Intentionally Single – Details, episodes & analysis

After years of believing something was wrong with her for being single, hypnotist and mindfulness-based health coach Lauren Jean discovered through meditation, self-hypnosis and academic research that singlehood might be her authentic identity—not a problem to solve.

The breakthrough came through a practice she developed while completing her Master's in Mind-Body Medicine: a task-based mindfulness framework that quiets racing minds enough to distinguish between cultural "shoulds" and internal truth. When she finally quieted her mind, she realized: she didn't want a romantic partner, didn't need a different career, and wasn't failing by living with her parents at 46. She was living authentically.

Now she documents this journey while sharing the research and tools that made it possible. Each episode combines personal stories with peer-reviewed research on singlehood as identity, clinical insights from hypnosis and mind-body medicine, and practical frameworks for discovering what you actually want beneath cultural messaging.

This isn't about dating better or trying harder. It's about quieting your mind long enough to discover who you actually are.

For Generation X women questioning everything about relationships, success, and what they're "supposed" to want—this is where we explore together. Scholar-practitioner work: personal vulnerability grounded in academic research.

Topics explored:

• The three types of single identity (and how to discover yours)
• Research on singlehood, happiness, and life satisfaction
• Mind-body medicine approaches to authentic living
• Navigating midlife as an intentionally single woman
• Financial security, social connection, and legacy planning for singles
• The intersection of singlehood with perimenopause, aging, and identity shifts
• Clinical tools for distinguishing external pressure from internal truth

Your host: Lauren Jean is a hypnotist, mindfulness coach, and retail management professional with a Master's degree in Mind-Body Medicine from Saybrook University. After years of questioning whether something was wrong with her for being single, she discovered through meditation and academic research that singlehood might be her authentic identity. She documents this journey while helping other Generation X women explore the same questions—grounding personal experience in peer-reviewed research and mind-body medicine practices.

Singlehood as authentic identity, not a problem to solve.