What if the difference between staying stuck and stepping into your next level wasn’t talent or timing… but belief?

In this episode, I share a real conversation that reminded me how powerful it is when someone truly believes in you and how that single voice can override a room full of doubt.

We talk about: • Why one person’s belief can change your life trajectory • The neuroscience of encouragement and motivation • What belief does to your brain chemistry • Why believing in others strengthens their confidence

Plus, I share a quick update about the evolution of this podcast and why you’ll be hearing more short solo episodes moving forward.

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Why do so many capable, responsible adults still feel like they’re doing something wrong?

Why does rest feel uncomfortable? Why does being fully seen feel risky? Why can love feel like something you have to maintain?

In this episode, Lauren explores the quiet but powerful impact of conditional love — the kind that doesn’t look abusive or dramatic, but subtly teaches a child that belonging must be earned.

She unpacks:

• How conditional love wires the nervous system • Why many women 40+ were raised by mothers who loved through control and survival • The neuroscience behind emotional safety and attachment • Why unconditional love is actually rare • How generational patterns are broken without blame

This conversation is not about shaming parents. It’s about awareness. And choosing to move differently.

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Most business risk doesn’t come from bad intentions, poor execution, or obvious mistakes. It comes from subtle misreads - of context, timing, perception, and silence.

In this episode, Lauren explores the quiet, often invisible forces that put businesses and institutions at risk long before a problem ever shows up on paper. This is not a tactical or how-to conversation. It’s an invitation to slow down and look at how decisions land, not just how they’re made.

You’ll hear about:

• Why operational risk is rarely what breaks trust

• The concept of narrative drift and how it quietly erodes confidence

• How decision-making under pressure can flatten context

• Why silence is never neutral — especially in leadership

• The role perspective plays in protecting long-term integrity

This episode is for leaders, founders, and decision-makers who understand that clarity, discernment, and awareness are just as critical as action.

Before you move faster, optimize more, or say nothing at all...this episode offers a different lens.

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