The Truth About Overtraining, PTSD, and Healing Your Body Naturally With Lauren Berlingeri

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In this episode, Valeria sits down with Lauren Berlingeri, co-founder and co-CEO of HigherDOSE, who shares her transition from a demanding modeling career to discovering a passion for holistic health and co-founding HigherDOSE. She opens up about battling severe hormonal imbalances, the pressures of perfectionism, and an intense lifestyle that culminated in a grand mal seizure—a turning point that transformed her approach to health and self-care. Valeria and Lauren bond over their experiences balancing career and motherhood, emphasizing the importance of letting go of control and embracing self-compassion. Lauren reflects on integrating recovery practices like infrared saunas and daily gratitude to shift from merely surviving to truly thriving. This episode provides an honest look at prioritizing self-care and intuition for meaningful personal and professional growth.

Lauren Berlingeri is dedicated to inspiring others through fitness and naturally-healthy lifestyle practices. After launching her career as an international model, Berlingeri went on to star in her own show, “Women vs. Workout”—grossing over 15 million views and receiving a Webby Award nomination for Best Host. This experience led to extreme sports hosting for brands such as UFC, EA Sports, and IMG. Having cemented her name within the fitness industry, Berlingeri decided to expand her expertise, earning a holistic nutritionist and health coach certification at The Institute of Integrative Nutrition. Lauren discovered the power of Infrared technology — specifically Infrared saunas — and saw an opportunity to bring the biohacking tool to the masses. Since co-founding HigherDOSE with Katie Kaps, the wellness brand has experienced meteoric success, boiling down to a true revolutionization of the spa business. Lauren brings a fresh perspective to a space that has been dominated by male voices from its inception, making it HigherDOSE’s core mission to educate women about their bio-individuality and give them the tools they need to reach their own best selves, with content designed to educate people on how to take control of their own wellness regimens.

Follow Lauren: https://www.instagram.com/laurenberlingeri/  ​

Follow HigherDOSE: https://www.instagram.com/higherdose 

Learn more about HigherDOSE: https://higherdose.com/en-ca/pages/wellness-tech 

Items mentioned:  

Woman vs. Workout: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5C25A1F253EC28B7 

Biohack-HERS: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtt3Vc8Sfqz2rWmxlkgDdcqUJp4fkWY1v 

Power vs. Force by David Hawkins: https://a.co/d/5THzhuu 

The Body Keeps the Score: https://a.co/d/cSkIXKP 

Dr. Mindy Pelz: https://www.instagram.com/dr.mindypelz/ 

Fast Like A Girl by Dr. Mindy Pelz: https://a.co/d/fk7adQC 

Dr. Stacy Sims: https://www.instagram.com/drstacysims/?hl=en

What We Talked About: 

00:00 Intro

00:32 First Impressions and Inspiration

01:34 Journey from Modeling to Fitness

02:48 Women Vs. Workout: Dis