LeNae Goolsby Speaks

LeNae Goolsby Speaks Cofounder/COO Infinite Health Integrative Medicine Center | Bestselling Author | Award-winning podcast host

I’m LeNae Goolsby, JD—a business strategist who’s spent over 15 years turning chaos into growth. As Co-Founder and COO of Infinite Health Integrative Medicine Center, I’ve streamlined operations, boosted profitability, and built an award-winning brand—all while leading remotely. From optimizing oncology practices to managing law firms, I’ve learned what makes service-based businesses tick. Now, I’m a fractional COO, helping medical practices, law firms, and SMBs simplify their ops and scale smart. Passionate about efficiency, impact, and empowering leaders—let’s chat about your next big win!”

There was a time when I didn’t really think about “choice.”Life just felt like something I was moving through.Things hap...
03/27/2026

There was a time when I didn’t really think about “choice.”

Life just felt like something I was moving through.

Things happened.
I reacted.
I dealt with it.

And that seemed normal.

But over time, I started to notice something.

Even when I couldn’t control what was happening…
I was still deciding what I did with it.

Not always consciously.

Sometimes I was holding onto things longer than I needed to.
Replaying them.
Letting them take up more space than they probably should have.

And that was a choice too—whether I realized it or not.

That’s the part I didn’t see before.

It’s not that you have control over everything.

You don’t.

But you do have a say in what you continue to give your energy to.

And once you start to see that—
even a little—

you start to come back into yourself.

There was someone I talked to almost every day for years.Seven years, I think. And then something happened in my life th...
03/26/2026

There was someone I talked to almost every day for years.

Seven years, I think.

And then something happened in my life that was… honestly devastating.

I reacted the way most people would.
Not perfectly. Not calmly. Just… human, with a touch of bitterness and my noir humor.

And instead of asking me what actually happened or even giving me the space to share my perspective he chose to believe what he heard elsewhere.

Form an opinion.
Make a judgment.

And that was that.

At the time, it didn’t feel fair.

It felt like a complete lack of loyalty.
Like I didn’t even get the benefit of being known.

But with a little distance… I see it differently.

Not in a way that excuses it.
But in a way that gives me peace with it.

People don’t always respond to you based on you.

Sometimes they’re responding from their own experiences…
their own guilt…
their own internal conflicts.

And you just happen to be the situation in front of them.

That doesn’t make it right.

But it does make it easier to let go of trying to make it make sense.

Some relationships don’t end because you were wrong.

They end because the other person couldn’t meet you where you were.

And that’s okay.

I don’t struggle with making decisions.I’ll decide quickly and move. For the most part, fast action takers get the rewar...
03/25/2026

I don’t struggle with making decisions.

I’ll decide quickly and move. For the most part, fast action takers get the rewards… but not always.

Even so, if I’m being honest…
I haven’t always made the “right” ones, meaning the decisions with the outcomes that I would have preferred.

I’ve trusted the wrong people in my personal life and in business.
I’ve seen what I wanted to see.
And I’ve ignored things that, looking back, were pretty clear.

And yes… that comes with a cost. In a couple of cases, well into six-figure “lessons” - yep, more than one over the course of my life. 🤦🏻‍♀️😭

For more than a minute, it made me question myself and my ability to read people for who they really are, and not for the potential I impose on them.

What I understand now is this:

The answer isn’t to stop trusting yourself.
And it’s not to stop making decisions.

It’s to become more aware while you’re making them.

To notice what’s actually there—
not just what you want to be there.

Because you don’t get better at this by holding back.

You get better by refining how you see…
and then choosing again from that place.

For a long time, I thought gratitude meant I had to feel thankful… even when things weren’t great.Which, if I’m being ho...
03/24/2026

For a long time, I thought gratitude meant I had to feel thankful… even when things weren’t great.

Which, if I’m being honest, felt a little fake sometimes.

Like I was supposed to override what I was actually experiencing.

What I understand now is—
gratitude isn’t about pretending everything is perfect.

It’s about interrupting the part of your mind that’s constantly scanning for what’s wrong.

Because it will.

All day long.

Problems. Gaps. What’s missing. What’s not working yet.

That’s its default.

So when you practice gratitude, you’re not just “being positive.”

You’re retraining your attention.

You’re teaching your mind:
“This matters too.”

And here’s the part no one really talks about—

it’s not the list that changes things.

It’s what happens after.

You start noticing things in real time.

A conversation goes differently.
Something small works out.
You feel a little lighter in moments that used to feel heavy.

And you catch it.

That’s when it shifts.

Because now you’re not forcing gratitude…
you’re seeing differently.

And once that happens, it’s hard to go back.

For a long time, I thought daydreaming was a problem.Mostly because that’s what I was told.It was on every report card:“...
03/24/2026

For a long time, I thought daydreaming was a problem.

Mostly because that’s what I was told.

It was on every report card:
“Doesn’t pay attention.”
“Daydreams too much.”

Over and over again.

And eventually… you start to believe that about yourself.

So I tried to stop.

Tried to be more focused.
More practical.
More “in the real world.”

And little by little… that part of me almost got drilled out.

What I didn’t understand then is that daydreaming wasn’t the problem.

It was actually a skill.

Because if you’re not intentionally imagining what you want…

you’ll default to replaying what you don’t.

Your mind doesn’t just sit still.

It’s always creating something.

Running scenarios.
Revisiting the past.
Projecting into the future.

The only question is—are you directing it?

Or is it just running on autopilot?

Now, I use it differently.

A few minutes here and there—nothing dramatic—
just intentionally thinking about how I want to feel…
how I want my life to look…
what I’m actually moving toward.

And it shifts things.

Not overnight.

But enough that you start to notice:
you’re not just reacting to your life anymore…

you’re participating in creating it.

There was a time I didn’t realize how often I was giving my power away.Not in big ways.In small ones.Waiting.Second gues...
03/23/2026

There was a time I didn’t realize how often I was giving my power away.

Not in big ways.

In small ones.

Waiting.
Second guessing.
Letting situations decide how I felt… and what I did next.

It didn’t look like giving my power away.

It looked like being responsible.
Being thoughtful.
Being patient.

But if I’m being honest…

I just wasn’t choosing.

And that’s a hard thing to see when you’re in it.

Because it feels like you don’t have a choice.

But you do.

Maybe not over everything.

But over something.

And that’s enough to start.

“You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.” Maya Angelou - Le...
03/23/2026

“You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.” Maya Angelou - Letter to my Daughter

Most of us are making decisions based on incomplete information.And if I’m being honest…I’ve been just as guilty of that...
03/22/2026

Most of us are making decisions based on incomplete information.

And if I’m being honest…
I’ve been just as guilty of that as anyone.

Filling in the gaps.
Assuming I know what’s going on.
Reacting to a version of the situation that I created in my own head.

Not because I meant to—
but because I didn’t pause long enough to question it.

And the truth is, we’re usually only seeing a fraction of what’s actually happening.

A piece of the moment.
A limited perspective.
A story that may or may not be true.

But we react anyway.

What I’ve learned—over time—is that the power isn’t in having all the answers.

It’s in being willing to pause and ask:
“What might I not be seeing right now?”

That question alone has changed so much for me.

Because sometimes nothing around you has to change…
for everything to feel different.

Sometimes it’s just a shift in perspective

What if you’re not as stuck as it feels?What if there’s more choice available to you than you’ve been able to see?I’ve h...
03/22/2026

What if you’re not as stuck as it feels?

What if there’s more choice available to you than you’ve been able to see?

I’ve had seasons where everything felt like it was happening to me—
stress, uncertainty, situations I didn’t feel equipped to handle.

And in those moments, it’s easy to believe:
“I don’t have a choice.”
“I just have to get through this.”

But over time, I started to see something different.

Even in the middle of chaos…
there is still a space where we get to choose.

Choose how we respond.
Choose what we focus on.
Choose what we make things mean.

And that’s where your power lives.

Not in controlling everything around you—
but in how you show up within it.

It’s not about flipping a switch overnight.
It’s about small, intentional shifts that begin to change everything.

That’s the foundation of my book, Seven Sundays to Sweet Inner Serenity.

Learning how to come back to yourself…
again and again…
until calm becomes your default, not your exception.

“I don’t know.”I hear women say this all the time.What they want. What they need. What their next move should be.“I do...
03/20/2026

“I don’t know.”

I hear women say this all the time.

What they want.
What they need.
What their next move should be.

“I don’t know.”

But let’s be honest…

That’s usually not true.

You do know.

You just don’t trust it.

Or you ignore it.
Or you talk yourself out of it because it doesn’t feel practical… or safe… or convenient.

So instead of listening, you second-guess.
You overthink.
You look outside of yourself for validation.

And the longer you do that, the quieter your own voice gets.

This isn’t about having all the answers.

It’s about being willing to hear the one that’s already there.

Before you ask someone else what you should do…

Pause.

And answer it for yourself first.

You might be surprised how often you already knew.

I don’t do toxic positivity.Not everything needs a positive spin.Some things need to be seen clearly for what they are.D...
03/18/2026

I don’t do toxic positivity.

Not everything needs a positive spin.
Some things need to be seen clearly for what they are.

Disappointing.
Frustrating.
Misaligned.

And yes—it’s okay to feel whatever you’re feeling.

Ignoring it doesn’t make you strong.
It makes you disconnected.

But here’s where people get it wrong…

They either sit in it too long
or they gloss over it with fake positivity.

I’m not doing either.

Everything serves—even when it doesn’t look like it in the moment.

Sometimes it’s a lesson.
Sometimes it’s showing you exactly what you don’t want.
And that clarity makes it a whole lot easier to see what you do want.

So I observe it.
I acknowledge it.
I don’t bypass it.

And then I ask:
How does this serve me?

Not to dismiss it—
but to understand it.

Because I’m not staying in low-level emotions longer than necessary.

At some point, you have to pull yourself up.

Not by pretending everything is fine…
but by choosing how you respond.

That’s the difference.

St. Patrick’s Day is marketed as luck.I don’t believe in luck. 🍀Luck is what people say when they don’t want to take res...
03/17/2026

St. Patrick’s Day is marketed as luck.

I don’t believe in luck. 🍀

Luck is what people say when they don’t want to take responsibility.

St. Patrick didn’t get lucky.
He went back to the place that broke him—on purpose.

Most people won’t even go back to their lab results, their habits, or the conversations they’ve been avoiding.

They’ll say they’re “busy.”
They’ll say it’s “just stress.”
They’ll say “this is just what happens at my age.”

No. It’s not.

That’s a decision to tolerate decline.

And I don’t tolerate that—in myself or in the people we work with.

If your energy is off, there’s a reason.
If your body is changing in ways you don’t like, there’s a reason.
If your drive is gone, there’s a reason.

And pretending it’s normal doesn’t make you patient.
It makes you passive.

So no—I’m not wishing for luck today.

I’m paying attention.
I’m making decisions.
And I’m correcting what’s off.

That’s how I live.
That’s how I lead.
That’s how we approach health.

🍀 Redefining what aging means.

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LeNae Goolsby, JD is the Co-Founder of Infinite Health Integrative Medicine Center in Louisiana, which has offices in New Orleans and Lake Charles. Additionally, she is an empowerment-centric bestselling author, speaker and mind-body-soul consultant. Somewhere between graduating from Tulane University Law School, and completing Duke University Integrative Medicine Center's Leadership Development program, LeNae completed her universal laws centric coaching studies and honed her intuition under the guidance of one of MindValley.com's top global intuitive experts. LeNae co-authored Empower Your Life, an anthology written with 19 other amazing ladies, and with her husband, Trip Goolsby, MD, she co-authored Empowered Medicine: Harnessing the Laws of the Universe for Optimized Health. Her most recent offering, Seven Sundays to Sweet Inner Serenity recounts the steps LeNae personally took to overcome a deep-seated desire to take revenge on those she blamed for creating one the most difficult experiences of her adult life. LeNae resides in New Orleans, Louisiana with her husband, and their children, affectionately referred to as IV and Huck. Her awesome and amazing independent daughter, L-Belle is pursuing her own dreams near the Florida coast.