Join my exclusive, online women’s community, Becoming HER, TODAY with your special discounted rate: HERE Welcome back to The Know! This week we have Lauren Brill joining us for a powerful conversation. Lauren has fearlessly told her story of sexual assault and has dedicated her career to creating a space through writing and poetry to amplify healing journeys through relationships, trauma, discrimination, addiction, mental health, illness, and grief with the goal of inspiring thousands of individuals to discover their superpowers so that they can live fulfilling lives.  In this episode… Sexual assault  Haters Facing the bullies Becky Hammond outworking folks at NBA summer league The power of storytelling Mind & body connections  The power of hope Secrecy  Quotes “Part of what I try to do with people is make sure that through storytelling we see the humanity in everyone.” - Lauren Brill  “Once I started talking about my traumas being okay with my position, is when the awakening really, really happened for me.” - Nikki Spo “Once I got through the anger, then I was able to be like, oh, I'm the toughest bitch I know.” - Nikki Spo  “Your body remembers what your mind forgets. And if you don't heal the mind, you'll feel it in your body.” - Lauren Brill  Timestamps:  0:00 - 4:45 | Intro  4:45 - 10:25 | Connections (NBA)  10:25 - 15:30 | Standing up for yourself  15:30 - 19:00 | The Unsealed  19:00 - 25:36 | Pushing through the hardships  25:36 - 28:30 | Shared community  28:30 - 34:50 | Secrecy & hope  34:50 - 40:30 | Lauren’s writing story  40:30 - 43:00 | Speaking up  43:00 - 44:55 | It’s all worth it  44:55 - 46:21 | Outro  – SANA SKIN STUDIO is my #1 go-to spot for self-care. My favorite facial is the Super Glow, and you can get $25 off of your first facial when you book at www.sanaskinstudio.com with my code THEKNOWGLOW. Join Becoming Her https://theunsealed.com/  @the.unsealed  Connect with Lauren Brill  https://theunsealed.com/about-lauren-brill/  Connect with Nikki  www.nikkispo.com   @nikkisappspo /  @theknowwithnikkispo  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices