Lo's Couch

Lauren Coll

Welcome to Lo's Couch — come sit. This is the space where we say the things we're actually thinking. The messy, honest, sometimes uncomfortable stuff — so you can start hearing yourself a little more clearly. For anyone who feels a little muted in their own life. Especially in the in-between seasons of motherhood, identity shifts, and figuring out who you are now. Maybe you're not lost. Maybe you're just muted. Pull up a seat. 🛋️

Episodes

  1. 1d ago

    Why We Stay Stuck Even When We Want Change

    Have you ever looked at your life and thought: "I know what I want... so why do I keep getting in my own way?" This week on Lo's Couch, we're talking about the stories that quietly shape our lives—the ones we didn't consciously choose but somehow keep living from. Inspired by Magnetic by Rochelle Fox, this conversation explores subconscious beliefs, nervous system patterns, and the survival strategies that can become identities long after the season that created them has ended. I share the question from the book that stopped me in my tracks: What am I gaining from staying the same? We unpack why familiar pain can feel safer than unfamiliar possibility, how old stories influence our decisions, and why awareness is often the first step toward change. I also share a deeply personal story about losing my brother when my youngest son was just ten weeks old—and how a survival strategy that helped me through grief quietly became part of the way I moved through the world for years afterward. If you've ever felt stuck, overwhelmed, disconnected from yourself, or unsure why certain patterns keep repeating, this episode is for you. ✨ The question that changed how I think about personal growth ✨ Why survival strategies often become identities ✨ The hidden payoff behind the patterns we want to change ✨ How subconscious beliefs shape our choices ✨ A simple journaling prompt to uncover the story underneath your struggles ✨ Why awareness isn't failure—it's progress Grab something warm, get comfortable, and come sit. Magnetic by Rochelle FoxMindspowww.laurencollcoaching.com Your Take Away: I stopped speaking up because... Write the first answer that comes up. Don't edit it. Don't make it sound healed. Just tell the truth.

    19 min
  2. Jun 9

    He Needed the Assessment. I Needed the Mirror

    I cried at school drop-off this morning. Not because something went wrong — because someone finally saw what I'd been carrying for six years. This episode is one of the most personal things I've ever recorded. I'm talking about my son Jackson, his Sensory Processing Disorder, the ADHD assessment we're in the middle of right now, and what it's actually like to parent a child who holds it together perfectly at school and completely falls apart the second he's home. But this episode isn't just about him. Somewhere in the middle of trying to understand my son, I started seeing myself. And if you're a woman who has ever wondered why life seems harder for you than it does for everyone around you — this one is for you. We cover:→ The guilt mothers carry when they can't explain their child's struggles→ After-school restraint collapse — and why it's not bad behavior→ What it's like when two loving parents see completely different versions of the same child→ The question that cracked everything open: what if I wasn't failing? If nobody has said this to you lately — you are not imagining it. You are not too much. You are not failing. You are paying attention. Come sit. 📖 Sensory Processing Disorder — if you want to learn more, search for resources through STAR Institute for Sensory Processing (sensoryhealth.org) 📖 After-school restraint collapse — watch this quick YouTube video if this episode landed for you. You'll find a lot of validation there. 📖 ADHD for Smart Ass Women — or search "ADHD in women symptoms" and prepare to have your whole life reframed. 🛋️ Unmuted — the self-paced course for women who are really, really good at being okay and really, really tired of it.→ laurencollcoaching.com/unmuted 📲 Instagram — come find me and send a DM if this episode hit home. → @itslaurencoll → @loscouchpodcast Share it with a mom who has been carrying something nobody else can see. Sometimes the most healing thing in the world is realizing: oh. It's not just me. Leave a review if you feel moved to — it helps other women find this show. Lo's Couch is a podcast for women who are done being okay and ready to become unmuted. New episodes every Tuesday.

    21 min

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Welcome to Lo's Couch — come sit. This is the space where we say the things we're actually thinking. The messy, honest, sometimes uncomfortable stuff — so you can start hearing yourself a little more clearly. For anyone who feels a little muted in their own life. Especially in the in-between seasons of motherhood, identity shifts, and figuring out who you are now. Maybe you're not lost. Maybe you're just muted. Pull up a seat. 🛋️