You don’t write a book because you feel ready. You write a book because you feel called.

In this episode of The Gutsy Podcast, LauraAura sits down with Sara Connell to talk about what it really takes to write, finish, and publish a book that matters.

Sara shares her journey from personal transformation to bestselling author and book coach, unpacking the emotional resistance, identity shifts, and courage required to bring your story into the world. Together, they explore why so many women delay writing their book, the fears that surface during the process, and how writing becomes a vehicle for both healing and leadership.

This conversation is about more than publishing. It’s about visibility, voice, and trusting that your story is powerful enough to change lives — including your own.

If you’ve been circling the idea of writing a book, this episode will challenge you to stop waiting and start moving.

In This Episode

• Why so many women delay writing their book
• The identity shift that happens when you decide to become an author
• Fear of visibility and what’s underneath it
• How writing can be both healing and activating
• The difference between writing for validation vs impact
• Traditional publishing vs self-publishing realities
• What it actually takes to finish a manuscript
• Why your story matters more than you think

If this episode stirred something in you — if there’s a story you’ve been carrying or a book you keep saying you’ll write “someday” — it may be time to stop circling it.

Auralign is LauraAura’s six-month group coaching experience for women ready to step into their next chapter with clarity, momentum, and support — whether that’s writing a book, launching a vision, or becoming more visible in their leadership.

Learn more at lauraaura.com/mastermind

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You don’t have a time problem. You have a nervous system that’s been trained to stay on.

In this Powerback® episode, LauraAura breaks down why those small pockets of time—between meetings, appointments, or tasks—feel so uncomfortable to just be in.

Because instead of resting, you’ve trained your brain and body to fill every gap with doing.

Over time, that becomes your baseline. And suddenly, slowing down feels wrong. Unsafe, even.

This episode walks you through how to retrain that pattern—so your body no longer sees stillness as a threat, and you can actually relax, be present, and enjoy your life without needing to earn it first.

In this episode, LauraAura shares:

• Why your brain and body resist stillness (even when you want it)
• How “filling time” trains your nervous system to stay in overdrive
• The hidden beliefs tied to productivity, worth, and doing more
• Why slowing down can feel unsafe—and what to do about it
• A simple 3-step process to retrain your nervous system
• How to use “in-between moments” as a tool for recalibration
• Why this isn’t a one-time fix—but a new way of operating

If you’re realizing that you don’t actually know how to slow down…
you’re not broken—you’re just running a pattern that’s been reinforced for years.

This is the kind of work we practice inside The Gutsy Collective.

Learning how to:
👉🏻 notice your patterns
👉🏻 interrupt them in real time
👉🏻 and choose something different that actually supports you

Not perfectly. Not overnight.
But consistently, in a way that builds real change.

If you’re ready to stop running on autopilot and start feeling more like yourself again 👉🏻 Join The Gutsy Collective (your first 30 days are on me): https://lauraaura.com/gutsy-collective/

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Growing up around addiction, dysfunction, or emotional unpredictability shapes you — and it can show up in your business and career.

In this episode of The Gutsy Podcast, LauraAura sits down with Jess Frost, a trauma-informed Self-Leadership and Emotional Agility Coach who specializes in working with Adult Children of Alcoholics (ACOA).

Jess shares how early experiences with addiction and codependency influence identity, boundaries, emotional regulation, and confidence in adulthood — especially for high-achieving women and entrepreneurs. Together, they explore what self-leadership actually means, how trauma responses can quietly drive decision-making, and why healing isn’t about blaming the past but understanding it.

This conversation is honest, grounding, and empowering — especially if you’ve ever struggled with people-pleasing, over-responsibility, emotional suppression, or difficulty trusting yourself.

You are not defined by your history. And healing doesn’t mean rewriting it — it means reclaiming your voice within it.

In This Episode

• What it really means to be an Adult Child of Alcoholics (ACOA)
• How childhood dysfunction shapes adult identity and leadership
• The link between codependency and high achievement
• Trauma responses that look like “strength” on the outside
• Emotional agility and learning to feel without collapsing
• Why self-leadership is the opposite of self-abandonment
• Reclaiming your voice after years of people-pleasing
• How healing impacts business, relationships, and boundaries

Want a space to practice this kind of inner work and communication in real time? Come join The Gutsy Collective — a space for high-achieving women building new foundations and making the small, consistent moves that matter. This is where we practice being seen, heard, and supported—together.

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