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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 people’s podcasts so I’ll make that happen!) I talk about where my brain goes when it’s allowed to think really, really big and how I create daily space for my intuition. One major upgrade this year has been paying for mentors, so I highlight the value of investing in yourself through constant learning. We’ll chat about friendship, maybe being a witch, and my positive experience living in Cape Town. And since I get this question often, I explain knowing how much of yourself to share online, with two questions to filter what you are ready to be vulnerable about. I hope you’ll join me for this honest chat and genuine reflection on the big, beautiful life that I have the privilege to share with you all. Then I hope you’ll go do something that scares you. Key Takeaways Winding down my social agency and what that actually feels like to say out loud Earning half a million dollars in revenue just from organic social media this year and what that number means to me Why I share money openly and where that habit actually came from Why I follow the breadcrumbs instead of working backwards from a 5-year goal What the next three to five years could look like, including a community model (???), my book idea, being a guest on podcasts and creating more Seen cohorts  Friendship and why I don’t network How delusionally-big I am allowing my brain to go right now Ego versus intuition, and how I physically feel the difference between fear and a genuine gut warning in my body Keeping my mornings screen-free to create space for my intuition Benefits of investing $40K in myself this year for mentors (and more for courses)  Why I cannot stand the idea that doing the right thing is supposed to feel good all the time (the aligned action myth) How I decide whether to share something online, and questions you can ask yourself to determine what feels right for you What it is actually like to live in Cape Town: safety, landscape, and lifestyle A request to enter my DMs and tell me what topics you want to hear more of! New episodes every week on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube. Subscribe and if a conversation inspires you, share it with a friend who would love these insights too. Connect with Lauren Dudley 📱 Instagram - @bylaurendudley 📱 TikTok - @bylaurendudley 📖 Poetry Collection - ⁠Phoenix: Rising from the Ashes by Lauren Marie Dudley 📝 Notion Workbook - New Creators: The Starting Plan for $15

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. Lauren Hunter has spent years building a body of work around feminine energy, dating, relationships and self-development for women, and she aligns with Lauren one what they both find missing from the online conversation: nuance, warmth, and a genuine respect for men. This is not an episode about softness as a strategy or passivity as a personality. It is a conversation about what feminine energy actually is, what it is not, why the Instagram version of it often does more harm than good, and how integrating both masculine and feminine energy is what makes a woman, and a relationship, genuinely thrive. Key Takeaways Why the Instagram version of feminine energy has become an excuse not to do hard things, and why both Laurens are done with it The fiery, passionate, polarising aspects of feminine energy that most people are not talking about yet Why feminine energy without containment becomes chaos and then quickly flips into toxic masculine behaviour How the masculine and feminine energies initiate and lead in dating Why every woman’s husband list sounds identical and how to dig beneath the surface to find what you actually want Soft skills versus hard skills in a partner, and why judging a man on hard skills alone will let you down Why a man who questions something is not being mean, and why making space for that is part of feminine strength How to inspire change in a partner without infringing on their identity, and why you actually have to infringe a little What embodying femininity looks and feels like on a daily basis, and why posture is a bigger part of it than most people think Why paying more attention to the things in your life leads directly to a higher quality of life New episodes every week on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube. Subscribe and if a conversation inspires you, share it with a friend who would love these insights too. Lauren Hunter is a coach, creator and founder of Quietly Becoming, a women’s community where members explore feminine energy, self-development and building a life they genuinely love. With a background in matchmaking and years of experience working with women on dating, relationships and identity, Lauren brings a grounded, nuanced perspective to a space that often veers into extremes. She is known for her ability to make complex ideas about masculine and feminine energy feel immediately practical and deeply personal. You can find her on Instagram at @laurenohunter and learn more about Quietly Becoming through the link in her bio. Listen to this episode to discover what Lauren Hunter has learned in Hindsight.   Connect with Lauren Hunter 📱 Instagram - @laurenohunter 🖥️ Quietly Becoming    Connect with Lauren Dudley 📱 Instagram - @bylaurendudley 📱 TikTok - @bylaurendudley 🖥️ Website - Purpose-First Social Media at theauxo.com⁠ 📖 Poetry Collection - ⁠Phoenix: Rising from the Ashes by Lauren Marie Dudley 📝 Notion Workbook - New Creators: The Starting Plan for $15

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 launch for my Synced Masterclass and opening the (now closed) doors for the second Seen cohort, where 100+ women will learn how to build a personal brand in their feminine energy and from a place of joy.  Today, Patrick and I are sitting on the sofa for a chill Japan debrief. For anyone who's new here, Patrick is my partner of a few years. He’s Austrian, chronically efficient, and cracked jokes for the entire recording. Patrick has been a recurring character in this podcast long before he was ever a guest on it, but this is his first appearance. (But not the last? You let me know in the comments or my DMs if he gets to come back!) This episode is our honest, slightly chaotic, and occasionally argued-over breakdown of all the places we visited across Japan. We cover the food, culture, trip highlights, things that surprised us, a few disappointments and our overall reflections from three weeks offline.  Key Takeaways Patrick's first ever podcast appearance, and a long overdue introduction for anyone who is new here Where We Visited in Japan: Osaka, Koya-san, Kyoto, Kanazawa, Takayama and Tokyo across three weeks What we each expected before we went and how it actually landed The fashion delivered, the food delivered, and the fibre absolutely did not deliver My Uji highlight: a 14th generation matcha maker, a proper tea ceremony and six types of matcha in my luggage Patrick's Osaka highlight: a dark alleys and red light district tour that turned out to be genuinely one of the best things we did No bins anywhere, the cleanest streets I have ever seen, and a newfound appreciation for personal responsibility Why Harajuku was a massive disappointment and why I am blaming Gwen Stefani entirely Patrick's genuinely good theory about geishas, loneliness and what those bars in Shinjuku are actually about Where the socialising actually happens when meal times are not a social occasion What we love about traveling together, and lessons we brought home Whether Patrick is coming back on the podcast, which is entirely up to you! New episodes every week on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube. Subscribe and if a conversation inspires you, share it with a friend who would love these insights too.   Connect with Lauren Dudley 📱 Instagram - @bylaurendudley 📱 TikTok - @bylaurendudley 🖥️ Website - Purpose-First Social Media at theauxo.com⁠ 📖 Poetry Collection - ⁠Phoenix: Rising from the Ashes by Lauren Marie Dudley 🎧 Get the Replays for £44 - Synced Masterclass

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 abusive childhood, family estrangement, not being believed, and everything else that is genuinely hard. If that's not where you're at right now, I love you and please sit this one out.  But if you're somewhere in the middle of this pain and you need to hear that doing the healing work is worth it, I recorded this episode for you. I’ve been getting lots of questions in my DMs so I’ll be answering some of those by sharing my thoughts on grief, guilt, dealing with difficult questions from other people and the surprising number of beautiful things that came out of all of this pain. I also talk about growing up with an emotionally volatile mum, leaving home at 16, and what it feels like to be estranged so suddenly. Key Takeaways Growing up with an emotionally volatile mum in what I didn’t realize was an abusive environment and then losing an entire side of my family overnight Leaving home at 16 and the chaotic, painful few years that followed The generational trauma patterns that I know I will not be repeating How I was running from my feelings in my early twenties and eventually got serious about my healing How compassion for my mum developed slowly over fifteen years Handling the "but that's your mum" comments The unexpected positives of estrangement: freedom, self-trust, a bigger life, and a wedding guest list full of only people I actually want there How losing one side of my family opened up space for my dad's side to come in and how grateful I am for that Why I talk about this alongside content strategy What I most want you to take away if you're somewhere near the beginning of this journey New episodes every week on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube. Subscribe and if a conversation inspires you, share it with a friend who would love these insights too. Connect with Lauren Dudley 📱 Instagram - @bylaurendudley 📱 TikTok - @bylaurendudley 🖥️ Website - Purpose-First Social Media at theauxo.com⁠ 📖 Poetry Collection - Phoenix: Rising from the Ashes by Lauren Marie Dudley 📝 Notion Workbook - New Creators: The Starting Plan for $15

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 to conflict in your relationships to money blocks and the spinning, never-satisfied feeling that you are likely familiar with. Lauren and Brooke get into what intuition actually is, why almost everyone misunderstands it, and why developing your intuition as a precision skill, not a vague feeling, changes absolutely everything.  Key Takeaways How everyone is born intuitive but we tend to shut that off in childhood Brooke's first premonition at 14 [Trigger Warning from 3:31-4:02: sudden death of a family member at a young age, car accidents, premonition of someone’s death] The difference between a gut feeling and a fully trained intuition Energy fields, the higher self, the subconscious, and how Brooke reads them differently What are guides? How many do we have? How do we know where to find them? Law of Reflection: how everything around you is communicating something about what's going on inside Law of Balance: why every situation is neutral, and it's your perception that creates the limitation Why "clearing" trauma doesn't mean erasing it. The science behind intuition: how energy, light, and information relate to all the information that Brooke can read through her precise and measurable intuition  What it feels like to always sense there's something more  How developed intuition strips away decision fatigue and stops you doing things for the wrong reasons New episodes every week on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube. Subscribe and if a conversation inspires you, share it with a friend who would love these insights too. Brooke Barnard is an intuitive and energetic healer with over a decade of training  in neuroscience, universal laws, and the science of energy. She works with clients to identify the emotional root causes behind their biggest blocks  and helps them develop their own intuitive gifts as a trained, precise skill. Listen to this episode to learn more about her work and discover what Brooke has learned in Hindsight.   Connect with Brooke Barnard 📱 Instagram - coming soon! 🖥️ Website - brookebarnard.com 🎙️ Podcast - Make Sense of It on Spotify and Apple Podcasts 🎧 Free Audio Series - Your Intro to Intuition   Connect with Lauren Dudley 📱 Instagram - @bylaurendudley 📱 TikTok - @bylaurendudley 🖥️ Website - Purpose-First Social Media at theauxo.com⁠ 📖 Poetry Collection - Phoenix: Rising from the Ashes by Lauren Marie Dudley 📝 Notion Workbook - New Creators: The Starting Plan for $15

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 f**k. So what you're getting today is completely raw, unfiltered, and very much still being processed in real time. We had 1,609 people sign up to the Synced masterclass, made over $84,000 from the event itself, and I cried approximately zero times because I was too overstimulated to feel anything. I ran the entire launch from a deeply masculine energy, had arguments with Patrick that were really about my own stress, and spent a foot massage in Thailand desperately trying not to pick up my phone. The launch was amazing, and I can’t wait to do it again with more of my feminine energy in the lead.  Thank you so much to everyone who took the time to attend our live calls or watch the replays. As you’ll hear in this episode, I deeply care about the impact of my work. Key Takeaways Processing a milestone in real time that doesn't feel real yet Last-minute emails and why about 30% of sales came in the final 24 hours Running a launch entirely from masculine energy and what that cost me emotionally Confronting my shadow sides: stress becoming tension, blaming others, and avoiding things that felt hard Why launches take a village and how I’ll build better support around me next time How I figured out what to teach: waitlist questionnaires, Claude, and actually listening to where people are stuck Why I chose a live masterclass over a pre-recorded course, and what that energy unlocked in the room Why I priced the masterclass at £33-44 and what my philosophy is around pairing money with impact The give, give, give, give, ask framework (trust-building is the part people skip) What it feels like to be seen by thousands of people at once Teaching without slides: why it felt uncomfortable when I tried, and what authentically showing up actually looks like The bet, the goal, the dream: 76,000 followers, $300K, and Japan in literally five minutes New episodes every week on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube. Subscribe and if a conversation inspires you, share it with a friend who would love these insights too. Connect with Lauren Dudley 📱 Instagram - @bylaurendudley 📱 TikTok - @bylaurendudley 🖥️ Website - Purpose-First Social Media at theauxo.com⁠ 📖 Poetry Collection - ⁠Phoenix: Rising from the Ashes by Lauren Marie Dudley 📝 Notion Workbook - New Creators: The Starting Plan for $15

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 get into feminine and masculine energetics, what they actually look like in their daily lives as entrepreneurs who love to travel, and why learning to balance the two completely transformed both of their businesses, relationships, and inner peace. They also have an honest, shame-free conversation about wanting to make millions then actually doing it. Listening to Marley can completely change what you believe was possible for your life.  Key Takeaways What it means to unlock "illogical income" Why Marley dismissed feminine energy for years and the butterfly analogy from an amazing mentor that finally changed her mind Why balancing masculine and feminine was the turning point that took Marley to $100K months How operating purely from masculine energy shows up in your relationships (and what it attracts) What it actually looks and feels like to be in your feminine on a daily basis Co-regulation and why the feminine needs the container of the masculine Human Design, building a business in alignment with your core operating systems, and why Marley closed her seven-figure business to start over Why sharing your income publicly is an act of expansion, not showing off The "if she can do it, I can do it" mindset shift that keeps compounding Why travel and living abroad builds the same muscle as entrepreneurship New episodes every week on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube. Subscribe and if a conversation inspires you, share it with a friend who would love these insights too. Marley Rose Harris is a subconscious mindset coach and self-made millionaire who went from $30,000 in debt to building a seven-figure business by the age of 30. Growing up without money in a small town of 300 people, Marley spent years running her business from a place of hustle and masculine overdrive before discovering the power of reprogramming the subconscious mind and balancing feminine and masculine energetics. Now she helps women around the world unlock massive wealth — not by working harder, but by clearing the hidden beliefs that are keeping them stuck.  Listen to this episode to discover what Marley has learned in Hindsight.   Connect with Marley Rose Harris 📱 Instagram - @marleyroseharris 📱 TikTok - @marleyroseharris 🖥️ Website - marleyrose.ca 🎙️ Podcast - Money, Mindset & Manifestation with Marley Rose Harris Connect with Lauren Dudley 📱 Instagram - @bylaurendudley 📱 TikTok - @bylaurendudley 🖥️ Website - Purpose-First Social Media at theauxo.com⁠ 📖 Poetry Collection - Phoenix: Rising from the Ashes by Lauren Marie Dudley 📝 Notion Workbook - New Creators: The Starting Plan for $15

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 during my very (not) casual summer.  I’ve missed this podcast, and I hope you all enjoy this chat from someone who has been building, thinking, and isn't afraid to share all the things I haven’t fully figured out yet.  (If you are brand-new here, welcome!! Start with this episode from May to get the context from when my account really started taking off or go back to the beginning of my solo episode journey in March to find out what the f**k "follow your breadcrumbs" means. Then come say hi on Instagram!)   Synced Masterclass - Save Your Seat Learn how to grow and monetise a personal brand you ENJOY creating content for while in flow with your feminine energy. When? — Sat. 9/5 & Sun. 9/6 at 9am NY · 2pm London · 8pm Bangkok Where? — LIVE on Zoom for 2hrs/day + plus the replays for £44 -> https://synced-bylaurendudley.netlify.app/ We're going to be talking all things personal branding but from a very feminine headspace. There are a lot of people on this app talking about content strategy, discipline, etc., but what about if we approached it from a feminine energetics and cycle-synced perspective? Imagine how much easier your life would be. 💕   Key Takeaways An update on growing to 50K in 2026: from 200ish followers to 75K! Making $165,000 from my personal brand account in like three months (and how none of this would have been possible without a part-time team) Why I want you to call yourself a founder instead of a creator Hard is not the same as requiring genuine effort Why calling social media "hard" might be the thing holding you back Mindset shifts that separates people who grow from people who stay stuck The two-jar method that rewired my entire approach to consistency Reflections from wrapping up my first cohort and what 12 weeks of accountability actually produces (our one rule was “Everything I saw I’m going to do, I do it.”) Sobriety and nuance: an honest update on my evolving relationship with alcohol Why you don’t need to box yourself in online + what happened when I stopped doubling down on what was working  Content Strategy Tip: Create more space for yourself on your feed.  New episodes every week on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube. Subscribe and if a conversation inspires you, share it with a friend who would love these insights too.   Connect with Lauren Dudley 📱 Instagram - @bylaurendudley 📱 TikTok - @bylaurendudley 🖥️ Website - Purpose-First Social Media at theauxo.com⁠ 📖 Poetry Collection - ⁠Phoenix: Rising from the Ashes by Lauren Marie Dudley 📝 Notion Workbook - New Creators: The Starting Plan for $15   Related Solo Episodes Quantum Leaping: My Hindsight on Chaos, Growth & The Pleasure of Choosing Yourself — May 28th 2026 Follow the Breadcrumbs: My Hindsight on Growth, Relationships & Radical Accountability — March 5th, 2026

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 breadcrumbs — from hidden temples in Japan to an eight-hour tea session with a renowned South Korean tea master who almost no one can get an appointment with. Jessica unpacks what tea actually is (hint: your chamomile and rooibos don't count), why the 2000 chemicals in a single tea leaf make it one of the most powerful plants on earth, and how the practice of tea — rooted in Taoist philosophy, Zen Buddhism, and the samurai tradition — is really a platform for character development, presence, and what she calls attunement to the natural current running under all of life. She also shares her love-hate relationship with matcha being so trendy and explains why the distinction between a tourist and a practitioner matters more than most people realize. This episode is a beautiful conversation about honoring ancient traditions and cultivating a passionate life defined by intentional presence.   Key Takeaways Tea requires presence. You cannot make it unconsciously, which is precisely what makes it a gateway to a meditative, sensory practice. Tea naturally harmonizes and heals your system. A single tea leaf contains around 2000 chemicals, including L-theanine, flavonols, and EGCG, all of which have profound effects on body and mind. Matcha is so much more than the current trend. The matcha ceremony, Chanoyu, has deep roots in samurai philosophy, specifically the constant contemplation of death and the pursuit of peace. Using "ceremonial grade" matcha in a latte, or borrowing words like wabi and chado without understanding them, strips the practice of its cultural depth and meaning. Japan opened its tea schools to the West partly because younger Japanese generations had lost interest in their own heritage. These lineages needed new custodians like Jess,  willing to dedicate their lives to the magic of tea. New episodes every week on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube. Subscribe and if a conversation inspires you, share it with a friend who would love these insights too. Jessica is a tea practitioner and philosopher whose 16-year relationship with tea began after leaving behind a career in film and following her own series of breadcrumbs. She is based in Cape Town but has traveled extensively throughout East Asia — including Japan, South Korea, and China — to learn directly from masters in the Chinese, Japanese, and Korean tea masters. Her work centers on tea as a living philosophy and path of character development, and she is dedicated to making the ancient wisdom of tea accessible to the modern world without losing its soul. Listen to this episode to discover what Jessica has learned in Hindsight.   Connect with Jessica Bonin 📱 Instagram - @jessbonintea | Tea Education and Workshops: @thealchemyoftea 🖥️ Website - linktr.ee/jessbonintea 📖 Book Recommendations The Book of Tea by Okakuro Kukuso Connect with Lauren Dudley 📱 Instagram - @bylaurendudley 🖥️ Website - Purpose-First Social Media at theauxo.com⁠ 📖 Poetry Collection - Phoenix: Rising from the Ashes by Lauren Marie Dudley

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 episode, she shares how the body holds the key to breaking patterns that the mind alone can't reach. Together they explore why so many women resist slowing down even when they know it would help, and what actually happens in the nervous system when we don't. Karina introduces her "pebbles in a jar" framework to explain how unprocessed stress and emotion accumulate in the body over time  and why clearing them out changes everything from business clarity to relationship dynamics. This conversation includes a fascinating discussion on tantric sex as a portal for healing, the concept of channeling sexual energy toward your goals, and why porn is a hard no for Karina. Listen to this episode for a raw, honest, and genuinely eye-opening chat about sexual power and feminine energy.   Key Takeaways Somatic therapy works to target wounds stored in your body that can’t be accessed with traditional talk therapy. The "pebbles in a jar" analogy: how unprocessed stress and emotion accumulate physically, affecting energy, clarity, relationships, and health Women regulate primarily through oxytocin, not dopamine so pleasure and softness aren't indulgent. They're physiologically necessary. Avoiding body-based practices often signals there's something meaningful to unlock, not that the practice isn't needed. How embodying your feminine energy changes relationship dynamics Pleasure doesn’t have to equal sex, and it can be welcomed in small moments throughout the day Why tantric sex is centered on attunement, slowing down, and accessing your core Sexual energy (“Jing” in the Tao tradition) is creative life-force energy that can be consciously channeled toward your goals at the point of orgasm. How porn trains both partners into unrealistic expectations and keeps women focused outward rather than on their own body's experience. Nervous system regulation takes practice…and Karina can help!  New episodes every week on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube. Subscribe and if a conversation inspires you, share it with a friend who would love these insights too. Karina Gutierrez holds a Master's degree in Education from the University of Pennsylvania, where she trained in clinical talk therapy. After noticing the limits of traditional therapeutic approaches, she went on to train in somatics, feminine embodiment, and Taoist sexual practices with teachers including Mantak Chia and Layla Martin. She now works with women and couples through an intensive three-month coaching program that combines nervous system regulation, somatic practices, and feminine embodiment to create transformation across business, relationships, and intimacy. Karina is known for her direct, no-BS approach and her ability to make deeply complex inner work feel both accessible and urgent. Listen to this episode to discover what Karina has learned in Hindsight.   Connect with Karina Gutierrez, M.S. E.D. 📱 Instagram - @healingwithkink 🖥️ Website - karinagutierrez.com | Somatic Therapy for Women 📖 Book Recommendations P***y: A Reclamation by Regena Thomashauer (“Mama Gena”) Dear Lover: A Woman’s Guide to Men, Sex, and Love’s Deepest Bliss by David Dieda Connect with Lauren Dudley 📱 Instagram - @bylaurendudley 🖥️ Website - Purpose-First Social Media at ⁠theauxo.com⁠ 📖 Poetry Collection - ⁠Phoenix: Rising from the Ashes by Lauren Marie Dudley 📖 Lauren’s Recommendations: Alison Armstrong Course - Understanding Men and Women The Way of the Superior Man by David Dieda Unbound: A Women’s Guide to Power by Kasia Urbaniak

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 most grateful, most alive feeling I've ever experienced. I don't know a single person who has had a quantum leap without a period of chaos, confusion, and life basically falling apart right before it. That’s exactly what happened to me, so this episode is my honest reflection on everything that happened before I could arrive at this place of peace. Literally every area of my life from my relationship to hormone regulation to investing scary amounts of money in myself while quitting alcohol for good, losing a long-term client and building my personal, very public brand. If you're in a hard season right now and wondering why nothing is working, I genuinely believe the lessons you're being served are exact, and I mean exact, preparation for what's coming. Keep going.   New episodes (with AMAZING guests!) every week on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube. Subscribe and if a conversation inspires you, share it with a friend.   Resources for Social Media Strategy Click here for the replays of my beautiful three-day workshop (or comment “REPLAY” on any of my feed posts @bylaurendudley) -> Creator Reset Workshop 7 Day Action Plan for New Creators Weekly 50K Insider Breakdown Newsletter Sign Up Strategy Intensive Hour - £489   Connect with Lauren Dudley 📱 Instagram - @bylaurendudley 🖥️ Website - Purpose-First Social Media at theauxo.com⁠ 📖 Poetry Collection - Phoenix: Rising from the Ashes by Lauren Marie Dudley 📖 Resource Recommendations - Period Power: Harness Your Hormones and Get Your Cycle Working For You by Maise Hill The Way of the Superior Man by David Dieda Alison Armstrong Course - Understanding Men and Women Leen’s Podcast Episode - Reclaiming Pleasure: Leen on Intuition, Tantra, and Living a Fully Expressed Life

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 painful sex. Melissa shares how a years-long battle with debilitating hip pain that doctors had given up on led her to discover the world of pelvic floor health. Her passion for running meant she was ready to try anything and apparently the answer was…breathing? Melissa’s discovery  that pelvic floor issues are caused by tension, not weakness, motivated her to share educational videos on YouTube and Instagram. Lauren and Melissa also get into the realities of building an online presence from scratch, the slow grind behind seeming like a success, and what it looks like to build a business while creating a beautiful life with your partner.  Key Takeaways Why in three women struggle with pelvic floor issues The biggest misconceptions in pelvic floor health and why kegels are probably making your pain worse Why it’s possible to breathe “wrong” and how Melissa can help you fix it Why stress and chronic fight-or-flight mode keeps your pelvic floor permanently switched on, creating the tension that causes full-body health issues How Melissa went from 4,000 followers to 300,000+ in YEARS Why couples therapy is more than just a last resort Defy by Dr. Melissa, the app she built to navigate men and women from overwhelmed to okay, step by step while in genuine community   New episodes every week on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube. Subscribe and if a conversation inspires you, share it with a friend who would love these insights too. Dr. Melissa Oleson is a Doctor of Physical Therapy specialising in pelvic health, and the creator behind the wildly popular YouTube channel and Instagram account that earned her the title "the Poop Lady." After healing her own chronic hip pain through pelvic floor work, Melissa went all-in on educating the world about a part of the body that most would never guess is the root of their chronic pain and/or bathroom issues. She now reaches over 400,000 people and hosts a wonderful community on her app, Defy by Dr. Melissa. This membership programme guides people through her signature breathing, posture, and pelvic floor approach. Listen to this episode to learn more about how to breathe and discover what Melissa has learned in Hindsight.   Connect with Dr. Melissa Oleson 💚 THE APP: Defy by Dr. Melissa - defybydrmelissa.com/join 📹YouTube - @DrMelissaOleson 📱 Instagram - @drmelissaoleson 🖥️ Website - defybydrmelissa.com 📖 Book Recommendation - The Let Them Theory: A Life-Changing Tool That Millions of People Can’t Stop Talking About by Mel Robbins   Connect with Lauren Dudley 📱 Instagram - @bylaurendudley 🖥️ Website - Purpose-First Social Media at theauxo.com⁠ 📖 Poetry Collection - ⁠Phoenix: Rising from the Ashes by Lauren Marie Dudley

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 equal parts lived experience, business masterclass, and motivational gut-punch. Gus shares how every closed door led him to an open window and every setback formed him into a relentless entrepreneur. Now, he mentors other founders to scale their businesses like crazy. Listen to this episode for inspiration, actionable tips and an interesting origin story. Key Takeaways How growing up in a war-torn country taught Gus to take radical ownership instead of playing the victim Leaving Colombia for a university he'd never visited, in a city he'd never heard of How the US immigration process became a headache for his 9-5s and the unlikely catalyst for his entrepreneurial career The four pillars Gus designed to grow every coaching business in any niche Why client fulfilment is essential and the real cost of overpromising The crucial difference between looking for shortcuts and compressing time Green flags he actually looks for in coaching clients who are ready to level up   New episodes every week on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube. Subscribe and if a conversation inspires you, share it with a friend who would love these insights too. Gus Vidales is a marketing consultant and business strategist who mentors coaches ready to turn their knowledge into scalable, high-profit businesses. After a decade navigating the US immigration system, a brief career as a professional footballer, and years working inside a coaching company he helped grow to seven figures a month, Gus now works one-on-one with coaches across more than 20 niches. His approach is simple, direct, and results-driven: no modules, no group calls, just high-level consulting built around the individual. Listen to this episode to discover what Gus has learned in Hindsight.   Connect with Gus Vidales 📱 Instagram - @gus.vidales 📹YouTube - @GusVidalesBusiness 🖥️ Website - thecoachingos.com 📖 Book Recommendations Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill The ONE Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results by Gary W. Keller and Jay Papasan The Slight Edge: Turning Simple Disciplines into Massive Success and Happiness by Jeff Olson Proverbs - A Book in the Bible (read here or watch The Bible Project summary)   Connect with Lauren Dudley 📱 Instagram - ⁠@bylaurendudley 🖥️ Website - Purpose-First Social Media at theauxo.com⁠ 📖 Poetry Collection - Phoenix: Rising from the Ashes by Lauren Marie Dudley

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 opens up about her experience with PMDD and how life changing it’s been to track her cycle. Patrick (the boyfriend) has been along for the ride, becoming an expert in Lauren’s hormones alongside her. Understanding her cycle has transformed their relationship from chaotic, unexplained arguments to a strong partnership built on genuine understanding.  Lauren and Vicki explore the science behind the 28-day cycle, the cost of ignoring it, and the surprising power of teaching men to understand it too. Whether you're brand new to cycle awareness or already living cyclically, you will learn something in this episode!   Key Takeaways What it actually means to build your work, movement, and social life around your cycle Lauren's personal journey from hormonal chaos to PMDD diagnosis — and what finally helped Why presenting cycle syncing as a biohacking tool helps men empathize with their partners How men who learn this framework report less friction, more confidence, and better relationships Why your luteal phase is your best b******t detector The ROI of effort and how living with your 28-day cycle can transform date night How truly life changing it is to track your cycle and finally understand your brain!   New episodes every week on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube. Subscribe and if a conversation inspires you, share it with a friend who would love these insights too. Vicki Alexia is the founder of Partner With Her Cycle, a coaching practice dedicated to helping men understand the female hormonal cycle so they can show up as better partners, friends, and collaborators. After burning out three times and losing her period entirely, Vicki turned her own health crisis into a deep dive on her cycle. She works with couples and individuals to bridge the gap between understanding the female body and male emotional intelligence. Vicki’s coaching sessions are designed to build frameworks for communication, empathy, and connection that are rooted in biology. Listen to this episode to discover what Vicki has learned in Hindsight.   Connect with Vicki Alexia 📱 Instagram - @vickialexia_ 🖥️ Website - partnerwithhercycle.com 📖 Book Recommendations Woman Who Run with the Wolves: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype by Clarissa Pinkola Estés The Nature of Psyche: Its Human Expression by Jane Roberts (Lauren’s Life-Changing Recommendation!) Period Power: Harness Your Hormones and Get Your Cycle Working For You by Maisie Hill Connect with Lauren Dudley 📱 Instagram - @bylaurendudley 🖥️ Website - Purpose-First Social Media at theauxo.com⁠ 📖 Poetry Collection - Phoenix: Rising from the Ashes by Lauren Marie Dudley

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?” Jade draws on her own lived experience of childhood sexual abuse, racial discrimination, and domestic violence to explore what she calls "the architecture of silence.” She describes the layered and often invisible systems that teach people, from a very young age, that their voice is unwelcome. Lauren and Jade talk about motherhood, nervous system regulation, inner child work, and the structural forces that continue to silence the most vulnerable. This episode is raw, honest, and empowering so we can be forces of change in our relationships and spaces.   Key Takeaways Why shame thrives in silence, and storytelling can be its own form of justice How the "architecture of silence" manifests in families, schools, workplaces, and governments What happens to the innocence and instincts that children are born with and how can we do a better job of protecting them? How to be a genuinely safe adult, for people of all ages The Guard Dog, Medusa, and the Inner Child: three personifications of ourselves that help with compassionate and nervous system regulation Why "hurt people hurt people" is NOT an excuse  How the small, daily moments of parenting are where generational cycles are actually broken   New episodes every week on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube. Subscribe and if a conversation inspires you, share it with a friend who would love these insights too. Jade Lee Robertson is an Aboriginal Australian advocate, writer, law student and mom who works at the intersection of trauma, justice and cultural safety. Drawing on her lived experience and background in public service, Jade has become a compelling voice for survivor storytelling and systemic change. Listen to this episode to discover what Jade has learned in Hindsight.   Connect with Jade Lee Robertson 📱 Instagram and TikTok - @jadeleerobertson 🖥️ Substack - Un/spoken @jadeleerobertson 🎙️Podcast (coming soon!) - Un/spoken on Spotify and Apple Podcasts 📖 Book Recommendations Black Witness: The Power of Indigenous Media by Amy Maguire Woman Who Run with the Wolves: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype by Clarissa Pinkola Estés Feel the Fear and Do It Anyways: Dynamic Techniques for Turning Fear, Indecision, and Anger Into Power, Action, and Love by Susan Jeffers, PhD Black Thoughts Matter by Dr. Chelsea Watergo   Connect with Lauren Dudley 📱 Instagram - @bylaurendudley 🖥️ Website - Purpose-First Social Media at theauxo.com⁠ 📖 Poetry Collection - Phoenix: Rising from the Ashes by Lauren Marie Dudley