Summary:
In this raw and revealing episode, Lauren shares the untold origin story that cracked her open and rebuilt her from the inside out. What began as a #MeToo moment in corporate turned into a full-blown systemic collapse of identity, leaving her questioning everything she thought she knew about success, safety, and self-worth.

This isn’t a burnout story.
This is an initiation.
Into truth. Into power. Into a version of you that doesn’t have to perform to be valuable.

What You’ll Hear:

The moment Lauren walked away from her corporate career… with no plan

The shame spiral of quitting and turning 40 in the same breath

A terrifying identity rupture that no one saw coming

What happens to your brain and body when you’ve lived in hyperfunction for too long

What neurotransmitter testing revealed and why it explained everything

The phrase Lauren coined to name what so many high-achieving women silently endure: Systemic Collapse of Self

The tools and trainings that helped her rebuild

A powerful email from a listener in New Zealand that proves: this podcast is already changing lives

This episode is for you if:

You’ve ever felt like you’re losing yourself in the pursuit of keeping it all together

You’re questioning everything success promised you

You’re unraveling and wondering if that might be the beginning, not the end

You’re craving permission to rest, reclaim, and remember who you are underneath the performance

✨ Mentioned in this episode:

Neurotransmitter testing (dopamine, serotonin, GABA)

Subconscious reprogramming tools like Neurolinguistic Programming, Rapid Resolution Therapy, and clinical hypnosis

A listener email from New Zealand that had a breakthrough after listening 

📣 Take Action:

Reflect on the Cosmic Reframe: Where are you mistaking survival for strength?

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Next Episode Teaser:
Lauren takes you into her dark night of the soul—a season she once described as walking naked across a raging river in the dark. No map. No logic. Just a deep, shaky knowing that she had to keep going.

You’re not just listening to a podcast.
You’re stepping into a reclamation.