Episode Description:

This week, we’re sitting down with someone Christina has known since first grade — Lauren McBride.

Lauren has been building her platform for over 15 years, growing a family while growing a business and evolving in real time alongside her audience. In this first part of our two-part conversation, we go back to the beginning — who she was before the brand, what it looked like to build a business while raising young children, and the pressure of becoming the primary financial driver for her family.

We also openly discuss her recent divorce — why it happened, what led to that turning point, and what it feels like to outgrow a version of yourself that once built your entire life. Lauren shares what it was like to navigate private shifts while everything still looked “fine” from the outside, and the loneliness of evolving when your audience only sees part of the story.

This is part one of a two-part interview. Part two drops next week, where we continue the conversation around rediscovery, boundaries, and rebuilding in a new season of life.

In This Episode

• Who Lauren was before motherhood and social media
• Building a business while raising young kids
• Becoming the breadwinner and navigating guilt
• The pressure of performing online while struggling privately
• Why her marriage ended and what led to that shift
• The loneliness of evolving in plain sight
• Grieving old versions of yourself

Connect with Lauren

Instagram: @iamlaurenmcbride

Learn more about Lit Chicks Read and upcoming travels to Portugal & Germany! 

Lauren McBride Home Collection available on QVC

Gala’s Night Out

Lauren is hosting the third annual Gala’s Night Out in Connecticut at the end of March. A portion of proceeds supports domestic violence advocacy through the Lauren McBride Foundation.

For tickets and more information, visit the link in Lauren’s Instagram bio.

Part two of this conversation drops next week. Make sure you’re following the show so you don’t miss it.

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