20: Lara Adler on Environmental Toxins and How Empathy & Trauma Motivation Manifests

In today’s episode, we sit down with Lara Adler, an Environmental Toxins Expert and Certified Holistic Health Coach to discuss her journey of unlearning. 

Lara is a wealth of knowledge and in this podcast interview, we take a personal look into what and who has helped shape Lara’s work ethic, view on building a business and the role that environmental toxins play in human health, politics and the environment. 

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On this episode, you will learn: 

• How a few select childhood experiences shaped Lara’s view on business
• The influence of international travel on Lara as a young child
• How your friends and family are not necessarily your audience when it comes to your business
• The pivotal moments that influenced Lara to turn her attention to the nutrition and health world 
• Why Lara decided to focus in on environmental toxins as a health coach 
• What role environmental chemicals, obesogens impact weight loss resistance 
• Why Lara shaped her mission on educating the people so they demand chance on an industry level
• How Lara’s scrappy spirit was developed and how it influenced her ability to create and run a successful business. 
• The difference between being trauma motivated and empathy motivated and how they may show up in business
• How the “mechanics” or how of Lara’s work is rooted in trauma that continues to motivate her 
• How grief and loss in relationships have shaped Lara’s health and eventually, her growth
• The role mold played in Lara’s health 
• Lara’s evolution on perfectionism in the health and toxicity space 
• The importance of nuance in communicating science 
• What the Dunning Kruger effect is
• Why communication and context reigns supreme when educating or guiding people 
• “The best way out is through” - relating to grief or educating a tough work situation, is to be willing to move through it. 
• What Lara is actively unlearning

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Elisa Haggarty is a Conscious Leadership Coach and host of The School of Unlearning Podcast. Elisa has been a coach for over 18 years- from college basketball to nutrition to more recently helping leaders bring more consciousness and play into their personal and work lives. Her work is influenced by a philosophy and belief that, "life happens for you" which has been a through line for Elisa her entire life. Believing life happens for you begs the question, "how can I learn and grow from whatever is happening?". She has sought to find and create meaning from every chapter of her life and empowers her clients and teams to do the same. From her first heartbreak, first job loss, divorce and enduring the grief that comes with slowly losing her Dad to a rare form of Dementia, Elisa's rich life experience and humble curiosity is what allows others to connect with her, and ultimately themselves in a deeper way. She finds joy in making her friends homemade chocolate and can most often be found hiking or spending time in nature and has two adorable cats, Josie and Lou.

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