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�innelon life coach shares lessons in emotional survival through podcast �RITTEN �Y ISA�E��E �URSO

fter athree-year fight with ALS �also called Lou Gehrig ’ s disease� , Laurice Duffy ’ s husband of 2� years , �evin , died in April 2018 at the age of�� .

Duffy ’ s entire life changed , but one thing that remained constant was her desire to use her experience to help other women — whether they were going through a similar tragedy or not — rise above and climb out of it .
Duffy , �2 , a�innelon resident and professional life coach , began a podcast , Aligned & Awakened , with one mission in mind� toinspire and empower her listeners . Here are 6 things to know about Laurice Duffy .
SHE ’ S THE MOTHER OF FOUR BOYS
After some intense struggles with infertility , Duffy and her husband welcomed four sons — triplet boys , and later , a fourth son ; the triplets graduated from high school in 201� . When her husband died , Duffy reali�ed she had to choose who she wanted to be for herself and her sons .
“ I chose to take the opportunity to teach my children love , kindness , compassion and patience , and even a sense of humor when it was appropriate ,” she says .
COURTESY OF TERRY SA�IA
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