Heavenly Human
Welcome to the Heavenly Human podcast where we help you pause and pivot toward true fulfillment.
Have you ever felt that stirring deep inside — that quiet voice telling you there's something more for your life? That feeling that despite all your success, something still feels missing?
We’ve been there. We are you. Three years ago, co-host Laura King was at the peak of her career as an Executive Recruiter. On paper, she had it all. Awards, accolades, and a healthy bank account. But each night, she’d come home feeling slightly off, a bit disconnected, and wondering, "Is this it?"
In 2023, it all came crashing down with a triple diagnosis - severe anxiety, ADHD, and sleep issues. Her body was screaming what her heart had been whispering for years. There was another path. There was another way of being.
Co-host Mondo experienced a similar calling. Three years ago, he was living what many would consider the dream — a successful startup founder with a six-figure lifestyle. Then, his heart called him to something radical: surrendering 99% of his material possessions to pursue a completely different path.
What Laura and Mondo both discovered through deep conversations, healing, tears, breakthroughs, and countless moments of growth was that we were being called to our unique sliver of Heaven on Earth — what we now call, Heavenly Human.
We've now joined forces to create this podcast, sharing what we've learned with other believers who feel that same nudge toward something more meaningful. We're here to guide you toward fulfillment through the embodiment of heaven on earth.
Peace, Love, Joy, Freedom, Abundance.
It’s all waiting for you.
"Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven."
Heavenly Human
The Week Everything Changed (and what's next)
Ever wondered what happens when you finally stop pretending everything's fine? Laura's raw vulnerability hits like a revelation as she shares the whirlwind journey of launching her book "Shine Brighter" into the world, appearing on Fox 9 Good Day, and hosting a celebration that transcended typical launch parties to become a forum for authentic life conversations.
The quiet epidemic of high-functioning burnout is unmasked as Laura reveals the telltale signs: persistent exhaustion that sleep cannot cure, disconnection from activities that once brought joy, and that haunting feeling of simply going through the motions rather than truly living. But here's the game-changer—you're not broken, you're just misaligned. This powerful reframing offers hope to ambitious professionals trapped in cycles of achievement without fulfillment.
Through her Four A's framework—Awareness, Attitude, Action, and Alignment—Laura maps a journey from burnout to genuine fulfillment. What began as her personal process to heal from a breakdown in May 2023 has evolved into a transformative methodology that doesn't require blowing up your life or quitting your job. Sometimes the most profound change starts with simply shifting how you see your situation. When your perspective transforms, everything else follows. Ready to stop shoulding on yourself and discover what happens when success feels as good on the inside as it looks on paper? Your inner wisdom is already pointing you toward what you need—perhaps it's time to listen.
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Hey, it's Laura. Welcome to this week's Peak of the Week. It is 9.25 on a Thursday night and I am still processing what just happened this week. So on Tuesday, july 29th, shine Brighter officially launched into the world. On Wednesday, I found myself on Fox 9 Good Day talking about the quiet epidemic of burnout high-functioning burnout and then that same evening, we celebrated at the most incredible launch party I could have ever imagined. And here's what continues to amaze me the incredible power of authentic community and what happens when you stop performing and striving and chasing and achieving and start showing up exactly who you are. Start showing up exactly who you are.
Speaker 1:So when I first wrote or began writing Shine Brighter, I thought it was just for me. This was a way to process my own journey from high-functioning burnout to something that felt more like actually living and being the real me in the world. But the messages that started flowing in this week they've completely overwhelmed me in the best possible way. Like the amount of messages that have come in this week, it's like all of that pain was worth it. Like, laura, this is exactly what I need to hear right now. Laura, I feel like you're actually like talking directly to me. I didn't realize how much I had been striving for something that I actually don't even want. What moves me the most is seeing how the message resonates differently with everyone. Some people connect with the 4A's framework, others find themselves really in the vulnerable stories. Some love the practical tools and others maybe just need permission to stop trying so hard. There's really something for everyone and, honestly, it just tells me this message is so much bigger than any of us could have realized, and so when I was thinking about throwing a party, I was like do I really want to do this? Do I really want to throw a party? Is that kind of weird to do it for myself? And I thought you know what? No, this is about community.
Speaker 1:And when I was looking for a venue for the launch celebration, I kept thinking not a ballroom, not a boardroom. I wanted a space where conversations would flow naturally. Just the energy would match what Shine Brighter is all about Authentic connection and community. And the space at gatherings at Station 10, with its soaring ceilings and exposed brick and gorgeous wood floors, just felt like the perfect backdrop for what we were celebrating together, and it was pure magic. So many smiles, so many incredible conversations. And the conversations weren't surface level. They were sharing real stories of transformation. One woman told me about finally leaving a job that was slowly killing her soul. You know, a business leader talked about how he's learning to lead from presence instead of pressure, and someone else shared how they're redefining success with their teenage daughter. These weren't just party conversations, these were life conversations, and watching our community come together around this shared understanding that success should feel as good on the inside as it looks on paper. That is the stuff. That is the stuff that reminds me why we are doing this work.
Speaker 1:And then being on Fox 9 Good Day was just surreal in the best way. You know, when they asked me about burnout being a quiet epidemic, I got to share something I have been seeing for years, like years, through my recruiting work that some of our highest performers are also our most exhausted people. You know we discussed some of the telltale signs that persistent tiredness, that sleep doesn't alleviate, that disconnection from what used to bring you joy and that feeling that you're just going through the motions instead of actually living your life. And as we dove into my four A's process which, by the way, awareness, attitude, action, alignment, awareness, attitude, action, alignment I mean get it through to you. It was a roadmap to being fulfilled in both work and in life, and what I loved the most was getting to say on live television like you're not broken, you're not. You're not broken, you're just misaligned. Because that's the truth I want every high achiever to hear.
Speaker 1:So, getting the book out, that's just the beginning. Like now comes the beginning, the work. You know the part that's, you know really where the rubber meets the road and what I'm most passionate about, which is spreading the message in a way that creates real change, lasting change. I'm diving headfirst into keynote speaking and customized workshops to reach more people. Of course, I will continue to do one-on-one coaching, but I just feel called to do more of one-to-many, focusing on leaders, identify and address this high-functioning burnout in their organizations before it's too late, because here's the thing people are just leaving or they're quite quitting. And what if we could help people find alignment in their current roles instead of watching them burn out and having to replace them? I'm also expanding and also, by the way, the curriculum is getting amazing revamping to connect with the book.
Speaker 1:The next Pursue your Purpose workshop will take place September 11th and 12th. I want you to sign up these intimate sessions. It's for anyone. Anyone who is searching for more or feeling like this ain't it? This, this career, this, this ain't right, like this, is not resonating in my soul. This is so important that you listen and realize that you are not alone. I absolutely adore watching people reconnect with who they really are, underneath all of the expectations and all of the shoulds. Stop shoulding on yourself. Everyone needs this workshop. Heck, if you've done it once, do it again. I have had people come in again because they get something new every time. They get something new every time. Repetition is the mother of all skill. And then, of course, you know those of you who've been asking about individual coaching.
Speaker 1:I love working with leaders who are ready to do the deep work of aligning their success with their soul desire. Not because you need fixing, but because you are ready to stop swimming upstream and you're ready to move with your natural current. And I am living proof. Living proof when you begin to align with the desires of your soul, how things just begin to take off. But you've got to do the action part. Remember awareness, attitude, action, alignment, the micro move. Guess what? None of this would have happened if I hadn't made one small decision in May of 2023 to actually listen, when my body and soul were trying to tell me something.
Speaker 1:The ranking email that left me sobbing in Miami. Then the triple threat diagnosis of high anxiety, not sleeping and ADHD. This breakdown that felt like the end of everything. It was actually the beginning of the most authentic chapter of my life, if I could go back and tell that younger version of Laura don't worry, don't worry, this is good, this is good. Your pain turns into your purpose.
Speaker 1:Sometimes, the most radical thing we can do is simply stop pretending everything is fine. I was the queen of everything's fine. Everything's fine, but underneath, if you squeeze me, I would just rage, anger, bitterness, shame, anger, and I had to start telling that truth, if it was even just to myself. So what I want you to know, if any part of this week, this message or this journey, resonates with you, trust that feeling. Your inner wisdom is already pointing you towards what you need. Maybe it's permission to redefine what success looks like. Maybe it's the courage to have that conversation that you've been avoiding. Maybe it's simply a reminder that you don't have to burn out to shine brightly. Whatever it is, you don't have to figure it out alone. That is what I am here for. That is what community is here for. I have cultivated one of the most incredible communities in the Twin Cities.
Speaker 1:You are not alone in this. This is why we are here together. You are not alone in this. This is why we are here together. I am so, so, just overjoyed, like I think I've. I think all the tears are done now. I think I've cried all the tears and now it's just turned into excitement and I want you to spread this Like, if this resonates with you, share it with someone that you love, share it. Someone needs to know that they're not broken, they're just misaligned. And sometimes the most powerful transformation is reaching out to a friend to say you are not alone, and I would love for you to join the next Pursue your Purpose workshop, september 11th and 12th.
Speaker 1:It is the best gift to yourself. It is the best gift to yourself and it is so reasonable. It is so reasonable for the amount of content, for the new connections and for the new wisdom that you leave with. Can you tell, I'm convicted, I'm beyond convicted, because I believe in your magnificence and if I believe it more than you, guess what it's going to transfer? Because you have a gift. You have many gifts. It's about time that you use them on the daily, because that is your gift to the world. Your gifts can be your gift to the world.
Speaker 1:And it doesn't mean you have to blow up your life. It doesn't mean you have to completely change your job. It's changing your perspective, because when you see this whole thing differently, everything changes. You see this thing differently, everything changes. And if this is resonating with you, you know what to do. Lauraekingcom activation session. Pursue your purpose. Hire me to come to your company. I am here for transformation. Thank you, thank you. Thank you for the honor, the absolute honor, to be speaking with you right now. I do not take this lightly and I am so grateful for this privilege. Go have a rocking day.