Series 2 Episode 18 What makes you different   Today we chat about what its like to be different and how being weird is the way to go   What makes you different? I've reached that point in life when I want to be different. I want to make dreams happen. The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is only a little extra. Let's be different and make a difference in life. Let's run ahead of the pack and carve out our own destiny ..... A podcast about sleep mediation and friendship- sometimes we meditate and sometimes we chat over a cuppa   POUR YOURSELF A WARM CUPPA...and let's sit down and chat as friends about wellbeing, life, sleep, health, loss, and happiness. Let's walk this road called life hand in hand IF YOU ENJOY THIS PODCAST Please support me here at Patreon https://www.patreon.com/laurenostrowskifenton   Join my mailing list for FREE MEDITATIONS and gifts - http://eepurl.com/ch4lsn Please Buy my High-quality wav meditations( please) here https://sellfy.com/LaurenOstrowskiFenton   My name is Lauren. I produce guided meditations for sleep, meditations to reduce anxiety, and meditations to promote happiness. I am an Australian single mother of four amazing children. I have energetic twins and two beautiful spiritual, caring girls. In most ways, I feel blessed. But it was not always that way. In 2010 when my marriage ended my life changed in so many ways. At times I felt that I could not go on. I felt sad; I could not sleep and was anxious and lost. I knew that something about the way I saw my world had to change. I learned how to feel happy every day. I learned how to sleep, and I learned how to reduce my anxiety. I stopped allowing others to define my sense of self. I took back my power. I then devoted myself to helping others achieve peace, learn to sleep, and how to feel happy every day. Do you ever feel lost? Do you ever feel stress, anxiety, or struggle to sleep? I know that I did. After years of feeling loss, experiencing stress, anxiety and struggling at times to sleep I wanted to make a difference. I wanted to help others feel relaxed happy and learn how to sleep. I am a writer, life coach, and meditation teacher. I make guided meditations, meditations, and resources to help with sleep, reduce stress, aid study and promote well-being. I hold an Honours degree in Anthropology and a Masters in Counselling from Monash University, Australia, and have worked as a personal trainer, life coach, speaker, and Guided meditation teacher for many years. I present a podcast called ‘Being Well with Lauren’ and I have a virtual wellness centre where you can download meditations and resources for happiness, guided meditation, stress reduction, and well-being. In my book Daily Rituals for Happiness, I candidly share my personal experience of loss, childhood bullying, relationship challenges, and the many ups and downs of being a single mum. I try to offer hope, support and practical advice to readers. I love what I do and feel like you as my viewer or listener are my friend. I am now giving away free high-quality audios to those of you who feel like joining my mailing list- This is a private discrete mailing list through which I try( allowing for four kids)to stay in contact with you. If you would like more contact( allowing for my 4 kids LOL who sometimes throw spanners into my scheduling) and definitely high-quality WAV form audio downloads then please join here http://eepurl.com/ch4lsn PS People on my mailing list also get to make requests :) BUY MY BOOK Daily Rituals For Happiness at this link: https://www.amazon.com/Daily-Rituals-Happiness-happy-single-ebook/dp/B01GA4KXWY?ie=UTF8&ref_=pe_2427780_160035660   Listen to my podcast 'Being well with Lauren https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/being-well-with-lauren/id1030685050?mt=2   About my book Daily Rituals for Happiness Written by Lauren Ostrowski Fenton, Daily Rituals for Happiness is a user-friendly guidebook that teaches readers a step- by-step technique for experi