Sunday, March 1, 2020

A HUGE SHOW is Coming to Hampton Roads!! AND I'm Producing

I don't think it's sunk in yet. I am producing the first Hampton Roads This is My Brave Show. This is My Brave is.... INCREDIBLE. The feature storytellers with a lived experience of mental illness and/or substance use disorder in a stage production and online. Being in the cast for This is My Brave Arlington 2018 was surreal for me. I stood in front of a crowd of strangers and told them how anxiety
attacks felt like 'Men with Steel Spiked Boots' stomping on my chest. Being apart of This is My Brave made me want to speak even more. I pitched myself as a speaker to more organizations, and wrote more. I made life long friendships with cast mates, and it strengthen my voice.  It was freeing, and now I get to pass that experience on to people living in my area.
(<--------Watch this YouTube video of my performance in the Arlington This is My Brave Show.)


I honestly can not put into word how incredibly honored I feel to be producing the show here. I've worked really hard to bring the show to Hampton Roads. When I missed the chance to bring the show here last year, I put more effort into producing my own show called 'Spark of Hope Storytelling Night' I learned a lot from those experience. The past few months I've been calling sponsors, potential advertisers, trying to get press. And now the date is set, rehearsals are underway, and were almost 2 months away from show time.

April 19, 2020 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Zeider's American Dream Theater. Tickets are $20, $15 for students


(<----Check out our ABC News Interview)

I'd love for you to experience this show with me. Click this link to purchase your tickets and be sure click 'give credit to Lauren Hope' at the end of check out https://thisismybrave.org/event/this-is-my-brave-hampton-roads/

If you can not attend, but would like to donate to our show, make a donation here: https://thisismybrave.z2systems.com/laurenhope 

Also just a reminder I'm speaking at the Soul Success Summit, an all women's retreat in Sun Valley, Idaho. Early Bird ticket pricing ends soon. So if you're interested in going on this amazing journey with me purchase your tickets now at $347. Use my affliate code LAURENH for a discount code. 
Click here for the Soul Success Summit.



Monday, February 24, 2020

THIS IS HUGE! I'm GOING to SUN VALLEY, IDAHO!



I am thrilled to be writing this email to you! I was recently selected to speak at The Soul Success Summit in GORGEOUS Sun Valley, ID June 12-14, 2020.
The event will be jam packed with a schedule full of speakers who are going to give you the tools to thrive under the 5 Pillars of Soul Success:
1. Service/Leadership,
2. Spirituality,
3. Relationships,
4. Money,
5. Health and Wellness.
 This weekend will consist of:
Yoga, mindset, and meditation exercises
Strategy and systems to grow into your next level of leadership and business
Opportunities to learn, mastermind, and connect with high performing entrepreneurs who will help you step into your next level of leadership.
Early Bird Pricing is Available Now! Hurry up and snag your tickets at TheSoulSuccessSummit.com and use my code LAURENH to receive $50 off your ticket!
Its a weekend of business, fun and friendship. You wont want to miss this.
USE MY AFFLIATE CODE: LAURENH

Thursday, February 6, 2020

Floating


It is pre sunrise
Dark, cool like the first days of spring
I set the playlist to soft tunes
Starting off with a slow jog
Feet hitting the pavement
Air filling my lungs
Inhale, exhale
Inhale, exhale

My legs feel like I’m gliding
Cruising on the walking path near my home
And it hits me
I am floating
Smoothly propelling myself inch by inch

Gone are the pains I usually feel running
A side cramp
Aching feet
Burning thighs
A cluttered mind
Gone



It’s just me
Coasting on auto pilot
I look straight forward
Confident of the path I have chosen for myself
8 miles pass the Kroger
By the Chic-Fil-a
BY the beautiful houses on the water
8 miles
A once daunting idea
A once impossible task….

And, here I am
Coasting, cruising, gliding
Running

Gratitude courses through my veins
For the ability for the second chance
Ability to transform my body into something healthier, stronger, more capable
I am thankful for life after the attempt
I am thankful for the bed I will run back too