Bawdy Love | Lauren Marie Fleming

When was the last time you did nothing at all?

Bawdy Love, My story., The stories you were told., Writing to Heal

“Blame it on the rain that was falling, falling.” – from Blame it on the Rain by Milli Vanilli It rained this weekend in San Diego. We needed this. I needed this. I lived in Oregon for many years and love nothing more than spending a rainy day inside...

Catch me on the Sexplanations podcast – and enter to win a copy of my book Bawdy Love & a spot in my Journal Through It course

Bawdy Love, Giveaways and Scholarships

Back when I had a sex blog and wrote as Queerie Bradshaw, I appeared on a burgeoning YouTube channel called Sexplanations where I talked with Dr. Lindsey Doe about body image, queerness, self-confidence, and blowjob tricks. This appearance – which coincided with my...

To write, you must kill.

Bawdy Love, Discover your story., My story., Tell your story., Time Management

There’s just no getting around it. To write, you must kill. You must drown your distractions. You must murder your inner critic. You must assassinate characters that no longer serve you. For writing to emerge, something else in your life must die. Maybe that’s...

Feelin’ Myself: Using dance to connect with your body, a free online workshop with Fat Girls Dance and Bawdy Love

Bawdy Love, Enhancing your life story., Workshop

Have you ever watched a kid dance? The unabashed movement, letting their body go whichever way it wants, not caring what anyone thinks about their rhythm, or lack thereof? Do you still dance like that? I’m going to guess probably not. Because sadly, as we grow,...

Free Online Workshop: Boost Your Body Confidence Through Journaling

Bawdy Love, Enhancing your life story., Journaling, Writing tips and tools.

Summers were hot AF where I grew up. But while the other kids were swimming in canals, splashing in pools, and slipping-n-sliding around their yards, I was hiding inside, ashamed of my body. So how did I go from sulking in the shadows to proudly, confidently, sexily...

Burn it down so you can build anew – what I learned from the Giant Sequoias.

Bawdy Love, Enhancing your life story., Journaling, My story., Tell your story.

The largest, most grandiose and awe-inspiring living thing in the world is a scarred Sequoia tree tucked away in the mountains of California. She (for even though her name is General Sherman, with this kind of fortitude, perseverance and strength she must be a woman)...

111 inexpensive and easy ways to add more fun to your life!

Bawdy Love, Discover your story., Enhancing your life story., Favorites

It is easy to get caught up in the shoulds and woulds and coulds of life. I love a good grandiose dream, but many of the people I talk with and coach are so focused on the big goals (write a NYTimes best-selling novel, take a year-long trip through South America, have...

Lauren Marie Fleming on creating Bawdy Love on this week’s Bawdy Love Podcast

Bawdy Love, Discover your story., Favorites

Achieving life goals, embracing your superhero origin story, and saving your relationship with yourself, on Episode 18 of the Bawdy Love Podcast. It’s here! It’s finally here! Bawdy Love: 10 Steps to Profoundly Loving Your Body is released today, this...

Three reasons you don’t owe it to anyone to be healthy – including yourself

Bawdy Love, Discover your story., Favorites, The stories you tell yourself.

Are you obligated to be healthy? Do you owe health to yourself, your family, your loved ones? We’re often taught that healthy is the most important thing we could possibly strive for, but what does this standard do for the worth of someone born with a disease,...

This week on Bawdy Love: Dr. Martina Shabram on freaks in society and why you should proudly be one

Bawdy Love, Discover your story., Favorites

Freak bodies, societal norms, ableism, and why your doctor is often wrong, on Episode 3 of the Bawdy Love Podcast. When we as a society deem “healthy” bodies as right and worthy, and “unhealthy” bodies as gross and wrong, we set all of us up for failure. Because like...

Lauren Marie Fleming is a writer, speaker, and founder of School for Writers.

Through School for Writers's courses, social media, coaching, newsletter and podcast, she helps aspiring authors leave a legacy through their stories – all with the goal of diversifying publishing.

Her popular program Write Your Friggin’ Book Already™ helps amateur writers go from idea to publishable book. Through WYFBA and on the School for Writers podcast, Lauren helps historically silenced people rediscover their voice, carve out time for creativity in their busy lives, and stand in the truth that your story matters now more than ever.

In her twenty years as a professional writer, Lauren has written multiple books, been featured in prominent publications including VICE, Curve, Cosmo and the Huffington Post. She is also a sought after and entertaining public speaker, and has spoken at prestigious conferences and colleges including Yale, Brown, Wordstock, and BlogHer.

For over three decades, Lauren has coached writers and speakers to tell heartfelt tales in the most impactful and entertaining way possible. Lauren has worked with some of the world’s most distinguished presenters and authors, including two years directly supporting Tony Robbins on his content and coaching the speakers on his stage.

Lauren is an avid reader, has lived all over the world, and will try anything once, as long as it’s gluten free. When not writing, coaching clients or traveling the world, Lauren can be found walking her dog on the beach in San Diego listening to a good audiobook.

Head to SchoolForWriters.com to get free resources from Lauren, including the School for Writers podcast and her popular How to Write a Book workshop.

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