Hi! I’m Lauren, founder of The Simplest Self. Through being a survivor of childhood SA, experiencing extreme self hate and shame; and coping with my pain by engaging in addictive patterns to escape, all I wanted to do was run away. Despite experiencing so much pain, something in me wanted to survive. Something in me wanted more. I wanted to heal. I wanted to feel calm. I wanted to feel joy. I simply wanted to feel. I learned that I disconnected from my body as a way to survive the abuse I was going through as a child. I learned that it then made sense that as I grew up, I continued to do things to keep me out of my body. And that as I learned to reconnect with my body and heal, that would feel unsafe at first. It made sense. I made sense. Once I made space for why I did the things that I did to survive, it allowed me to move through the big emotions, regulate my nervous system, and learn to be in relationship to others and trust. After going through my own self healing journey, I knew I wanted to hold space for others to do the same. I now live a fulfilled life with my husband and 2 cat babies in Canada as I run our online coaching practice, The Simplest Self. Our mission at The Simplest Self is to help humans feel safe in their bodies to feel empowered in their life. Our mission is to help you relearn your relationship to past survival strategies so you can reach your full potential. I am honored to have two amazing practitioners within The Simplest Self, Sunny and Emily. Because as I often say, healing happens in community. And I cannot do this work alone! This is our life’s work, and we are more passionate about it than anything in this world.