‘Why we must say our fears out loud.’

Lauren has always been determined. She had posters of supermodels on her wall as a child and always wanted to work at Vogue when she was growing up. She did this and spent years there as its news editor – going to fashion shows, writing articles and interviewing some of the biggest names in the industry – and yes, she did meet those supermodels.

But when Lauren had her own children she began to think she needed a change. She became a Doula and she now supports mothers and fathers as their babies come into the world. She’s helped many different families including the radio presenter Mollie King and her husband Stuart Broad.

Now, working at Vogue and being a Doula may seem like two completely different worlds – but Lauren explains how she has been able to use so much of what she learned in her first chapter. She also gives some brilliant advice at the end of this episode about tackling fear - the same advice she uses when helping women about to give birth.

Lauren gives us a wonderful look behind the scenes at one of our biggest fashion magazines. But she also knew what it was time to leave and she shares how she made the difficult decision to leave the life she’d wanted for so long, for something which suited her, her husband and her four children now. Lauren has created a life ,she truly and she shares some wonderful wisdoms to help us all do the same. 

To learn more about Lauren you can find her here: www.thebarnesdoula.com

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