Overdoing it is ingrained in our culture. So how do you go against the grain?

In this latest episode, host Lauren Lowrey takes you on a journey through our American obsessions with doing too much. Get the deets on how our nation compares to other countries when it comes to work-life (im)balance. Plus, what questions to ask yourself so you can DO LESS. 

💥 This episode is for you if 💥

• You're chronically doing too much.
• Your self-worth was based on how much you can produce.
• You bought into the equation that HARD WORK makes you A GOOD PERSON

📺 What you'll hear in this episode📺 

The episode begins with Lauren detailing why Americans are so obsessed with overdoing it. Lauren takes you way back to the Mayflower to show how pilgrims laid a lasting foundation for American society. Even to this day, we see the impacts 

• [4:26] But something changed in the digital age. Our obsession with work was accelerated and Lauren explains how.
• [11:26] Lauren walks you through the quantifiable disengagement happening in workplaces all over America and how it compares to other countries.
• [13:38] Tiny sneak-peak into what's coming up next for AMPstigator as Lauren details how she's taking her own medicine.

🔖 Chapters 🔖

0:27 - Lauren details how this episode is structured

1:34 - Our American history (Hard work = Heaven)

3:09 - Individualists vs Collectivists 

4:26 - How the digital age accelerated our need to DO

7:03 - How the digital age has changed broadcast TV

8:12 - How "Just Do It" fueled the fire

9:30 - How this negatively impacts us

11:22 - We're seeing quantifiable disengagement in the workplace 

12:33 - World Happiness Report

13:38 - Lauren's taking her own medicine on doing less

🗈 Show Notes 🗈

Ep. 31 At what cost? (When doing it all nearly kills you) [Spotify | Apple] 

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Wait, you want me to face my pain!?! Woof!

In the latest AMPstigator episode FACE IT, host Lauren Lowrey teaches you that once you've experienced trauma, the pain doesn’t go away. It just blends with you over time. The difficulty in processing the trauma comes from your inability to move forward. 

After we experience pain, we spend our lives trying to return to status quo. We try to get back to who we were before that pain. But we have to realize: We were literally changed by the pain and the person we were is gone.

In this episode, she shares 6 steps to FACE your pain and accept yourself for who you've become. 

 
💥 This episode is for you if 💥

• You've experienced any bit of pain that you can't seem to face
• You're ready to try something new to process your problems
• When you think about a particular thing that happened in your life, you can't help but cry

📺 What you'll hear in this episode📺 

The episode begins with Lauren sharing a recent experience getting her annual blood work. Everything was perfect until the rubber tourniquet around her arm triggered a major MAMMA JAMMA trauma response. Whoa, Nelly! Didn't see that coming! She shows how tears indicate unhealed pain and why you need to FACE IT!

• [3:13] Lauren shares the PARADOX in trying to heal. Once you've experienced something, it's literally part of you. You are different so you need a different approach. 
• [4:59] Why does talking-it-out work so well? It's literally a well-studied psychological foundation of Cognitive Based Therapy (CBT).
• [8:57] Lauren shares the steps you can take to begin to FACE IT in your own life. Her 6 suggestions include kicking judgment to-the-curb, stimulating the parasympathetic nervous system and implementing a gradual exposure.  

 Plus, how you'll know when the healing is all done!

🔖 Chapters 🔖

0:27 - Lauren experiences her first MAMMA JAMMA trauma trigger

2:44 - Working to heal and facing your fear

3:13 - How pain becomes part of you

4:59 - Research around healing trauma, Cognitive Based Therapy (CBT)

6:52 - The root of the phrase "face it" 

8:57 - How you can FACE IT in your own life 

10:34 - Getting a re-do on a trauma trigger

🗈 Show Notes 🗈

Ep. 31 At what cost? (When doing it all nearly kills you) [Spotify | Apple]

Understanding PTSD, National Institutes of Health

Ep. 56 The 7 surprising things that started happening when I meditated 2hrs/day [Spotify | Apple] 

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We look for reflections everywhere - in our friends, on our social feeds, in our work - but when do we ever see who we really are? In this episode of 2 Words that will Change Your Life, host Lauren Lowrey shows you how cameras give the ultimate reflection. 

Listen as she shares stories from her own life as she learned how to be her true self. 

 
💥 This episode is for you if 💥

• You've ever seen a picture or video of yourself and said 'that doesn't look like me'
• You need help seeing your true self but can't find a good reflection
• You're curious about Lauren's methods using cameras for solid self-reflection

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We talk entirely too much! If our mouths aren't yappin', our minds will certainly fill the void. In this eternal conversation with our intuition, our racing thoughts create a barrier for us to listen to the guidance. You’re missing the best parts of your spiritual experience because you just can’t figure out how to SHUT UP.

So in this episode, we help you find ways to close your mouth, quiet your mind and just LISTEN to what you're being guided to do. 

 
💥 This episode is for you if 💥

• Your mind talks too much and you can't get it quiet
• You're interested in research around why we do the things we do
• You need the Top 5 research supported ways to clear your mind

📺 What you'll hear in this episode📺 

The episode begins with Lauren laying out what this episode is all about - SHUTTING UP! She shares her history as a compulsive communicator and what she's learned from getting quiet. In this episode, we also get into:

• [3:02] The sheer amount of research done about people who talk too much. There's even a Talkaholic scale where you can measure if you're a compulsive communicator. 
• [6:12] The newest estimates about the number of thoughts you think every day and how overwhelming that would be if you said them out loud!
• [7:11] The Top 5 research-supported ways to quiet your mind. Lauren digs into the research around how to find calm and stillness in your mind and body.  

🔖 Chapters 🔖

0:27 - Here's why you need to listen to this episode

1:54 - Little Lauren talked too much!

3:04 - Psychological research around talking too much

4:26 - Your mouth is closed but your mind won't stop talking 

6:12 - You think 6,200 thoughts every day; your mind won't shut up

7:11 - Top 5 research-supported ways to quiet your mind (#1 Meditate)

8:57 - #2 Be in Nature

10:03 - #3 Be Creative/Artsy

11:33 - #4 Start journaling

12:55 - #5 Physical exercise

13:57 - Shut up your mind; listen to your intuition! 

🗈 Show Notes 🗈

Talkaholic Scale (found here)

Ep. 59 JUST ASK (2 Words that will Change Your Life) [Spotify | Apple]

Ep. 56 The 7 surprising things that started happening when I meditated 2hrs/day [Spotify | Apple]

Ep. 31 At what cost? (When doing it all nearly kills you) [Spotify | Apple]

Ep. 39 How to trust, allow & let go (w/ Alyssa Rosenheck) [Spotify | Apple]

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You say 'I'M SORRY' more than you think. Research shows when we say it in the wrong situations we cause more harm than good.

In this latest episode of the mini-series '2 Words that will Change Your Life,' Host Lauren Lowrey explores how we constantly over-apologize [newsflash: women are repeat offenders]. Get ready to learn why we say it, the 8 things you should never apologize for and the 3 things you could say in it's place. 

💥 This episode is for you if 💥

• You've found yourself saying 'I'm Sorry' way too often
  
• You need a solid reflection about how people perceive your so-called apologies
• You didn't realize saying over-apologizing was such a detriment and want to stop

📺 What you'll hear in this episode📺 

The episode begins with Lauren laying out why we say 'I'm Sorry' more than we realize. For many people it's a learned behavior that's hurting us in social situations.  

• [2:17] Research shows when you say ‘I’m sorry’ you’re actually sending the message that you don’t have any confidence in yourself. Saying 'I'm Sorry' at the wrong time causes the other person to feel even worse.
• [6:59] Why are you apologizing for things you shouldn't? In this section, Lauren lays out the 8 things you should never say 'I'm Sorry' for. 
• [9:39] Lauren shares three easily attainable options for other quotes you could use in place of saying 'I'm Sorry.'

🔖 Chapters 🔖

0:27 - You say I'm Sorry way too much

1:16 - Using I'm Sorry [incorrectly] to appease and comfort others

2:17 - Research around 'I'm Sorry' (lack of confidence, anger, etc.)

3:13 - Why do we say 'I'm Sorry'???

5:58 - What Dr. PaQuita Pullen says about 'I'm Sorry'

6:59 - The 8 things you never should apologize for

8:31 - How to stop saying 'I'm Sorry' 

9:39 - 3 things to say OTHER THAN 'I'm Sorry'

10:45 - Don't use this as a crutch

🗈 Show Notes 🗈

Ep. 20 Set Your Intentions w/ Lauren Lowrey

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Why did I have to deal with that pain? Why did that traumatic loss happen to me? If you've ever asked the question WHY ME?!? this episode is definitely FOR YOU. 

In this latest installment of '2 Words that will Change Your Life,' host Lauren Lowrey answers the question by highlighting our uniquely human need for meaning and how -when we've found it- research shows we live longer, happier lives.

She walks you through her own steps to heal hurts and reframe the deepest of all questions [Why did this happen to -of all people- ME?!] to arrive at the answer you really seek. 

Next time you ask the question WHY ME, Lauren's answer will ring clear in your mind 'because it had to BE YOU.'

💥 This episode is for you if 💥

• You're having a really hard time in a situation where it seems the deck is stacked against you.
  
• You've held on to bitterness around an event and it continues to hold you back
• You want healing but you aren't sure how to go about it

📺 What you'll hear in this episode📺 

The episode begins with Lauren detailing a panic attack that started on TV in 2017. She explains the pain from that moment and how she felt victimized in a situation that left her asking 'Why ME?!?" Her experience with that question emerged again one year later after a life-threatening heart event in 2018 after the birth of her 2nd child. For the four years that followed, Lauren continued to ask the question 'WHY ME?!?"

• [5:00] Research around the uniquely human need for meaning. How an entirely new psycho-therapeutic theory sprung from Nazi concentration camps and what the doctor behind logotherapy behind discovered. Here's a hint: if we find meaning, we find hope; then we live longer.
• [7:37] How you 'll go about answering the question WHY ME?!? The steps you'll take to ensure you ask the right question and get the right answer
•  [10:35] When you have the courage to heal pain and trauma, you put yourself right on the cusp of learning the motherload of information surrounding your purpose. It's a means to understanding the bigger picture.
• [12:21] Why it HAD TO BE you!

🔖 Chapters 🔖

0:27 - Lauren's nervous breakdown and the question, "WHY ME?!?"

2:15 - Lauren's heart event and the second time she asked, "WHY ME?!?"

3:36 - Why do this mini-series and (more specifically) this episode

5:00 - Man's theoretical search for meaning and it's impact on longevity

7:37 - How do we find the answer to "WHY ME?!?" (Heal first, then ask a different question)

9:27 - Deconstructing your pain from a 3rd person place

10:55 - How painful years led to purposeful creation in Lauren's life

12:21 - Why did that happen? Because it had to BE YOU!

🗈 Show Notes 🗈

Dr. Viktor Frankl, Man's Search for Meaning

Logotherapy (Frankl's theory, "A will to meaning")

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WHAT IF you could change your $h!++y situation? WHAT IF you could change your reality? WHAT IF you could change your life?

You can! It all starts with these two words: WHAT IF?

In this installment of the mini-series Two Words that will Change Your Life, host Lauren Lowrey lays out a path to transformation. Before you ever make a choice, buy a book, or start a plan... you begin with imagination. Transformation starts when you allow yourself to imagine you have the power to change. We get there by asking 'WHAT IF?'

You'll hear the latest research around the sheer power of your mind and its ability to shape reality. Then, Lauren walks you through what the research says about identifying the $h!++y parts of your life that need re-shaping. She helps you apply the WHAT IF? principles to make change -- all in less than 15 minutes!

💥 This episode is for you if 💥

• You're at wit's end with a problem that just won't resolve. 
• You have a sneaky suspicion there's more to this mindset stuff and you want to give it a try.
• You know something's off, but you need help identifying what that is.

📺 What you'll hear in this episode📺 

The episode begins with Lauren detailing a new responsibility at work and how it threatened her views on the victim mindset. She uses her personal story to introduce and apply the principles of WHAT IF?

• [5:20] What is mindset? It's simply a set of assumptions that help us leverage our world. Beliefs that don't serve us lead to interpersonal problems, feeling of guilt, inadequacy, sadness, etc.
• [9:43] So how do you even change your mindset? Lauren shares how to identify the issues and how to apply the principles of WHAT IF?
• [12:20] Using WHAT IF? can bring healing, and in this part of the episode, Lauren shares a personal experience with applying the question and how it shaped a situation. 

🔖 Chapters 🔖

0:27 - Come on, Lauren! You're not a victim!

1:32 - Disrupting beliefs with 'WHAT IF?'

4:21 - This big shift is MINDSET

5:12 - What the research says about your mindset

7:00 - Drawing attention to the 'red flags'

7:37 - Actual findings from recent studies

9:43 - How to use WHAT IF? to change your mindset  

12:20 - How mindset shifts bring healing

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Ready to make the impossible possible? Just ask.

In this first installment of the AMPstigator mini-series "Two words that will change your life," host Lauren Lowrey explores what it means to just ask for what you need.

This isn't about asking another person to shoulder the load. Nope. That isn't surrender. This episode gets you into a place of true, hands-up surrender - which only happens when we know we don’t have the answers, we can’t see the way forward and we don’t know if what’s to come is better or worse, we only know we can't continue the way we've been living.

 Your path to surrender isn't in the DOING, but in the NON-DOING. Your next-level spiritual development is in letting go of the process and surrendering to something much greater than you. All you have to do is JUST ASK.

💥 This episode is for you if 💥

• You've been struggling with a big problem in your life that has felt insurmountable for far too long.
• You've tried every solution and the only thing left to do is surrender the problem.
• You have a mental block around anything to do with asking for help.

📺 What you'll hear in this episode📺 

The episode begins with Lauren explaining how a frustrated 4-year old who wouldn't ask for help was the inspiration for this recording. She addresses the power of learning to ask for help and why surrender is the path to your greatest overcoming. Lauren walks you through the six main journalist questions (who, what, when, where, why & how) to convey a fuller understanding of why it's time for you to JUST ASK.

🔖 Chapters 🔖

0:27 - Set-up to why you need to JUST ASK

2:27 - Here's why you're listening to this episode

3:13 - WHO?

4:27 - WHAT? 

6:43 - WHEN?

9:03 - WHERE?

9:37 - WHY?

11:02 - HOW?

11:21 - Visualization

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