Untethered with Laura Whitfield

How To Human with Sam Lamott

Sam Lamott

Health & Fitness

5 • 826 Ratings

🗓️ 7 November 2022

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Show Notes: On this episode of How to Human, Sam Lamott speaks with his dear friend Laura Whitfield. When Laura Whitfield was fourteen, her extraordinary brother, Lawrence, was killed in a mountain climbing accident. That night she had an epiphany: Life is short. Dream big, even if it means taking risks. After graduating from high school, she set out on her own and moved to North Carolina’s Outer Banks for a magical summer filled with friendships, boys, and beer. One night she met a handsome DJ, who everyone called “Steve the Dream,” and risked her heart. When September came, Steve moved to New York City to become a model, which prompted Laura to start thinking about modeling, too. After a semester of college, and still seeking to fill the void left by her brother’s death, she dropped out and moved to New York to become a cover girl. But while juggling the demands of life in the big city waiting tables, failed relationships, and the cutthroat world of modeling Laura lost her way. Untethered is a stirring memoir about a young woman’s quest to find hope and stability after devastating loss. Ultimately, it’s about overcoming shame, embracing faith, and learning that taking risks and failing can lead to a bigger life than one might dare to imagine. For more of Laura: Website: www.laurawhitfield.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/laurawhitfieldwriter/ Twitter: www.twitter.com/writerwhitfield Facebook: www.facebook.com/laurawwriter To become a patron and help this program continue producing this show, and get access to patron-only events, go to www.patreon.com/hellohuman and pledge any amount.

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0:00.0	Today's episode of the How To Human podcast features one of my own personal internet friends, somebody who's been a part of the How To Human Book Club for, I think, over a year now.
0:11.5	And someone who I recently discovered is a very good writer as well.
0:16.4	My friend Laura Whitfield is a author, a former teacher, a life adventurer. This is someone who I've gotten to know
0:23.9	over a year or longer, someone who I've really grown to respect and love and cherish their
0:30.5	opinion, and who has an amazing story. Today's episode is pretty simple. One awesome human talking to another awesome human who
0:40.1	has lived a life of adventure, reflection, and falling down and getting back up again.
0:45.8	It's also a conversation between two friends and I hope you enjoy it. Here is my conversation
0:52.3	with Laura Whitfield.
1:01.6	Hey, Laura. Hey, Sam. This has been like a long time in the making. It has. I have to tell you,
1:07.3	I get so nervous whenever I'm going to read a friend's book or someone who I know personally,
1:10.9	I hate to think about what would happen if it's bad.
1:12.6	And that's happened a couple times.
1:15.4	I just have to say, I love your writing style.
1:16.0	Thanks.
1:19.7	I'm not finished with the book, but I burned through the pages I read really quickly.
1:20.4	Thank you.
1:24.5	Obviously, it's picking up awards left and right, so I'm not alone there.
1:26.8	I think our book club might have to read it. It's really good.
1:28.9	Well, thank you.
1:29.8	I would love that.
1:30.9	I was so nervous.
1:32.1	You know, anytime somebody joins the book club and they talk about their own writing,
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