Expand with Laura Poburan

What can you do when you find yourself in a position where a client presents something they’re struggling with that you haven’t come close to resolving within yourself?At some point we all arrive in this uncomfortable place with a client. At first, we may straight up avoid poking that bear because we feel too unqualified to support our clients through something we clearly haven

Something that feels really alive within me right now and I've witnessed being mirrored back to me from many of you is this longing for space.......this craving for presence within that space, and the permission to take up space without feeling guilty for what we're not doing with that time.There are many layers to this that I have personally been moving through recently

We’ve all experienced those periods of painful disinterest, lack of desire to work towards what we say we want and overall discomfort with our present situation without the “energy” we think is required to escape it.Especially as business owners, it’s easy to fall victim to the pressure to push forward and do something (literally anything) to numb the discomfort of staying

The moment you decide as a coach that you are no longer okay skirting along the surface, offering your clients the expected external result that they've come to crave, and you actually want to take them beneath the surface to better understand the inner workings of their mind, the inner workings of their emotions and how they're orienting to the world...curiosity needs to

This is a clip from our new workshop inside The Secret Garden. This month we explored strengthening our business through building community. In this episode, Laura takes us on a journey through a visualization practice that she guided us through in the workshop. This visualization is designed to tap into your value system, what you envision yourself holding experientially for your

In today's episode, Laura takes us through a journey of common, relatable experiences we have when we're seeking alignment in our coaching business, both internally & externally. If you've gone back and forth between striving for growth in your business and wanting to find more internal peace and space within yourself, listen to and save this episode for the futu

This is a clip from one of our weekly live coaching calls from inside The Secret Garden. Inspired by questions + themes from inside our community, these rooms are designed to guide your exploration of new ways of being, thinking & leading.This week, we explore what happens within us as we start going deeper and more niched in our work. It can feel like we’re speaking to such

When it comes to hiring a business mentor, so many of us are used to searching for someone who we think can give us the outcomes we think we need to be successful.Maybe that's a promise to grow our business, make a certain amount of money, or automate things so that we don't need to be 'in the weeds' and can work on other things or have more free space. We'

This is a clip from one of our weekly live coaching calls from inside The Secret Garden. Inspired by questions + themes from inside our community, these rooms are designed to guide your exploration of new ways of being, thinking & leading.This week, we jam on our experiences + learned techniques for supporting clients who put up a stone wall anytime you try to go deep with them

Today on EXPAND, we're joined by a special guest, Jonah Richman, who is best known for his expertise in compassionate marketing for coaches & wellness practitioners. Laura & Jonah discuss the ins-and-outs of business trauma and what trends they're seeing in the coaching space when it comes to marketing our services. Jonah shares his insights and how he found his w