Lauren Friedman, a 20-year AdTech (Advertising and Technology) veteran, knows firsthand how unresolved issues can turn into chronic physical and mental health conditions. As someone who went almost four decades without being diagnosed, Lauren understands that maneuvering life with complex trauma is not only life-altering but also life-inhibiting.
Today, Lauren strives to help others. As the founder of the WHY GO PROJECT, she aims to redefine how communities and individuals approach mental health and trauma through the power of storytelling and education, creating not just accessible but holistic pathways to healing.
The Path to Healing
Watching life pass by through the lens of trauma is difficult, and the hardships of realizing the missed opportunities, connections, and experiences that passed by can be even more difficult. However, understanding what has been missed due to trauma is the first step in healing. Lauren, who now champions the HOW-ARE U HEALING™ revolution as a trauma-informed connector and storyteller, strives to break stereotypes and barriers to entry by helping people find connection, inspiration, education, and support. The HOW-ARE U HEALING™ Community she helps run focuses on providing members with personal and professional development opportunities, empowering them to transform their lives by transforming pain into power and survival instincts into actionable growth.Educating With the Trauma Translator™
Over the past two decades, Lauren has worked to advocate for emerging technology and humanize complex, often abstract ideas through cross-disciplinary thought leadership. During her talks, she speaks out as a TRAUMA TRANSLATOR™, which involves positioning serious topics in palatable, personalized formats that allow her audiences to become educated on multiple issues. These topics include:- Mental Health is Physical Health
- Rewire Your Brain: the AdTech Connection
- Survival Mode is My Superpower™ and yours too!
- From Chaos to Clarity
