Fine is a Trap - Coaching, HR Consulting, Laughter Yoga

In 2019, while trying to do too many things at once (as usual), I noticed my Roomba vacuum zooming toward the unplugged cord of that glass lamp, as the lamp sat on a table near the front door, awaiting its donation to a thrift store. In an effort to prevent disaster, I instead caused it by running to catch the Roomba, sliding across the floor in my socks, launching into the air, landing face first on the floor, and breaking both of my shoulders.

The first joke from my friends: Look who can’t be a hand-raiser anymore.

While breaking both of my shoulders chasing a vacuum (that did, by the way, turn away from the lamp cord before causing a disaster, as it was trained to do) was definitively the worst thing that ever happened to me, it was also the wake up call I needed to start changing the way I looked at my own career, which ended up changing my entire life.

My secret? I finally hired an executive coach for myself (even though I'd been coaching others for years!). Because it turns out, when you’re the helper who doesn’t get help, you burn all the way out.

My huge life lesson was that even the high-achieving, hyper-independent, rock star performers like me (and you) need, deserve, and thrive in our careers and lives.

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Fine is a Trap was founded on the principle that no one feels “fine”. As humans, we have much stronger feelings than that, and if we’re saying we’re “fine”, we’re usually avoiding sharing what’s actually difficult. When we get willing to address the “fine”, we have the opportunity to create amazing!

Lauren is an Executive Coach, partnering one-on-one with corporate leaders (individually or company-sponsored) ready to overcome burnout, create healthy boundaries, reduce busyness, develop executive skills, elevate or change their careers, and find joy in their work.

In addition, Lauren is a Fractional Chief HR Officer for companies with up to 100 employees supporting times of change. She offers strategic advisory services, employee training, organizational development planning, and systems selection and implementation.

She’s also a certified Laughter Yoga Instructor, offering virtual employee wellness sessions!

A former corporate Human Resources and Operations executive, Lauren has 25+ years' HR experience in for- and non-profit companies and has been coaching for more than 15 years. She’s managed, consulted with, and coached c-suite and emerging leaders in a variety of departments. Lauren has a BA in Psychology, is a Professional Certified Coach (ICF PCC), a Certified Ontological Executive Coach, and holds Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) and Senior SHRM Professional (SHRM SCP) certifications.

Using strategic thinking, creative solutions, and empathetic humor, she creates trusting and productive relationships.