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Hi, I'm Lauren
For 15+ years, I've worked as a mediator, facilitator, coach, and trainer, helping organizations such as Nike and NASA navigate conflict and change.
Along the way, I fell in love with a man with two small children and, without quite realizing it, started becoming a stepmom.
I brought the full toolbox of my professional background to the role. It wasn't enough — not because the tools were wrong, but because the role itself had no definition, no support, and no agreed-upon rules. For years, I operated in survival mode: over-functioning, abandoning myself, doing everything I could to hold it all together. I felt unseen, unappreciated, and deeply alone. No one quite got it.
I know firsthand what it takes to stay whole in a family that didn't start with you: boundaries, communication, alignment, and validation. When I needed support most, what I found didn't fit my life. So I built something that did, and I can promise you there is always room for you here.
It starts with Release & Reclaim this December
About the spacious stepmom
We envision a world where stepmothers are whole and grounded in themselves, held by community rather than isolated by it; where no one carries the work of family alone, and conflict becomes a pathway to belonging and growth.
We believe that transformation is possible when skill-building and self-care go hand in hand. We honor and uplift the unique power of women’s communities, because when women gather in supportive containers, they flourish. Suffering in isolation reinforces the illusion that you’re alone in this and robs you of the interdependence we’re all built for.
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