The moment my naked body hit the cold wet pavement of the Story Bridge at dawn was the moment where I exhaled.
As renowned photographer Spencer Tunick hollered directions over the loudspeaker to position our bodies so that he could capture the iconic shot, I recognised a familiar sensation.
Being simultaneously uncomfortable yet completely at ease is a liminal space where I feel at home in my body. An edgy comfort zone if you will.
With the wind whipping against my skin and nipples, the fresh wetness of the road on my back and my eyes gritty from a 130am wake-up call…I noticed I was in a moment of profound pleasure from being in a state of complete
Surrender.
As I looked to the vast sky bordered by the steel structures of the bridge, I coaxed myself to allow the road to hold me even more and even more of me.
To sink every muscle and part of my skin in even deeper.
In real time, I was reminded – THIS is where power is and this is what power is.
Power is where you have absolutely nothing to hide.
Stripping bare and getting naked in front of 5500 strangers, friends and fellow queer folk doesn’t scare me…
…but the risk of leaving myself exposed absolutely does.
And I see you doing just that. Living out one of my greatest fears.
Being unwilling to strip bare is what's leaving you exposed.
That thing…
That tick, that habit, that pain, that shame, that fear, that leak, that mode, that…
Deep. Dark. Sh*t.
That you don't want anyone to know about or see or even get a whiff of...
...the more you know it, stroke it, hold it to a flame and befriend it as the valuable data it is – the less exposed you'll feel and be.
Until you face what feels too hard or unfaceable, you're walking around completely
T R A N S P A R E N T
– crossing your fingers and hoping we don't see your:
♠️ surface level confidence that just won't morph into true staying power
♠️ perpetual sense of inadequacy you expected to be living and leading well beyond already
♠️ constant criticism of your looks, face and body when you espouse a totally contradictory message
♠ ️ relentless wondering of: What will they think?/What would they think? (even when "they" have no bearing on your voice, vision & mission) and
>>>Your inability to truly, vocally and climactically let go in intimacy and own that multi-faceted part of you<<<
Your sensuality. Your hunger. Your sound. Your truth. Your desire to dominate and be dominated.
For as long as you're walking around with these parts of you unexplored and in the dark, you're leaving yourself exposed in exactly the ways you definitively don't want.
You think you're hiding it but your body and presence tells a conflicting story and that jeopardises the qualitative success of what you say are your highest values:
♟️Your intimate relationship
♟️What you role model to your children
♟️Your health, performance and wellness
♟️Your ability to lead in your business by securing important deals, holding difficult conversations or forging profitable partnerships that all work for the betterment of all and
> Your conviction to be the woman who is congruent with the messaging she advertises <
The woman who sees, loves and reveres herself so deeply she can walk into any room in the world and hold it all within her and whatever comes her way because she knows all of herself.
Knowing yourself plugs the leaks that leave you exposed.
Best of all, you don’t even have to take all your clothes off.
When I say: I can walk into any room in the world without questioning myself or being scared of what anyone thinks of me…
It comes from the countless hours of knowing all of what makes me, me.
And all the parts that the world could judge or shame me for, well… I’ve already judged and shamed them.
Now no one can expose anything in me that I don't already know and haven't expertly assimilated into my identity.
THAT is the power you crave…
… and the only way to get it is to be willing to strip bare.
POWER PORTAL has been designed to do exactly that.
We start with an in-person or virtual intensive and we continue with 30 days of Voxer support.
This is to ensure you don’t just taste your power but remain immersed in it.
Because your power isn’t a nice-to-have. It’s a requirement of modern leadership.
Now is the time to strip bare, plug the longstanding power leaks leaving you exposed and commit to 2025 being your most powerful, satisfying and impactful year in business.
Enrol in Power Portal now by securing your preferred intensive date here with a deposit.
(As always, if you can’t find a suitable time, book a placeholder appointment and we’ll source a mutually beneficial time.)
Lauren xo