MY STORY

I Was Told I Couldn't Heal.

I Did Anyway. And You Can Too. 

After everything I experienced, I was told the damage was unresolvable. 

I didn't accept that answer. 

Instead, I spent years exploring the science of trauma, the nervous system, consciousness, and different ways to heal. Along the way, I did find healing. I'm here to tell you, it is possible. 

My Story: From Good Girl to Regulated, Rebellious, Authentic Me

For much of my life, I didn't understand what had happened to me or how deeply those experiences had affected my body, mind, and nervous system. 

I learned to be a good girl. I had to, to survive. For years, I believed that was who I was. 

Then I began to understand the effects of childhood violence, sexual assault, devasting grief, and complex trauma. The panic attacks, the dissociation, the fear and beliefs suddently made sense. 

So I went on a journey to find the people who knew how to heal. I studied the science of trauma, the nervous system, and consiousness. I experienced different therapeutic approaches, including EMDR, Internal Family Systems, somatic therapies, and psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy. 

I learned to listen to my body instead of ignoring it. To question the beliefs I'd be given. 

And through embodiment and endless practice, things began to change. 

My heart rate variability increased. My body didn't hurt as much. My capacity grew as my nervous system regulated and my mind relaxed. 

But it wasn't easy. This is badass work. Not for the faint of heart. But no one should tell you it can't be resolved. I'm proof. 

The Books I Embody

  • The Body Keeps the Score

    My body holds the unresolved emotions that I wasn't able to process. They live in my physical body and I can't "think" my way around it. 

    Explore this Book 

  • Waking the Tiger

    Humans often suppress natural responses. Dr. Levine teaches us to come back to the language of the body: the felt sense, and learn to listen to the soma. 

    Explore this Book 

  • No Bad Parts

    Finally, an acknowledgment that we all have parts and none of them are bad. Get curious instead of mad and be open to seeing those unresolved emotions. 

    Explore this Book 

  • The Body Never Lies

    A real understanding of the lingering effects of hurtful parenting. Alice Miller describes how we're taught to deny our feelings, protect our parents, and be "good" at the expense of our own truth. The body doesn't forget. 

    Explore this Book 

EXPERIENCE & EDUCATION

Why I Teach What I've Lived & Learned

My work brings together lived experience, years of study, and a lifetime of learning. 

  • Lived Experience

    Over 100 hours of personal EMDR trauma therapy, alongside IFS, somatic healing and psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy. 

  • Education & Training

    An MBA in entrepreneurship, yoga certification adn ongoing education with leading trauma researchers and practitioners. 

  • Professional Experience

    25+ years in business, brand building, leadership, adn communicating ideas that help people learn. 

EXPERIENCE & EDUCATION

Continuing Education & Practice

A lifelong student of healing, science, and consciousness. 

  • Trauma Science & Somatic Healing

    Learning from leading trauma researchers, exploring the nervous system, IFS, and somatic healing. 

  • Consciousness & Psychedelic Research

    Exploring consciousness, meditation, and emerging psychedelic research. 

  • Yoga, Meditation & Buddhist Practice

    240 hours of yoga training, intensive meditation study, and ongoing Buddhist practice. 

Explore My Education & Training

Trauma Science & Somatic Healing

The Awake Network: Moving Trauma Through the Body with Dr. Peter Levine - 1.5 CE hours
The Embody Lab: The Body Keeps the Score, The Science of Healing Trauma with Dr. Bessel van der Kolk - 8 CE hours
NICABM - National Institute for the Clinical Application of Behavioral Medicine: An IFS Approach to Foster Secure Internal Attachment with Richard Schwartz, PhD - 3 CE hours

Consciousness & Psychedelic Exploration

Attendee at PsyCon 2023, 2024, and 2026 
Attendee at Psychedelic Science 2025
Lived Experience with Psychedelic-Assisted Healing: Since 2022, I've participated in 25 psychedelic journeys, including six ketamine sessions through Mindbloom and 19 guided experiences. These experiences have been part of my exploration of trauma, consciousness and healing. 

Yoga, Meditation & Spiritual Practice

200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training, The Yoga Pod, Boulder, CO
10-Hour Yin Yoga for Trauma, Kali Durga Yoga 
30-Hour Yin Yoga Teacher Training, Nectar & Nurture Yoga
Leader for Dharma Recovery, a mindfulness approach to addiction recovery
Dr. Joe Dispenza - Progressive Online Course & Week Long Advanced Retreat: 67 hours of education and meditation practice
Awakening the Navigator Meditation Training for the Psychedelic Voyage - The Elephant Path, an Indo-Tibetan Buddhist practice exploring the nine stages of developing calm, focused attention (Samatha meditation).
Sri Sukta - Vedic Chanting & Spiritual Practice: two group call-and-response classes and nearly three years of daily chanting practice, exploring the ancient Vedic hymn associated with Lakshmi and abundance. 

My Books

Three stories in progress, inspired by my experiences, explorations, and journey of healing. Each one challenges the stories we've been told and explores what it means to reclaim our power and becomes our authentic selves. 

  • Good Girl - Novel & TV Series

    Paige is a 50-year-old tech executive who walks away from her hi-pressure life to spend a summer at a clothing-optional resort. 

    What begins as an escape becomes an unexpected journey through her past, her sexuality, relationships, and healing. 

    A dark comedy about breaking the rules, confronting the truth, and discovering what it really means to be a "Good Girl".  

  • Healing Complex Trauma Using Consciousness

    An exploration of how understanding trauma, the nervous system, and consciousness can open new possibilities for. healing. 

    Drawing from lived experience, science, and spirituality, this book explores ways to move beyond survival mode, challenge old beliefs, and consciously create a life that reflects your authentic self. 

  • Little Lauren's Magical Healing Journey

    A collection of extraordinary stories from my psychedelic journeys to heal, where I reconnect with Little Lauren, the younger part of me who carries the feelings and beliefs of childhood trauma. 

    Together, we travel through magical worlds, encounter spiritual beings and animal guides, and explore shame, fear, love, and the possibility of healing. 

    A journey of reparenting, reclaiming my power, and discovering who I really am.