Alma Lara was born in Mexico and moved to USA 25 years ago. She has three beautiful kids. In 2011 her personal and professional life was transformed after receiving their son’s diagnosis of Autism. Sharing her journey with other families gave her the opportunity to inspire others and be an example of strength and hope. Alma realized that she wanted to help families that were going through what she experienced with her son and decided to become a life coach. She received her certification in 2015. Her learning experience as a life coach gave her the tools to help others as she was able to transform her own struggles with Autism into incredible opportunities of growth; through this process she was able to understand how to enjoy life even in challenging times.

In this episode, you will learn how Alma Lara grew and found blessings through her son’s diagnosis with Autism, her daughter’s challenging rehab from alcoholism, her divorce and now recently her other son’s revelation that he is trans.

• Shame is a huge part of why people don’t share the difficult moments (7:15)
• I feel my mission is to share all of life’s moments so we can also see that these difficult moments are also blessings (7:28)
• People can see through my sharing that there is another way to view their own struggle, their life (8:02)
• When my son was first diagnosed, I was very scared. I was not who I am today. I was determined to heal him, but I realized he healed me (8:37)
• In the process, I realized that there’s nothing wrong with my boy, he has helped me to find my purpose in life (9:40)
• What happens if everything is taken away from you? You lose your job, your kid dies, someone gets sick…you lose that identity (10:58)
• If you get to find out who you really are, what this thing that will walk with your no matter where you go, it completely transforms you in a very positive way (11:30)
• I’m the one who needed this awareness, I’m the one who needed to transform myself (12:00)
• Autism is a hard diagnosis but it was a blessing for me and my family (12:17)
• I think parents who have kids with any special needs is just an opportunity for us as parents to look into ourselves, our faith (13:55)
• Meeting gay people I worked with changed my life and my relationship with religion and God. (15:51)
• The more I know about trans kids and their struggles, it breaks my heart as a mother (19:34)
• It breaks my heart to know that not all trans kids are supported by their parents. It broke my heart to know that is the main reason why they are suicidal or think their life is not worth it (20:06)
• If a parent can not look into your eyes and you can not feel accepted and loved, the chance of getting support inside is very small (20:26)
• I think parents need to think about the courage their children are having when they tell you who they are (23:00)

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Leanne was five months pregnant when a blackout made her faint and fall to her bathroom floor while her other two children were sleeping and her husband was away on a business trip. Despite being awake, Leanne couldn't move, so she started to bargain with God. She stayed on the floor for more than 5 hours until she managed to take herself to a hospital. But that was only the start of the nightmare. The doctors couldn't tell what her condition was, but they gave her 5 years to live.

She had some sort of degenerative condition on her brain, making her forget how to light the stove or open a cracker bag. After some years, things weren't getting better. Until one day, two years before the doctor's deadline, Leanne simply decided she wasn't dying anymore and that she would use the number 5 to change everything.

Leanne Kabat is the author of The 5 Seasons of Connection collection. Her books take us right into those crucial minute-by-minute interactions where we either draw closer together or push further apart. Her first book helps parents connect on a deeper level with their kids, her second book goes into the most profound adult relationship we have, guiding couples out of Winter and towards their deepest love and truest connection, and her third book helps entrepreneurs overcome fears of success and failure to build a business on their brilliance. Leanne developed the 5 Seasons framework as a result of a medical diagnosis in 2006 that gave her five years to live, challenging her to truly live a life she loved. Fifteen years later, she’s happily raising three teens and excited to visit her 50th country when it's safe to do so.

In this episode, we talked about Leanne's inspiring life story and how she managed to always choose to be in a better place. We also talked about the period of her life when she thought life was sliding through her fingers and how she came up with her 5 seasons life approach. Leanne spoke about the importance of planting seeds of kindness and love and about taking care of our emotional gardens to have them ready to grow the right seeds.

Some Questions I Ask:

How do we decide? How do we believe when we don't believe? (20:10)So when people are in winter, and they can't believe what they want is possible. How do you guide them through the "I want it, but I don't believe it"? (26:52)Are there any tips for how to pull the weeds of our gardens? 41:35)

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

Laying on the floor for hours. The beginning of Leanne's nightmare (4:21)Throwing away the meds. The day Leanne decided she wasn't dying anymore (11:12)Leanne's 5 seasons. Winter, Fall, Summer, Spring, and Crossroads (14:15)Going for a hunt. Looking for slight evidence of positive change (31:08)The power of making intentional choices (39:57)

Resources:

5 Seasons Life websiteBook: Leanne Kabat - The 5 Seasons Connection to Your Business BrillianceBook: Leanne Kabat - The 5 Seasons Connection to Your Love PartnerBook: Leanne Kabat - The 5 Seasons Connection to Your Child: Lead Your Family from Chaos to Connection

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Join me in this solo podcast for a deep dive into how you can have and experience more Joy in your life! As we grow through this uncertain time, I think it is essential to come deeper inside of ourselves and experience our true divine Nature so that we can feel firmly rooted in ourselves even when everything around us is shifting.

In this episode, you will learn:

• Is it possible or even appropriate to have so much Joy when so many people are suffering? (3:09)
• My answer is again and again, YES! (3:25)
• Our Joy can be used to embolden those who are suffering to keep going (3:50)
• Even if we are going through a hard time, we can experience Joy that sends a bolt of light and energy that allows us to keep going (4:27)
• Joy can be learned as a skill and cultivated daily (4:50)
• How to develop Joy on a daily basis. How to reframe a situation (5:04)
• Can you feel the Joy knowing that the universe has your back? (6:28)
• Develop Joy by experiencing Gratitude on a daily basis (6:33)
• Kindness will grow your Joy (8:10)
• Generosity will grow your Joy (8:58)
• A smile willful you with Joy (9:50)
• Joy is our essential nature (11:11)
• Where is your attention? (12:22)
• What intention are you holding? (13:38)
• Joy is an inside job (14:46)
• Joy increases our immunity (17:11)
• Simple activities you do on a daily basis to increase your Joy (17:58)

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