Regaining Trust in our Bodies with Lauren Geertsen

So many women have a fraught relationship with their body… but there IS a way back!

Rebuilding that trust takes time and a unique guide to unpack the internalized beliefs that place us at war with ourselves and fighting the perceptions generated from the beauty industry and broader culture.

Even in an era of “self-care,” an important question lingers: Are we just buying into the same false story over and over again?

On this episode of “And She Spoke,” we speak with Lauren Geertsen, author of a new book, “The Invisible Corset,” a modern guide to empower women through regaining trust in their bodies. She believes that by healing themselves, women can heal their families and the world.

In this engrossing conversation, we frankly discuss how self-healing opened her eyes to the flaws of modern medicine. We also reflect on the systemic barriers that still exist in our world and how each of us can enable true change, no matter who we are!

Hear more of this powerful conversation and join us!

Here’s a peek at what else we discuss:

• What leads women to hate and distrust their body: including fears from Western medicine and the beauty industry.

• How an abundant mindset and a sense of playfulness grew Lauren’s blog.

• Lauren’s book-writing journey and the long road it took to get it published.

• Why women are so distrustful of their bodies and try to fight and control them.

• Lauren’s experiences as a 9-year-old and how this shaped her body image.

• The need to de-link ourselves from beauty culture and place that energy elsewhere.

• Her belief that all women have it within them to overcome systemic hindrances.

• Our idea of self-care should not be attached to the products we buy.

And so much more!

Resources:

• Empowered Sustenance  
• The Invisible Corset by Lauren Geertsen
• Lauren Geertsen 
• Lauren Geertsen on Twitter 
• Dita Von Teese 
• Shut Up and Write

This week’s Joy: 
Lauren is grateful for her 15-minute Kundalini yoga video class every morning. Especially since dance and yoga classes aren’t happening in person right now, it gives her that good, juicy Kundalini energy she needs!

This week’s Hustle: 
Zoom writers groups! It’s a great way to show up, say hi to one another, keep one another accountable, but share a fun, collaborative energy to get things done.

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