On Episode Twenty-One of Mindful Warrior Radio, I am joined by Lauren Monroe, an accomplished musician, healer, noted author, and speaker who is also a globally recognized advocate for mental health awareness, PTSD therapies, suicide prevention and crisis healing. These powerful themes are echoed in the music she and husband Rick Allen—drummer for Def Leppard—share to awaken hearts, ease suffering, and activate the souls of those who are ready to create powerful change. Through the Raven Drum Foundation, Lauren and Rick have inspired thousands of people in need with a specific focus on veterans. Lauren embodies warmth and wisdom. She welcomes listeners into her heart with her insights, healing presence, and compassion. I promise, you will want to attend her next live performance!
In this episode, Lauren and I discuss a range of topics: how to leverage the intersection of science and spirituality; how to enact the healing power of energy medicine, storytelling, and artistry; how to create and hold healing space; how to amplify heart, intuition, and authenticity; how to pause and pace yourself as a creative; how to protect yourself as a healer and empath; and how to allow yourself to experience the significance a human moment.
Mindful Warrior is hosted by Kami Craig, a former elite athlete, Olympic champion, and performance and culture design coach at Mindful Warrior.
Our guest on Episode Twenty-One of Mindful Warrior Radio, Lauren Monroe, is an accomplished musician, healer, noted author, and speaker who is also a globally recognized advocate for mental health awareness, PTSD therapies, suicide prevention and crisis healing.
Lauren reflects on the power of being with vulnerability to experience flow: “I think some of the most powerful things I’ve been able to do is to be in that state of vulnerability—being afraid on stage in front of people and just wait. Just wait… And I’ve learned that if I just stand there and wait, it’s like a magnet: everyone starts to wait. And this pregnant pause of energy starts to happen. And as soon as I start to feel that begin to integrate, I can start talking and things begin to flow.”
Lauren talks about the process of opening to her audience: “For me, being open is to immediately check in with my body because that is a doorway. So, for me, it’s the beginning place, or starting place, to achieve openness when I feel like I am not. To take a breath. I am telling myself to relax and physically open.”
To learn more ways to experience and support Lauren Monroe’s mission please visit the https://laurenmonroe.com/ and https://ravendrumfoundation.org/.
Enjoy Lauren Monroe’s new album, Messages from Aphrodite Storyteller Edition. Click the following link: https://laurenmonroe.ffm.to/mfa_storyteller.
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