Lauren's Best

Season 3 of Lauren’s Best features conversations with creative parents. We kick it off in conversation with someone Lauren first met way back in high school.

Rebecca Diem is a writer of hopeful speculative fiction and poetry, hosts the podcast “Read The North”, and has recently added 'mom' to her repertoire of creative pursuits. As a creative parent, she’s constantly striving for ...

This week, we are celebrating the end of Season 2 of the podcast. We are grateful to our amazing guests! Today we are featuring some of the best moments from all of our guests from seasons 1 and 2.

It was hard to choose just one selection for each! This round-up represents a collection of conversations that I’m very proud of, and I loved this tour of them together.

I’m imagining b...

In this solo episode, I get vulnerable with details about navigating health challenges and chronic pain. From recurring throat infections that led to removal of my tonsils as a teenager, to tendonitis that changed the way I play piano and led to changing career paths, I talk about how I’ve improved my relationship with myself and learned strategies to help cope.

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Lauren’s Best invites you to curious...

In this week’s podcast episode I make a very special announcement… I’m expecting a third boy in November!
I open up about creative life and career with kids and how pregnancy affects singing.

I have so much gratitude for my fiancé and my family. The excitement is building, and it’s been beyond sweet to see my sons already bonding with their baby brother.

I feel so lucky to have su...

Rée is a creative producer who develops and produces interdisciplinary projects impacting the next generation.

As a “content” storyteller, not tied to one medium over another when it comes to creating compelling narratives, Rée has journeyed from educating to filmmaking and now into podcasting with her show Homeroom - a heartfelt journey through the evolving landscape of learning, driv...

In this week’s episode I celebrate the one-year anniversary of the launch of my first self-published book of poems, Just Leaves. I’ve talked a lot about the journey leading up to the launch of my debut full-length poetry collection, and my appreciation for the support, positive reviews, and receiving reader photos of books in the wild with stories about how readers connected with the poems.

Just Leaves rea...

In this podcast episode I’m speaking with Brie Stockwell, a multi-passionate creative currently focused on nature photography. She also combines her arts experience with life coach training as a success coach for creatives. Our conversation dives into both her personal journey becoming a multi-passionate powerhouse, and also how she helps other creatives find creative confidence while achieving business go...

In this week’s episode, I update you on the exciting projects I’ve been working on: podcasting, voice / singing coaching, and poetry.

My tribute to community and podcasting has taken form in Podcast Pals, a bi-weekly community call for podcasters, podcast producers or editors, and people who want to guest on shows or start their own. It’s a space where we can come together to swap tips and tricks and conne...

Jessica Stuart is a multi-instrumentalist and an acclaimed songwriter with an international fan base. Not only taking the lead on stage, she’s also a skilled producer and in-demand side person working across genres. I've known Jessica for over a decade and have been inspired by her since our collaborations on stage as performing songwriters.

I was especially moved when I saw  a documentary she both stars in and composed the soundtr...

I was excited to speak with Brenda Earle Stokes, an award-winning jazz musician and innovative music educator based in NYC, and originally from Sarnia, Ontario. I too was raised in small town Ontario and taught piano for years, and I love learning from how other musicians, especially other women and mothers, have approached their career growth and creative pathways.

I appreciated Brenda’s perspectives on c...

Before even launching this podcast, I knew I wanted to bring Samara Bay onto the show to talk about the importance of public speaking, changing what power sounds like, and creating a better world by giving ourselves permission to speak.

Once I saw the impact she was having through her acclaimed Substack publication, I felt even more inspired to dig deeper. In this wide-ranging conversation, we talk about h...

I had the pleasure of chatting with Lucy Cullen - a sustainability pioneer, musician, and wellbeing-focused business coach for entrepreneurs.

A doer at heart, Lucy started multiple first-of-their-kind companies to create a real environmental impact by addressing food waste. However it was this “hustle queen” lifestyle that led to a major burnout turning point, and she opened up about the moment her doctor ...

Lauralee Sheehan, founder of Digital 55, is pioneering innovative, cross-platform digital storytelling.

Lauren and her co-producer Sam have a celebratory debrief about the first season of Lauren’s Best. Join in the laughs and groans as they relive the highs and lows of production in this behind the scenes chat, from insights into the emergent creative collaboration process, to cable mismanagement and mic choices.

I’ve been looking forward to interviewing writer Cody Caetano since reading his debut memoir. I read it quickly, washed with emotion and enjoying the gripping ride of comedy and compassion, carried by relentless clarity and childhood imagination. The compelling style and deeply reflective storyline drew me in. I knew that speaking with Cody would be fascinating.