Ep 22: You may know her as the queen of cookies behind Lolly’s Home Kitchen—but this isn’t a sugar-coated success story.

In this heart-cracking episode, Lauren Anderson shares the raw truth behind her wildly successful business: a story born not out of strategy, but survival. After her newborn son was diagnosed with a critical heart defect, Lauren’s world turned upside down. As her son fought for his life in the hospital, Lauren was just trying to keep her family (and herself) from drowning. That’s when cookies came in—not as a business, but as therapy.

From there? Everything changed.

In this vulnerable and deeply personal conversation, Lauren opens up about:

• Becoming a heart mom overnight—and how it changed her identity forever

• The near-collapse of her marriage and the unexpected moment that saved it

• Why royal icing became a lifeline and how her cookie biz has now reached 50,000+ students

• • How to advocate when someone you love can't speak for themselves
  • Her bold (and sometimes spicy) takes on money, service, food dyes, tariffs, and yes—even student loans

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  This is the interview everyone needs to hear—not just for the entrepreneurs and cookie-lovers, but for anyone trying to make sense of the struggle, stay married through grief, and still hold space for joy.

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  Tune in for:

  • A conversation that will stretch your heart

  • Unfiltered truths about trauma, motherhood, and finding peace

  • A reminder that healing doesn’t always look like therapy—it might look like a piping bag

  
  

  Connect with Lauren:

  Instagram: @lollyshomekitchen

  Check out her cookie classes, recipes, and heart-filled community at lollyshomekitchen.com

  
  

  
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