EP38. Kundalini, Courage & the Life your meant to build with Britt Deanda

EP38. Kundalini, Courage & the Life your meant to build with Britt Deanda

What does it look like to build a life that is both deeply spiritual and fully grounded in the real world? In this conversation, Lauren sits down with Britt Deanda for a heart-opening dialogue on Kundalini, courage, aligned wealth, nervous system expansion, and the journey of creating a life that actually feels true. Together, they explore what happens when women stop living from old paradigms, trust the deeper call of their soul, and begin building their lives brick by brick. Britt shares her path from corporate advertising and marketing into the world of Kundalini, conscious entrepreneurship, motherhood, and mentoring spiritual women. She opens up about how a painful season of her life led her to Kundalini, how that practice helped her move through addiction and emotional numbing, and how it ultimately became a foundation for both her spiritual path and her business. IN THIS EPISODE, WE EXPLORE: * Why Aries season and the spring equinox can feel like a true energetic new year * What it means to ground spiritual vision into embodied action * Britt’s journey from corporate life into Kundalini and conscious entrepreneurship * How Kundalini helped her move through addiction, awakening, and transformation * What Kundalini yoga actually is and why it can be such a powerful tool for change * The importance of nervous system capacity when building a new life * How to move through fear when your mind wants to keep you safe and stuck * The difference between spiritual expansion and spiritual escapism * Why aligned wealth matters — especially for spiritual women * Healing old stories around money, worth, and what’s possible * Britt’s perspective on building your purpose brick by brick * How to trust the life you’re meant to build, even before you can fully see it FAVORITE TAKEAWAYS * Your mind is designed to keep you safe, but your soul is here to grow. * Spirituality becomes most powerful when it is embodied. * Money can be a sacred resource for freedom, service, creativity, and impact. * You do not need the whole blueprint to begin — just the next brick. CONNECT WITH BRITT DEANDA Instagram: https://instagram.com/itsbrittofficial [https://instagram.com/itsbrittofficial] Join the Intune By Britt community on Skool for meditations, challenges, spiritual business resources, and more. Teacher Training: https://intunebybritt.com/teacher-training-pre-sale [https://intunebybritt.com/teacher-training-pre-sale] Studio Intune App free 7-day trial: https://intunekundalini.com [https://intunekundalini.com] CONNECT WITH LAUREN OF LOVE Instagram: https://instagram.com/laurenoflove [https://instagram.com/laurenoflove] Website: https://laurenoflove.com [https://laurenoflove.com] Body of Wealth: laurenoflove.com/bow [http://laurenoflove.com/bow] LOVED THIS EPISODE? Subscribe, leave a review, and share this episode with a woman who is ready to trust herself, follow her calling, and build the life she knows she came here to create.

EP.37 The Sacred Art of Trusting God with Carissa Johnsen

EPISODE 37: THE SACRED ART OF TRUSTING GOD WITH CARISSA JOHNSEN Sometimes God doesn't hand us the entire plan—He simply asks us to take the next faithful step. In this deeply soul-stirring conversation, Lauren sits down with spiritual teacher and intuitive guide Carissa Johnsen to explore what it really means to trust the unseen. After leaving behind a successful career, selling nearly everything she owned, and following an undeniable inner calling across Europe, Carissa shares the sacred pilgrimage that transformed her relationship with God, intuition, and her own soul. Together, Lauren and Carissa unpack the spiritual initiations that invite us to surrender control, reconnect with our bodies, cultivate deeper trust, and remember the ancient wisdom that already lives within us. Whether you're navigating uncertainty, feeling called into a new season, or learning to hear God's voice more clearly, this conversation will remind you that your greatest breakthroughs often begin with one courageous act of faith. IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN: • Why surrender almost always comes before clarity • How Carissa knew it was time to leave everything behind and trust God's plan • The difference between intuition, fear, and ego • Why your darkest seasons often become your greatest spiritual initiations • The lost art of listening to God through your body • How to strengthen your intuition through daily devotional practice • The role of nervous system regulation in spiritual connection • Why slowing down is one of the most powerful spiritual disciplines • The sacred feminine, embodiment, and becoming a vessel for love • Practical ways to begin trusting yourself—and God—more deeply FAVORITE QUOTES > "Spirit doesn't usually give us the whole roadmap. It asks us to take one faithful step." > "The kingdom isn't somewhere outside of us. It has always been within." > "Embodiment is the foundation of intuition." > "The more we purify the vessel, the more love can move through us." > "Sometimes surrender isn't losing your life—it's finally finding it." CONNECT WITH CARISSA JOHNSEN Instagram: https://instagram.com/CarissaMichelleJohnsen [https://instagram.com/CarissaMichelleJohnsen] Resources: https://linktr.ee/carissajohnsen_ [https://linktr.ee/carissajohnsen_] CONNECT WITH LAUREN Instagram: https://instagram.com/laurenoflove [https://instagram.com/laurenoflove] Website: https://laurenoflove.com [https://laurenoflove.com] Join Body of Wealth: https://bodyofwealth.co [https://bodyofwealth.co] Free Wealth Frequency Meditation: https://laurenoflove.com/freemeditation [https://laurenoflove.com/freemeditation] LOVED THIS EPISODE? If this conversation touched your heart, please subscribe, leave a review, and share this episode with someone learning to trust God's timing. Every share helps these conversations reach more women who are ready to embody greater love, wealth, faith, and freedom.

EP.36 Building a Business Your Body Can Hold

EP.36 BUILDING A BUSINESS YOUR BODY CAN HOLD What if success wasn't something you forced… but something your nervous system could actually sustain? In this special replay from inside Lauren's Mirror Mentorship, Lauren and members of the community explore what it really means to build a business in right relationship with your body. Together, they unpack the pressure so many entrepreneurs carry to constantly produce, grow, and perform, while navigating real life, family, burnout, health, identity shifts, and nervous system regulation. This honest roundtable conversation explores: * building a business that honors your capacity * entrepreneurship and nervous system safety * stewarding your medicine instead of forcing it * moving through exhaustion with compassion * letting go of hustle culture * creating from love instead of pressure * community as medicine * why women heal differently together * trusting seasons of change * honoring your body's wisdom * finding safety in your authentic expression Lauren also introduces the powerful distinction between development and stewardship, inviting listeners to stop trying to constantly improve themselves and instead learn how to lovingly tend to their own inner landscape. Throughout the conversation, members of the Mirror Mentorship vulnerably share their own experiences navigating burnout, family responsibilities, entrepreneurship, identity shifts, and the courage to build businesses that feel sustainable instead of performative. If you've been feeling overwhelmed, exhausted, disconnected from your creativity, or questioning how you're building your life and work, this episode offers a compassionate reminder: Your business should support your nervous system—not constantly ask it to override itself. ABOUT THE MIRROR MENTORSHIP Mirror is Lauren's intimate group mentorship for entrepreneurs, healers, coaches, and creatives who are building businesses through nervous system regulation, embodiment, authentic expression, and somatic leadership. This episode is a replay from one of the live coaching calls shared with permission from the members inside the container. Learn more: https://laurenoflove.com/mirror [https://laurenoflove.com/mirror] CONNECT WITH LAUREN Body of Wealth Program: https://laurenoflove.com/bow [https://laurenoflove.com/bow] Retreats: https://laurenoflove.com/retreats [https://laurenoflove.com/retreats] The Sanctuary App: https://laurenoflove.com/app [https://laurenoflove.com/app] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurenoflove/ [https://www.instagram.com/laurenoflove/] Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theworldneedsyourmedicine [https://www.instagram.com/theworldneedsyourmedicine] Website: https://www.theworldneedsyourmedicine.com [https://www.theworldneedsyourmedicine.com] All inquiries: press@laurenoflove.com [press@laurenoflove.com]

EP. 35 Music as Medicine with Heidi Rojas

HEALING, CREATIVITY & THE COURAGE TO EXPRESS YOUR TRUTH WITH HEIDI ROJAS What if creativity isn't something you need to learn? What if it's something you need to remember? In this deeply moving conversation, Lauren sits down with artist, songwriter, author, and Madre Creator Collective founder Heidi Rojas to explore music as medicine, motherhood as transformation, creative awakening, healing, self-worth, spirituality, and the power of women gathering in community. After spending years writing #1 songs for other artists, Heidi found herself navigating postpartum depression, identity shifts, family health challenges, and a profound desire to reconnect with her authentic voice. What emerged was a completely new relationship with music — one rooted not in performance, but in healing. * music as a healing modality * motherhood and identity * postpartum depression and rebirth * creativity as medicine * feminine self-worth * cultural identity and ancestry * spirituality beyond religion * songwriting as transformation * community and women's circles * creativity after motherhood * self-expression and authenticity * reclaiming your voice Heidi shares the story behind how music became a tool for rewiring beliefs, healing old wounds, and reconnecting with her inner wisdom. The ways women have historically gathered through creativity, movement, storytelling, and song — and why reclaiming those spaces is so important today. Through her work with Madre Creator Collective, Heidi is creating intentional spaces where women can gather, dance, write, heal, and remember that they are creators too. Not just creators of life. But creators of art. This episode is a reminder that your voice matters, your creativity is sacred, and the medicine you carry deserves to be expressed. ABOUT HEIDI ROJAS Heidi Rojas is an artist, songwriter, author, and founder of Madre Creator Collective. A proud daughter of immigrants and mother of two, her work lives at the intersection of music, healing, motherhood, and community. After years of writing #1 songs for other artists, Heidi began sharing her own music publicly, creating songs that help women reconnect with their bodies, voices, creativity, and inner wisdom. CONNECT WITH HEIDI Instagram: @heidirojasmusic Linktree: https://linktr.ee/heidirojasmusic [https://linktr.ee/heidirojasmusic] Virtual Songwriting Workshops Launching April 2026 New Single: Rebellion — Coming February 2026 CONNECT WITH LAUREN Body of Wealth Program: https://laurenoflove.com/bow [https://laurenoflove.com/bow] Retreats: https://laurenoflove.com/retreats [https://laurenoflove.com/retreats] The App: https://laurenoflove.com/app [https://laurenoflove.com/app] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurenoflove/ [https://www.instagram.com/laurenoflove/] Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theworldneedsyourmedicine [https://www.instagram.com/theworldneedsyourmedicine] Website: https://www.theworldneedsyourmedicine.com [https://www.theworldneedsyourmedicine.com] All inquiries: press@laurenoflove.com [press@laurenoflove.com]

EP. 34 Fun Is the Secret Weapon w/ Kari Esmail

EP. 34 FUN IS THE SECRET WEAPON WITH KARI ESMAIL What if the thing missing from your business, creativity, and nervous system… was fun? In this refreshing conversation, Lauren sits down with author and founder of The Fun Side, Kari Esmail, to explore burnout culture, nervous system regulation, entrepreneurship, creativity, joy, and reclaiming play as an adult. Together, they unpack the pressure so many entrepreneurs feel to constantly achieve, optimize, perform, and prove their worth through money, productivity, and external validation — and how that path often disconnects us from ourselves. Kari shares her personal journey from hyper-achieving entrepreneur to reclaiming laughter, creativity, and presence after realizing success without joy was leaving her exhausted and unfulfilled. This episode explores: * hustle culture and burnout * nervous system regulation * entrepreneurship and self-worth * reclaiming play and creativity * perfectionism and overachievement * authenticity and magnetism * joy as medicine * social media and validation * feminine leadership * redefining success * community and connection * using fun to unlock creativity Kari also shares practical tools for bringing more joy into daily life through what she calls “play infusion” intentionally weaving small moments of fun, movement, creativity, laughter, and presence back into your routines. This conversation is a reminder that success was never meant to feel this heavy — and that maybe the most powerful thing we can do is actually enjoy being alive while we build our dreams. ABOUT KARI ESMAIL Kari is author of bestseller Fun Because and founder of The Fun Side – a movement where career-driven women step out of hustle culture and use fun as a secret weapon for growth and success. She offers virtual and in-person experiences that bring the joy back into life and business — empowering women to create a more enjoyable path to success. CONNECT WITH KARI ESMAIL The book: Fun Because https://amzn.to/3KDE6m2 [https://amzn.to/3KDE6m2] Free Guide + Insider Content: https://mailchi.mp/karithefuncoach/the-fun-side [https://mailchi.mp/karithefuncoach/the-fun-side] CONNECT WITH LAUREN Body of Wealth Program: https://laurenoflove.com/bow [https://laurenoflove.com/bow] Retreats with Lauren: https://laurenoflove.com/retreats [https://laurenoflove.com/retreats] The App: https://laurenoflove.com/app [https://laurenoflove.com/app] Instagram — @laurenoflove: https://www.instagram.com/laurenoflove/ [https://www.instagram.com/laurenoflove/] Instagram — @recodingwealth: https://www.instagram.com/recodingwealth/ [https://www.instagram.com/recodingwealth/] The World Needs Your Medicine Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theworldneedsyourmedicine [https://www.instagram.com/theworldneedsyourmedicine] Website: https://www.theworldneedsyourmedicine.com [https://www.theworldneedsyourmedicine.com] All inquiries: press@laurenoflove.com [press@laurenoflove.com]