The Lori Clarke Show

What happens when you've done everything right - the education, the career, the planning, and your body still doesn't cooperate? In this deeply moving episode of The Lori Clarke Show , resilience expert, fertility health advocate, and organizational leadership doctorate Dr. Marlene C. Duroseau shares her 15-year journey through infertility, IVF, and the devastating loss of her daughter Angel at 22...

Are your cravings trying to tell you something? Most of us treat our relationship with food as a battle of willpower, but after 30 years in the "quicksand" of binge eating, Nan Saysana discovered a life-changing truth: the answer has nothing to do with diets or restriction. In this episode, Lori Clarke and Nan peel back the layers of secret eating and shame to reveal that cravings are actually mes...

What does it really mean to feel powerful — and why do so many of us keep looking for that power in the wrong places? In this episode, Lori sits down with Dr. LaNysha Adams, author of Me Power, to talk about what happens when someone else's words knock you off course — and how you find your way back to yourself. Dr. LaNysha opens up about growing up as the first in her family to attend college, th...

“Who were you before the world told you who you should be?” In this milestone 100th episode of The Lori Clarke Show , we conclude the 6-part Shame Out Loud series. This finale explores the "Child and Woman" split and the long, slow walk back to ourselves after a lifetime of silence. Host Lori Clarke is joined by a specialized panel to discuss why "talk therapy" isn't always...

What if the story you’ve been telling about what hurt you, the compassionate one, the one that makes everyone comfortable, isn't actually true? In Part 5 of the Shame Out Loud series, host Lori Clarke moves beyond "tidy" storytelling. We often manage our trauma narratives to keep them safe for the room, but in doing so, we lose the part of ourselves that knows the truth. Lori is join...

Have you ever realized you’re living by a vow you don’t remember making? In Episode 98 of Shame Out Loud : Part 4 of our six-part series, Lori Clarke, co-host Tammy Valicenti, and guests Dr. Lara Barbir, and Carina Gosch explore what happens after the moment you start surviving instead of living. Together, they open the “inner forest” to talk about shame, self-betrayal, and the slow work of coming...

What if the parts of you that once kept you safe are now the very things keeping you stuck? In Shame Out Loud (Part 3) , host Lori Clarke sits down with co-host Tammy Valicenti (EMDR specialist and founder of TransformSolution) and guest Carina Ghosh for a raw, soulful roundtable inspired by Lori’s creative writing piece Child and Woman (Episode 95). At the heart of this episode is a shared metaph...

What if the part of you that checks out, goes quiet, or keeps you on high alert… isn’t broken, just protecting you? This episode is Part Two of a six-part series exploring the reading Child and Woman . In this episode, Lori and psychotherapist Tammy Valicenti explore the forest : that inner place we retreat to when life has been too much. Together they name what protection can look like (silence,...

Have you ever felt a moment split your life into a before and an after, even if you couldn’t explain why? This episode begins not with a conversation, but with a story. Child and Woman is a piece of creative writing told through myth and image: a mirror, a locked bathroom door, running water, and a forest that quietly receives what cannot yet be spoken. Written years before Shame Out Loud existed,...

Have you ever felt a moment split your life into a before and an after, even if you couldn’t explain why? This episode begins not with a conversation, but with a story. Child and Woman is a piece of creative writing told through myth and image: a mirror, a locked bathroom door, running water, and a forest that quietly receives what cannot yet be spoken. Written years before Shame Out Loud existed,...

What does it really mean to begin again? In this Shame Out Loud reflection, Lori explores the courage it takes to start from a new place — not because we failed before, but because we’ve grown beyond what once kept us safe. This episode is for those who: have outgrown old patterns and beliefs learned to survive before they learned to feel safe are quietly longing for peace, wholeness, and self-tru...

In this second introduction to the Child and Woman series inside Shame Out Loud , Lori Clarke offers deeper context for the story she’s been slowly, carefully telling. This episode explores the difference between what’s visible on the outside and what’s carried on the inside — and how family systems, unspoken rules, secrecy, and inherited beliefs can shape a life long before we have language for t...

This series began with a question I didn’t know how to answer for a long time: What happens after something painful occurs—especially when the care, protection, or validation we needed never came? Child and Woman is a six-part series inside the Shame Out Loud space, drawn from lived experience and creative writing, followed by intimate conversations about shame, emotional safety, nervous system re...

In this episode of The Upside Down , Lori Clarke reads “Distasteful Honey,” a creative writing and exploration of memory, harm, and the long arc of healing. Through luminous storytelling and dreamlike symbolism, she reflects on how words coated in sweetness can conceal cruelty, how silence becomes a survival strategy, and how the body remembers what the mind cannot bear to hold. As the narrative u...

What if your anxiety, PTSD symptoms, or burnout aren’t just “in your head”… but rooted in your sleep? Most people never learn how deeply sleep quality shapes their mental health—and how unresolved sleep-breathing issues can quietly sabotage healing. In this episode, Lori sits down with Dr. Barry Krakow , world-renowned sleep specialist and author of Life-Saving Sleep , to unpack the powerful links...

The Midlife Skin Reset with Caire Beauty. One day, you wake up, put on your makeup, and suddenly ask yourself, “When did my eyelids start behaving like this?” Welcome to midlife skin — the stage no one warned us about. Today I’m joined by Celeste Lee , co-founder of Caire Beauty , a science-driven skincare brand formulated specifically for women 35+. Together, we unpack what’s actually happening t...

Most of us carry wounds from childhood . Riana Milne  helps you recognize yours, then gives you the tools to heal, date smarter, and build a life you actually want. Global life & love coach and childhood trauma recovery specialist Riana Milne joins me to explore how our early experiences shape the way we love, work, and show up today. We talk through the 10 most common childhood traumas, even...

We’re going there — because everyone does it, but no one talks about it. Constipation, gut health, stress, emotions, and what your poop is trying to tell you. Lori and guest expert Melissa Klepacki, founder of www.startpoopingbetter.com, dig into the real root causes (and a few myths) of why you might not be pooping right — and how to finally start feeling lighter. Melissa shares her philosophy of...

 If you’ve ever felt burned out, overwhelmed, or disconnected from yourself, this episode will speak to your soul. Lori sits down with Caitlin Morris , a holistic health and leadership coach and founder of coachingwithcaitlin.com , to explore how we can move from surviving to thriving . Caitlin shares her “Rerouted” framework —four simple but powerful phases that help you rebuild alignment in your...

Are you ready to rebuild your relationship with food from the inside out? Dr. Michelle May, recovered yo-yo dieter and founder of Am I Hungry? , joins Lori Clarke to share how mindful eating can help you escape diet culture and reconnect with your body’s wisdom. Learn how to trust your hunger signals, stop emotional overeating, and shift from control to curiosity. Discover the six mindful-eating d...

A story about reflection, renewal, and the quiet alchemy of healing. Through poetic prose and vivid imagery, Lori Clarke shares an original fable about a warrior who must face her own brokenness and meet what she once turned away from. The River and Eye is a symbolic journey through battle, loss, surrender, and the unexpected ways love and clarity can return. In this creative reflection from The U...

✨ Sometimes the way isn’t left or right. Sometimes it’s up. This is something new—different from my guest conversations. In The Upside Down , I share my own authentic words through creative writing. Creative writing doesn’t always follow a straight line. These reflections may not be organized like an interview, but they’re meant to be experienced. In this first piece, She Got Away , I share my jo...

If you’ve ever been told “your labs look fine” while your body loudly disagrees, this episode is for you. Lori sits down with Dr. Ali Chappell—nutrition scientist, reproductive endocrinology researcher, and registered dietitian—to reframe PCOS and beyond through the lens of the hormone most of us never test: insulin. Together they unpack why A1C can look “normal” while fasting or post-meal insulin...

Brandon Lee, founder of Discovering Your Genius, shares his journey through family pressure and loss with honesty and heart. At 12, he faced suicidal ideation. At 14, he lost his best friend. With no tools to process emotions, he struggled—until he began learning how to reframe self-talk and embrace emotional fluency. In this episode, we discuss:-How perfectionism and toxic parenting shape identit...

 If you’ve ever felt disconnected, “not enough,” or weighed down by old stories, this conversation will give you hope. Lori Clarke sits down with psychotherapist, EMDR specialist, and speaker Tammy Valicenti to explore how trauma lives in the body—and how healing begins when we listen to it. Together, they reveal simple yet powerful ways to tune into your emotions, reclaim agency, and reconnect wi...