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Welcome to Woman Uncaged, Episode 11 of Season 2! Today we're talking about dreams, of the nocturnal variety.

We talk about cultivating a relationship with our dreams, our recurring dreams, and what our dreams mean in our waking lives.

Linda (aka the dream whisperer) shares how a dream and a Tarot card lead her to make a big life shift.

We share how our dreams shift over time, and why we find it important to write them down, while staying open to the magic and mystery they breathe into our lives as they help us to grow.

Linda describes how she proves to others in her dream that she is, in fact, dreaming.

This was a fun conversation. We hope you enjoy it, and we'd love to know: Do you dream regularly? Do you have a way of working with your dreams? Text us or email us and let us know your thoughts: womanuncagedpodcast@gmail.com.

If you'd like to hire Linda for a session to explore a dream, you can reach out to her at singingbirdhealth@gmail.com. Tell her Laura sent you! ;-)

We have 1 session left! Book in today! We are offering THREE Life Reinvention Sessions! If you'd like to nab one, visit:
https://lauragatesluptonmswcpc.as.me/lifereinvention

~Linda's website: https://singingbirdcoaching.com/ ~Laura's Monday Money Missives: https://goodwithmoney.substack.com/

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Welcome to episode 10, season 2 of the Woman Uncaged podcast! In this week's episode, Laura shares a major personal shift that she is undergoing. Seventeen weeks ago, Laura separated from her husband of 29 years and moved to a new city and state. This is a deep, honest, soulful, and beautiful conversation on reinvention and becoming more fully ourselves; you don't want to miss it.

We dive into...

- What it means to reinvent your life at midlife
- How Laura oriented after waking up to a totally new and different life
- What it's like to claim your life at midlife
- The importance of the transitional phase to hear your own voice
- One of the best decisions Laura made when landing in her new life
- The value of experimentation to find out what truly belongs to you
- The difference between UPHOLDING something and CLAIMING something
- The gift of Laura not having a car for the last many weeks
- What Laura would share with a woman on the cusp of a major life reinvention
- The choice between claiming one's own life or supporting someone else's and how freaking difficult that choice really is
- The ring ceremony that Laura and Linda did while Laura was visiting

We are offering THREE Life Reinvention Sessions! If you'd like to nab one, visit:
https://lauragatesluptonmswcpc.as.me/lifereinvention

And if you'd like to do a Dog Day Session with Linda, you can read more about it here: https://singingbirdcoaching.com/calling-all-dog-mamas/

~Linda's website: https://singingbirdcoaching.com/ ~Laura's Monday Money Missives: https://goodwithmoney.substack.com/

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Welcome to episode 9, season 2 of the Woman Uncaged podcast! This week's episode was inspired by the book The Perfectionist's Guide to Losing Control by Katherine Morgan Schafler. This episode is especially for you uncaged women out there who have ever been called "perfectionists" (and not in a positive way) or who have struggled with letting go of this aspect of yourself. What if you didn't have to?

We dive into:
- What if perfectionism isn't an obstacle that we need to overcome?
- How men are rarely, if ever, called perfectionists in a derogatory way
- How perfectionism relates to exceptionalism and how our society tells women it's better to embrace being mediocre
- Maladaptive vs. adaptive perfectionism
- How perfectionism can be a strength, if we work with it
- What is needed for those who have experienced or seen their perfectionism as an obstacle to transform it into an ally?
- Setting intentions vs. goals and why we need both
- How society benefits from maintaining our focus on end goals and ignoring the pleasure of the process
- The 5 different types of perfectionism as identified by Ms. Schafler
- The importance of creating nourishing structures in our lives
- The problem of seeing maladaptive perfectionism as a immutable identity
- Why both Laura and I hate the idea of "how you do one thing is how you do everything"
- How Laura's new offering of Stop Hitting Snooze with Laura and Suze is perfect for perfectionists who struggle with starting or finishing new projects

Resources:
The Perfectionist's Guide to Losing Control by Katherine Morgan Schafler: https://www.amazon.com/Perfectionists-Guide-Losing-Control-Peace/dp/059332952X

Ira Glass: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91FQKciKfHI

Laura's New Offering:
Finisher: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uF_cdWN_nrV2Crtk3ry6TOFaoyHQaeIXw6Etg0FWCoc/edit?usp=sharing

~Linda's website: https://singingbirdcoaching.com/ ~Laura's Monday Money Missives: https://goodwithmoney.substack.com/