Ever feel stuck in life, unhappy with certain parts of it, and completely unsure how to move forward?

Maybe you're questioning your relationships, dealing with rejection, struggling with self-doubt, or wondering why the life you're working so hard to build still feels so far away.

And the worst part? You KNOW you're capable of more. You just can't seem to figure out what comes next.

In this deeply personal episode of Mind Your Mama, I'm sharing what it's like to navigate uncertainty, relationship struggles, unexpected loss, and the fear of making the wrong decisions—all while trying to create a life I actually want to live.

No perfectly packaged advice. No pretending I've figured everything out.

Just an honest conversation about feeling stuck, wanting change, and what happens when life isn't going the way you planned.

Because sometimes the hardest part isn't knowing you want more.

It's figuring out what the hell to do next.

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Instagram: @thelaurenTrout

Email: lauren@mindyourmama.org

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Why do certain relationship dynamics feel so familiar—even when they hurt? In this episode, we’re talking relationship patterns, old wounds, self-trust, unhealthy relationships, and why familiarity does NOT mean you chose or caused someone else’s harmful behavior.

I’m getting vulnerable about some of what I’ve been noticing in my own marriage, and how certain feelings can keep showing up in completely different relationships and situations.

Not because you’re broken.

Not because you “haven’t healed enough.”

And not because someone else’s harmful behavior is somehow your fault.

But sometimes familiar can feel normal long before we ever stop to ask whether it’s actually good for us.

This episode is about recognizing what feels familiar, trusting what you’re noticing, and asking a much harder question:

Knowing what I know now… what do I choose next?

If you’ve ever found yourself thinking, Why does this feel so familiar? — this one’s for you.

Topics: relationship patterns, old wounds, self-trust, unhealthy relationships, boundaries, people pleasing, emotional healing, identity, personal growth.

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Email: lauren@mindyourmama.org

Have you ever had someone ask you what you want… and realized you genuinely don’t know?

Not what your kids need.

Not what needs to get done.

Not what everybody else expects from you.

What do you want?

In this episode of Mind Your Mama, I’m talking about a realization I had in the middle of an extremely normal day—while juggling the house, the kids, appointments, dinner and all the other shit constantly running through my brain.

And suddenly I thought:

Where am I in all of this?

Because maybe losing yourself doesn’t happen in one dramatic moment.

Maybe it happens slowly, when you become so used to thinking about everyone and everything around you that you stop checking in with yourself at all.

This isn’t another episode telling you to “put yourself first” or abandon your responsibilities in the name of self-care.

It’s about something much simpler:

What if you just stopped leaving yourself out?

We’re talking about identity loss, burnout, motherhood, self-abandonment, resentment, learning to hear your own needs again, and why not knowing what you want doesn’t necessarily mean you’ve lost who you are.

I’ll also give you one simple question you can start asking yourself today that may change the way you make decisions:

Am I considering myself here?

And I’m sharing more about The Comeback to YOU, the 7-day audio experience I’m currently creating for women who are ready to reconnect with who they are now and start figuring out what they actually want again.

If you’ve been thinking, I don’t even know who I am anymore, this episode is for you.

You may not need to find yourself.

You may just need to start listening again.

In this episode: losing yourself in motherhood, identity loss, mom burnout, self-abandonment, self-worth, reconnecting with yourself, finding yourself again, overwhelmed moms, knowing what you want, women’s identity, personal growth, motherhood and identity, people pleasing, emotional burnout, self-trust.

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Connect with Lauren:

Instagram: @thelaurentrout

Email: lauren@mindyourmama.org