Slowing down and taking care of yourself is much harder than taking care of others for us. Lauren and Stephanie talk about how they are working on their own self care routines.

Outgrowing your friends does not make you a bad thing. Do not feel guilty for walking away from what no longer served you.

Are you rolling with the flow or being intentional about your daily actions? When you’re deep in the trenches, sometimes it’s easy to forget why you started.

Black or white, good or bad. This kind of mentality shows up in many of our lives and ends up keeping us from succeeding, if at all.

When you say YES to something, there are a million no’s trailing behind it. Achieving balance is something people strive to have, but is difficult to keep. Often when you do this, you half ass your commitments. Lauren talks about the skill of reprioritizing and how she’s been working through finding what is currently most important to focus on in her life.

The best lessons can only be learned through putting yourself in an unfamiliar situation. With a triathalon and a powerlifting meet coming up in the next few weeks, Stephanie and Lauren reflect on the challenges they’ve come up against and the invaluable skills they’ve learned along the way.

You cannot “growth hack” your way to peoples hearts. No amount of secrets can make people become part of your community or be inspired by you if you are inauthentic. Lauren shares what she has learned building Powerwolf Athletics and her personal brand and how being 100% with herself and others has created success online.

From drug abuse, constant negativity and a deep sadness to now happy and thriving, Lauren opens up and gives you all a deep dive on how she turned herself around in every single area of her life in 9 months.

The one thing the fitness industry does not teach is how to focus on your mental health first. To get change to stick like losing weight, you have to be open to the journey that is often long, difficult, and requires more effort than these fad diets suggest.

What has it been like running a business through social media? Lauren and Stephanie reflect back on how it all began. ( hint: it started with a simple Instagram story )