About Laura-Catherine Etheridge
I like order, clarity, and clearly defined next steps, especially when the stakes are high, and I desperately need to learn something new.
Due to experiencing a traumatic event when I was 4, I was left with high anxiety, decades of gruesome nightmares, and hundreds of swirling questions. I wanted the “abundant life” Jesus offered in John 10:10, but where were the practical, well-defined next steps that would help me get there?
Though I can thankfully report that I now have and enjoy that abundant life, my very long and meandering journey to get here has only further kindled my zeal for clearly defined next steps and practical wisdom.
Additionally, as a coach nearing 10,000 hours of client experience, the question I hear people ask the most is, “How?” That question has appeared in every training I have facilitated and in all the Bible studies and small groups I have led, only increasing my passion for this need and subject.
A few years ago, I sensed God nudging me to provide clear training and compile practical resources to aid others who are on their own journey with Jesus toward the abundant life He talks about in John 10:10.
I pray that the training and resources you find here will ease your burden of how and equip you with well-defined, clear next steps as you journey with Jesus into His promise of abundant life for you.
“And Jesus came and said to them, ‘All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.'” Matthew 28:18 -20 (ESV)
I’m Laura-Catherine Etheridge, a disciple of Jesus, a podcast host, and a leadership coach and consultant.


About Choosing Known
Long before it had a name, Choosing Known began as a compilation of lessons I learned along my journey from brokenness to abundant life. Lesson #1: If Jesus was going to make that incredible offer, I was going to learn how to take Him up on it. I asked Him, well, it was more like begged Him to teach me how, and He did.
Over the course of many years, He used various people, tools, and materials to teach me how to go from my lack to His abundant life. Choosing Known now exists to share those lessons and supply you with practical resources, so you will be well-equipped if you decide to take Jesus up on this promise He has also extended to you.
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Recent Episodes
How do We Live the Abundant Life When Things Feel Impossible
We all face things that are way bigger than us and feel absolutely impossible to overcome. They seem huge and immovable. Laura-Catherine reminds us that even with huge, impossible things, Jesus shows us how to have and live the abundant life even here. We don’t have to keep living under these things unless we want to. She brings us back to the words of Jesus, which show us how, even here, we can live this incredible promise of abundant life
Learn How to Make Living the Abundant Life Your Normal
In this week’s episode, Laura-Catherine reminds us that Jesus says He came to bring us not just life but abundant life. She helps us unpack how we can learn to have this abundant life as our every day, default, normal experience. Filled with encouragement, expanded perspectives, and practical next steps, this episode teaches us how we can indeed have abundant life as our everyday reality if we want it.
How to be a Rock Star and Have an Abundant Life Even With Jerks
Have you ever wondered how some people are so successful and kind while others are jerks? In today’s episode, Laura-Catherine shares from her storehouse of people-helping experience and shows us how we can be a rock star kind of person even with the jerks we may have around in our life too. Join us for this super practical and helpful episode.