Connecting Our Stories

What is in a name? It turns out, so much! There’s even immense power in one letter within a name, as we learn in Part 2 of our conversation with Lori Axler Miranda. Lori is an expert on names, naming practices, and why...

Years ago, Lauren and today’s guest Lori Axler Miranda tossed around the idea of creating a podcast for writers to talk about the act of writing—as in, spend time discussing, venting, and ideating about writing (rather...

600,000. Charlotte ruminates on that number a lot right now. According to some statistics, that’s how many Black women have been pushed out of the labor market in recent years. But, as Charlotte discusses with Lauren...

Lauren and Charlotte celebrate their “loopier” approach to work and life. No, this isn’t about being under the influence, but in relation to an influential book about achieving our ambitions with an experimental...

To be a mindful and spiritually healthy 20-year-old in today’s social climate takes a certain kind of resilience, self awareness, and confidence. Inspiring Gen Z entrepreneur Amber Flowers finds comfort in her deep...

Charlotte’s kind of an open book. She’s a self-described oversharer who isn’t afraid to tell our listeners that she has entered her “crone era.” (No worries if you have no idea what that means; it’s just now starting to...

Corporate Coach Erin Warner shares with Lauren and Charlotte what it feels like to be at the intersection of a tenured coaching career, an entrepreneurial launch, and a calling to learn, practice, and teach self love...

Sometimes we sign up for things without knowing exactly why. Lauren felt the pull to register for an online course called Mystical Sobriety. What is she looking for sobriety from? What does mystical mean? What does it...

At 18, George Gordon had a promising future ahead. But he fell into drugs and crime. In prison, a horrific incident left him blind and disabled. Now 79, George is a minister who hired Charlotte to help write his memoir...

<p >You vibe with astrology, or you don't. Charlotte absolutely does. She believes her connection with Lauren was written in the stars. But, Charlotte's a Scorpio and Lauren's a Libra. Just how compatible are these two...

<p >We four dreamers didn't plan to join forces; it all came about quite naturally over coffee. A desire to help one another shine. Latina entrepreneur and special guest Marcela Andrés calls us co-conspirators in...

We four dreamers didn't plan to join forces; it all came about quite naturally over coffee. A desire to help one another shine. Latina entrepreneur and special guest Marcela Andrés calls us co-conspirators in...

<p >Writer Anne Lamott once said, “when you tell the truth, it turns out to be universal.” In today’s episode, Lauren shares some hard truths about feelings of regret. Her personal confession morphed quickly into a...

Writer Anne Lamott once said, “when you tell the truth, it turns out to be universal.” In today’s episode, Lauren shares some hard truths about feelings of regret. Her personal confession morphed quickly into a...

<p >“You can’t say PeeWee Smoots without smiling.” Trust us, this episode will leave you smiling. It also invites us to consider the impact we have as we walk by folks every day. Who are we acknowledging and what are we...