130: Lauren Pak: Life with Body Dysmorphic Disorder

Shameless Leadership

Sara Dean

Self-improvement, How To, Business, Management, Education

4.7 • 800 Ratings

🗓️ 24 May 2017

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

Lauren is on a mission to bring inclusivity and empathy to the forefront of fitness and health. She co-owns and operates Achieve Fitness in Boston with her husband, Jason, where they work daily to fulfill that mission. Lauren has been a personal trainer and strength coach for over 10 years, and she draws on her own past battle with body dysmorphic disorder to relate to and help others who may be going through similar struggles. When Lauren's not at the gym, she can be found spending time with her dog, Diesel, playing football, or relaxing on the beach in Cape Cod. Lauren wrote an article on her experience with Body Dysmorphic Disorder a few months ago and I was just blown away by her honesty and openness with her experience. I would venture to guess that most women have had body image struggles at one time or another. In Lauren’s experience, her struggles became pervasive and paralyzing. I found myself able to relate to Lauren’s story in many ways. If you’ve ever struggled with body image, eating disorders and/or disordered eating, I think you’ll be inspired by Lauren’s journey. Listen in to hear Lauren share: What daily life is like with BDD How she was paralyzed by BDD and her weight even though she was never actually overweight Why it is so hard for people with BDD and body image struggles to talk openly about it How sharing her story was a crucial part of her healing Her recommendations to other women who are struggling (…and why she doesn’t give advice) How she wants to revolutionize the gym experience for women and marginalized populations Links Mentioned: Achieve Fitness website: www.achievefitnessboston.com Personal website: www.lauren_pak.com Facebook (business): www.facebook.com/achievefitnessboston Facebook (personal): www.facebook.com/laurenp22 Instagram (business): www.instagram.com/achievefitnessboston Instagram (personal): www.instagram.com/laurenpak22 Lauren’s blog post: My Experience with Body Dysmorphic Disorder and Depression Book: Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance by Angela Duckworth Book: The Broken Mirror: Understanding and Treating Body Dysmorphic Disorder by Katharine A. Phillips Website: https://bdd.iocdf.org/about-bdd/ (an awesome resource that provides you with professionals as well as groups and programs based on your geographical location.) Sponsor: Aaptiv.com (use code SMA30 for a free 30 day trial) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is the Shameless Mom Academy, episode 130 with Lauren Pack.
0:04.9	Show notes for this episode can be found by going to shamelessmom.com and clicking on episode
0:08.7	1.30.
0:14.3	Welcome to the Shameless Mom Academy. I'm your host, Sarah Dean, and I'm here to give you and other
0:19.6	passionate, dedicated moms
0:21.1	the tools you need to bridge the gap between motherhood and living the life of your dreams.
0:25.5	I'm also here to help you be a little more shameless every day, because if you aren't building
0:30.2	a life, you're extraordinarily proud of, what kind of legacy are you building?
0:34.2	So let's dive in.
0:36.7	This episode of the Shameless Mom Academy is brought to you by
0:39.8	Aptive. Active is an app that brings your workouts right into your earbuds by syncing the
0:44.9	motivational guidance of a personal trainer with the perfect playlist to bring you an elevated
0:49.2	on-demand audio fitness experience.
0:59.3	Lauren Pack is on a mission to bring inclusivity and empathy to the forefront of fitness and health.
1:04.3	She co-owns and operates Achieve Fitness in Boston with her husband Jason, where they work daily to fulfill their mission.
1:06.5	Lauren has been a personal trainer and a strength coach for over 10 years, and she draws on her
1:10.7	own battle with body dysmorphic disorder to relate to and help others who may be going through
1:15.2	similar struggles. When Lauren's not at the gym, she can be found spending her time with her dog,
1:20.1	diesel, playing football, or relaxing on the beach in Cape Cod. Until recently, I've only been
1:25.4	connected to Lauren on social media, but she wrote a blog post
1:28.4	a few months ago that really captured my attention, and I emailed her as soon as I was done and said,
1:33.7	please, please, please come on my podcast and talk about this. Lauren wrote an article a few months ago
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