Joy & Purpose Coach
For those who know there's something more.
More meaning. More impact. More joy. And are stuck between here and there.
You built the life you thought you wanted, and you can't shake the feeling that there is more of you to give. I help you make sense of the tension and build a life that fits the actual size of you.

hi, I'm Lauren ✦
This might be you if
You've "made it," but something's missing.
Sound familiar?
- 01You've chased the dream you thought you wanted, but the target keeps moving.
- 02When you tell people what you do, you feel empty inside.
- 03You keep rearranging your life: new job, new partner, new home. Hoping it would feel right. It hasn't.
- 04You have more ideas than you know what to do with, and it feels like you're about to explode.
- 05You can't remember the last time you truly felt like yourself.
The Joy Ride
A newsletter for people in the middle of it.
↘A space to talk about the messy in between.
no. 01
THE FOUNDATIONAL ESSAY
Purpose Isn't Found. It's Followed.
What 20 years of looking in the wrong place taught me.
read it →no. 02
THE IKIGAI MYTH
Your job was never supposed to be your purpose.
The framework that convinced a generation. It wasn't about work.
read it →no. 04
A FRAMEWORK
Change is a skill you can learn.
What makes change so hard, and how to stop white-knuckling.
read it →