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CattleUSA DailyCattleUSA Daily85: Let’s talk business partnerships and life updates with LaurenIn this episode, Lauren Moylan shares her recent experiences of illness and travel, leading into a discussion on the importance of leases and partnerships in agriculture. She emphasizes the need for clear communication, written agreements, and understanding the risks involved in business partnerships. Lauren provides practical advice on how to navigate these partnerships effectively, ensuring that all parties are aligned and protected.LinksWatch on Youtube!CattleUSA Insurance - ⁠CattleUSA Website⁠⁠⁠ - ⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to our newsletter⁠⁠⁠ - ⁠⁠CattleUSA Media⁠⁠ - ⁠Facebook⁠ - ⁠Instagram⁠ - ⁠⁠⁠The Next Generation Podcast Website⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠✍️⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠CLICK HERE TO RATE & REVIEW THE POD...2025-06-0629 minThat Twin Mama PodcastThat Twin Mama PodcastNavigating Body Image and Health in Motherhood: Lauren Discusses Gratitude, Growth, Cosmetic Surgery, and Ozempic CultureIn this episode of That Twin Mama podcast, host Lauren Berty shares her personal journey with weight fluctuations and body image throughout motherhood. She opens up about her changing physique, the societal expectations placed on mothers, and the importance of caring for your body. Lauren discusses her approach to fitness, the impact of mental health on physical health, and her decision to go for breast reduction surgery. Tune in to hear candid reflections about the challenges and triumphs of maintaining a healthy lifestyle as a mom.Highlights:00:08 Weight Gain and Motherhood03:11 Societal Expectations2025-02-2541 minAdulting Is Easy: Making Personal Finance & Real Estate EasyAdulting Is Easy: Making Personal Finance & Real Estate EasyAIE 200: Adulting Is Easy: Interview with LaurenAbout this week’s interviewer (not guest!), Clint Murphy: Clint Murphy runs both The Growth Guide podcast and newsletter: become better, achieve more, and reach financial freedom. During the day, he and his partners run a real estate development firm, which they’re working on scaling. Clint’s vision is to become more passive over time, while spending half his time in Vancouver and half abroad. If you liked this episode, you’ll also like episodes 71 and 72, where Lauren was interviewed by Chris of Heavy Metal Money. Also, check out, episode 134, when Lauren interviewed Clint for his 100th episode. Clint ki...2025-02-181h 24CattleUSA DailyCattleUSA Daily2: The CattleUSA Podcast Begins - Meet Your Host Lauren MoylanIn the inaugural episode of the CattleUSA Daily Podcast, host Lauren Moylan shares her journey in agriculture, her passion for the cattle industry, and her commitment to empowering the next generation. She discusses her background growing up on a cow-calf operation, her experiences in the industry, and her current roles as a podcast host and marketing agency owner. Lauren emphasizes the importance of community engagement and invites listeners to share topics they want to hear about in future episodes.LinksWATCH ON YOUTUBECattleUSA Website - Subscribe...2025-01-3113 minWomen of DistanceWomen of DistanceLauren Hagans - Professional MarathonerLauren Hagans has spent the past five years as a professional athlete for Hoka on the NAZ Elite team, excelling in distances from the 5k to the marathon, and everything in between - most recently finishing as 5th American in a deep field (including the current women's world record) at the Chicago Marathon. In this episode, Lauren and Lauren discuss her beginnings in team sports and as a classical pianist, to finding her joy in running and on the track specifically, and how that eventually evolved into success in the longer distances. Lauren has...2024-12-161h 15The Next GenerationThe Next GenerationI Quit My Corporate Job! A Life Update with LaurenIn this solo episode, Lauren Moylan shares her journey of quitting her corporate job to pursue her passion for entrepreneurship full-time. She discusses the challenges and fears she faced, the preparations she made, and the importance of personal growth and faith in her decision. Lauren reflects on the transition to full-time work, the need for work-life balance, and the support she received from her community. She emphasizes the significance of being mentally and financially prepared for such a leap and encourages listeners to trust their instincts and seek support in their entrepreneurial journeys. ⁠Follow us...2024-11-0428 minThe Partnership PodcastThe Partnership PodcastThe Wheel of Consent Explained: Lauren & Trey’s 'Like a Pro' Training ReviewThe Wheel of Consent Explained: Lauren & Trey’s 'Like a Pro' Training Review | The Partnership Podcast Ep. 87 LEARN MORE ABOUT DR. BETTY MARTIN’S WHEEL OF CONSENT: ⁠https://www.schoolofconsent.org In this special episode of The Partnership Podcast, Lauren and Trey share their transformative experience after completing Dr. Betty Martin’s "Like a Pro" training on The Wheel of Consent. They rave about their incredible instructors, Carmen and Robyn, and dive deep into the exercises that resonated most with them—like the powerful "Listening Turn" which they practice on camera. Trey opens up a...2024-09-2354 minCozy Conversations with The Sister ProjectCozy Conversations with The Sister Project311 | The Power of Intention Setting & Lauren's Italian Travels ContinueIn this week’s cozy convo, Michelle and Lauren explore the power of intention setting. As they share in this episode, instead of feeling like a victim of circumstance, setting intentions helps you become the conscious creator of your days and life. Along with these nuggets of wisdom, Lauren shares about her visit with their family in Fondi, Italy, and all of her adventures in southern Italy. Hot Topics: Spaghetti alle vongole, Good Energy by Casey Means MD, The Real Lives of Mormon Wives (HULU). Experts Share Why Settings Intentions May Change Your Life Ne...2024-09-191h 03The Afterlight Podcast with Lauren GraceThe Afterlight Podcast with Lauren GraceCreating your Angel super team with Lauren GraceCreating your Angel super team with Lauren Grace In this episode, Lauren Grace shares her deep passion for angels and how you can start connecting with them to attract miracles, magic, and unwavering support.  Inspired by Radleigh Valentine’s angel prescription, Lauren guides you through a powerful visualization to build your own angel super team.  Learn how to assign angels to different areas of your life and discover the incredible power of inviting these divine beings into your daily routine. Tune in to learn how to harness the support of your angels and invi...2024-08-2916 minRedeemed PodcastRedeemed PodcastEpisode 19: A Mother's Journey Part 1: Cathy’s Account the Day Her Daughter was KidnappedIn this moving episode of the Redeem podcast, host Lauren Burns interviews her mother, Cathy, who recounts the harrowing experience of rescuing Lauren after she was kidnapped and taken to Jordan by her father in 1987. Cathy details the emotional and logistical challenges faced during the rescue, guided by faith and the support of key figures like retired Army General Al Zapanta. The episode explores themes of hope, faith, and perseverance as Cathy shares her story of resilience and determination. This first part of a two-part series features the emotional complexities and divine interventions that led to Lauren's eventual return, including...2024-08-2138 minEnergy WorksEnergy WorksYoga, Energy, and Healing: How Lauren Created Energy Medicine Yoga🌟 Join hosts Blaine and Lauren as they explore Lauren's remarkable journey through yoga and energy medicine in this episode of Energy Works. Discover how her path unfolded from skepticism to deep practice, and how her experiences in New York City and beyond have shaped her unique approach to healing. 🌟🌀 What You'll Discover in This Episode:- Lauren’s Yoga Beginnings: Uncover her initial doubts about yoga and her challenging start in New York City.- Transition to Teaching: Learn about her evolution from practitioner to teacher and her development of Energy Medicine Yoga.- Integr...2024-08-1943 minMessy Leaps with Lauren TatroMessy Leaps with Lauren TatroSee the Good with Lauren TatroIn this episode, Lauren Tatro shares her journey with mental health and the integration of mental health in her work. She talks about healing out loud and the importance of being aware of what is going on internally. She discusses the impact of trauma on the brain and how it shapes our personality and worldview. Lauren also shares her experience of healing from complex PTSD and the shift from surviving to thriving. She delves into her awakening in Italy and the profound healing she experienced there. She emphasizes the importance of reconnecting with oneself and...2024-06-2731 minIn Her ShoesIn Her ShoesThe TikTok Marketing Big Sis Lauren Spearman on her squiggly career and why she is championing for transparency and flexibility in the workplace It was around 9 months ago I caught Lauren on my FY page on TikTok, highlighting a brand for their less than satisfactory hiring processes.  I thought, cor this girls brave! I found my self quickly hooked onto her videos. The vulnerability Lauren allowed herself to share has clearly not only captivated me but a community of likeminded humans all ready to champion care, transparency and flexibility in the workplace.  This episode, Lauren shares her story. Her squiggly career and why it’s so important to advocate for...2024-06-2426 minResponsible LuxuryResponsible LuxuryAsk Lauren Petrovic, Highlights of Season 1, What's to Come in Season 2, and More This week, Lauren Petrovic shares her idea of responsible luxury, highlights from season 1, her start to the industry, and what's to come for future seasons. For comments, questions, or speaker ideas:Email: concierge@laurentinewyork.comLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauren-petrovic/Instagram, X: @responsibleluxurypod, @laurendpetrovic2024-06-1116 minJust Show UP!Just Show UP!From Anxiety to Sobriety with Special Guest Lauren's MomSend us a textIn this episode of "Just Show UP," Lauren spontaneously invites her mother to host a Mother's Day special while on a weekend road trip.Lauren and her mom delve into the depths of her childhood, revealing how societal norms and standards can profoundly influence our lives, shaping us into the individuals we are today. This exploration underscores why Lauren has dedicated herself to living the "Just Show UP" life.The duo are familiar with the struggles of addiction, mental health issues, and depression, and they candidly discuss how these...2024-05-1527 minAvailable WorldwideAvailable WorldwideLauren Steed | Nomad Educational ServicesOn the 3rd anniversary of the Available Worldwide Podcast, we chat with co-host Lauren Steed about her small business, Nomad Educational Services. Lauren shares how her students are changing, how she's adapting, and what she's learned more about the value she adds in the process. We also touch on the stress of PCSing while running a business, plus the AW Podcast and Network. .BIO Dr. Lauren Steed has over 20 years of experience in test prep, classroom and college teaching, and student mentorship at all levels of education.She started Nomad Educational Se...2024-04-0927 minUninvisible Pod with Lauren FreedmanUninvisible Pod with Lauren FreedmanEpisode 155: Hanah SalasOverviewHanah Salas is the magic mama of three littles; an energy worker and maker, she is the founder of the first and only CBD wellness company that offers sliding scale pricing on its goods: Open Apothecary/Magic Mama Co.! She started consciously making herbal remedies when she was pregnant with her first child, out of the need to use healthy, natural, safe products for her whole family. Then her mom was diagnosed with Lyme disease and fibromyalgia, while at the same time, one of her twin daughters was born with a heart defect. Her intentions and nee...2023-12-191h 00Your Zen FriendYour Zen FriendCreating Connection in Virtual Fitness with Lauren GeorgeSend Lauren a text! Get ready to be inspired by guest and fitness entrepreneur, Lauren George! Lauren is a superstar in the barre and fitness industry. As a successful entrepreneur, social media influencer, college professor, coach and mom, Lauren knows what it’s like to juggle many different roles. She’ll share how she keeps so many balls in the air and how she accomplishes so much each day! She’ll also share how she manages when faced with big life challenges and how she embraces change. We’ll talk about Lauren’s virtual fitness program, LG...2023-11-2849 minThe Afterlight Podcast with Lauren GraceThe Afterlight Podcast with Lauren GraceBridging realms: insights, mediumship, and mystical card readings with Lauren GraceBridging realms: insights, mediumship, and mystical card readings In this eagerly awaited live episode, exclusively aired on Facebook on August 15, 2023, Lauren, renowned for her mediumship and channelling prowess, takes centre stage. As part of The Afterlight Podcast's captivating series, this new episode delves into the world of spiritual connection and guidance. In this live episode, Lauren offers guidance to both her sitters and the wider audience. Lauren also connects with a gentleman linked to the army, accompanied by his beloved dog. Additionally, Lauren conducts a 1,2,3 card reading, inviting viewers to engage and participate. ...2023-10-1259 minQuits and GigglesQuits and GigglesBurnt out corporate marketeer to bona fide business owner with Lauren LeopoldI’m Lauren Leopold, the coach for women looking to start a side hustle and leave their 9 to 5. I have not only coached women to live life on their own terms, but I have also lived it as well. I went from being a disillusioned corporate marketeer to starting my own coaching business on the side. So, I know what it takes to get to where you want to be. In this first solo episode, I give you my back story from my time job-hopping, due to never feeling like I was in the right rol...2023-07-0328 minYour Spiritual BestiesYour Spiritual Besties026: Lauren shares about her path to spiritual awakeningHey Besties! This week we learn more about Lauren's spiritual awakening and how it was really a remembering from an early age. Join us as Rashida holds space to receive Lauren's story of her beautiful unfolding relationship with the divine.  Key Takeaways: We have always been tapped in and its up to us to remember  Be open to the unknown and mysterious, life isn't about knowing it all   Join Lauren in Sicily September 2-9, 2023 and take $500 off your space with the code BESTIES Hang out with us on Instagram: you...2023-06-141h 09THE WEALTHY WOMAN PODCASTTHE WEALTHY WOMAN PODCAST141 \\ BTS: Real Life Chat with Lauren | Balancing Work & Summer Schedule with Kids, Germany Trip, Manifestations Coming to Reality, & more!In this episode of the Wealthy Woman Podcast, Lauren shares updates on her recent trip to Germany with her husband, funny things her kids say, navigating summer schedules with kids, feeling the need to prove oneself, and other updates in her life.  One unique Lauren emphasizes the importance of setting intentions and celebrating the smaller steps towards achieving one's ultimate vision. She also discusses the importance of holding onto a vision and taking steps towards it, even if it takes time. She shares her personal experience of wanting to create an outdoor deck space for her home, w...2023-06-0852 minAMPstigatorAMPstigatorEp. 49: The Problem with your beliefs (w/ Lauren Lowrey)This episode will make you think twice before you say 'it's my truth.' Because... what if your truth is wrong? In this episode, host Lauren Lowrey highlights her own incorrect, unconscious and unhealthy belief around a tiny-little-4-letter-word and how she's working to combat it. She teaches you the questions to ask to root-out belief systems that aren't serving you. Plus, learn the science behind changing how you think as Lauren shares how she's applying it to herself. 💥 This episode is for you if 💥- You find yourself hitting the same walls...2023-03-0719 minAlmost Healed PodcastAlmost Healed PodcastKetamine Therapy for PMDD, Depression & Anxiety: How It Helped Lauren Uncover Subconscious Beliefs & Uplevel Her LifeThis week is an exciting, highly anticipated topic! Remy + Lauren have an open and very raw conversation about Ketamine Therapy– what it is, its upcoming popularity as a form of psychedelic-assisted therapy, and the specifics of how it helped Lauren dig into her subconscious and see what has been holding her back in multiple areas of her life.This episode will give you a high level overview of what Ketamine therapy is and what it’s used for, as well as answer some common questions that we’ve received since Lauren began sharing a bit of her Ketami...2023-01-251h 01The Afterlight Podcast with Lauren GraceThe Afterlight Podcast with Lauren GraceLauren Grace shares her journey into mediumship and clairvoyanceIn this episode, Lauren Grace shares her journey into mediumship and clairvoyance. ----more---- Welcome to The Afterlight Podcast with Lauren Grace, a spiritual podcast full of stories and conversations that prove we're never alone. Lauren Grace is a business and life mentor, workshop facilitator, course creator, medium and seer.   Connect with Lauren Grace, Lauren Grace Inspirations: Lauren on Social @LaurenGraceInspirations Website: https://laurengraceinspirations.com Free Offers: https://laurengraceinspirations.com/freeoffers   The Afterlight Podcast:  The Afterlight Podcast on Social @theafterlightpodcast 2022-11-2724 minThe Biz Doctor®: Smart Strategies to Scale Your Business, Simplify Your Systems, and Grow Your TeamThe Biz Doctor®: Smart Strategies to Scale Your Business, Simplify Your Systems, and Grow Your TeamBusy vs Productive: How To Actually Get Sh*t Done! (EP 21)Never ending to-do list? Feeling like you're drowning under a mountain of busy and never really productive? Spinning wheels? Non-stop fire fighting?In today's episode of The Biz Doctor, Lauren Goldstein shares three things you can do TODAY that will get you out of busy and into productive - helping you not only breathe a sigh of relief but actually get ahead!Specifically, Lauren gets into:Her step-by-step process for setting yourself up for success, saving time and get clearing on your prioritiesHow to triage your to-do list using the four Ds: do, delegate, defer...2022-09-1413 minALL THE F*CK INALL THE F*CK INSelf-Trust & The Evolution of Work with Lauren Roberts [Transcend Your Dichotomy]While Lauren settles into her new apartment and Tristan completes their cross-country road trip, we’re bringing you special crossover episodes we were part of on our dear friend Brooke Monaghan’s podcast Transcend Your Dichotomy!This week’s features a conversation Lauren and Brooke had back in the spring of 2022, when Lauren was transitioning her anticapitalist course and community TAKE UP SPACE to a new, evergreen model for the first time.Tune in to hear us talk about...-Lauren’s story of learning to take up space and recovering from the toxi...2022-08-241h 02We Eat the F*cking FoodWe Eat the F*cking FoodEpisode 25: I Moved (Lauren Solo)TW: Eating Disorder conversations In this weeks episode, Lauren talks about her recent move to Chicago and the difference it has made being in the place she is at in her recovery. Topics such as her new relationship with food, how she has been spending her time, and the growth she has realized she's had through this move. Full of laughs, while still holding room for vulnerable moments, sit down and eat your favorite meal with Lauren in another episode as she continues to explore recovery and eat the f*cking food. Follow...2022-07-1418 minThe Biz Doctor®: Smart Strategies to Scale Your Business, Simplify Your Systems, and Grow Your TeamThe Biz Doctor®: Smart Strategies to Scale Your Business, Simplify Your Systems, and Grow Your TeamWelcome to The Biz Doctor Podcast with Lauren Goldstein - Season 1 TrailerFriends don't let friends WebMD their business.Get out from under your business. Scale up without burning out. Get the most out of your current team. Make your next hire your best hire. Understand what the heck business operations actually are. Become more productive in your business and in life. Welcome to The Biz Doctor Podcast. I’m your host Lauren Goldstein - award-winning business consultant and advisor fondly nicknamed the “biz doctor” by my clients, and the namesake for this show.At the Biz Doctor Podcast, we believe that building a busine...2022-04-1101 minImpact School with Lauren TicknerImpact School with Lauren TicknerHow to Build a Business with IMPACT & Achieve What You're Truly Capable Of: Lauren Tickner Shares Her StoryWE ARE BACK! After a two year hiatus, the Impact School Podcast returns.  In this episode, the tables are turned as our CEO and Founder, Lauren Tickner sits down with our head of brand, Tom to share her story with you.   Starting her journey into entrepreneurship as a fitness coach, Lauren pivoted her business into an online coaching and consulting business, Impact School. Impact School's mission is to give entrepreneurs the tools, frameworks and support they need to build a life of freedom and success and as a result, they've gone on to help 1000's...2022-03-221h 47Human Kind(ness)Human Kind(ness)The Law of Attraction and Coaching Journey with LaurenWelcome to episode 2- The law of attraction and coaching journey with Lauren.  In this episode, host Lauren Bentley, shares her experience with the online coaching industry, using the law of attraction, how she had to renounce all her teachings and found herself full circle, returning and reclaiming the world of coaching and LOA.  Please be sure to leave a review if you like the show and share with someone you love. connect with me here: Website: https://www.gvhealthandwellness.net Half Moon Yoga website: https://hmyoga.org ...2022-02-2331 minMommyhood 2 MenopauseMommyhood 2 MenopauseThe Cops Showed Up To LauRen's HouseThis podcast was born over a coffee date. Two unlikely friends of different ages (37 and 55) figure out that being pregnant and going through menopause have similar symptoms. LauRen and Barb are sharing their personal stories and struggles while laughing their way through these life changes.On the heels of a delivery service putting a package into LauRen's car, someone was caught red-handed breaking into cars in her neighborhood. LauRen shares the details from that morning and Barb brings a topic to the table that will strike a cord with everyone! Do you stop for a funeral procession? 2022-02-1526 minHer Spirit 50:50 What is Possible PodcastHer Spirit 50:50 What is Possible PodcastLouise and Annie talk to Paralympic Paratriathlete Champion Lauren Steadman about her challenges throughout her life. From life as a swimmer and then paratriathlete to taking on Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins - Strictly Come Dancing.In the second episode of season four of the Her Spirit podcast BBC Breakfast Louise Minchin and BBC Triathlon presenter Annie Emmerson talk to Paralympic Paratriathlete Champion Lauren Steadman.Lauren is the current Paralympic, World & European Champion – a title which she has won 3 and 6 times respectively. Lauren was born missing her lower right arm, however this has challenged Lauren to be the best she can be, and she relishes the chance to overcome barriers. She has competed at two Paralympic Games as a swimmer. She has since specialised in Paratriathlon & represented Team GB in the sports inaugural en...2021-09-2849 minCall Your FriendsCall Your FriendsLauren's First Week at Boarding School and Our Trip to Italy (Part 2)Welcome back to The Sister Diary! This week, Lauren shares what her first week at boarding school was like. She talks about her new schedule, the challenges of living at school, how she likes having a roommate, and if she thinks that this year will successfully prepare her for university (or not). Maddie and Lauren also discuss the second part of the Orlando's trip to Italy, recapping their time in Tuscany. Finally, they make an important announcement about their plans for the future of the podcast.  Produced by Dear Media.2021-09-2430 minALL THE F*CK INALL THE F*CK INRadical Care and Transformative Grief with Tristan & Lauren (Season 2 Premiere)We’re back! In the Season 2 premiere, Tristan (they/them) and Lauren (she/her) catch up on what we’ve experienced during the break, including major losses, new apartments, big celebrations, and transitions in the work we’re each doing.Tune in to hear us talk about…How we were each challenged to lean on radical self-care over the summer in unexpected waysTristan’s experience with losing a dear friend and their practice of letting grief unfoldNew ways that we’re showing up for our work right now and what...2021-09-0155 minMentorship ExposedMentorship Exposed235. Wednesday Wisdom with Lauren - The abundance mindset: What is it?What is the abundance mindset? Well in this episode of Wednesday Wisdom with Lauren, I ask her exactly that! This is something that Lauren has been talking about a lot lately and I wanted to get her perspective on what the abundance mindset entails, so here's our thoughts. Thanks for listening! - Work With Me! Book a meeting below https://calendly.com/thomasevans1818 - JTLS Growth and Development https://www.facebook.com/JTLSGrowthAndDevelopment/ - Life Summit https://www.facebook.com/groups/293366898905190 2021-08-1719 minAvailable WorldwideAvailable WorldwideLauren MacKinnon Steed | Nomad Educational ServicesJoin Stephanie Anderson as she chats with the co-host of the Available Worldwide podcast, Lauren Steed. Learn how Lauren has found her niche helping clients whose vision for their students matches her own optimistic outlook for Foreign Service college-bound kids.2021-06-2922 minLauren Dow TalksLauren Dow TalksIntroducing: Lauren Dow TalksJoin author and mental health advocate, Lauren Dow, on her endeavor into the world of podcasts as she opens up with her very first episode of Lauren Dow Talks. She'll unpack what this podcast is all about as she offers a safe space for others to share their stories, relate to others who are going through similar feelings, and a simple act to remind everyone that we are all human.To kick off her first episode, Lauren talks about "emotional burnout" and how doing just one thing that is right for ourselves can make an incredible shift...2021-05-0912 minThe Path Distilled PodcastThe Path Distilled PodcastLauren RegulaLauren Regula, Olympian; Founder of the Strong Mom Movement, and Trak Athletics What would your goals be if there were no limitations? Kevin and Lauren chat with Lauren Regula about her path from a very small town to becoming an Olympian and professional athlete. She discusses the need to personalize training for what works for you, having conversations with coaches while being coachable, and her struggles with mental health. Her journey of founding the Strong Mom Movement and returning to the mound is full of great advice about handling success, picking yourself up, and not placing limits on yourself. Learn...2021-05-021h 15“Her Soulful Success” The Podcast“Her Soulful Success” The Podcast38: Marketing, Social Media & Branding Tips To Help Grow Your Biz From LAUREN BORDELONBack at it with another impactful episode for you beautiful souls! This week episode is all about marketing, branding and social media. Our guest star is Lauren from Brand Good Time who gives all her top tips on all things marketing. She is a 6-figure agency owner turned marketing mentor helping services provide entrepreneurs scale their businesses. I got to pick her brain on the world of social media marketing and how it helps businesses grow their brand. Lauren has an inspiring story on the way she found her passion throughout the year of COVID...2021-03-2446 minUninvisible Pod with Lauren FreedmanUninvisible Pod with Lauren Freedman122: Rhisa Parera: A WOC VS The System — And LymeIn the last in our 2021 series on Lyme disease, we are joined by the first WOC to discuss the subject: Rhisa Marie Parera. Though she began experiencing symptoms from a young age, Rhisa grew up as an active young woman in Staten Island, NY, and got heavily involved in the salsa dancing scene and modeling from her late teens into her early twenties. At the age of 19, her health took a serious downward turn; and ten years later, aged 29, she had deteriorated to the point at which she was no longer able to participate in activities that had once...2021-03-171h 26Uninvisible Pod with Lauren FreedmanUninvisible Pod with Lauren Freedman121: Functional Medicine Health Coach Sharon Leggio Falchuk VS LymeSharon Leggio Falchuk, FMCHC found herself bedridden by a serious illness in 2011, and when the mainstream medical system had no answers or help for her she took matters into her own hands. She spent every moment she could doing research, changing her diet and lifestyle, and assembling a functional medicine and alternative care team to help her forge a path to healing. Her inextinguishable will to be well meant she was willing to try almost anything, and one of the life-changing discoveries she made was the true power of mind-body medicine. Once she reclaimed her health, she became a...2021-03-101h 34Call Your FriendsCall Your FriendsLauren Elizabeth on Mental Health, Mood Boosters and Her Online EvolutionThis week, Lauren and Maddie are joined by Lauren Elizabeth for an amazing conversation about mental health, social media and more. They discuss Lauren's own experience with mental health, the strategies and tool kit that she's developed to deal with these challenges (which she calls her mood boosters), and her perpetual journey to sharing her authentic self online. Check out Lauren's podcast, Mood with Lauren Elizabeth and her website, www.laurenelizabeth.co.    Produced by Dear Media2021-02-2640 minUninvisible Pod with Lauren FreedmanUninvisible Pod with Lauren Freedman114: Black Disabled Artist Rana 2.0Artist Rana Awadallah grew up surrounded by poverty, abuse, and trauma. Diagnosed with major depression and extreme anxiety at the age of 18, she always felt there was something “wrong” with her body. Then, at the age of 24 — after having dealt with chronic pain for a decade — she was diagnosed with osteoarthritis in both of her knees. Shortly after, she was diagnosed with fibromyalgia, PCOS, and possible endometriosis. Having not been taken seriously by loved ones or doctors for years, these diagnoses came as a validation. But they also signaled aggressive change. Because her pain prevented her from continuing work in her d...2021-02-0353 minManifesting Joy : 52 Weeks of HopeManifesting Joy : 52 Weeks of HopeHow to Stay True To Yourself Through Illness with Lauren RavitzWe all like inspirational friendly voices, and Lauren Ravitz is certainly one of them in this uplifting podcast. Lauren shares how her routine 2nd mammogram visit resulted in a surprise cancer diagnosis and she kept all of this private until treatments completed. She continued working her real estate business and doing the mom thing all the while treating cancer. She “came out” with her cancer in order to help others in any way possible, and as a reminder to all women of the importance of mammograms in cancer detection. Lauren is dynamic, outgoing, successful and fun. She even sprinkles in some...2021-01-1339 minUninvisible Pod with Lauren FreedmanUninvisible Pod with Lauren Freedman109: Breath, Movement, and Chronic Pain with TN Advocate Kayla HarleyKayla Harley is a certified GYROKINESISⓇ instructor, Optimal Life Breath Pathologist, doula, and energy healer helping dancers, athletes and everyday movers alike improve their quality of movement: for breath integration and to prevent injury. She is an International Practitioner and among the forerunners in the International Association for Blacks in Dance. She believes firmly that the body has the power to heal itself through active listening and diligent response, and knows this first-hand: as she lives with trigeminal neuralgia, chronic fatigue, and muscle spasticity. Much of her healing has been in the use of holistic methods to manage her ow...2020-12-301h 08Uninvisible Pod with Lauren FreedmanUninvisible Pod with Lauren Freedman107: The Point of Pain with Chronicon Founder Nitika ChopraAt the age of 10, Nitika Chopra was diagnosed with a debilitating case of psoriasis. By 19, her joints were entirely inflamed and she was further diagnosed with psoriatic arthritis. From the tips of her toes to the crown of her head, her body was covered in unsightly sores…and for the first five years of her second diagnosis, she was unable to move without severe pain. While she’s come a long way since then, the first 15 years of diagnosis and life with chronic illness left Nitika overwhelmed with pain, insecurity, and confusion…and also led to depression. But why does s...2020-12-1651 minUninvisible Pod with Lauren FreedmanUninvisible Pod with Lauren Freedman105: Naturalist Brittany Sumner on Living with Rare Disease Paramyotonia CongenitaBorn and raised in South Carolina, 27-year-old Brittany Sumner always felt like she was different than her peers — both physically and mentally. At an early age, she began falling over without explanation, finding herself unable to climb stairs, going cross-eyed, experiencing slurred speech, choking on food, and feeling almost constant fatigue. It took some time to find a specialist who truly saw her symptoms as something more, and was finally able to diagnose her with a rare condition called Paramyotonia congenita (PMC). While the diagnosis gave her a sense of relief, it also scared her. What if she couldn't do...2020-12-021h 02Uninvisible Pod with Lauren FreedmanUninvisible Pod with Lauren Freedman102: Angels of Epilepsy Founder Natalie Y. BeaversNatalie Y. Beavers is an award-winning epilepsy survivor, advocate, and founder of the Angels Of Epilepsy Foundation, a non-profit organization that brings awareness, education, and community to epilepsy survivors and their families nationwide. Diagnosed with epilepsy at the age of 5, a seizure while she was driving in 2006 caused a life-changing and tragic car accident. Subsequently, doctors informed her that there was damaged tissue on her left temporal lobe and a cyst on her brain. While two craniotomies have decreased her seizure activity, the cyst remains — so she still experiences seizures from time to time. Her many hospitalizations introduced Natalie to...2020-11-1842 minWell-Yes!Well-Yes!"I chased the winemaker into the bathroom to meet him!" Lauren Carpeta's 750ml Wine Boutique Story🍷In this episode, Lauren Carpeta shares her story of buying and running her 750ml Wine Boutiques in Akron and Brecksville.  Lauren explains how she purchased this business as a "fun" endeavor but it has become her passion and her full time job.  Her sense of humor and adventure led her to some interesting ways to meet her winemakers.  She is open about how stressful the Covid 19 pandemic has been and she shares how she had to "think outside the box" to navigate a new way of doing business.   As the news of  the shut down unfolded, she went on a 9 mile w...2020-11-1647 minUninvisible Pod with Lauren FreedmanUninvisible Pod with Lauren Freedman099: ENDO Black Founder Lauren KornegayWhen she first met her new gynecologist, Lauren R. Kornegay was introduced to a disorder that was unfamiliar to her at the time: endometriosis. Diagnosed at the age of 20, she experienced the pain, struggles, exhaustion, and confusion that accompany the disease. This led her on a search to find someone who looked like her — who was also living with the same diagnosis. Each time, she came up empty-handed. Due to a lack of representation and acknowledgement of Black women affected by endometriosis, she felt entirely alone. She found herself in support groups being dismissed, accused of being racist, or ch...2020-10-281h 32100% Healthy-ish100% Healthy-ishBEYOND WEIGHT: On Diabetes with Lauren NewmanIt’s the second episode of Beyond Weight  - a NEW series that asks the question “how can we manage health concerns without focusing on weight loss, food restriction, and body shame?” and today, Jill's speaking with Lauren Newman - a Registered and Licensed Dietitian located in Houston, TX who’s passionate about helping individuals with Diabetes make peace with food and their bodies. Together they explore the myths about diabetes and a more kind and compassionate approach to managing this chronic illness. In this episode, we discuss: How diabetes can lead to a chaotic relationship with food2020-10-221h 01The Think You PodcastThe Think You PodcastWhy Understanding Our Cycle IS Self Love with Lauren CurtainIn this episode, the beautiful Lauren Curtain shares her women's health wisdom for women, families and young girls wishing to build a better relationship with their period, womanhood and cycle. Lauren is a Chinese Medicine Practitioner, based on the Mornington Peninsula, who has found her calling in helping women trust their bodies, understand their cycles and STRESS LESS.This episode is a must listen for parents wishing to help their daughters have a better relationship with their cycles, as it directly correlates into our self love practices as adults. We also touch on business tips for women moving...2020-07-231h 14Uninvisible Pod with Lauren FreedmanUninvisible Pod with Lauren Freedman081: Docu-series Trust Me, I’m Sick Illustrates Spoonie LifeTrust Me I’m Sick is a docu-series produced in partnership with nonprofit Suffering the Silence that explores how chronic illness affects the everyday lives of five people living in Los Angeles, California. Ezra (18), Giuliani (29), Henriette (50), Matt (32), and Cassandra (28) share intimate stories about how lupus, HIV, and other conditions shape their relationships, careers and visions for the future. In this episode, Lauren sits down with creators and co-producers Sarah Stewart (living with SIBO), Erica Lupinacci (living with lupus), and one of the subjects of the doc, Henriette Ivanans-McIntyre, who has survived drug and alcohol addiction and had two kidney tr...2020-07-011h 47Uninvisible Pod with Lauren FreedmanUninvisible Pod with Lauren Freedman078: AP Young on Hashimoto’s, Osteoarthritis, Black Maternal Health, & Being a Special Needs MomAlicia Young (aka AP) is a writer, blogger and public speaker who lives her life out loud and unfiltered. She has built her platform to include in-depth, first-hand experiences of mental health concerns, body diversity, being a special needs mom (one of her sons has Tourette’s syndrome, ADHD, and is on the autism spectrum), and navigating life with chronic illness and disability (including autoimmune disease and osteoarthritis). Like Lauren, she was diagnosed with Hashimoto’s disease — but by the time she was treated, she had to have her thyroid removed because it had formed a goiter. Additionally, she has ha...2020-06-101h 50Uninvisible Pod with Lauren FreedmanUninvisible Pod with Lauren Freedman077: That Crohn’s Life w/ Annelise BretthauerAnnelise Bretthauer is a certified financial planner (CFP) professional living in Oregon. Diagnosed with dyslexia as a teen, she’s always turned to hard work to overcome adversity. But that hard work only paid off so much…until she got sick. In 2017, Annelise was diagnosed with Crohn’s disease. Faced with career overhaul and a choice between her passion and her health, she redesigned her life around her diagnosis to better serve both her body and her growing client list. In her own words, “I’ll be the first to tell you, I have not overcome the challenges of the diseas...2020-06-1034 minUninvisible Pod with Lauren FreedmanUninvisible Pod with Lauren Freedman074: Sarah Ramey, Author of The Lady’s Handbook for Her Mysterious IllnessSarah Ramey (also known by her musical pseudonym Wolf Larsen) is a writer and musician living in Washington, DC. She is a graduate of Bowdoin College, received an MFA in creative nonfiction writing from Columbia University in 2007, and worked on President Obama’s 2008 campaign. A recipient of the 2018 Whiting Creative Nonfiction Writing Grant, she is also the author of the new memoir The Lady’s Handbook For Her Mysterious Illness, a searingly funny and achingly candid retelling of her journey from misdiagnosis and disconnection from her body through 15 years of mysterious illness that she was consistently told was all in h...2020-05-131h 26Uninvisible Pod with Lauren FreedmanUninvisible Pod with Lauren Freedman073: Pretty Couch Potato’s Lauren Reimer on Life w/ CIPOLauren Reimer is a blogger, content creator, and chronic illness community leader based in Fayetteville, Arkansas. At the age of 13, she was diagnosed with Chronic Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction (CIPO), which means that her digestive tract acts as though it is obstructed — even when it is not. Lacking peristalsis, the worm-like movement that moves food, fluid, and air through her digestive tract, her body is unable to absorb adequate amounts of nutrients from eating alone. As such, she relies on IV nutrition (total parenteral nutrition, or TPN), administered from a 2.5-liter bag of fluid containing fats, protein, sugars, vitamins, and minerals th...2020-05-061h 07Uninvisible Pod with Lauren FreedmanUninvisible Pod with Lauren Freedman066: Life on the Autism Spectrum with Rebranding Autism’s Jen MsumbaIf Jen Msumba of Rebranding Autism isn’t a staple on your social media feed, then take our advice and get her good vibes on your radar. Jen lives on the autism spectrum, and has been through hell and back in her journey to comprehensive care and self-realization. Much of her success has been in facing personal challenges, and seeking the joy in all things to live a full and varied life. An accomplished musician, she has risen to prominence in the patient leadership community through her YouTube channel, where she posts videos of herself playing piano versions of po...2020-03-1845 minUninvisible Pod with Lauren FreedmanUninvisible Pod with Lauren Freedman064: Inside Fibromyalgia w/ Melissa TalwarMelissa Talwar was diagnosed with fibromyalgia at the age of 14. 20+ years later, living in chronic pain and regularly becoming bed-bound, she watched her symptoms stabilize and her decline subside at her discovery of biohacking and functional medicine. Not long after, she went on to establish the International Support Fibromyalgia Network, a non-profit patient-led organization created to fulfill the unmet needs of the fibromyalgia community. #SupportFibro believes in collaboration. It is open, participatory and dedicated to educating, advocating and inspiring the fibromyalgia community. Melissa is also a Board Certified Functional Medicine Health Coach, Certified Wahls Protocol® Health Professional, and ReCODE c...2020-03-0440 minUninvisible Pod with Lauren FreedmanUninvisible Pod with Lauren Freedman063: Inside Bipolar w/ Natasha TracyNatasha Tracy is an award-winning writer, speaker, and social media consultant who was diagnosed with bipolar disorder at the age of 20. The author of The Bipolar Burble blog (named a top-10 health blog by Healthista, Health.com, Healthline, and others) and Breaking Bipolar for HealthyPlace.com, she aims to bring quality, insightful, and evidence-based information on bipolar disorder and related illnesses to the public while engaging with the mental health community. She is considered a subject-matter expert in bipolar disorder, and in 2014 was the recipient of the Beatrice Stern Media Award, an #ErasingTheStigma Leadership Award. The following year, she...2020-02-2648 minUninvisible Pod with Lauren FreedmanUninvisible Pod with Lauren Freedman062: Sylvie Leotin on Life as a Cancer PatientSylvie Leotin is many things. She started her career in France as a gold-medal ballerina, later moving to Silicon Valley as one of the first women to research at Stanford Robotics Laboratory. She has held positions in engineering, products, marketing, sales, business development, and communications; she is the founder and CEO of Tech Atelier, a multidisciplinary strategy agency advising startups and beyond. A contributor to media, academic, and literary publications, she holds an MS in Engineering and Economic Systems from Stanford University, as well as an MS in Computer Science. After a 20-year career, however, she became something else...2020-02-191h 07WHEREIMATWHEREIMATMother, School Teacher, Author, And Lauren's Sister, Denise RolandLauren talks to her sister, Denise, about the critical topic of technology and early childhood development. Today's use of technology and devices, phones, tablets, computers, etc., can lead to overstimulation, and confusion about human connection. Inspired by her middle child and her daughter, Denise recently released her debut children's book, "Please, Look Up At Me."2020-02-1432 minUninvisible Pod with Lauren FreedmanUninvisible Pod with Lauren Freedman061: Author & Celebrity Journalist Dibs Baer on Life w/ Rheumatoid ArthritisDibs Baer is a New York Times best-selling author and celebrity journalist. The author/co-author of six books, including, most recently, Lady Tigers in the Concrete Jungle: How Softball and Sisterhood Saved Lives in the South Bronx, she was formerly the executive editor of InTouch Weekly, and has worked on staff at numerous other publications. While she has been published extensively across varied media, she’s best known for her celebrity interviews. Dibs and Lauren connected over a piece Dibs was writing for Creaky Joints, the foremost online publication for arthritis patients (including RA and fibromyalgia patients, among others). It...2020-02-121h 01Uninvisible Pod with Lauren FreedmanUninvisible Pod with Lauren Freedman059: The Heal Hive’s Brooke Geahan on Healing Lyme with Bee VenomWhen Lauren first sat down to chat with Brooke Geahan (also known as Everyday Expert, per her Instagram handle) she mentioned Brooke’s “9 lives” — it seems she has this many, as Brooke has come through skin and cervical cancer, Lyme disease and comorbid tick-borne illnesses, pernicious anemia, SIBO, chronic EBV, atrophic gastritis, and autoimmune issues (RA, Hashimoto’s, and Celiac, to name a few), among other conditions. In her research since first being diagnosed, Brooke has come to believe that all of her illness began with a tick bite. For years, she tried every treatment available — or so she thought. In...2020-01-291h 15Uninvisible Pod with Lauren FreedmanUninvisible Pod with Lauren Freedman057: Author Emily Dwass on “How Medical Bias Endangers Women’s Health” Emily Dwass is a writer living in Los Angeles. Having written for numerous publications about food, health, and cultural issues (including the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, LA Weekly, Chicago Tribune, and USA Today), she also served as the “Kid Health” columnist for the Los Angeles Times for four years. She has also written several feature scripts and been a writer on TV shows produced by Disney and Lifetime, among others. A writer by training and trade, she holds a degree in creative writing from the University of Illinois, and a master’s degree from the Medill School of Jou...2020-01-1556 minUninvisible Pod with Lauren FreedmanUninvisible Pod with Lauren Freedman052: Surviving Lead & Mercury Poisoning w/ Camille Thornton-Alson Camille Thornton-Alson is a classically trained actress, coach, and teacher. A longtime friend of Lauren’s, the two met while studying abroad in London – right before Camille began a stint in Paris at L'École Internationale de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq. Following her stay in France, Camille returned home to the Bay Area and was immediately stricken with a mysterious illness…one that took her almost a decade to break through. Mistakenly diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome, for years she struggled to find her footing while maintaining an active career in the arts (and graduating with a MFA from the Unive...2019-12-111h 14Uninvisible Pod with Lauren FreedmanUninvisible Pod with Lauren Freedman050: Jaelin & Natalie Palmer on Living with CRPS and Trigeminal Neuralgia Jaelin Palmer is a 25-year-old activist and organizer living with CRPS (complex regional pain syndrome, or reflex sympathetic dystrophy) and TN (trigeminal neuralgia). She was diagnosed with CRPS at 15, following a jaw surgery gone wrong; the TN diagnosis came much later, despite her extreme chronic facial pain. Her mother, Natalie, joins us in this special mother-daughter interview not only because she is Jaelin’s full-time caregiver, but also because we so value her perspective as the loved one of someone living with chronic invisible illness. Both women have gained and lost so much in the experience of living with an...2019-11-271h 11Uninvisible Pod with Lauren FreedmanUninvisible Pod with Lauren Freedman049: Endocrinologist Dr. Rashmi Mullur on an Integrative Approach to Healing Dr. Rashmi Mullur is an integrative endocrinologist leading practices at UCLA and the VA in Los Angeles. She received her medical degree from University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, and completed her internal medicine and chief residency at Barnes-Jewish Hospital/Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis. After this, she completed a fellowship in Endocrinology at the VA-Cedars Sinai Medical Center. A certified yoga instructor registered with the International Alliance for Yoga Therapists (IAYT), she is also a board-certified integrative medicine practitioner (American Board of Integrative Medicine), in addition to completing a research and medicine education fellowship. Dr. Mullur...2019-11-201h 29Uninvisible Pod with Lauren FreedmanUninvisible Pod with Lauren Freedman047: Devri Velazquez on Living with Rare Disease Takayasu’s Arteritis Devri Velazquez – or, as she has aptly proclaimed herself, “pretty, sick. chick” – is a content creator, writer, editor, speaker, model, and advocate for chronic illness. She lives with a very rare form of vasculitis called Takayasu’s Arteritis. Diagnosed in 2011, she was told by doctors that she might not live to see 30 – and she turned 30 last month! Not only has she defied the odds with her physical health, but her mental health has played a big role in her ongoing wellness and healing. Since diagnosis, she has worked tirelessly to advocate for awareness of this rare disease, connecting with individuals...2019-11-061h 00Uninvisible Pod with Lauren FreedmanUninvisible Pod with Lauren Freedman045: Nikita Chopra on Living with Psoriatic Arthritis and Channeling her Diagnosis into Advocacy Nitika Chopra is, in her own words, “a woman on a mission to inspire radical self-love.” Her goal is not only to show us how to fall in love with ourselves, but, like her, to “learn to thrive with a chronic illness.” If she’s one thing: she’s real. Nitika shares the raw pain she had to grow through in order to find that self-love she speaks so passionately about. Diagnosed with debilitating psoriasis at 10, she was further diagnosed with psoriatic arthritis – which at that point had taken over most of her body’s joints – at 19. She lived for years with uns...2019-10-231h 03Uninvisible Pod with Lauren FreedmanUninvisible Pod with Lauren Freedman044: Clare Stafford – Breast Cancer & Integrative Medicine Clare Stafford is one of Lauren’s oldest friends. Hailing from Melbourne, Australia (by way of Irish-born parents), Clare has built a career as a social justice advocate and lawyer. Having worked in refugee camps in Greece and campaigned for indigenous rights in Australia, her focus has always been on immigration, native rights, gender equality, and climate justice. She is an avid follower of music, traveling the globe to attend festivals and visit friends far and wide. In 2017, shortly after turning 33 years old and subsequently losing her mother to lung cancer, Clare herself was diagnosed with cancer in her le...2019-10-161h 26Uninvisible Pod with Lauren FreedmanUninvisible Pod with Lauren Freedman043: Ilana Jacqueline on Navigating Life with Invisible Chronic Illness Ilana Jacqueline is a best-selling author, speaker, patient advocacy strategist, and professional patient advocate. While her background is in PR, her career as a patient advocate started with an early blog, Let’s Feel Better, in 2012, and gave birth to the book Surviving and Thriving with an Invisible Chronic Illness – which was Lauren’s playbook when she first got diagnosed (Ilana has a way of saying it like it is and managing to stay sane and amused that is right up Lauren’s alley). She has a longstanding relationship with Global Genes, where she served as the managing editor of The R...2019-10-091h 01the purpose of mvmtthe purpose of mvmt004 | The Origins of My Career + The Podcast with Lauren Schramm"I thankfully never had the mindset of 'I’m an expert.' I was like: I’m new at this, I don’t know the answer to everything and I’m just going to own that and so I think what really propelled me to success was having the ability to admit that to people." - Lauren Schramm The first of its kind, Lauren sits down for a solo-episode to discuss the origins of both her career in fitness and this podcast. With 8 years of experience in the industry as a Personal Trainer in NYC, Lauren recounts how her...2019-09-2458 minUninvisible Pod with Lauren FreedmanUninvisible Pod with Lauren Freedman039: Thyroid Patient Advocate Rachel Hill on Living with Hashimoto’s and Hypothyroidism  Rachel  Hill is an author, writer, thyroid patient advocate, and creator of the award-winning website, The Invisible Hypothyroidism. Diagnosed with hypothyroidism and Hashimoto’s disease, she talks openly and honestly about what it’s like to have these diagnoses, as well as what has helped her and many others to recover their health and to thrive. She is passionate about helping those with hypothyroidism and giving them a voice, and is recognized as a valuable contributor to the thyroid community.  Listen in as Rachel shares…  - how she was first diagnosed with hypothyroidism as a teenager 2019-09-111h 04Mommy Escape TimeMommy Escape TimeEp. 38 - Lauren's New School Year GoalsListen to Lauren talk about her new goals for the school year.  She reviews her work and personal goals and talks about No Shop September.  Also the Mommy Shot Out goes to @victoriaakalina - she is an amazing example of not taking no for an answer!  Go follow her! 2019-09-1131 minUninvisible Pod with Lauren FreedmanUninvisible Pod with Lauren Freedman036: Sweet Apricity Founder Tonya Butts on Pain, Pleasure, and Surviving Toxic Mold Tonya Butts is the founder of Sweet Apricity, a sweets company that makes elimination-diet-compliant caramels (and caramel sauce!), marshmallows, and more. The company started on a whim: Tonya began crafting her dairy-free caramels as a graduation gift for her best friend Wendy, who manages debilitating symptoms with the Autoimmune Protocol (AIP). While offering powerful relief for those with autoimmune disease, AIP also eliminates a number of ingredients that limit indulgence (read: sweet!) options. Tonya knew what most of us who have tried a strict diet understand: sometimes the greatest gift is a sweet treat that won’t wreck our pr...2019-08-2151 minWHEREIMATWHEREIMATMom, Wife, Marketer, and Near Death Experience Survivor Lauren MistrettaLauren talks to her friend, co-worker, and confidant, Lauren Mistretta on her near-death experience and how it changed her to live her best life. 2019-08-0551 minUninvisible Pod with Lauren FreedmanUninvisible Pod with Lauren Freedman033: Part 2: Trishna Bharadia, Award - Winning MS Patient Advocate In Part 2 of Lauren’s interview with award-winning patient advocate Trishna Bharadia, we dig deeper into the details of her work and what drives her every day. While she has faced instances of discrimination and seen the same happen to her friends, she remains strong and uses these episodes as teaching moments for others. Her passion truly keeps her going, and she recognizes the historical importance of patient advocacy, drawing inspiration from the other patients and advocates she encounters. While she sees that no two patients are going to have the same path, she emphasizes the importance of finding th...2019-07-3145 minUninvisible Pod with Lauren FreedmanUninvisible Pod with Lauren Freedman032: Part 1: Trishna Bharadia, Award - Winning MS Patient Advocate Trishna Bharadia is an award-winning patient advocate, and was diagnosed with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (MS) at the age of 28. As she tells Lauren in this episode, the diagnosis helped her find her true purpose: to actively campaign for patient engagement and to represent the possibilities of living – and thriving – with MS. She has since become a public speaker, writer, vlogger, blogger, consultant, advisor, and educator in the chronic illness sphere, volunteering with organizations such as the MS Society, Asian MS, ADD International, and the MS Trust (among others), as well as being recognized by the British Prime Minister with the ...2019-07-2450 minUninvisible Pod with Lauren FreedmanUninvisible Pod with Lauren Freedman030: Part 2: Dr. Ginny Orenstein on how Medical Medium healed her life Listen in to Part 2 of Lauren’s interview with Dr. (of music!) Ginny Orenstein, who healed herself of lupus SLE, rheumatoid arthritis, two benign brain tumors, and stroke with Medical Medium Anthony William’s protocols for diet and lifestyle. Not only has Dr. Ginny been able to tackle her own health concerns, but after a major cardiac event her husband has also joined her on the journey to wellness through MM…and has seen remission of heart damage, diverticulitis, diverticulosis, and a diseased colon. It seems the stuff of fantasy, we know! Tune in for this real-life story of renewa...2019-07-1052 minUninvisible Pod with Lauren FreedmanUninvisible Pod with Lauren Freedman029: Part 1: Dr. Ginny Orenstein on how Medical Medium healed her life At 34, Dr. Ginny Orenstein (doctor of music!) had finally been diagnosed with severe systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), rheumatoid arthritis in her chest and spine, two benign vascular brain tumors, and a microvascular ischemic brain disease (stroke). Her life was one of confinement – she had been bedridden for 2.5 years, and prescribed medications and chemotherapy were causing more harm than good. Her Hail Mary was played out on a whim: she purchased Medical Medium by Anthony William – now known widely himself as the Medical Medium. She started following his protocols and, with her doctors’ supervision, made lifestyle changes – particularly with regard to minds...2019-07-0354 minUninvisible Pod with Lauren FreedmanUninvisible Pod with Lauren Freedman022: Ilene, Rape & Endometriosis SurvivorIn an effort to preserve this guest’s privacy, we are using an alias in this episode – an Uninvisible first! Ilene is an award-winning 6th-grade elementary school teacher. She is also a survivor of rape, “endometrial symptoms” (aka, undiagnosed endometriosis – chronic pain that was only compounded by her sexual assault), and hypothyroidism. She joins Lauren for a no-holds-barred conversation about her how her health and physical experiences have affected her emotional world, and informed the woman she is today. A note: while rape and sexual assault are not traditionally categorized as “invisible illnesses”, the emotional scarring these experiences can leave behind i...2019-05-151h 09Uninvisible Pod with Lauren FreedmanUninvisible Pod with Lauren Freedman021: Jameisha Prescod, Founder of You Look Okay To Me, on Living with Chronic Illness and Disability in the UKJameisha Prescod is a London-based activist who lives with lupus, Raynaud’s, and femeroacetabular impingement (FAI); she is also waiting on possible diagnoses of endometriosis and Celiac disease. She is the founder of You Look Okay To Me, an online platform for pain and chronic illness that is chock-full of content about invisible illness, disability, and their roles in tech, art, culture…and everyday life. In this episode, Jameisha sits down with Lauren to talk about gaslighting in the medical industry, and how this has affected her not only as a woman, but also as a woman of color; she...2019-05-081h 07Mommy Escape TimeMommy Escape TimeEp. 23 - Lauren's Birth StoryListen to Lauren talk about her birth story with her first and only child.  2019-04-2535 minUninvisible Pod with Lauren FreedmanUninvisible Pod with Lauren Freedman019: Sascha Alexander UPDATE: This Lady’s Got Lyme!Join us for another joyous installment with the incomparable Sascha Alexander. Remember that time she thought she had toxic mold, in addition to interstitial cystitis, candida, and Hashimoto’s disease? Well, guess what? That toxic mold ain’t so moldy…it’s Lyme! Lauren sits down with Sascha to find out how she was ultimately diagnosed, and how she’s increasing her detox protocol to rid her body of one of the most insidious of invisible diseases: the tick-born illness, Lyme. Listen in as Sascha shares…  - that the detox protocols she had begun 5 years ago to treat...2019-04-2457 minUninvisible Pod with Lauren FreedmanUninvisible Pod with Lauren Freedman017: Calliope Tsoukalas on Nutrition and Living with IBSLauren brings back a familiar guest: Calliope Tsoukalas, a nutrition and wellness coach based in Los Angeles, CA. Calliope is on the show again not only to go more in-depth about her practice, but also to share her experiences living with one of the most nebulous of invisible illness diagnoses: IBS. Listen in as Calliope reveals…  - that she felt more connected to her body at a young age because she grew up with digestive problems and gut pain  - that diet is 75% of IBS management, but exercise and stress are also major facto...2019-04-1051 minUninvisible Pod with Lauren FreedmanUninvisible Pod with Lauren Freedman016: Sarah Belclaire on Drug-Induced Lupus and CardiomyopathySarah Belclaire is an art librarian, fine art photographer, writer, and researcher based in Boston. Believe it or not, she and Lauren connected over email when Uninvisible first launched…because, like our first guest Mercedes Yvette, Sarah had lupus! Let’s explain the use of past tense here…Sarah lived with drug-induced lupus for two years – a reaction to medication she was prescribed for a GI issue (and one that was later diagnosed as only a food sensitivity – and cured with diet change). While her lupus has since passed, she lives daily with the long-term side effects of its presence...2019-04-0352 minUninvisible Pod with Lauren FreedmanUninvisible Pod with Lauren Freedman012: Acoustic Neuromas and Finding Peace atAl-Anon with Sonora ChaseSonora Chase is an actress and writer living in Los Angeles. She has now survived not just one, but TWO acoustic neuromas – benign, fast-growing brain tumors that have affected her hearing, balance, spatial awareness, and facial nerves. In this episode, she shares her brave story – which involved a battle with health insurance companies, the steep learning curve of discovering her rights as a patient, and one big happy ending: getting the doctors she wanted and having both tumors removed. In addition to her experience surviving her own invisible illness, Sonora is also the survivor of others’…she shares about the impo...2019-03-061h 28Uninvisible Pod with Lauren FreedmanUninvisible Pod with Lauren Freedman010: Katie Georgiou on Living with MS, Navigating the NHS, and Finding Her Sense of HumorIn episode 10, Lauren conducts her first international interview with actress Katie Georgiou, who lives in London (UK). Katie has been living with Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis (MS) since she was young, and waited 10+ years for her official diagnosis at age 19. In this conversation, she tells us what her flares look and feel like, gives her frank opinion of her experience with the National Health Service (NHS) in the UK, and shares about the perspective shift that enables her to survive with grace (hint: it’s all about taking responsibility for her healing and taking ownership of her condition). Li...2019-02-2052 minUninvisible Pod with Lauren FreedmanUninvisible Pod with Lauren Freedman009: Rachel Trobman, Founder of Pain Management App Ouchie & Survivor of Mixed Connective Tissue DiseaseLauren sits down with Rachel Trobman, founder and CEO of Upside Health, creators of the pain management app Ouchie. Not only is Rachel a busy working mom of 2, but she also lives with mixed connective tissue disease. She gives us a glimpse into her life running a fast-growth business and helming a family on limited bandwidth, and explains the birth of her heart-centered mission to help others reimagine chronic pain care. Not only is Rachel a survivor of invisible chronic illness, but her mother and step-brother are, as well (Lupus SLE and cystic fibrosis). This powerhouse former TV news...2019-02-131h 01Uninvisible Pod with Lauren FreedmanUninvisible Pod with Lauren Freedman008: Searching for a Diagnosis with Dayna SchaafJoin us as we embark on a series of interviews in search of a diagnosis. Dayna Schaaf is an entrepreneur based in Phoenix, AZ. She started having symptoms a few months ago and has early possible diagnoses of rheumatoid arthritis and/or lupus SLE. What does the search for answers in the invisible chronic illness world look like? How has it affected Dayna’s day-to-day? What about her access to healthcare? How has she found clinicians and community? What are the pitfalls – and the wins – of being on the hunt for a label? And should she allow that label to def...2019-02-061h 14Uninvisible Pod with Lauren FreedmanUninvisible Pod with Lauren Freedman006: Liz Beebe + Becca Murray: Best Friends Battling Chronic Illness TogetherIn episode 5 of Uninvisible, Lauren is joined by best-friend duo Becca Murray and Liz Beebe – and a snoring pup named Leroy! Becca is a body-positive lifestyle and wedding photographer based in LA, and Liz is the writer of feelsgoodblog.com and lead singer of Dustbowl Revival (not to mention dog-mom to Leroy!). Why are these ladies on the show, you ask? Because both have lived through – and continue to thrive through – their fair share of invisible illness diagnoses (and lack thereof), from Chron’s and IBD to SIBO, Candida, a heart murmur, gallstones, toxic mold, metal toxicity, and parasitic infectio...2019-01-232h 15