Hindsight

I use AI regularly, in my operations and admin, not to outsource everything that makes my content uniquely mine. I want to be very honest and up front about that before you hear this rant against the uses of AI that I’m seeing this year in the online world, because I KNOW that we can do content creation with so much more pleasure and humanity.  Yes, I know a lot of you are waiting for the engageme...

In this AMA episode, I asked the girls in my current Seen cohort to send me their biggest questions about my life, and they delivered! There’s a lot I haven’t said before filming this episode in my Cape Town bedroom: I am slowly winding down my social agency. I can make a million dollars next year. Also, there’s a book idea that literally will not leave my mind. (Oh, and I want to be on other peop...

This week, Lauren is joined by Lauren Hunter, coach and founder of the women’s community Quietly Becoming, to discuss feminine and masculine energies. They met in person when Lauren Hunter came to Cape Town, and if you have followed either of them online for any length of time, it will come as absolutely no surprise that they ended up sitting across from each other having exactly this conversation...

If you've been here for a while, you know the bet. I started 2026 with 206 followers, and my boyfriend Patrick bet against me that I'd never hit 50,000K followers on Instagram by the end of the year. The stakes were a fully funded trip to Japan. I crushed that goal in less than six months and as of October, I have over 78K followers!!  Patrick and I spent three weeks in Japan after an insane launc...

I'm recording this from my bed in Tokyo, which is not where I planned to record an episode about 15 years of being estranged from 90% of my family but this is a topic I was going to share on the podcast eventually and a reel started trending on Instagram a month after I posted it. Lots of you can unfortunately relate, so here we are. I want to be upfront: this episode includes discussions of an ab...

Lauren sits down with Brooke Barnard, an intuitive and energetic healer who booked a 1:1 strategy session and ended up booked on the podcast in the first ten minutes! Brooke has spent the last decade training her intuition across thousands of hours of study in neuroscience, universal laws, and energetic healing. In this episode, she explains how intuition reframes everything from physical ailments...

You asked me on Instagram stories for the honest highs and lows of this launch: unexpected moments, what I’d do differently, shadow sides…everything that doesn’t make it into the highlight reels online.  I opened my sales page right before this episode and realised I've just crossed $300,000 made directly from @bylaurendudley on Instagram. What the fuck. So what you're getting today is completely...

Lauren sits down with one of her actual best friends in the world.. Marley Rose Harris is a self-made millionaire who went from $30,000 in debt and growing up without money to building a seven-figure business. She has spent the last seven years helping women unlock massive wealth by reprogramming the subconscious beliefs that are quietly controlling their lives. In this episode, Marley and Lauren...

Hi, I'm back! I know, I know. It's been a minute. If you've been keeping up on Instagram, you already know I’ve had insane growth, beautiful cohorts and...75,000 followers!!  Obviously, we're going to Japan in a few weeks after I absolutely smashed the original bet. This episode is half update and half brain dump about the five things I keep coming back to in conversations and my own thoughts duri...

Lauren sits down with Jessica Bonin to talk about the magic of tea and of course, matcha! Jessica walked away from a soul-crushing career in the film industry in search of meaning, purpose, and a better way of living.  What started as a bohemian caravan selling loose leaf tea around Cape Town has evolved into a rich philosophy, a devoted practice, and a life shaped entirely by following breadcrumb...

Lauren sits down with somatic practitioner and feminine embodiment coach Karina Gutierrez, M.S.Ed. for a deep conversation about pleasure, sex, and connecting with yourself. Karina shares how her journey from clinical talk therapy training at the University of Pennsylvania to somatic and feminine embodiment work completely transformed her understanding of healing. In this powerful and inspiring ep...

It's just me today, in my pyjamas, on my sofa, with a chamomile tea because that is the vibe after this insane month! If you've been watching my Instagram lately, then you know that my account ( @bylaurendudley ) absolutely took off. In the space of about a month, I went from 4,000 followers to over 31,000, hosted a free three-day masterclass with 1,500 sign-ups, and found myself living in the mos...

In this fascinating episode, Lauren sits down with Dr. Melissa Oleson aka “The Poop Lady” to teach us how to breathe, sit and use the bathroom (because you are likely doing it all wrong). As a physical therapist and content creator with thousands of thousands of followers, Melissa walks us through the surprising links between pelvic floor tension and hip pain, back aches, constipation, and even pa...

Gus's story is one of relentless forward momentum. From leaving his military family in war-torn Colombia, to attending university in the U.S., becoming a professional footballer, working with a start-up and fighting the U.S. immigration system, Gus eventually found his true calling as a C-level business consultant for coaches. In this episode, Lauren and Gus Vidales have a conversation that is equ...

In this incredible and informative episode, Lauren sits down with Vicki Alexia, founder of Partner With Her Cycle, to explore why understanding the female hormonal cycle might be the most underrated relationship tool. Vicki makes a compelling case that cycle syncing it's an essential framework for deeper empathy, better communication, and relationships that actually work for both partners. Lauren...

In this episode, Lauren talks to Jade Lee Robertson about the root of generational harm that goes unaddressed in families, schools, workplaces, and institutions. As a storyteller, law student, mom and soon-to-be host of Unspoken podcast, Jade Lee Robertson reframes the typical question (“Why didn’t someone speak up?”) to address the underlying causes: “Why didn’t they feel safe to say anything?” J...

Hi my loves! Today’s episode is a brief reflection and quick update that we will be returning with more beautiful interviews on April 16th.  I have adored these transformational conversations so far, and I’m looking forward to many more. Please keep sending messages about the mindset shifts and new perspectives you’ve learned because I absolutely love hearing them. I started Hindsight so we can le...

There’s a moment in life where everything looks right on paper but on a deeper level, it doesn't feel right. In this episode, Lauren sits down with one of her closest friends for a chaotic and fun conversation about how she has absolutely transformed. Maya’s journey is the perfect example of what it looks like to follow that pull even when it makes absolutely no sense. After building a successful...

In this episode, Lauren sits down with Gabriela Flax to talk about why everyone should be proactively building flexibility, financial independence, and leverage well before they need to rely on it. We chat about career ownership, personal branding, and why more women should be thinking about what she calls “trimester zero.”  Gabriela shares how her experience with burnout and desire to build a car...

Today’s guest is Leen, a coach and yoga teacher whose powerful presence Lauren  first experienced at the Retreat Yourself wellness festival outside Cape Town. Before she even spoke a word, the entire room was captivated. During Leen’s pleasure manifestation ritual, the space filled with more than a hundred people transformed by a shared experience of joy, connection, and possibility. Leen shares t...

Hi, just me today! I woke up with a lot on my mind and challenged myself by hitting record. Today’s episode is my hindsight about relationships, intuition, discomfort, and patterns worth unlearning.  In this solo episode, I’m sharing four reflections that have been top of mind for me lately. This one is personal, a little woo-woo in places, and very much a stream-of-consciousness (but cleaned up b...

What happens when you stop building your life by default…and start designing it on purpose? In this episode of Hindsight, Lauren sits down with Annica, a former restaurant critic turned menu psychology expert, for an honest conversation about curiosity, independence, and what it really means to build a life that fits your joy. From growing up on a tiny Swedish island to travelling young to buildin...

What changes when you become a parent and suddenly everything that used to feel urgent…doesn’t? In this episode of Hindsight, Lauren chats with Adam Faulkner only a few months after he became a father for the first time. Adam shares what the early months of fatherhood have really looked like, from the mental load, the guilt of working versus being present, and how it’s forced him to radically reas...

What happens when you stop chasing the “sensible” career path… and start building something that actually feels like you? In this episode, Lauren sits down with Sean — lifelong creative, former London resident and now co-owner of a thriving community café in Hastings. What started as a monthly pop-up serving homemade bacon rolls has grown into a full-time café that provides a safe space for the LG...

Lauren sits down with Elyssa Darling for an honest conversation about reinvention, resilience, and learning to build a life on your own terms. Elyssa shares her journey from growing up in the United States to moving abroad with young children—first to Bangkok, then to the UK—and how living across cultures reshaped her worldview. Elyssa talks about what it’s really like to raise children as cultura...