Laughing, Loving, and Leading with Your Whole Heart with Danielle LaPorte

Love works. Danielle LaPorte is here to tell you why. Danielle LaPorte is a thought-provoking author and empowerment leader with a soulful focus on alleviating suffering and amplifying joy. She is a former director of a future studies think tank in Washington, DC, where she managed a team creating global scenarios. She now speaks about the intelligence of the heart.  There is a palpable effervescence in this episode, yet it is also steeped in profound conversation around spirituality and love. We get deep with Danielle discussing some key moments of difficulty in her life that became the catalyst to the resurrection of her bold and beautiful soul. We also delve into the Astrological aspects of Danielle’s chart that indicate her rooted connection and relationship with Christ energy and consciousness, while listening to the poetic power of her daily prayer.  Danielle has focused on leading with love and being in service, as shown in her publications, programs, and the organizations she works with. She poured her heart into her latest book, How To Be Loving, and it is poised to be the medicine needed for these turbulent times we are collectively and individually experiencing. Let’s face it- we are all here as souls having a human experience… let’s do the work to make it better together. What happens when you put two Geminis in a (virtual) room together? Tune in to find out! Key Highlights From The Episode Honoring your own unique gifts Danielle’s systemized programs and facilitators that foster antidotal (not anecdotal) conversations  Debunking the illusion of separateness from Mother Earth The climate crisis and its relationship to our psyches Danielle and Debra’s relationships with Jesus Timestamps [01:43] Danielle’s background and career [03:40] Danielle’s chart [04:38] How Danielle is a futurist [05:36] Danielle’s work and how that aligns with her chart [08:08] How Danielle thinks we should be using systems and structures [08:33] The esoteric Astrology take on Virgo  [09:31] The celebrations and cautions of using your sexuality in relationship with others [10:54] Honoring your own unique gifts  [12:24] How Danielle views the facilitators of her work [14:16] Danielle’s experience with and reflections on meditation [17:00] A truth and permission about meditation [17:37] Danielle’s daily prayer [18:29] What Danielle wishes people would do more [20:40] What Danielle would be doing if she wasn’t in her line of work [21:43] Something Danielle cannot live without [22:06] What Danielle is most excited about in her career right now [22:58] The last time Danielle cried [24:00] Reflections on motherhood [24:40] A person across history Danielle would love to meet with [26:00] Debra’s relationship with Jesus [27:30] Danielle’s thoughts on the climate and its relationship to our psyches [29:27] The “plastification” of beauty [30:20] Bringing the climate crisis to an individual level [31:29] Danielle’s relationship with her body [33:29] How Danielle’s body got her attention during a potent Astrological transit [36:00] Thoughts on “the dark night of the soul” [39:00] The most spiritual thing Danielle can do  [40:20] Debra’s daily devotion and how it relates to her youth [40:28] A book that has deeply impacted Danielle and Debra  [42:20] Danielle’s teachings and reflections about the nervous system [43:20] The importance of movement and the fluidity of energy [44:11] Part of Danielle and Debra’s similar paths [44:45] Danielle’s body of work [45:24] More on Danielle’s Astrological chart relating to her values in relationships [47:50] Danielle’s radical simplification [48:30] Danielle and Debra’s common energy and enthusiasm