Manifesting Joy : 52 Weeks of Hope

Former hostage negotiator, Jeremy Nicks talks to Lauren in this episode about relationships & success. Jeremy took a huge leap of faith and gave up his regular paycheck to embark on a dream career as a success, and wellness coach, combining that with his former career to help you become the hero in your own story! Get to hear Jeremy explain how you can pivot and have success right now no matter wh...

Lauren talks with Spring Washam, a well-known Buddhist meditation teacher, visionary leader, and author. In this episode, learn how you can overcome stress, fear, and anxiety, and learn wisdom in any moment. Spring shares how to practice self-forgiveness, and tools to help you discover your life purpose and make your own inner calling come true. She also answers common questions about meditation h...

Lauren welcomes the incredible motivational speaker and bestselling author of "True Grit and Grace," Amberly Lago. A successful professional dancer and athlete, Amberly saw her world crumble when an SUV plowed into her and she suffered horrific leg injuries. Given a 1% chance of even saving her leg, refusing amputation, Amberly took that chance and 34 surgeries later, Amberly saved her leg, yet su...

Lauren welcomes writer, producer, and entertainment executive Jack Herrguth. A writer and developer for many shows including the hit television series “Sister, Sister” and “Nathan For You” at Comedy Central, he’s also served in senior development roles and Jack recently developed the half-hour comedy, “Killing It” with Paul Feig, and executive produced the 2019 feature film, “Never Surrender: A Ga...

Lauren welcomes producer, author, dad and coach, Steve Morris ("What Size Balls Do I Need")! After graduating from Yale and hitting his own dark phase in New York City producing, Steve moved to Los Angeles, and through a series of circumstances with his then-young kids, began a coaching stint turned full-time full-fledge soccer and Summer-of-Fun camp.   Founder of Coast Camp for kids, the funnest...

After a mid-life crisis 7 years ago, Kristin Balter fully tapped into her intuitive powers and ultimately unleashed them on her design and branding business. In her conversation with Lauren, she inspires you to unlock your greatness, tap into your knowing and walk into all that you are meant to be.   Kristin left a lucrative career feeling like something was missing. She is now the Founder of Life...

Health and Transformational Success Coach, Dr. JC Doornick, AKA "Dragon" thrives helping you unlock your great potential. He's an author, entrepreneur, motivator, and podcaster who survived some very low depression that became a turning point and teaching moment. In Dragon's conversation with Lauren, he shares how the best is always yet to come and explains why organization, morning routines, and...

Are you a women seeking to experience power, freedom and balance in your life? In this week’s episode, author, actress and podcaster, Rebecca Whitman, discusses with Lauren the keys to practice self-love, and how to honor resilience in order to achieve your awesomeness. Rebecca speaks from experience, as she climbed to a place of power after her own terrible divorce caused her to take a real look...

La’Quita Monley is an inspiring minister, coach, and host of Create your Future Self. In this week's episode, La’Quita talks with Lauren about overcoming hardships like teen pregnancy, living abroad as a military wife, working on who she is, and staying true to herself as an individual - instead of all the labels society sticks on us (wife, mother, daughter, etc). A mom of 5 and a grandmother of 5...

Sean V. Bradley, AKA “The Millionaire Car Salesman”, is a great example of what a person is truly capable of achieving!  YOU can achieve great things, too! Sean’s life story is the ultimate message of hope. Sean was born into poverty, violence, and abuse in Queens, NY, and his childhood led him to boys' homes, gangs, and eventually federal prison. But Sean was determined to be more than a statisti...

Hala Taha sees potential everywhere. As the CEO of YAP Media, a marketing agency for top podcasters, celebrities, and CEOs, she helps others achieve their full potential. The company’s projected to generate over $1M in revenue in its first year. And she is taking the podcast world by storm--she has the #1 Education Podcast across all platforms and landed herself on the cover of Podcast Magazine. Y...

Michael Alden, always wanting more out of life, overcame a neighborhood of crime, drugs, and poverty making millions of dollars in a short period of time. He's a determined guy who learned how to "ask more" to "get more" out of life. The strategies he discusses with Lauren get you just about anything - a better job, a new house, or a great vacation - faster and more consistently, and so easily. Mi...

Rachel is on a mission to help every woman learn how to simplify their self-care so they can feel 10X better and live a productive and fulfilling life. As a Doctor of Eastern Medicine and an Ayurvedic practitioner, Rachel specializes in women’s health. She believes that self-care doesn’t need to be stressful or something extra on your to-do list. In her flagship program, The Yin Way, she teaches t...

Tony Whatley is an entrepreneur, business mentor, best-selling author, podcast host, and speaker. He is best known as Co-Founder of LS1Tech, an online automotive community that grew into the largest of its kind. This website grew to over 300,000 registered members and was later sold for millions, in only 5 years. Amazingly…THIS was just his part-time business! Tony shares his mindset and business...

Forward-thinking Pastor Rod Echols is an advocate of being true to your inner calling. He believes in following all of your visions, and shares how by being open to others, of service to your community, and by doing the footwork in life, you’ll find fulfillment. Discover the way to connect more profoundly to yourself and others in order to strengthen your communities and your inner self right now....

Acupuncturist Teresa Wlasiuk joins Lauren today with her amazing aura ready to help you heal from the inside out. We all know people who can do everything, and that’s Teresa Wlasiuk. She’s amazing! She helps women with fertility issues. She’s been a doula. She has a doctorate in Chinese herbal medicine and acupuncture. She’s helped Veterans with phantom limb pain. Teresa believes in whole body car...

Join "The Queen of Candor," Laura Rittenhouse, for a candid love-filled conversation about surviving and thriving IN life through positive thinking and hope. Laura has built a powerhouse company, Rittenhouse Rankings, advising top executives at major CORPORATIONS how the power of words can establish trust. Her motto, “Our words create our future”, is something we can all live by, and actually, USE...

Visionary Branding Strategist Tiffany Neuman was thriving in her corporate 9-5 world when she discovered she had a life-threatening illness. What kind of legacy did Tiffany want to leave? Re-examining what she really wanted to do, she decided to start her own company. After 15 years in the corporate world, she left to establish a revolutionary branding business that stays one step ahead of trends....

JOIN US FOR THIS WEEKS EPISODE AS WE HELP YOU FIND HOPE...IN LOVE! Lauren speaks with Evan Marc Katz, the well-known dating coach billed as a “personal trainer for smart, strong, successful women,”. Evan has been helping singles since 2003, having authored four books and been featured in hundreds of media outlets including Today, the New York Times, and CNN. Since 2015, Evan’s blog has over 30 mil...

Want to learn a few tools to navigate those tough times in life when you've felt ignored, left out, or different? Lauren welcomes Bay-city based LGBTQ+ attorney and advocate for humanity, Krishna Desai. Krishna works tirelessly helping in conflict resolution, discrimination, and many other spheres through empathic practices. IIn this episode Krishna shares with us an arsenal of tools to get throug...

Listen to celebrated reiki master, teacher and author April Pfender as she shares how to be true to your highest self in this empowering episode. April believes in following your visions and goals, and that through reiki and meditation we can listen to our inner knowing. Discover how to connect more profoundly to yourself and to one another so that you can direct the path of your life. April helps...

Enjoy this week's episode with Rabbi Chasen, an outspoken advocate for social justice whose writings appear in publications across the world. Rabbi Chasen shares a plethora of tools to deal with sadness or hard times and to help you create community in your life. He has a way with words that's comforting - you'll feel better about yourself right away.  He’s here to share how you can stay balanced,...

We 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...

Join actress Amanda Payton as she discusses how she overcame negative self-talk and shut down the noise in order to become her most authentic self and show up everyday doing what she loves. Amanda has overcome depression, anxiety and addiction issues, and has such great suggestions for when you are feeling down.  They’re practical tools that you can use right now to feel better instantly (or at le...

Arielle Ford is a trusted love and relationship expert and the co-creator and host of Evolving Wisdom’s Art of Love learning series. Her mission is to help women find love, keep love and be love. In this episode, she shares with our audience her secrets on how to shift your attitude to attract your soulmate, and why right now, during the Covid-19 pandemic, is the best time for dating. She also sha...