Hi there!
I’m Dr. lori –
Psychologist, Grandma, Women’s Advocate, and someone who has spent 40 years in the therapy room believing that the right conversation at the right moment changes everything.
For anyone navigating the hard parts of being human — caregiving, self-doubt, anxiety, and everything in between.
Let’s Get REAL.
For more than 40 years I’ve sat with people through some of the hardest parts of their lives — and here’s what I know to be true:
Most of us are exhausted from pretending.
Pretending we’re fine when the anxiety won’t quiet down. Pretending the self-doubt isn’t running the show. Pretending we’re not grieving someone who is still in the room. Pretending we don’t need anything when we’re quietly disappearing in the process of caring for everyone else.
But I’ve also watched something else happen in that same therapy room.
I’ve watched women find the courage to say the true thing. I’ve watched grief turn into grace, self-doubt turn into self-trust, and exhaustion turn into a life that actually fits.
I’ve watched people discover that on the other side of all that pretending — there is real joy. Real connection. Real laughter that doesn’t need to be performed.
That’s what you’ll find here. A podcast that takes therapeutic guidance off the couch and brings it directly to you. Specialized support for caregivers who are walking one of the hardest roads there is. And a community of women who are done performing and ready to get honest — and to find some joy and laughter along the way.
This is where the real conversation begins.
Becoming Real
I’M READY TO STOP DOUBTING MYSELF AND LISTEN TO MY OWN VOICE.
Real conversations, coaching and a community for women ready to understand their anxiety, question old messages and live more authentically.
Caregiving & Dementia
I’M CARING FOR SOMEONE WITH DEMENTIA
Find support, guidance and a community of people who truly understand.
BECOMING REAL WITH DR. LORI
REAL CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THE HARD PARTS OF BEING HUMAN.
A little therapeutic guidance and healing in your ear – new episode every week.
CAREGIVERS NAVIGATING DEMENTIA – You don’t have to walk this road alone.
A monthly membership for dementia caregivers – live support sessions with Dr. Lori, practical guidance, and a community of people who truly understand what you’re living through.
“The most meaningful gifts don’t just say ‘I love you.’ They say, ‘I see you.’”
AVAILABLE NOW ON AMAZON!
When you purchase both the book and the journal, you’ll receive an invitation to a private live online caregiver event with Dr. Lori.
When you purchase just the book, you’ll receive a downloadable lock screen quote — a daily reminder that you’re not walking this path alone.
Becoming Real with Dr. Lori:
REAL Women’s Collective™
Where the podcast goes deeper.
Every month, Dr. Lori takes the conversation further — live, with real women, going deeper into the topics that matter most. This is where honest conversation becomes a practice, not just something you listen to on your commute.
Come for the podcast. Stay for the community.
Free Mini-Course:
Crushing Self-Limiting Habits for Successful Living
“We were told the world needed us quiet, capable, and fine. It turns out what the world actually needs is us real — and every woman who stops pretending makes it a little safer for the next one to do the same.”
-Dr. Lori
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