Midlife Rebirth: Silence & Self-Love for a New Start

About this episode

Laurie Jacobson shares her transformative experience of finding self-love and freedom through 22 days of silence at a Buddhist monastery.

What if the silence you’ve been avoiding in midlife is the very thing that could set you free? Laurie Jacobson spent years trying everything to find her way out of pain until 22 days of silence at a Buddhist monastery gave her what counseling and alternative modalities couldn’t: her own self back. If you’ve ever felt like you were carrying something so heavy that it had become part of you… Source

People in this episode

Guest: Laurie Jacobson

Topics covered

• self-love
• midlife transformation
• silence
• mental health
• personal growth

Keywords

• midlife
• silence
• self-discovery
• Buddhist monastery
• pain relief

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