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We all need a friend we can talk to about anything. But it’s not always easy to find people who are willing to open up about pretty much anything. Allow me to be that friend. This is a podcast where no topic is off-limits, and we swap judgment for aiming to understand and relate to each other. Let’s just talk about life--the messy parts, and the pretty parts, and the in-between. We’ll talk self-love, mental health, relationships, body image, and so much more! Have a topic you wanna bring on? Pitch your idea to me over on Instagram @laurenmkendrick.
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Wednesday Jun 19, 2019
Wednesday Jun 19, 2019
I used to find myself saying things like "I just get along better with guys", or "there's just no one with the same mindset as me in Las Vegas".
Can you relate??
We all desire strong, loving, and supportive friendships. But the problem is...we don't know where to find them, and we keep attracting the people we don't want in our lives.
A few years ago I learned that there are really amazing friends out there, but attracting them into my life would have to start with me.
In order to have good friends, I had to learn how to be a good friend. Aha! It all started to make sense.
So in this episode, I'm sharing with you the most powerful lessons and tips for developing the friendships you long for.
And don't forget to grab a copy of my 6 Steps to Confidence audio training if you haven't already. Enjoy!
Friday Jun 14, 2019
Friday Jun 14, 2019
As I recorded this episode, I was mourning the 6 month departure of the love of my life. This isn't the first time we've been apart, and it won't be the last, but it's never easy.
If you've been long distance in a relationship, even for just a short amount of time then you can understand how taxing it is on your emotions, and your relationship.
In this episode I share ways my fiancé Jason and I have learned to keep our connection strong-whether apart or in person-along with common sources of conflict during our periods of long distance, and how we've learned to overcome it.
As mentioned in the episode, here's the link to sign up for the 6 Steps to Confidence Audio Training. Enjoy!
Wednesday Jun 05, 2019
Wednesday Jun 05, 2019
Are you at all familiar with your voice of intuition? Have you had any experiences similar to mine? If you’ve never heard your intuition, I’ll guide you through how to recognize it. If you’re unsure how to recognize it but you think you’ve heard it before, this episode will help you strengthen your trust in what it’s trying to tell you.
You might notice that I talked about my birthday at the end...I ended up moving the release date of this episode, so my birthday is actually not next week!
If you love this episode and you feel inspired to leave me a review, or share the podcast...I would love that so much! The podcast is also available on Itunes, Google Play, and Spotify...so be sure to subscribe if that's where you listen!
Here are some other ways you can connect with me:
IG: https://www.instagram.com/laurenmkepler/?hl=en
Facebook (where I'm most active): https://www.facebook.com/lauren.kepler.5
Wednesday May 29, 2019
Wednesday May 29, 2019
Have you ever noticed that some women may not fit society’s ideal shape or size, yet they walk around oozing confidence and sexiness?? That’s because they’ve learned to love their body, regardless of what society has told them. They’re rebelling against the norm, and that’s such a beautiful thing!
You don’t have to do anything crazy, or radical, or difficult in order to get your ultimate beach body. You just have to learn to accept that gorgeous, strong body you’ve been gifted with. You may not feel that way right now, but with some mindset shifts you’ll be surprised at how much you can love your rolls, and dimples, and cellulite :)
If you want to learn more about being more confident, and feeling more comfortable in your skin, join my free 10 Day Self-Love Challenge!
If you love this episode and you feel inspired to leave me a review, or share the podcast...I would love that so much! The podcast is also available on Itunes, Google Play, and Spotify...so be sure to subscribe if that's where you listen!
Here are some other ways you can connect with me:
IG: https://www.instagram.com/laurenmkepler/?hl=en
Facebook (where I'm most active): https://www.facebook.com/lauren.kepler.5
Wednesday May 22, 2019
Wednesday May 22, 2019
Summer is right around the corner, and I KNOW you’ve been hearing the talk about getting your bikini body on, and there’s so many advertisements out there for cleanses, diets, weight loss programs…
And if you know me well enough by know, then you know that I’m not gonna teach you how to eat keto. Or how to stick to your juice cleanse. Or any of the conventional weight loss tips. BUT I do know that weight loss is important to you. Or at the very least, it’s something that’s on your mind. And I know that if I were to deny that, you would move onto the next person that told you weight loss was possible for you. So I want to help you as much as possible, in the most holistic and long-term way I possibly can.
You want to feel confident in your swimsuit or summer clothes. You don’t want to feel like you have to hide all summer. Especially if you live in Vegas type heat like I do. Well, my desire is that this episode will help you overcome those beach body woes, and help you to feel not only healthier, but more confident and in love with yourself all summer long.
So in this episode we’ll explore 3 ways that you can conquer your weight loss goals.
Dive in right now!
If you love this episode and you feel inspired to leave me a review, or share the podcast...I would love that so much! The podcast is also available on Itunes, Google Play, and Spotify...so be sure to subscribe if that's where you listen!
Here are some other ways you can connect with me:
IG: https://www.instagram.com/laurenmkepler/?hl=en
Facebook (where I'm most active): https://www.facebook.com/lauren.kepler.5
Wednesday May 15, 2019
Wednesday May 15, 2019
We need to talk about your self-love game, my love. And we’ll start by taking a quick inventory of how you’re treating yourself right now. As I go through a few questions, think of the answer to yourself. Just be honest, and leave out the judgment. That’s part of the self-love process. If you’re not being nice to yourself right now, you can always change that. And it starts now! So here are my questions for you:
- Are you speaking to yourself in a kind, encouraging way? Or are you belittling yourself often?
- Do you feel like you’re your biggest fan, or your biggest enemy?
- Do you feel like you can’t trust yourself, or do you feel like you’re the only person you can trust?
These are just some of the questions to get you thinking about the relationship you have with yourself, and to get you started on setting some goals to strengthen the relationship you have with yourself. I think we all could strengthen that relationship, especially because it’s one of the most important relationships in our lives!
For tips on how to strengthen your relationship to yourself, dive into this episode! And make sure you're also signed up for my free 10 Day Self-Love Challenge.
If you love this episode and you feel inspired to leave me a review, or share the podcast...I would love that so much! The podcast is also available on Itunes, Google Play, and Spotify...so be sure to subscribe if that's where you listen!
Here are some other ways you can connect with me:
IG: https://www.instagram.com/laurenmkepler/?hl=en
Facebook (where I'm most active): https://www.facebook.com/lauren.kepler.5
Wednesday May 08, 2019
Wednesday May 08, 2019
Do you work out consistently? If you said yes, kudos! You can move onto the next episode. If not, would you like to work out consistently? If you said no, sweet! You can move onto the next episode. But if you said YES, you are in the right place.
So we all know we should exercise for optimal health, right? But a majority of us aren’t making it happen. Why is that?? Well, I’d like to hypothesize a few reasons…
First of all, exercise is a chore. It really is, no matter how we frame it. Even though it feels good AFTER we get it done, like any other chore...talking ourselves into it is the hardest part. Building a routine of regular exercise can be really challenging too, and you have to actually try hard to keep the habit going. In other words, even for avid work outer’ers like myself...it’s never easy, but it does get easier.
I'll show you how in this episode! Along with this episode, I've created a comprehensive guide of 101 workout ideas you can try. Get your copy now by clicking right here!
If you love this episode and you feel inspired to leave me a review, or share the podcast...I would love that so much! The podcast is also available on Itunes, Google Play, and Spotify...so be sure to subscribe if that's where you listen!
Here are some other ways you can connect with me:
IG: https://www.instagram.com/laurenmkepler/?hl=en
Facebook (where I'm most active): https://www.facebook.com/lauren.kepler.5
Wednesday May 01, 2019
Wednesday May 01, 2019
Hello, fellow introvert! I’m so glad you’re interested in learning how to make friends...because I know you’d like to hole up by yourself most of the time, but you also understand the value of friendship and connection in your own life!
First of all...I’m a friend! I understand you, and I know how hard it can be for you to open up to others sometimes. Especially when it’s so easy to stay bundled up in your comfort zone, and live in your head. But we’ve been given these beautiful bodies so we can venture out into the world and enjoy the physical human experience!
For me, the difficult part about making friends is that most of the time I’d rather be alone. So I struggle to build friendships that I’m actually consistently present in. Especially if I have more than like, 5 friends at once. Because I’m good with like 1-2 social events per month.
The reason that the idea of having friendships in my life became so important to me is because I learned how vital it is to my health and happiness. Also, once I learned to express my feelings instead of bottling them up, I learned the value of talking to someone, especially another woman that understands my experience and can relate to what I’m going to.
Now the common misconception is that introverts are shy. But that’s not always the case--we’re often just big thinkers. So while we may not be shy, we may come across as socially awkward because it’s hard for us to pull ourselves out of our heads, and into the present moment. It takes some intention for sure!
Often times, we are shy as well. I can be a mixture of both, but I think we’re all shy in some situations. But most of the time I just find my own company to be more enjoyable than the company of someone else.
That’s why as an introvert, it’s important for me to form strong, meaningful connections with people that fill my cup more often than not, instead of draining my energy and wanting a shallow type of connection.
So in this episode, I’ll teach you my top 5 tips for making friends as an introvert!
And before you go, don't forget to sign up for my free Self-Love Challenge! You can sign up by clicking here right now.
If you love this episode and you feel inspired to leave me a review, or share the podcast...I would love that so much! The podcast is also available on Itunes, Google Play, and Spotify...so be sure to subscribe if that's where you listen!
Here are some other ways you can connect with me:
IG: https://www.instagram.com/laurenmkepler/?hl=en
Facebook (where I'm most active): https://www.facebook.com/lauren.kepler.5
Wednesday Apr 24, 2019
Wednesday Apr 24, 2019
Ladies--we need to talk. I see so many of you beautiful creatures out there beating yourselves up, demeaning yourselves, and breaking your own self down.
This is not okay!! I think as women especially, we’re held to such a high standard. We’re supposed to be classy in the streets, but trashy in the sheets. We’re expected to be kind, but not too kind because then we’d be a pushover. Oh, but if we’re too “unkind”, we might be labeled as a bitch. We’re supposed to look pretty, but not like we’re trying too hard, because then someone might call us a slut.
Will all this pressure put on us, what are we supposed to do?? Who are we supposed to be?
I’m willing to bet that you are too hard on yourself. That you expect A LOT from yourself, but you never feel like you really measure up. Maybe when you were growing up, you were told that you weren’t enough. Or you saw your dad treat your mom like she wasn’t enough. Or you internalized all the messaging out there about how a woman should look, act, feel, etc.
Are you overthinking everything you do? Do you leave conversations and replay everything that was said in your mind, and cringe at all the times you felt like you said the “wrong” thing? Are you thinking to yourself “I was too pushy” or “did I talk to much?” or “does he/she even like me??”
Your feelings of unworthiness can be so paralyzing that you might be having a hard time expressing yourself, or being honest about your needs, or becoming the woman you desire to be.
I SEE you, and I know what you’re going through. I struggled with feeling unworthy (and still do sometimes) because of the things I was told when I was a young girl. The hurtful words have burned in my mind and held me back for wayyy too long.
Those words are still deeply ingrained in my mind, and I’ve had to do a ton of mindset work to move past them. I’ve had to REALLY work hard on changing that script so that someone else’s judgment doesn’t determine how I live my life.
So if you’re feeling unworthy right now, how can you move forward? How can you begin to feel more worthy?
I'll teach you in this episode!
One of the steps is to sign up for my free Self-Love Challenge. You can do that by clicking right here!
If you love this episode and you feel inspired to leave me a review, or share the podcast...I would love that so much! The podcast is also available on Itunes, Google Play, and Spotify...so be sure to subscribe if that's where you listen!
Here are some other ways you can connect with me:
IG: https://www.instagram.com/laurenmkepler/?hl=en
Facebook (where I'm most active): https://www.facebook.com/lauren.kepler.5
Wednesday Apr 17, 2019
Wednesday Apr 17, 2019
We made it! Part 3...how have things been going for you this month? What shifts have you noticed, in the way you approach your habits, and in your mindset??
If you haven’t listened to the last 2 episodes, remember that we’re on a 3 part series for this podcast! So episode 28, 29, and 30 are all a 3 part series devoted to focusing on the biggest, most impactful things that will transform your life, and yourself in just 30 short days.
Obviously this work won’t get you to exactly where/who you want to be in just 30 days, but the idea is for you to see how much progress you can make in just 30 short days, and imagine what your life would be like if you were to make that much progress every 30 days. Things would change quickly! You can even keep these episodes, and save them anytime you’re ready to make your next set of shifts and improvements.
For the last part of this series, let’s talk about how you can take consistent action on your goals and aspirations!
Dive in, and don't forget to join the free Self-Love Challenge!
If you love this episode and you feel inspired to leave me a review, or share the podcast...I would love that so much! The podcast is also available on Itunes, Google Play, and Spotify...so be sure to subscribe if that's where you listen!
Here are some other ways you can connect with me:
IG: https://www.instagram.com/laurenmkepler/?hl=en
Facebook (where I'm most active): https://www.facebook.com/lauren.kepler.5