23: How to step outside of your box and be all of the things, all of the time

How one woman embraces being all the things—and owns it<br /><br />This week’s episode I think back on all of the women I have interviewed and how they all have these things in common—they are strong, resilient, inspiring—and live in their masculine energy. My guest this week is no different; Regina Lawrence is a lawyer turned business coach, a natural connecter, and someone who motivates and inspires me to get uncomfortable and meet and connect with people as much as I can. <br /><br />Listen to this week’s episode and be inspired by Regina Lawrence, her story, and the impact she is making today. Learn how growing up in a household with 7 addicts influenced the trajectory of her life, how she went from lawyer to successful entrepreneur, and how she encourages people to be all the things—and own it. <br /><br />The black sheep of the family <br /><br />Regina grew up in a dysfunctional family, surrounded by drugs, codependency, addiction, cheating, and divorce. She learned at a young age how to smooth things over and how to read people—to know if they were on drugs, in need of her help, and how to be whomever they needed her to be. She was always the supporter and at 13 years old, when her father left her mother distraught and alone, she swore she would never let a man be her support system financially or emotionally. <br /><br />Determined to be more and living in her masculine<br /><br />On a whim, Regina shares how she decided to go to law school, and successfully got in. She discusses the final moments of her schooling, how successful she became afterwards, and the moment she won her first case—and felt nothing. In the height of her career, she talks about the realization of how unhappy she was and describes the moment she was hysterically crying on her office floor in a pencil skirt and Louboutins praying for a way out. <br /><br />All the things, all the time<br /><br />In that moment, her life came to a crashing halt, and she talks about the steps she began to internally take to focus on how to change. She