In episode one of The Rebellious Leader I interview Lauren Marie Fleming. She’s a writer who’s main goal in life is to take the guilty out of pleasure. An audacious storyteller, she wrote the book Bawdy Love: 10 Steps to Profoundly Loving Your Body, hosts the Bawdy Love podcast, and leads the #BawdyLove revolution, a movement to banish shame and fill our lives with decadence, delight, and joy. Throughout our conversation we talk in-depth about the power of positive body image, simple ways to start becoming more comfortable in your own body, and the nomadic adventure she’s on this year. Lauren is truly a rebellious leader! She’s a wealth of insights and she shares both practical advice and personal experiences that truly inspired me and I know will inspire you too.
In this episode we talk about:
- The magic that would happen if we stopped using our time, money, and mental space trying to change our bodies
- The fact that a personal journey of cultivating positive body image is an ongoing process and journey, as well as some of what that’s looked like for Lauren
- Lauren’s simple advice for beginning your journey to body love
- Making a place for all foods in your life while also prioritizing healthy eating and giving your body what it needs
- Filling yourself up with things that feel good and flipping the switch from a scarcity to an abundance mentality
- What Lauren learned on a meditation retreat and the trick she started using to tap into her inner truth
- What Lauren sees as the keys to great sex and her advice for becoming more comfortable in your body sexually
- The magic of mirror work (and how to start doing it)
- Why falling in love with your body makes you a better leader
- Giving up on the idea of being “good”
- Learning to trust your gut and trust that the wisdom inside of you is greater than the wisdom outside of you
- The main sources of inspiration in Lauren’s life, personally and professionally
- Her recent adventure of living nomadically
- Finding the thing that makes you feel the most alive
- Lauren’s continued struggles with loving her body
Links & Resources Mentioned
- Fat, Smart, and Pretty
- The Militant Baker
- Bawdy Love: 10 Steps to Profoundly Loving Your Body
- Jessica Drake’s Guide to Wicked Sex
- Begging for It by Rachel Kramer Bussel
- Sexplanations
- Wild Geese by Mary Oliver
- Brene Brown
- Kate McCombs
- Elizabeth Gilbert
- Janet Mock
- Danielle LaPorte
- Marie Forleo
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