"The depth that we know pain is the depth that we can know joy." If ever there were a shining example of this truth, it is Ruthie Lindsey.

Ruthie is the human embodiment of the greatest joy amidst the greatest pain. After spending nearly a decade in bed with chronic pain, Ruthie found herself single for the first time in almost a decade, scared out of her mind. Without the luxury of fear, and surround by a community of people who believed in her before she believed in herself, Ruthie turned her passion into career.

Today, she speaks to groups across the country, styles events for big-name brands like Free People, Williams Sonoma, and West Elm, and (exciting) is now writing a book. In this episode, we dive into Ruthie's career journey - the good, the bad, the fears, and the hard parts of growing a business while living with debilitating chronic pain.

Ruthie quite literally is the human embodiment of sunshine. Everyone - every stinkin' one - needs to listen.

- With over 35k followers on Instagram and selling out workshops overnight, there's still doubts and fears that consume you as a business owner. In this episode, I sit down again with Hope Taylor again to talk about those doubts and fears. It's an amazing raw look into Hope's business, her fears, and the really vulnerable struggles she's dealt with recently. Hope shares how her doubts and fears have changed over the past 4 years as she's grown her business, as well as the doubts she continues to struggle with no matter the size of her success. Hope also shares about a really hard season she experienced in her business about a year ago. No matter where you're at in your business, this is conversation is for everyone. - Show Notes: - Hope sharing her story in episode 6 - HopeTaylorBlog.com - Hope on Instagram - Lauren on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook

With over 35k followers on Instagram and selling out workshops overnight, there's still doubts and fears that consume you as a business owner.

In this episode, I sit down again with Hope Taylor  again to talk about those doubts and fears. It's an amazing raw look into Hope's business, her fears, and the really vulnerable struggles she's dealt with recently. Hope shares how her doubts and fears have changed over the past 4 years as she's grown her business, as well as the doubts she continues to struggle with no matter the size of her success. Hope also shares about a really hard season she experienced in her business about a year ago. No matter where you're at in your business, this conversation is for everyone.

- Social media is hard. It's become this constant in our lives that's less exciting and fun and more heavy and loaded with comparison. I'd be lying if I said I wasn't struggling with Instagram. Between the constant comparison and the addiction to constantly being plugged in, I've developed a really unhealthy relationship with it. In today's episode, I'm sharing about the comparison vortex, how I've found myself getting lost in social media, my unhealthy relationship with Instagram, and what I'm doing right now to help. - Show Notes: - Lauren on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook

Social media is hard. It's become this constant in our lives that's less exciting and fun and more heavy and loaded with comparison.

I'd be lying if I said I wasn't struggling with Instagram. Between the constant comparison and the addiction to constantly being plugged in, I've developed a really unhealthy relationship with it. In today's episode, I'm sharing about the comparison vortex, how I've found myself getting lost in social media, my unhealthy relationship with Instagram, and what I'm doing right now to help.

- There can be this pressure to have it all figured out before you begin. Sometimes, though, the best thing you can do is to just start and learn as you go. In this episode, I sit down with Rachel Allene to hear her story. She shares about how feeling unfulfilled in her career after college led to her quitting her job with no plans other than to start a business. With no business plan, no business bank account, and nothing "official", she set up office at her dining room table and got to work. In a short amount of time, Rachel went from photographing weddings to running a successful product-based business. We talk about separating your worth from the numbers, giving yourself grace on the hard days, and learning as you go. Rachel also recently announced that she was pregnant with her and her husband's first child. So, we talk about the fears and uncertainty around this new chapter of her life and her plans for business in the coming 9 months. - Show Notes: - www.rachelallene.com - Rachel on Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest - Lauren on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook

There can be this pressure to have it all figured out before you begin. Sometimes, though, the best thing you can do is to just start and learn as you go.

In this episode, I sit down with Rachel Allene to hear her story. She shares about how feeling unfulfilled in her career after college led to her quitting her job with no plans other than to start a business. With no business plan, no business bank account, and nothing "official", she set up office at her dining room table and got to work.

In a short amount of time, Rachel went from photographing weddings to running a successful product-based business. We talk about separating your worth from the numbers, giving yourself grace on the hard days, and learning as you go. Rachel also recently announced that she was pregnant with her and her husband's first child. So, we talk about the fears and uncertainty around this new chapter of her life and her plans for business in the coming 9 months.

- For many of us, starting a business means having the opportunity and freedom to build a career that aligns with the rest of our life. However, doing so is harder than you think. In this episode, I'm sitting down for another conversation with Kaye Namba to talk about how we can build businesses in synchronicity with our lives. We talk about what this looks like, how authenticity plays a role, and how this can be even more difficult as a mom/parent. If you're feeling a disconnect between your business and the rest of your life, you're not alone. This is a common problem among female entrepreneurs. And it takes a lot of active, engaged work to truly build a business you love that works in synchronicity with the rest of your life. The good news? It's possible. The great news? When you do it, that's when you find true success. - Show notes: - Kaye sharing her story in episode 17 - The Lively Show, "How to Find Flow With a Career & Family" - www.littlegoldpenguin.com - Kaye on Instagram, Facebook - Lauren on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook

For many of us, starting a business means having the opportunity and freedom to build a career that aligns with the rest of our life. However, doing so is harder than you think.

In this episode, I'm sitting down for another conversation with Kaye Namba to talk about how we can build businesses in synchronicity with our lives. We talk about what this looks like, how authenticity plays a role, and how this can be even more difficult as a mom/parent.

If you're feeling a disconnect between your business and the rest of your life, you're not alone. This is a common problem among female entrepreneurs. And it takes a lot of active, engaged work to truly build a business you love that works in synchronicity with the rest of your life.

The good news? It's possible. The great news? When you do it, that's when you find true success.

- The journey to finding and owning your most authentic self is a hard one. What's even more difficult, though, is owning that authenticity even as you, and your life, are changing. In this episode, I'm sharing some things that have been changing in my life over the past year that I haven't talked about much on the podcast. Owning your authentic self as that authentic self is constantly changing is really hard. If you're there right now, you're not alone. In this episode, I'm sharing with you about the disconnect I've felt in my life over the past year, how much life has been changing, and how I'm learning to embrace it authentically. - Show Notes: - Lauren on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook