What if the moment you finally looked “successful” on the outside was the same moment your soul whispered, “This isn’t it”?

This episode includes discussion of abuse and trauma. Please listen with care and prioritize your well-being.

In this deeply powerful and raw conversation, Laura Dionisio sits down with coach, strategist, and intuitive guide Laura Grabavoy—a woman who rebuilt her life from the inside out after decades of silence, trauma, and the illusion of “having it all.” Together, they unpack what it truly means to choose yourself anyway—especially when it feels impossible.

From surviving abuse and breaking generational patterns to doubling her six-figure corporate income in six months, Laura G. shares the inner shifts that unlocked her outer success. Her story is a masterclass in reclaiming your voice, healing emotional patterns, and allowing your energy—not your effort—to lead the way.

If you’ve ever asked yourself, “Why does everything look perfect but feel wrong?” this episode will give you the tools, language, and permission to re-align with your truth.

What You’ll Hear:

✔️How Laura’s story of trauma and healing became the foundation of her movement, Choose You Anyway

✔️The exact question that changed her life: “How do I feel better?”

✔️Why success without inner peace still feels empty—and how to shift that

✔️What it actually looks like to stop proving your worth and start trusting it

✔️The power of emotional frequency, energy mastery, and the Law of Attraction in real-world results

✔️How she doubled her corporate income and found purpose through self-alignment, not hustle

“It’s never between you and them. It’s between you and God. So build anyway. Choose you anyway.” – Laura Grabavoy

If this episode spoke to you, explore more tools for heart-aligned growth at https://www.leadintact.com/freebies/heart-aligned-career  and download your Heart-Aligned Career Transition Starter to begin your own pivot with purpose or Book 20-min consultation call: https://leadintactwithlaura.as.me/free-consultation and don't forget to check out The Career Reclamation Journey at https://www.leadintact.com/career-reclamation-journey

Ways to connect with Laura G:

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laura-grabavoy/

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laura_grabavoy/

• Instagram to connect on “Choose You Anyway” movement: https://www.instagram.com/chooseyouanyway/ 

Freedom isn’t about quitting your 9–5—it’s about how you choose to live now. Laura Dionisio gets real about what true freedom means after leaving corporate life and the surprising lessons she learned in her first month out.

In this episode of The Pivot Point, Laura challenges the myth that freedom only comes once you leave your job. With her signature bold honesty and cheeky warmth, she shares four hard-hitting lessons learned after walking away from corporate life—lessons that apply whether you’re employed, in-between, or building your own thing.

From realizing that structure can actually create more freedom, to breaking the toxic link between self-worth and productivity, Laura pulls back the curtain on what it really takes to feel aligned in your career and life. She also dives into how to make meetings meaningful again (yes, really) and why rest isn’t a reward—it’s strategy.

Whether you’re dreaming of your next pivot or already mid-leap, this conversation will give you the inner tools to navigate the journey with more intention, courage, and calm.

What You’ll Hear:

• Why “no calendar” freedom can backfire—and what to do instead
  

• How to stop tying your worth to your work or deliverables
  

• Simple mindset shifts that make meetings less miserable
  

• Why rest is not lazy—it’s leadership
  

• How internal shifts always precede external success
  

A heartfelt reminder: your value is not conditional

What if everything you’ve been told about success is wrong? In this episode, Laura sits down with Elyse Archer—founder of She Sells® and Superhuman Selling—to shatter the “hard work equals success” myth and show you what true alignment with money, purpose, and abundance looks like.

Get ready for a heart-opening, belief-shifting conversation between two bold women who’ve redefined success on their own terms. Elyse Archer, international sales mentor and host of Superhuman Selling, joins Laura Dionisio to unpack her journey from corporate burnout to conscious abundance.

Together, they explore the uncomfortable but necessary pivots that lead to freedom—from unlearning grind culture to building a healthy relationship with money and self-worth. Elyse shares how she turned a decade of struggle into a quantum leap, transforming her annual income into her monthly income—all by shifting her identity, not her effort.

This one’s for the ambitious high-achiever who’s feeling the tug of misalignment and wondering, “Is there more?” (Spoiler: yes, and it starts with trusting your intuition.)

What You’ll Hear

• How to debunk the “hard work equals success” myth once and for all
  

• Elyse’s real talk on money, worthiness, and spiritual expansion
  

• Why your comfort zone is secretly a cage—and how to break free
  

• How to identify and release limiting beliefs about success
  

• The spiritual and practical shifts that lead to quantum growth
  

• What to do when your soul is craving a bigger vision
  

‘’Your comfort zone isn’t comfortable—it’s just familiar. Step out of it, and you’ll meet the version of you who was always meant to lead.” – Elyse Archer

Ready to pivot toward purpose? Start your Heart-Aligned Career Transition Starter at https://www.leadintact.com/freebies/heart-aligned-career orBook 20-min consultation call: https://leadintactwithlaura.as.me/free-consultation

 💡 Explore Elyse Archer’s free resources:

• She Sells Magazine
  

• Superhuman Selling Podcast
  

The Four Quadrants of Quantum Sales Growth™

She calls herself the “Queen of Pivots” (unofficial title, but fitting). Today, Laura Dionisio gets real about why change has shaped every bold move in her career and how embracing pivots turned into her life’s calling.

In this deeply personal solo episode of The Pivot Point, Laura pulls back the curtain on her own career journey, from a cha-cha childhood that taught her change is inevitable, to high-achieving control-freak tendencies, to the New York assignment that cracked her wide open. What started as a career curveball became a doorway into inner joy, personal development, and the boldest pivot of all: choosing a heart-led career.

She shares the messy middles, the panic attacks no one saw coming, and the surprising ways surrendering control led to greater alignment. Most importantly, she reveals how the frameworks she now teaches were born out of her own pivots and why she believes every ambitious high-achiever must see themselves as the leader of their own life.

If you’ve ever been “successful on paper” but quietly misaligned in your soul, this episode will light a fire under you to stop settling and start leading your life with heart.

What You’ll Hear in This Episode:

✔️ How Laura’s childhood shaped her fearless relationship with change
✔️ The double-edged sword of being “the planner” and why control can backfire
✔️ The messy New York assignment that forced her into presence (and joy)
✔️ The panic attacks that signaled it was time for inner work
✔️ Why personal development cracked open her career path to coaching
✔️ The three components of becoming the leader of your life

Proceed as if success is inevitable—because it is.

Heart-Aligned Career Transition Starter athttps://www.leadintact.com/freebies/heart-aligned-career  And if you’re ready for one-on-one support, book a free 20-min call athttps://leadintactwithlaura.as.me/free-consultation

Ever felt like you’re doing everything “right” and still wondering, why does this feel so wrong? This week, I sat down with my dear friend Jenny Jansen to talk about the messy pivots that actually bring you back to yourself.

Jenny’s story is one for the books: she started out teaching fifth graders, realized the real work she loved was those heart-to-heart recess talks, and then walked straight into a full-on quarter-life crisis. We’re talking Starbucks mornings, late-night shifts, ugly cries on the couch, and a whole lot of surrender.

But here’s the thing, those two years of chaos became the foundation for everything she does now as a therapist and master coach. Jenny and I dive into what it actually looks like to choose yourself over and over again, even when your brain is screaming bad idea, and why asking for help is the most adult thing you can do.

This conversation is funny, raw, and packed with mic-drop wisdom about trusting your nudges, rewriting your “shoulds,” and pivoting into a life that feels not just aligned, but actually alive.

What You’ll Hear in This Episode:

✔️The real story behind Jenny quitting teaching with no Plan B

✔️How surrendering timing (again and again) changed everything

✔️Why following a “tiny nudge” (like a free podcast membership) can blow open your whole career

✔️The Adult Chair model, what it is, and why it matters if you’re pivoting

✔️How to know if you’re half-assing two things instead of full-assing one

✔️Why “should” is a dirtier word than the F-bomb“Every single minute we’re alive is an opportunity to pivot. You don’t have to wait for the universe’s permission slip.” 

Feeling the itch to pivot? Start with the Heart-Aligned Career Transition Starter at https://www.leadintact.com/freebies/heart-aligned-career  And if you’re ready for one-on-one support, book a free 20-min call at https://leadintactwithlaura.as.me/free-consultation

You’re not stuck because you don’t know what you want, you’re stuck because you won’t admit it out loud. The moment you do? Game-changer.

In this episode of The Pivot Point, I’m letting you in on the exact sliding-doors moment that shifted my life, from overthinking my way through spreadsheets (hi, Laura A) to flowing toward my dream life in New York City (hey, Laura B). Spoiler: I didn’t choose one path. I lived both.

We’re talking about the difference between circling the runway for two years versus getting crystal-clear and in motion in just a few months. If you’ve ever delayed a big career decision because you “needed a plan,” this one’s going to hit close to home.

This isn’t just a story about moving cities. It’s about learning to trust yourself without seeing the entire staircase. It’s about dropping the need to control every step and leaning into what your body, and your life, are already telling you.

Because success should feel good. What the hell is the point otherwise?

What You’ll Hear:

✔️How admitting what you want fast-tracks the path to getting it

✔️The difference between “Laura A” over-engineering life and “Laura B” going with the flow (and why you might be both)

✔️Three ways to cut through decision fatigue: trusted-friend reflection, the coin flip test, and body wisdom

✔️Why waiting until you know how is the number-one way to keep yourself stuck

✔️The sneaky ways fear dresses itself up as “responsibility” or “logic”

✔️How to take the first step even when you don’t have a five-step plan

“The fastest way to get what you want is to admit that you want it. Then? Let the plan go.”

If this episode hit home, don’t just sit there, move. Share it with the friend who needs a loving shove, and grab my free Heart-Aligned Career Transition Starter at www.leadintact.com. And if you’re done feeling stuck and ready for real movement, book a free 20-minute call with me. We’ll get you out of your head and into action.

Ever hit that point where you’re doing all the things, career, family, checklists on checklists, and still feel like something’s missing? That was Theresa. She was the glue holding everyone else together… until she realized she was unraveling.

In this episode, I sit down with empowerment coach Theresa Steighner, one of the OG inspirations for this podcast—who shares the real story behind her quiet unraveling and how one bold decision (hello, random retreat Google search) sparked a complete inner and outer life shift.

We go deep on what happens when you finally listen to that nudge that says, “There has to be more than this,” how healing your inner world changes everything in your outer world, and why self-care is not selfish, it’s strategic. If you’ve been asking yourself “What’s next?” but feel too depleted to even dream bigger, this episode is your warm wake-up call.

And yes, successful career pivots don’t start with a resume update. They start with self-care. This is your proof.

🎧 What You’ll Hear:

• How Theresa went from anxious autopilot to aligned and empowered (hint: it started with a yoga mat)

• The exact moment she knew something had to change, and why it felt “intolerable”

• What to do when guilt tries to block your self-care (yep, it will)

• How one retreat snowballed into a whole new career (and life)

• The game-changing question she used to make a major career decision (no spreadsheet required)

• Why your feelings—not just your 401(k)—should shape your next move

💬 Quote to Remember: “I made the choice from a solid knowing. I knew where I felt valued. I knew where I felt like myself. And that’s where I stayed.”

✨ Feeling the Nudge? Start Here:

• Gentle Yoga Series (Free 4-week self-paced practice)
  

• Overwhelmed to Empowered – Learn more about Theresa
  

🚀 Ready to take your own first step? You don’t have to figure this out alone. Head to www.leadintact.com to grab your free Heart-Aligned Career Transition Starter—or book a free 20-minute call with me. Your pivot starts with one small move. Let’s make it together.

Trying to pivot but low-key packing fear, guilt, and a spreadsheet for the ride? Yeah… let’s unpack that.

In this solo episode, I’m taking you behind the scenes of a real-life pivot moment, when I had to decide between a familiar job that made sense… and a terrifying, thrilling opportunity in New York that lit me up and freaked me out.

Spoiler: I tried to logic my way through it. Spreadsheets. Trade studies. Asking everyone but myself. And it didn’t work.

What I eventually realized? You can’t pack for a heart-led career pivot with tools designed to keep you safe. You need something deeper—tools that honor your inner leader. Tools like pause, discernment, faith… and maybe a good outfit or two.

If you loved Episode 3 – You Got the Dream Job… So Why Are You Still Anxious?, this one goes even deeper. Because naming the misalignment is one thing—moving through it takes a whole new set of tools.

📌 I also share more about that magical year in New York in Episode 2 – How to Make Life Feel Magical—Without Quitting Your Job or Moving to Bali.

This one’s for the high-achievers making all the “right” moves—and realizing they’re still stuck. If you’ve been spinning in indecision, this episode is the reset you didn’t know you needed.

You’ll hear:

• Why guilt and fear are the two tools you need to stop packing

• The mistake I made trying to spreadsheet my way through a pivot

• How to tell when “obligation” is just fear in disguise

• 5 tools from the Lead Intact Toolbox that helped me get unstuck

• Why over-preparing is just your nervous system trying to keep you small

• What it actually means to lead your own life

“Sometimes fear dresses up as obligation. But it’s still fear. And it’s not in charge.”

✨ Want to know what you should be packing for your next pivot? Grab the Lead Intact Toolbox—20 practical and soulful tools for navigating transitions like a damn leader.

🎁 Download it free

One day I woke up and realized, I can’t do this anymore. Three days later, I quit. No safety net, no “perfect plan.” Just a deep knowing that it was time. 

This episode is about that terrifying, exhilarating moment when the plan you thought you needed collides with the truth you can’t ignore. I always believed I’d have seven months of savings, a tidy business plan, and all the safety nets in place before leaving corporate. But real life? Real pivots? They don’t usually wait for perfect timing.

Here’s the messy, raw truth: the money wasn’t all there, the plan wasn’t polished, and my head was still yelling “you’re not ready.” But my body and my soul said otherwise. And when I finally stopped fighting myself and listened, I remembered that success doesn’t come from spreadsheets or timelines. It comes from betting on you.

What You’ll Hear

✔️ Why waiting for the “perfect plan” keeps you stuck 

✔️ The sneaky signs your career is misaligned, like fatigue, disinterest, and dreading Mondays.

✔️ How investing in yourself builds the only real safety net you’ll ever need: belief in you.

✔️ The truth about making bold decisions without guarantees, and why it’s the powerful move.

✔️ A reminder that every major pivot starts with one simple, radical act: saying yes to you.

This isn’t just a pivot. It’s a reclamation.

If this episode hit you right in the gut, don’t just sit with it, act on it. Share it with a friend who’s secretly wondering if there’s more to life than their current job. 

🌟 Listen & Connect: Subscribe to The Pivot Point for more real, raw convos about career and life pivots.

💡 Grab your free Heart-Aligned Career Transition Starter at www.leadintact.com. 📩 DM me @aura.m.dionisio if this episode cracked something open for you—I love hearing your stories.

 You did everything right. Got the degrees. Landed the job. Built the “secure” career. So why does it still feel like… ugh?

In this raw and energizing convo, I sit down with Kayla Hoffmeier, former D1 athletic trainer turned virtual assistant powerhouse, network marketing pro, and full-on alignment queen. We talk about the whispers that told her something had to change… and the scary, beautiful, non-linear pivots that followed.

From walking away mid-season from a job she worked years to get, to unknowingly prepping her life and career for one of her biggest personal challenges—Kayla shows us what it looks like to choose yourself, even when it makes zero sense on paper.

You’ll learn:

✔️ How to recognize when the pivot’s already begun (before you take action)

✔️ The power of saying “yes” before you know how it’ll all work out

✔️ What it really means to be the most “you” version of yourself in your work

✔️ The risks no one talks about when you stay in a misaligned job

✔️ Why building flexibility isn’t just about freedom, it can be a lifesaver

✔️ How to borrow some of Kayla’s badass confidence for your next move

Whether you’re stuck in a “safe” job that’s slowly draining your soul or standing on the edge of a bold leap, this one will hit deep.

🧃 Bonus: Find out why Kayla is 1000% a matcha latte and not just because she’s bright, energizing, and aesthetically pleasing AF.

🌟 Listen & Connect:

🎧 Subscribe to The Pivot Point for more real, raw convos about career and life pivots.

📲 Follow Kayla on IG @kayla_hoffmeier for daily inspo, wellness tips, and online biz vibes.

💡 Grab your free Heart-Aligned Career Transition Starter at www.leadintact.com.

📩 DM me @leadintact if this episode cracked something open for you, I love hearing your stories.

🎙️ If it’s on your heart? It’s time to start. You don’t need the full map, just enough faith to take the first step. Let’s go.

You finally land the dream job.

✨ The one with better pay.

✨ The one with less stress.

✨ The one you swore would fix everything.

...But a few weeks in, you’re still exhausted. Still overthinking. Still wondering if you made a mistake. What gives?

In this episode, we’re talking about what I call “rom-com logic”—the belief that once you make the big career move, everything else will magically fall into place. (Spoiler: it won’t.)

I’m sharing the very real story of a time I thought I had finally figured it out... only to find myself battling the same burnout in a shinier, more “aligned” job. We’ll walk through why nothing outside of you will change until you start showing up as the version of you who knows how to hold the life she wants.

You’ll learn my 3-step process to embody your Future Self, stop recycling old patterns, and finally shift your career from “meh” to meaningful.

If you’ve ever thought, “This job was supposed to feel better than this,” this episode is for you.

Mentioned in this episode:

• Future Timeline Meditation

• Previous episode: Advocating for myself + asking for a raise (insert link)Rom-Com Lies and Career Pivots: Why Your Dream Job Didn’t Fix Everything

• Heart-Aligned Career Transition Starter

• Book a free 20-minute coaching call 

👋 Let’s connect:

DM me on Instagram or Facebook@leadintact—I’d love to hear if this episode hit something deep.

 This conversation started as a casual coffee chat—and turned into a podcast episode because it was too good not to share. What you’re about to hear is a raw, unfiltered look at the part of career pivots no one prepares you for: that disorienting, “WTF is happening?” healing phase where the old you is gone, the hustle no longer fits, and you’re left figuring out how to move through the messy middle.

I sit down with NLP master coach Leslie Thornton, and together we pull back the curtain on burnout, business identity loss, debt, surrendering to feminine energy (terrifying, but necessary), and how letting go—not pushing harder—is what actually gets you to the other side. Oh, and yes… even AI helped us both see things more clearly.

If you’re in that weird limbo where nothing feels right anymore and you’re quietly asking, what now?—this one’s for you.

💡 What you’ll hear:

• Why letting go (instead of grinding harder) is sometimes the real path forward

• The truth about burnout, debt, and that “WTF” identity crisis phase

• How surrendering to your feminine energy can feel terrifying—but freeing

• Why your business (or career) might fall apart before it falls together

• The surprising way AI helped spark clarity during our pivots

🌀 Quote to remember: "I’m not gonna go back to who I was. I can tell I’m integrated. Some things just don’t bother me anymore."

🔗 Find Leslie at hpwl.co and check out her podcast Hypnosis for Permanent Weight Loss 💥 Grab my free Heart-Aligned Career Transition Starter or book a clarity call at www.leadintact.com

One quiet morning, coffee in hand, inbox open… and the truth lands: “I hate this.”

Suddenly, everything about your job starts driving you up the wall. Your coworker’s end-of-meeting monologues? Rage-inducing. Your keyboard? Too loud. Every single Zoom call? Pure torture.

You don’t just want out—you want to BURN. IT. ALL. DOWN. (Please don’t.)

In this episode, I walk you through what to do when the job you worked so hard for starts to feel like a trap. I share the story of my very first career pivot (the one where I sprinted out of burnout and made some very rookie mistakes) and how I learned to slow down, get clear, and make aligned decisions instead of reactive ones.

You’ll learn my signature Why / What / How framework to stop spiraling and start making empowered career moves—without blowing everything up.

Whether you’re in the middle of a quiet crisis or just starting to admit something’s off, this episode is your permission slip to get honest and move forward with clarity.

Mentioned in this episode:

• Free video: The Principle of Why / What / How (YouTube) 

• Free guide: Heart-Aligned Career Transition Starter 

 Let’s connect: DM me on Instagram or Facebook @leadintact—I’d love to hear your story.

Think staying in your “stable” job is the responsible move? Faith Vavra thought so too, until she walked away from a predictable paycheck, as a newly single mom, with barely $300 in her bank account.

In this firecracker of a conversation, Faith shares how she went from playing it safe to playing big, blending strategy with a whole lot of self-trust (and just the right amount of chaos). We talk legacy, risk, and what happens when you finally stop living by everyone else’s rules.

💥 Inside:

• Why safety can be a trap in disguise

• The real reason so many women stay stuck

• How to pivot when you're scared sh*tless

• The best job interview question you’re not asking

• What it actually takes to reinvent yourself mid-career

This episode is your permission slip to stop settling and start listening to that little whisper inside you that says, “There’s more.” (Because there is. And it’s waiting for you.)

🎯 Learn more about Faith and her work at Binghamton University here:binghamton.edu/government-relations/staff

Feeling the itch to pivot? Head towww.leadintact.com for free tools or book a 20-minute call with me.

You finally got the job. You negotiated the raise. You said yes to the thing you worked so hard for. And yet… something still feels off.

In this episode, I’m sharing what really happened after I made one of my biggest career pivots—how I advocated for myself, got the role I wanted, and then still found myself wrestling with guilt, anxiety, and a lingering sense of dissatisfaction.

Because no one talks about this part.

We think the leap will solve it all. But what if the real work starts after the pivot?

Here’s what I cover: ✔️ The identity shift that made my negotiation powerful—and successful ✔️ The sneaky ways we self-sabotage, even after getting what we want ✔️ Why I had to let go of the “hard worker” identity to finally feel free ✔️ A reflective exercise to help you rewrite your professional self-concept

This one’s for you if: – You’ve landed your dream role but still feel stuck, guilty, or anxious – You’re afraid to pivot because you think, “What if I still feel the same?” – You’re done with burnout, but not sure how to be someone who doesn’t hustle to exhaustion

✨ Want More Support?

🎁 Grab my free resource → The Heart-Aligned Career Transition Starter 📲 DM me on Instagram → @leadintact 💬 Already downloaded the guide? Book a 20-minute call with me at www.leadintact.com and let’s talk it out.

🎧 If this episode resonates, please share it with a friend or subscribe + review—it means the world and helps others find the show.

Ever had a time in your life that just felt… magical? Like everything was flowing, you were saying yes to adventure, and you felt truly alive? What if I told you that you don’t need to quit your job or move to Bali to get that feeling back?

In this episode, I reflect on one of the most magical years of my life—and the surprising realization that I wasn’t happy because of my circumstances… I was happy because of my perspective.

You’ll learn: ✔️ The one mindset shift that made my year feel effortless and exciting ✔️ How I unknowingly created the magic (and why you can too) ✔️ How seeing your current situation as temporary can shift everything ✔️ Simple ways to bring adventure back into your daily life—without drastic change

What if you knew your job, your routine, or your “stuck” season was temporary? How would you show up differently? Let’s talk about it.

🌟 Listen & Connect:

🎧 Subscribe & follow The Pivot Point for more real conversations on career pivots & alignment. 📩 DM me on IG (@leadintact) & tell me what hit home for you! 💡 Download my free guide: The Heart-Aligned Career Transition Starter at www.leadintact.com.

🎙️ If this episode resonated with you, send me a message—I’d love to hear your thoughts! And if you’ve got a career pivot story to share, let’s chat! 🚀

Welcome to the very first episode of The Pivot Point with Laura Dionisio! 🎉

If you’ve ever looked around at your career—the one you worked so hard for, the one you once dreamed of—and thought… wait, is this it? then, friend, this podcast is for you.

In this episode, I dive into: ☕ The moment I first questioned if my career was truly fulfilling ☕ The unexpected guilt that comes with wanting more ☕ What happened when I finally admitted my desires—without forcing a plan ☕ A pivotal career shift that changed my entire perspective on success

The truth is, pivoting in your career isn’t a betrayal of your past self—it’s an act of alignment with who you are now. And sometimes, the first step isn’t action—it’s simply allowing yourself to dream again.

🔗 Resources & Ways to Connect:

📩 Download the free Heart-Aligned Career Transition Starter → www.leadintact.com

📩 Email me your pivot story or questions → laura@leadintact.com

📩 DM me on Instagram → @leadintact

📩 Join the conversation on Facebook → @Lead Intact

🔥 If this episode resonated with you, I’d love for you to:

✔️ Subscribe & follow for more real conversations on career pivots.

✔️ Screenshot this episode, tag me on IG (@leadintact), and share your biggest aha moment!

✔️ If you have a pivot story you’d love to share, reach out!

Welcome to The Pivot Point—where we embrace change, redefine success, and learn to trust ourselves along the way. Let’s dive in! 🚀