In this episode, I'm talking about four things that I learned while writing a book proposal. This process taught me a tremendous amount about myself, myself as a writer, and the people I am writing for based on what I want to write about. The themes of my content are taking a different turn than I expected, and I'll be talking about this as well as some news about the future of this podcast, As I Wander with Lauren Lanoue.

As always, I'm so happy you're here. Here are a couple of things I mention in the podcast episode:

The Practice by Seth Godin

More about my content and mission shifts

Also, here's a "head's up" that this will be the last episode for the summer. I'm taking this summer off in order to create space for envisioning where this podcast needs to go next. To keep in contact, and to get all the most up-to-date information, sign up for my monthly newsletter, Rule-Breaking News.

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If you'd like to read my writing, connect, or otherwise support this growing community that we're cultivating, here are a few ways to do just that:

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• Follow me on Instagram and TikTok or both @ LaurenLanoue
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Thanks again for listening! Until next time, rest easy and travel well. Here’s to finding home wherever we make it!

Welcome. Every piece of you. 

Hope. Hope is a weird thing to try to explain and yet we're told we should cling to it even though we can barely define it. I’m learning that while living life open handed is about letting go, it is also about staying open to hope and possibility…not necessarily clinging to any sliver of hope that we find.

In today's episode called "Why I'm Letting Go of Hope," we will talk about what hope means and why instead of clinging to it, I'm learning to let go and let hope hold me. 

Oh! And I'll tell you my new word for the moment--spoiler alert. It's hope. it sounds cliché but I'm ok with it. Now, anyway. More on that in the episode.

Here are some things I mention in the episode:
This podcast episode about why I choose a word for the moment instead of a word for the whole year.
And here is Emily Dickinson's poem that I mention in the episode.
And also, this was somewhat inspired by this video from John Green.

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Thanks again for listening! Until next time, rest easy and travel well. Here’s to finding home wherever we make it!

In today's episode, we are tackling a difficult subject--what happens when you can't go back home. I’ll share a bit what it felt like moving back to the Bible Belt of Western North Carolina after living abroad for four years . 

We'll discuss the hard truths of growing and evolving, and how I came to the realization that we cannot un-change or un-grow.  We will delve into the pain and difficulties of returning home after experiencing such a transformation, the struggles of reconciling our past selves with our current selves, as well as the art of letting go.

This episode is called When You Can't Go Back Home: A Eulogy for letting go

For today's episode you may want to grab a pen and paper to write and reflect afterwards, or come back to that when you’ve got time.

Some things mentioned in this episode:

I quote Scott Erickson who is an artist, speaker, and writer that is well worth following: https://scottericksonartshop.com/

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