LIFE COACH 101

Lara, a 53-year-old mother of three adult children, is a remarkable individual who defies societal norms and embraces the power of self-transformation. Since 2019, she has been practicing yoga diligently in the comfort of her own home, challenging the notion that ageing limits our physical abilities. With grace and ease, Lara effortlessly performs splits, headstands, and backbends, showcasing the strength and flexibility she has achieved through her dedicated practice.

In 2012, Lara made the courageous decision to quit drinking alcohol, a choice that has profoundly impacted her well-being. As a result, she now feels stronger and healthier than ever before, surpassing the vitality she experienced in her twenties. Lara firmly believes that life encompasses both tragedy and beauty, and she embraces the belief that our thoughts shape our reality. With this understanding, she empowers herself and others to take control of their thoughts and create the lives they desire.

Lara's passion lies in inspiring women to recognise their inner strength and embrace their journey through menopause. She firmly believes that women possess the power within themselves to cultivate health, happiness, and strength during this transformative phase of life. Lara encourages women to have a burning desire for personal growth and to harness their inner strength, reminding them that they can emerge from menopause healthier, happier, and stronger than ever before. Through her own journey, Lara serves as a beacon of hope and motivation for women seeking to embrace their power and thrive during this significant life transition.

Lara is a published author for the Intactivist community regarding circumcision as well as a juror artist in the Washington state erotica art show

https://en.intactiwiki.org/wiki/Lara_Johnson_Stang

https://www.pan-eros.org/

How do you feel about being in Menopause? Menopause is not a medical event. It’s not a disease to be feared. It’s a normal phase of a woman’s life. Ovaries are still producing hormones, they do not shrink up and die, they just produce less when we are no longer fertile. Drugs are not necessary to produce the same amount of estrogen our bodies needed in our reproductive years. I think women are being over medicated instead of making healthy lifestyle choices. 

Why did you decide to quit drinking and how did you do it? I was sick and tired of feeling and looking sick and tired.  Whenever I had the urge to reach for the bottle, I would remember how good I felt and how proud I was for waking up hangover free when I resisted that nagging temptation.

Do you miss alcohol? Not at all.  I miss smoking cigarettes sometimes, but never drinking. You can’t crave what you don’t want. I finally realised how good I felt without drinking and how lousy I felt when I did. The guilt, the shame, the stupid things I did or said. There really is nothing at all to miss.  

Do you go to AA meetings? No, I never went to AA meetings to quit drinking. I never liked the vibe at AA meetings. I felt like the mantra there was that you are defective or abnormal because you couldn’t be like “normal people” and have just one drink. I think it’s the opposite actually. It’s normal for our bodies to get sick from drinking a class 1 carcinogen. It’s normal to become addicted to a highly addictive drug.  We wouldn’t say that about crack addicts would we? Poor Susie can’t handle her crack like the rest of us so she’s diseased and missing out. I felt like everyone there was white knuckling day after day just to stay away from the drink. That mindset didn’t work for me. AA works for some but not for all.  I quit drinking for me, because I wanted to…not for sobriety chips or any other reward. I think that’s the secret to sobriety, doing it for yourself because you want it more than anything else in life. And I cut a lot of toxic people out of my life in order to stay sober, that's how important it was for me. I have no regrets for doing that, even though it was the hardest thing I ever had to do, it was so worth that initial suffering.  

Sure some people are more predisposed to addiction than others but that doesn’t make us diseased or defective.  

What was the hardest part about getting sober? Filling up all the extra time! I had so much free time on my hands that I didn’t have when I drank. Drinking consumes a lot of time, the time you can’t drive or do important things with your kids, not to mention the entire wasted days of nursing your hangover LOL.

What is the best part about getting sober? knowing myself again. Being more aware of my surroundings, being truthful about my emotions, my past, my future, getting stronger, and healthier, no more hangovers! No more shame and guilt. 

Why do you think other cultures don't suffer from menopause symptoms the way the western world does? Ageism, diet, stress and unhealthy lifestyle. 

Do you lift weights or go to the gym? Never.  I do yoga and I hike.  That’s it.

Do you follow a high protein low carb diet? No, actually the opposite. I eat tons of carbs, but not processed carbs.  Lots of fruit, rice, potatoes, beans, nuts, veggies seeds, anything that has no artificial ingredients. Whole foods with the occasional weekend splurge. The only meat I consume is seafood. I’m not diabetic, malnourished, or overweight like the carb nazis claim will happen. 

Do you take any medications or supplements to help with menopause? I make my own bone broth, and I take magnesium glycinate, Cod Liver Fish Oil with Vit A and D, B complex, a multivitamin, and iodine. No HRT or other medications. 

Do you deny yourself anything? I eat whatever I want whenever I want, I never feel deprived or hungry.   As with alcohol, once I broke the habit, I no longer craved it.  You can't crave what you don't want. Once I stopped my addiction to processed foods and sugar, I no longer crave it so again, there is no denial.  

What's the biggest detriment to your health? Stress. I get in my head a lot but I’m learning to not overthink things. When I find myself doing it, I name it, acknowledge it, then let it go.  Hiking and getting outdoors is my therapy. I love nature and photographing wildlife.  Find what makes you tick, find your passion, and do it often. Years ago I would grab a cigarette or a glass of wine whenever I got stressed. Now I go outside and move. Nature is the most underrated medicine. It has no negative side effects and it’s great for mind, body and soul. Technology has killed that for most people today. 

A great coach will give you the tools that you need so that you can succeed using your own resources. You Don’t need to follow others or buy their product or subscribe to their mantras. A great Coach teaches their students to tap into their own internal wisdom and they do this by challenging their students with difficult questions so that they can unlearn toxic fallacies the world has ingrained in them since birth, and they can learn about who they truly are what and what they truly want so they can live an authentic satisfying life. 

I’m not a therapist or a counselor I’m a coach.  I don’t wanna hear about your problems I wanna hear about your plans your desires, your strategies to make you someone that you can be proud of, someone that can inspire others, someone who knows that strength, courage satisfaction and happiness comes within. No one else in this world can give you that, only you. I will coach you to be your own hero, your own savior, your own champion..the number one rule first, is you must believe in yourself. 

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BABY REINDEER

 

After seeing so many posts on Facebook raving about the new Netflix show “Baby Reindeer” I decided to watch it. What a huge dissapointment. It’s supposedly based on a “true story”with the main character playing himself. I get the eerie feeling this is a totally fabricated story, which wouldn’t be the first instance someone made millions from a memoir or movie based on “actual events” only to find later on, it was all lies. (A million little pieces) This smells like one of those instances. The character, who is extremely unlikeable, seems to be addicted to drama and suffering because he welcomes it, creates it, chases it, and craves it, every chance he gets. Then cries victim. He, like many today, identify as perpetual victims. I guess that’s why so many find this show entertaining, brilliant, and heartwarming (as many are calling it). Or maybe they just enjoy watching rape scenes? At any rate, I thought it was extremely cringeworthy. And extremely boring since the majority of the show was about his failed attempt as “comedian.” He refuses to release the real name of his 500 lb. stalker, even though she was supposedly a registered stalker. One of her victims was even a police officer? But no record of this to be found. No name of the stalker. To protect her identity. Because he ends up falling in love with his 500 lb. stalker, fantasizing about her while screwing his sweet girlfriend, and even misses her when she is arrested.  Then he goes back to his rapists apartment to say hi. Then his ex girlfriend begs him to go live with her mother, because he’s too distraught to get a real job or function as a normal human being. He’s devoted his life listening to his 500 lb stalkers voicemails, re-reading her emails, and plastering her pictures all over his bedroom. Missing her, and all the drama. So, ex girlfriend comes to bring him home to mama. I’m not buying it….The fact that it’s a true story, or that it’s a must see brilliant show.  The things that people today find entertaining is alarming and makes me question the human race now more than ever. I can’t wait for the day this story is exposed as the fake BS that it is. Another attention seeker. And the perpetual victim identifiers will once again, feel victimized.  

P.S.  I forgot to mention his trans girlfriend and what a wonderful human being she was. Even though she

 knows all about abuse sexual assault, and the evil of humanity, probably more than most people, yet she was a genuinely good person…she tried waking him up to his victim mentality.  She tried making him take responsibility for being a horrendous chronic liar and his lack of courage to stand up for what’s right and true and good. He also had very loving and supportive parents who showed him nothing but validation and understanding when he confronted them about his rape and stalking and sexual confusion.   Tons of people get raped and go through traumatic life experiences, yet they take responsibility for their lives as adults, realizing they are the creators of their own reality. In other words, not all traumatized people become dangerous people. But this guy intentionally destroyed people through his serial lying and manipulation, which is what causes his loving beautiful trans girlfriend to dump him finally because she realizes he’s a loser and losers never change, losers continue lying and manipulating and refusing to grow and learn from there mistakes. All this Gaad fellow does is look for sympathy and attention by inventing a dumb story to make liars and manipulators feel better about themselves for identifying as lifelong victims, bringing nothing but chaos, drama and destruction into the lives of themselves and all those around them. 

AI TRASH

 

Somewhere today, a builder is finishing work on a beautiful handcrafted home that has taken them a year of labor to complete. A baker is putting the final touches on an amazing cake, their finest work ever. An artist is placing the final stones in an intricate mosaic work. Just a year ago these creations would be fawned over and widely appreciated, inspiring others to dream and to create.

But somewhere else today, a lazy individual with no talent is typing keyword prompts into an artificial intelligence photo image generator. In just a few moments the computer will shit out a photo realistic image created solely by AI. Fake cabins, fake cakes, and fake art. They will then create a social media page and upload them. These fake images will be shared a million times and receive hundreds of likes and comments praising the "work" and "creativity". The person who uploaded them will receive a handsome payout from all the social media engagement you've cheerfully given them with your well intentioned likes and shares. They will then upload even more of these images, flooding our screens with things that don't exist but appear to.

AI "art" is garbage. It is soulless. It is uninspired. It took no effort to create. There is no love, no labor, no sweat or tears. It is destroying social media, destroying the livelihoods of artists, and crushing our collective creative spirits. Why bother to try and create anything real if the results will never be able to compete with AI? Why put in the effort?

Stop rewarding these AI "creators". Learn to recognize AI. Share real things. Real pictures. Real work. Real art. Call out your friends when they share this fake drivel. Peer pressure them into rethinking what they share. Ask WHO the artist is, who the builder or baker is. If no artist is credited it's probably because there IS no artist, just somebody profiting off of your naivete. We're past the novelty phase. This shit just isn't cute anymore.