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21. The Truth About Protein Intake for Moms
05 oct. 2026
00:20:31
Most moms are already thinking they know how much protein they're eating. Then they run the numbers together, and it's almost always less than they thought, sometimes by a lot. In this episode, Lauran breaks down why protein needs shift so dramatically across trying to conceive, pregnancy, and breastfeeding, why this piece gets under prioritized when moms are focused on watching carbs or "eating healthy," and how it directly ties into ovulation, hormone signaling, and milk supply. Plus, a full list of the protein hacks Lauran actually uses in her own kitchen.
Episode highlights:
Why protein needs are not static and can shift dramatically within a single year
The connection between protein intake and optimal ovulation and hormone signaling
A gentle, non-obsessive way to get a baseline on where your protein intake actually stands
Lauran's own postpartum protein experience and what it changed for her
20. Supporting Replenishment When You Got Pregnant Sooner Than Expected
28 sept. 2026
00:13:12
Maybe you'd told yourself you had six more months. Maybe a year. And then that faster-than-expected line showed up and left you wondering if your body was even ready. In this episode, Lauran walks through exactly what to prioritize when a pregnancy comes sooner than planned, from mineral support to prenatal quality to working with your nervous system instead of against it, plus two client stories that prove a surprise timeline doesn't mean you're starting from zero.
Episode highlights:
Why targeted mineral support still matters even without months of prep
How to work with nausea and fatigue instead of fighting them
What makes a prenatal vitamin worth upgrading to
The nervous system "alarm going off before you had time to prep the room" and what that means for a surprise pregnancy
Action steps for anyone starting a pregnancy sooner than they planned
If you've had a rough pregnancy before, you already know the fear that shows up the second you see two lines: is it going to be like that again? Am I going to feel that sick? In this episode, Lauran breaks down what actually helps before you conceive and once you're in the thick of it, from protein timing to blood sugar to hydration to movement, and why subsequent pregnancies so often feel harder than the first (hint: it's usually not your age).
Episode highlights:
Why protein first thing in the morning sets the tone for your whole day
The blood sugar connection to nausea that almost no doctor mentions
What to do when protein sounds disgusting but you still need it
Why dehydration and both too much and too little movement can make nausea worse
Why depletion carries over pregnancy to pregnancy, and what to do differently this time
Two client stories on building a smoother, less sick pregnancy
18. Picking The Right Prenatal (And Why It Still Might Not Be Enough)
14 sept. 2026
00:17:47
Most moms are told the same thing: take a prenatal, let it do its job, and everything will fall into place. But a prenatal vitamin was never designed to be a full nutrition plan, it's meant to fill gaps, not replace real food. And if you've already had a baby (or two), the gaps you're working with are bigger than most people realize. In this episode, Lauran breaks down what to actually look for in a prenatal vitamin, what to avoid, and why repeat moms often need more support than a standard bottle provides.
Episode highlights:
Why your prenatal is supplemental, not foundational, and the mistake of treating it as permission to eat poorly
Why today's food supply is less nutrient-dense than it used to be, and what that means for your vitamin needs
The active forms of folate, B6, D3, B12, and iron to look for on a label
Key nutrients your prenatal should include, and what to avoid
Why moms in the in-between season often need more than a standard prenatal provides
17. What I Wish I Would've Done Differently (Pregnancy + Postpartum)
07 sept. 2026
00:22:56
If you've ever laid in bed replaying your last pregnancy or postpartum season wondering what you'd change, this episode is that conversation. Lauran is currently pregnant with baby #3, and she's using this moment to walk through everything she wishes she'd done differently after baby #1 and baby #2. It's honest, it's specific, and it's meant to help you skip a few of the same mistakes.
Episode highlights:
Why Lauran's easy first pregnancy still came with a regret she didn't expect
The unplanned C-section, and the emotional side of scar healing nobody warned her about
Joining a group fitness gym sooner, and how it could have eased new-mom isolation
The VBAC anxiety she carried for an entire pregnancy
How "loving" her workouts too much led to some complicated side effects
Why stress is stress, and your nervous system doesn't care where it comes from
The non-nutrition regret she's still trying to fix as a mom
If you've had a miscarriage, or more than one, and your doctor told you everything looked normal, this episode is for you. Lauran walks through why "normal labs" don't always mean there's nothing left to explore, and what she looks at with clients who are trying to understand their body after a loss.
Episode highlights:
Why some causes of recurrent miscarriage are structural, genetic, or autoimmune, and need a doctor first
How gut health and immune tolerance play a role in implantation and early pregnancy
Why standard bloodwork checks for homeostasis, not depletion, and what that means for your results
A client story about fibroids, a late pregnancy loss, and reaching the 22 week mark with a different outcome
A client story about a quick miscarriage followed by four months of intentional healing before a pregnancy that stayed
Why the waiting period between pregnancies can be purposeful instead of just passing time
Lauran's first pregnancy felt like a dream. Her second one knocked her flat on her back. Same body, same person, and she assumed it was just what happens as pregnancies stack up. In this episode, she pushes back on that assumption and walks through what she now believes was really going on: not age, not bad luck, but depletion that built up in the eighteen months between her first and second baby. She gets honest about the physical side (earlier pelvic pain, worse heartburn, a body she didn't recognize) and the emotional side too, including a harder time feeling connected to that second pregnancy and the uncertainty of finding out she was having a boy after picturing a house full of girls. She closes with what changed by her third pregnancy and the specific, practical steps that made the biggest difference.
Episode highlights:
Why "pregnancies get harder with age" might actually mean "pregnancies get harder with depletion"
The real cost of breastfeeding through conception and into a new pregnancy
Why pelvic girdle pain and other symptoms often show up earlier in subsequent pregnancies
An honest look at feeling less connected to a second pregnancy, and why that doesn't make you a bad mother
What actually changed by the third pregnancy, and how long that runway of replenishment really was
14. Signs Your Body IS Ready For Another Pregnancy
17 août 2026
00:19:01
Everyone talks about when to start trying again, but almost nobody talks about whether your body is actually ready to. In this episode, Lauran walks through the signs she looks for in herself and her clients before adding another pregnancy into the mix, because readiness isn't just about a calendar. It's physical, hormonal, and emotional, and skipping this check-in is how so many moms end up depleted before they even start trying.
Episode highlights:
Why menstrual cycle regularity is often called your "fifth vital sign," and why it's still not the whole picture
A client story of unexplained infertility, six rounds of IUI, and what changed before her second pregnancy
The nutritional and metabolic markers worth checking beyond a "normal" lab result
Why stable energy and nervous system regulation are fertility factors, not just nice-to-haves
Lauran's own story of kidney stones at six months postpartum, and what her body needed before trying again
How to tell the difference between normal uncertainty and your intuition saying "not yet"
Why the transition to baby number two (or three) can be a bigger shift for dad than for mom
Lauran got pregnant with her second baby at 11 months postpartum, and with her third at 16 months postpartum. Neither fits the research's recommended window, and that's exactly why she wanted to talk about pregnancy spacing without the guilt that usually comes attached to it. In this episode, she breaks down what the research actually says about timing between pregnancies, why the number on the calendar matters less than how replenished your body actually is, and what she tells clients who are trying to conceive sooner than the "ideal" timeline, whether that's because of age, fertility history, or family goals.
Episode highlights:
What the research says about pregnancy spacing, from under 6 months to over 5 years
Why two moms at the same postpartum month can be in completely different places in their recovery
When waiting the full 18 to 24 months isn't realistic or even the right call
A different lens on spacing after miscarriage, and why "just wait a few months" isn't the whole answer
Practical steps to know if your body is ready, no matter what month you're in
12. Staying at Home Versus Going Back to Work Between Babies
03 août 2026
00:16:10
Every mom knows the guilt. If you work, you feel guilty for missing moments. If you stay home, you feel guilty for not contributing financially. If you do something in between, you feel guilty about that too. In this episode, Lauran shares the real, honest story of how she went from planning to climb the corporate healthcare ladder to building a flexible nutrition practice from her kitchen table, and how her working situation has shifted (multiple times) through two babies, a nervous system crash, and a lot of trial and error. This one is for every mom who's tired of measuring her choices against everyone else's.
Episode highlights:
Why there is no universally "right" answer between being a working mom, stay-at-home mom, or something in between
The flight home from California that gave Lauran the first thought of starting her own business
How she gave herself permission to choose differently than what her family expected
Why the flexibility she loved after baby #1 became overwhelming after baby #2
The boundaries that finally made working-from-home sustainable
A journal prompt to help you figure out what "enough" looks like for your family
11. How to Pursue Your Ambitions Without the Mom Guilt
27 juil. 2026
00:21:27
Have you ever caught yourself scrolling social media, comparing your real life to someone else's highlight reel, whether it's the perfectly organized laundry room or the stay-at-home mom who claims she's making 10K a month "passively"? In this episode, Lauran gets honest about her own comparison trap in the early years of building her business, why ambition and motherhood are not opposing forces, and how nervous system regulation became the actual foundation that let her build something meaningful in between nap times, without falling into burnout or guilt.
Episode highlights:
Why your body cannot tell the difference between a toddler meltdown and a work deadline, and why that matters for burnout
Lauran's own story of running a mineral test after her second baby and what it revealed about her stress and burnout
Why she hired a nervous system coach
The real boundaries Lauran uses around work time
Why "passive income" as seen on social media is almost never actually passive
Lauran's honest reflection on comparing her business to others for the first four years, and what it cost her
Simple, realistic action steps to start regulating your nervous system this week
Can you get pregnant while breastfeeding? Yes, absolutely, but the how and why get misunderstood constantly. This week Lauran clears up two of the biggest myths she hears in her DMs. She walks through what's really happening hormonally, shares client stories of women who conceived, and gets honest about her own experience getting pregnant with her second baby while still nursing her first, including the depletion that led her to make a very different choice with baby number three.
Episode highlights:
Why you don't need a period to conceive, and what's actually happening with ovulation before that first bleed
Why breastfeeding is not a reliable form of birth control, and what can make that first ovulation easy to miss
How prolactin and progesterone compete, and what that means for conception and early pregnancy
Lauran's own experience getting pregnant with baby two while nursing baby one, and why that pregnancy felt so much harder
Why Lauran chose to wean before her third pregnancy, and how she decided on that timeline
Practical steps for supporting ovulation, your luteal phase, and your milk supply if you're trying to conceive while breastfeeding
9. Postpartum Periods: Late, Missing, and Everything In Between
14 juil. 2026
00:18:02
Your period hasn't come back. Or it came back and it's nothing like it used to be, unpredictable, spotty, gone in a blink or dragging on forever. Either way, you've probably been told it's "totally normal" and left with zero explanation of why. In this episode, Lauran breaks down what your menstrual cycle is actually telling you postpartum, why your body treats its return like a budget line item it's not ready to open, and what you can do to help it feel safe enough to try. She shares her own very different cycle stories after both of her babies, the milk supply dip almost nobody warns you about, and two client stories that show it's never too late to turn things around.
Episode highlights:
Why an absent or irregular period after baby often comes back to the same root cause: depletion
The "three of you" framework and why your body needs to feel safe supporting you, a breastfeeding baby, and potentially a third
What's actually normal at 4 months, 6 to 12 months, and past 12 months postpartum
Lauran's differing luteal phase and progesterone experience after baby one versus baby two, and what changed
The milk supply dip many women notice around their luteal phase and period, and how to plan for it
The real action steps to support cycle return and regularity
8. My 3rd Pregnancy, What I Did Before TTC To Make This Pregnancy Smoother
06 juil. 2026
00:19:13
This third pregnancy feels different, and a lot of that is in a good way. No food aversions to eggs or meat, less severe nausea, and far better tolerance overall compared to her first two pregnancies. But it's not all smooth sailing. In this episode, Lauran gets honest about what changed, what didn't, and what she actually did in the months leading up to trying to conceive that she believes made the biggest difference.
Episode highlights:
Why Lauran had fewer food aversions and far less nausea this time around, and what she thinks made the difference
The pregnancy-smell-aversion phenomenon (and the Fiji spa-oil story that explains why you should never introduce new products early in pregnancy)
Why "more knowledge doesn't always bring more peace"
The three comprehensive lab tests she ran before trying to conceive and what those labs actually revealed
The three months of intentional replenishment that followed, including a custom mineral blend built around her own results
7. The Mental Load of Motherhood Is Real. Here's What It's Doing to Your Body
29 juin 2026
00:25:37
You know your child's shoe size. You know when their next dentist appointment is. You know which kid likes the blue cup and which one likes the pink cup with flowers on it. You know it all, and you're carrying every bit of it while making breakfast and trying to remember why you walked into the laundry room in the first place.
If you've ever wondered why you're still so exhausted two, three, four years postpartum even when your body has had time to heal, this episode is for you. Lauran unpacks the mental load of motherhood, not the tasks themselves, but the constant remembering, anticipating, and tracking, and why it's not just exhausting your mind. It's affecting your hormones, your nervous system, and even your fertility.
Episode highlights:
Why moms become the "default manager" of family life, even with a fully involved partner
The waffle-brain vs. spaghetti-brain analogy for why one thought turns into ten more
How your nervous system can't tell the difference between a toddler tantrum and an actual emergency, and why that matters
The physiological ways mental load drains your minerals, disrupts your hormones, and makes true rest impossible
The wake-up call Lauran had from her own mineral test after her second baby
Four practical shifts Lauran made to lower her own mental load, from brain dumps to theme-night meal planning to tiny moments of nervous system regulation
Why this isn't about becoming superhuman, but about building a body resilient enough to carry what motherhood asks of it
6. How to Stop Living in Survival Mode and Actually Enjoy This Season of Motherhood
22 juin 2026
00:17:24
Things will feel better when the baby is sleeping. I'll feel better when I'm done breastfeeding. I'll finally enjoy life again when I lose the weight. If you've ever caught yourself living in a string of "I'll feel better when..." moments, this episode is for you. Lauran gets personal about her own survival mode spiral, a tearful dressing room breakdown on her anniversary trip, and the moment she realized she had been postponing her own life without even knowing it. Because the finish line keeps moving, and your life is happening right now.
In this episode
Why so many moms get stuck in survival mode, both mentally and physically
The physiological reasons your body keeps you in fight or flight
Why even after your body starts to heal, you can stay emotionally stuck waiting for the next phase
The four shifts that helped Lauren actually start enjoying motherhood
Why this in-between season is not a waiting room and why it deserves your care right now
5. Why Your Doctor Said You Are Fine but You Know Something Is Wrong
15 juin 2026
00:19:44
You finally made the appointment. You sat in that crinkly paper gown and told your doctor everything, the exhaustion, the brain fog, the hair still falling out a year later, the anxiety that crept in after the baby. They ordered the labs. And a few days later you got the call: everything looks normal. If that moment felt worse than getting a real answer, this episode is for you. Lauran breaks down exactly why standard lab work misses so much of what postpartum moms are actually experiencing, what functional testing looks at instead, and why normal does not mean optimal.
In this episode
Why so many moms get told everything is normal when something clearly feels off
What standard labs are actually designed to detect and what they completely miss
The specific markers that are most commonly overlooked in postpartum women
How functional testing like hair mineral analysis, GI mapping, and Dutch hormone testing creates a fuller picture
What you can do right now, even before running any tests, to start supporting your body
4. The Mineral Mocktail Episode — What It Is, Why It Works, and How to Start Today
08 juin 2026
00:19:02
Lauran has mentioned mineral mocktails in every episode so far and in this one, she finally does the full deep dive. If you've been wondering what actually goes in a mineral mocktail, why it works, and how to start, this is the episode for you. She breaks down why minerals are foundational to your energy, hormones, fertility, mood, sleep, and metabolism, and why so many moms are running on empty without even realizing it.
Episode Highlights
Why minerals are called the "spark plugs" of your body — and what happens when they run low
The specific demands of pregnancy, breastfeeding, chronic stress, and poor sleep on your mineral reserves
Why standard blood work often comes back "normal" even when you're depleted (and what to test instead)
The difference between a mineral mocktail, an adrenal cocktail, and a sports drink
How one client cut a quadruple espresso habit almost cold turkey after optimizing her minerals
Lauren's simple baseline formula to get started today
Three specific mocktail recipes (including a blended pineapple sunrise and a cherry chamomile evening wind-down)
How to pick a prepackaged mineral mix — and Lauren's personal brand recommendations
What the HTMA (Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis) test reveals that blood work can't, and how it can be used to create a custom mineral blend
3. What To Prioritize To Prepare For Another Pregnancy
01 juin 2026
00:21:28
If you have ever thought "I want another baby but I am not sure my body is ready," this episode is going to be exactly what you needed to hear.
In this episode, Lauran shares her own experience going into her second pregnancy more depleted than she realized, and why she believes so much of how sick and exhausted she felt was directly tied to not being fully replenished from her first. She also breaks down the four priorities she focuses on with every mom who is preparing her body for another baby, so you know exactly where to start and why it matters more than you might think.
This is not about getting your body back or losing the baby weight before you try again. It is about actually restoring what pregnancy took so that your next one can go smoother, and so you can feel better right now in the season you are already in.
Episode Highlights
Why the gap between postpartum recovery and preconception prep is so underserved and why it matters
Lauran's personal experience going into her second pregnancy depleted and what she did differently after her second baby
Priority one: minerals and metabolism, why they are the foundation of everything
Priority two: blood sugar stability and the surprising signs yours might be off
Priority three: gut health and why you can have imbalances without obvious symptoms
Priority four: nervous system regulation and why it is essential for fertility and for actually enjoying motherhood
What Lauran's clients experience when they focus on replenishment first
If you have a baby and you want more, this episode is for you!
In this first episode, Lauran introduces the season that so many moms are living in but nobody has really named: the in between. That stretch of time after one baby and before the next, where your body is still recovering, your identity is still shifting, and you are just trying to figure out how to feel like yourself again.
Lauran shares why bounce back culture is the reason so many moms are still exhausted years postpartum, what it actually looks like to replenish your body between pregnancies, and why this season is not a waiting room. It is one of the most powerful rebuilding phases of your life.
Episode Highlights
Why so many moms still feel depleted years after their last baby
The difference between bouncing back and actually replenishing
What rebuilding your body in between babies actually looks like
Why motherhood and ambition do not have to compete
What Nourished Moms Collective is and how Lauran works with moms
2. Why You're So Depleted as a Mom (And What to Actually Do About It)
01 juin 2026
00:17:38
If you have been wondering whether the exhaustion, brain fog, hair shedding, mom rage, and just general feeling of being off is normal, this episode is for you.
In this episode, Lauran breaks down what is actually happening in your body during the in between season and why so many moms are dealing with true physiological depletion that goes way beyond broken sleep. She covers why standard lab work often misses what is really going on, what minerals have to do with everything, and why your nervous system being in constant fight or flight mode is making all of it worse.
If you have ever left a doctor's appointment feeling dismissed because your labs came back normal but you knew something was off, this episode will finally give you the answers and validation you have been looking for.
Episode Highlights
Why true postpartum depletion is physiological and not just being tired
The role minerals play in energy, mood, sleep, hair loss, and stress tolerance
Why standard lab work often misses what is actually going on in your body
How living in constant fight or flight mode compounds depletion over time
What functional testing looks like inside Nourished Moms Collective and how it gives moms real answers
Where to start when it comes to replenishing your body right now