Laurie Shopland Coaching

Laurie Shopland Coaching Life Coach

Helping successful women feel happier at work and at home.

09/06/2026

Yesterday, we spent the day on Bowen Island celebrating our Macki. šŸ¤

Watching her laugh, create and build with Oliver and Wyatt reminded me how precious these seemingly ordinary moments truly are.

The years move quickly. Our children grow up, build lives and families of their own - and somehow, every season brings new reasons to be grateful.

Happy birthday, Macki. Watching you become the woman, wife and mother you are today has been one of the greatest gifts of my life.

May you always know how deeply you are loved.

09/04/2026

When our kids are anxious, every mama instinct in us wants to make it better. šŸ¤

But maybe our job isnā€™t to take the emotion away.

Maybe itā€™s to help them discover:

I can feel this AND I can handle it.

And while they work through their emotions, we get to take care of ours.

Thatā€™s emotional well-being.

I have an upcoming workshop where Iā€™ll be teaching more practical tools like this. Stay tuned for details. šŸ¤

Today was one of those days that reminded me why I love this work so much. šŸ¤This morning I had the privilege of spending...
09/03/2026

Today was one of those days that reminded me why I love this work so much. šŸ¤

This morning I had the privilege of spending three hours with approximately 70 high school educators talking about emotional well-being.

One of the most important things I shared was:

Of course this is hard.

Because some work IS hard.

Leading people is hard. Caring deeply about what you do is hard. Navigating change, increasing demands and competing priorities is hard.

But we donā€™t have to make the work easy to make the experience of doing it healthier.

So much of what I teach the women I coach is the same work I now have the privilege of bringing into workplaces and organizations:

Understanding our emotions.
Recognizing what we can control and what isnā€™t ours to carry.
Learning to respond rather than react.
And caring deeply about our work without carrying the weight of it all.

One educator reflected afterward:

ā€œAfter today, I realized I can be an extremely caring teacher but I can also leave the responsibility here at school and not bring it home where it will affect my family negatively.ā€

YES. šŸ™ŒšŸ»

Emotions come to work with us. They affect how we lead, communicate, make decisions and handle pressure.

But doing hard work doesnā€™t have to mean sacrificing our emotional well-being in the process.

We can learn tools that help us navigate the hard differently.

Huge kudos to Sullivan Heights Secondary and their professional development committee for beginning the school year by investing in the people doing the work.

If you lead a team or organization and want to better equip your people to navigate the hard while protecting their emotional well-being, Iā€™d love to talk.

Nine years ago, I was baptized in the Fraser River. šŸ¤Last week, I shared this photo on my Instagram stories.And before I...
09/02/2026

Nine years ago, I was baptized in the Fraser River. šŸ¤

Last week, I shared this photo on my Instagram stories.

And before I hit postā€¦

I hesitated.

I wondered what people might think.

Not because Iā€™m uncertain about my faith. Quite the opposite.

But somewhere along the way, especially in professional spaces, I had learned to be careful about how much of that part of Laurie I let people see.

And I wonder if youā€™ve ever done this too.

Have you ever walked into a room and quietly decided which parts of you were safe to bring with you?

Recently, I thought about a dear friend from New Zealand.

Her accent gives her away pretty quickly. šŸ˜‚

She doesnā€™t announce it or need anyone else to be a New Zealander. She simply shows up as herself.

Accent and all.

And I realized:

Iā€™ve been trying to hide my ā€˜accent.ā€™

My faith shapes how I love, serve, encourage and see my purpose.

I donā€™t need to announce it.
I donā€™t need to defend it.
I donā€™t need anyone else to believe what I believe.

But I also donā€™t need to hide it.

And maybe your ā€˜accentā€™ isnā€™t faith.

Maybe itā€™s your ambition. Your opinion. Your creativity. A dream you havenā€™t said out loud. Or simply the version of you that feels most like YOU.

So hereā€™s what Iā€™m wondering:

What if you stopped allowing the room to rewrite you?

What if you simply showed up as you?

The world doesnā€™t need the carefully edited version of you.

It needs YOU.

ā€˜Accentā€™ and all. šŸ¤

If another woman came to mind, send this to her. Maybe she needs this reminder too.

09/01/2026

September can feel like a fresh startā€¦ and a lot. šŸ¤

If youā€™re feeling anxious or overwhelmed about everything starting up again, you donā€™t need to immediately make that feeling go away.

Notice it. Name it. Get curious about it.

Your emotions arenā€™t a problem to fix. Theyā€™re often trying to tell you something.

Save this one for the days when September starts to feel a little heavy. šŸ¤

09/01/2026

Some thoughts have been hanging around so long, we donā€™t even realize how much joy theyā€™re costing us.

The good news? We can choose new ones. šŸ¤

Iā€™ve gathered 58 thoughts I come back to again and again to help me create more peace, ease and joy in my life.

Want a copy?

Comment 58 and Iā€™ll send it your way.

Then print it. Put it somewhere youā€™ll see it. And most importantly, practice thinking them. šŸ¤

08/30/2026

Thereā€™s nothing quite like the sound of your grandkids laughing. šŸ¤

Feeling especially grateful today for time spent with the people we love.

For birthdays and belly laughs.
For little hands to hold.
For running, playing, exploring and trying our best to keep up. šŸ˜Š

And maybe most of all, for the health to be able to do it.

I donā€™t take that gift lightly.

Because I think sometimes weā€™re so busy moving through our lives that we forget to notice just how much of what we once hoped and prayed for is already here.

The people we love.
A body that lets us participate.
Laughter around the table.
Time together.

Maybe thatā€™s the reminder today.

Donā€™t wait for something extraordinary to happen before you call your life good.

Look around.

Thereā€™s probably something worth treasuring right in front of you. šŸ¤

08/27/2026

I used to care a LOT about what other people thought of me.

So I became really good at people-pleasing.

Reading the room.
Adjusting myself.
Figuring out which version of Laurie would be most accepted.

I called those my different ā€œcoats.ā€

And after wearing them for long enough, I started losing sight of which one was actually mine.

Maybe you know this feeling too.

At work. With family. With friends.

Always adjusting. Always wondering:

What will they think of me?

My friend, you donā€™t need a different version of yourself for every room you walk into.

You get to be you. šŸ¤

And if youā€™re no longer sure who that is underneath all the pleasing and adapting, thatā€™s work I love helping women explore.

Details for a complimentary call are in my bio.

Weā€™ve been talking about doing this for YEARS.And now we finally get to sayā€¦ELEVATE is happening!! šŸ¤The three of us met ...
08/27/2026

Weā€™ve been talking about doing this for YEARS.

And now we finally get to sayā€¦

ELEVATE is happening!! šŸ¤

The three of us met through coaching and somewhere along the way became the kind of friends who coach each other, challenge each other, dream together, travel together and laughā€¦ A LOT.

And for years weā€™ve wondered:

What if we brought our different areas of expertise together and created something really special for women?

Well, we did. šŸ„°

On October 17th, weā€™re opening the doors to just 20 women for an intimate day together in Lynchburg, Virginia.

A day to step away from the noise of everyday life.

To be cared for.

To laugh and connect.

To get coached.

To look at your life with fresh eyes and perhaps see something you havenā€™t been able to see on your own.

Because your life isnā€™t one-dimensional.

Your work, relationships, environment, emotions, dreamsā€¦ theyā€™re all connected.

And thatā€™s what makes having three coaches in the room so powerful.

We see different pieces.
We ask different questions.
And together, weā€™re going to help you get clearer about where you are, what you want and what may be getting in the way.

We cannot WAIT to share this day with you.

Three coaches. Three friends. One beautiful room filled with women ready to ELEVATE. āœØ

Could one of those women be you?

October 17, 2026
Lynchburg, Virginia
Only 20 spots

All the details are waiting for you at the link in our bio. šŸ¤

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