“A ‘roller coaster of emotions’ only touches the surface in describing the crazy struggle of trying to understand what’s happening when you have someone in your life who has mastered the art of manipulation. Lara was amazing at helping me step back and see what was really happening. My method of trying to smooth things over was only making things worse. She helped me understand how to set clear boundaries and how to not engage. She took the confusion and fear out of the picture and gave me strength again to stand strong.

Thank you Lara for your amazing help in processing and establishing a firm, clear and respectful set of boundaries.”

Lara Currie is a brilliant teacher, coach and author. Life is all about navigating the good, bad and the ugly and with Lara’s new book, Difficult Happens-How Triggers, Reactions & Emotions impact you Every Day, Lara helps us understand how certain people in our lives evoke a certain response and what we can do about it.

I recently attended a workshop with Lara about dealing with difficult clients. It was great and helped me understand the triggers that cause problems with our clients and how to diffuse them. Being a Realtor, these are skills that are really valuable to have in my business and really appreciate Lara’s expert insight. Thanks Lara.

Lara Currie is a straight shooter when it comes to realistic solutions for those difficult conversations that are inevitable in the workplace–whether those interactions are with a boss, a manager, a colleague, a client, a prospect, or a vendor.

From a business standpoint, better communication between individuals builds relationships, and in turn, those relationships build business.

Lara Currie is a powerhouse when it comes to handling difficult interactions. Her depth of knowledge is unmatched. She’s a dynamic speaker and trainer and completely dedicated to helping people relieve the stress and discomfort around uncomfortable, yet necessary conversations. Lara is high energy, tons of fun and always willing to tackle any challenge. She offers useful tools and techniques that can be implemented immediately. Every time I hear her speak on stage I learn another way to engage with the important people in my life.

Lara is a master of the difficult conversations playbook. There isn’t a single situation, no matter how dysfunctional you think it is, that she can’t read with extreme accuracy and understanding of all the complicated and layered components that arise when humans interact.

She has given me effective tools, phrases, and strategies to use whether the interaction is planned or unexpected. When I find myself in a difficult spot with someone, I will ask ‘how would Lara handle this?’ And what Lara has taught me is how to stand in my integrity (even when the fire is hot), to hold my boundaries with strength and compassion.

Lara has a kind and thorough approach with her methodologies and she makes it easy to understand why triggers are and where they originated from. It was like a lightbulb going off the first time I noticed a trigger and was able to identify it and work through it rather than react like normal. I am so grateful for her help and guidance and look forward to learning more as we continue to work together.