss the vital connections between your emotions, genetics, and overall health during perimenopause.

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How Your Beliefs Affect Stress Hormones: Tips for Feeling Safe in Your Body - Episode 26

Our beliefs—whether conscious or hidden—affect our stress responses. Where our beliefs are off balance, our body is off balance. However, there are practical strategies you can use to bring balance by reconnecting with your body by uncovering those limiting beliefs to regulate your system.

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Creating Space for Emotions: Practical Tips for Personal Growth - Episode 24

Emotional blocks can significantly hinder your growth and overall well-being, often resulting in avoidance behaviors such as procrastination and denial. This episode will guide you through three simple yet powerful techniques to help you address and overcome these emotional barriers.

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The Adult Chair® Podcast: Healing Generational Limiting Beliefs

In this episode I share how I help people write a new life story by incorporating The Adult Chair Model® and my Explore, Heal, and Transform method. This conversation was focuses on how beliefs formed in our past can affect our present emotional wellness and how healing these emotions can lead to empowerment.

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The Value of Self-Awareness for Breaking Generational Patterns with Alisha Woodall - Episode 20

Self-awareness is the key to personal growth and healthier relationships, a concept Licensed Therapist Alisha Woodall shares about in this insightful episode. This discussion serves as a comprehensive guide to cultivating self-awareness, enhancing personal growth, and transforming relationships.

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Understanding Feminine Energy and How It Empowers You with Jacinta Mutonga - Episode 17

In this episode Jacinta Mutonga, a self-love, feminine energy, and relationship coach, shares insights on tapping into masculine and feminine energies for self-love and inner-balance.

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Mindfulness Practices to Heal Childhood Trauma with Rashad Sanders - Episode 15

In order to rewrite your narrative and transform your life, it is crucial for individuals to delve into their past. By understanding what transpired in the past, you can then address and heal what is happening in the present, ultimately leading to a transformation of your legacy. One person has the power to inspire and transform an entire generation, and that’s why personal growth and healing are so important.

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Strengthening Your Identity for Healthier Relationships with Amber Jones - Episode 08

On this episode we have relationship and marriage coach Amber Jones. Amber specializes in helping individuals and couples build stronger, more fulfilling connections. She's a Certified Adult Chair® Coach, former teacher and wife, navigating the journey of raising 6 children in a blended family dynamic.

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How Understanding Your Inner Child Helps You Heal Emotional Wounds with Joan Mwangi - Episode 03

In Episode 2 I have the pleasure of interviewing Certified Adult Chair® Life Coach Joan Mwangi and we dive into the world of inner child work. Joan and I crossed paths during our Adult Chair® certification journey, bonded by our mutual passion for breaking down generational patterns…

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