From Blog to Book, 5 years later

Backstory: What began as an outlet, a blog, a place to share my thoughts evolved into something greater. While I have been quiet on the blog these last 5 years I have been busy living, experiencing, growing and WRITING.

Now I have to admit, when I first had the intuitive nudge that I would write a book I imagined I would get a publisher and an agent and it would be ever so glamorous.That’s because I grew up following the rules, needing to be “perfect”; that was until I realized I am meant to pave my own path. To do things that are a little less traditional to pave the way for others to do the same.

So first and foremost I want to thank those who paved the way for me to self publish because what I realize is I have an amazing book and story and it’s my story and I want to tell it my way.

Now when a producer comes and wants to turn it into a movie or series, then we will talk agents. Until then, I digress.

In the meantime I am excited to announce I will be self publishing my debut book in May of 2025!

The beauty of self publishing you just push a button and the whole world can access your words.

I would like to formerly introduce you too…

Glow Up Your Chakras: From Medicated to Meditated

Have you ever thought about your chakras? 

Lauren Courtney never did. 

Like lots of ambitious twenty-somethings from Long Island who ditch the suburbs for the city of ~glittery~ dreams—Lauren is far too busy climbing her way up the Manhattan skyscrapers to learn about fucking chakras. 

Having scored an enviable job at the world’s premiere talent agency, Lauren is happy to grind her life (and jaw) away if it means she’s en route to the top. And she’s not exactly far from reaching her lofty goals, either—she’s killing it in her high-pressure career by day, swilling gorgeous martinis with gorgeous friends by night, sweating it out in boutique fitness classes first thing, and has a round the ‘clock roster of men at her beck and call to ready to treat her to glamorous dates or rush to her rescue when she’s drunk and injured and stuck on the toilet seat of her Gramercy Park apartment at 2 a.m. 

So what if one of the guys in her repertoire may or may not be wanted by the NYPD? Or if another brings his other girlfriend along to what’s supposed to be a romantic dinner for two? Lauren is *so close* to living her dream life—as long as she keeps going, going, going—there’s no reason for her not to make it happen.

Armed with just enough Adderall to keep her hipbones sharp and her deadlines met, and stocked with just enough Ambien to sleep through the pesky inner whisperings that taunt her with late-night longings for something different—Lauren’s got the pharmaceutical weaponry and innate grit required to win the rat race that is the cosmopolitan culture. 

Except Lauren’s spinning so fast ‘around the hamster wheel that she doesn’t exactly have time to address her slew of escalating health issues—not to mention the holes of emptiness perforating her heart. 

That is until the unexpected death of her first love and a painful surgery knock her to her knees. In her newfound stillness, Lauren is forced to reckon with who she actually is and what she actually wants. 

In this riveting debut, esteemed healer and holistic health coach, Lauren Unger candidly takes us on the dazzling ride of a lifetime: one that details the unlikely transformation of a New York woman going from heavily medicated to blissfully meditated. 

On this raw, candid journey, we see what happens when a bustling, noisy life is suddenly rendered as quiet as a mouse and the gorgeously disruptive awakening that can occur ~only~ in silence. 

As Lauren heals she begins to realize she’s got a big choice to make—one that will change the trajectory of her life forever: Should she continue to run on fumes, or should she cut the chill pills that stifle the sounds of her inner whispering and maybe—dare to start listening to their wise message? 

As the whispers grow louder and louder, Lauren decides to trust the voice within and finds herself called to try all kinds of new things. Before she knows it she’s finding solace and joy in cooking (we’re talking about a girl who used her oven for storage space), she’s walking away from her impressive career to start her own salad business, enrolling herself in school to become a holistic health coach, furiously studying reiki, and unlocking powerful spiritual gifts—all of which send her on their own wild journeys—ones that alter the way she views life, death, health and her purpose for being. 

The thread that empowers Lauren to begin to heal herself and others—is—you guessed it—chakras.

As Lauren learns to embrace the concept of chakras—those powerful centers of energy that can get blocked and stagnant—Lauren begins to reconnect with her true self and moves toward a life aligned with her deepest desires. Through glowing up her chakras—her life becomes riddled with magic, manifestation, fulfillment, and more adventure and beauty than she ever knew possible. 

Equal parts powerful personal development and equal parts gut-punching memoir, GLOW UP YOUR CHAKRAS is the new book of healing for a generation of women who’ve previously been ignored in spiritual and new-age spaces. She speaks to all of us who long to tap into our spiritual prowess, glow up our *own* chakras, and live authentically—without having to dismiss or shame the messy, complicated, traumatized, or broken parts of ourselves. Lauren gifts us with a unique key—one that shows us that the darkness of our pasts can be precisely what steers us toward the light.

Lauren’s unfiltered narrative resonates deeply with anyone who’s felt lost in the noise of the hustle culture. What makes GLOW UP YOUR CHAKRAS so refreshingly relatable and one-of-a-kind is that Lauren’s approach isn’t remotely clinical or didactic—on the contrary, she’s a best friend, a sister, an accessible healer who makes it safe for us to be vulnerable because she never holds back when sharing the messy details of her own life. 

Despite her warmth and brilliant candor, Lauren still manages to assert herself as a top authority in her field and provides us with both top-tier education on chakras and gives us the tangible tools she’s been providing her dedicated clientele for a decade plus. 

This rare gem of spiritual elevation is accessible to everyone—especially those of us who grew up in the era of toxic diet culture, the gross exploitation of young starlets in media, people who’ve done drugs or slept with the wrong person for the wrong reason, and even to those of us who are still staring dead-eyed into the laptop screen, hopped up on too much Adderall, wanting something deeper but are so embarrassed that while we might have heard of Chakras—we have no idea what the hell they *actually* are or where to even start. Lauren shows us that there is nothing to be ashamed of and that the path to healing is rarely linear. 

But this isn’t just a story about healing and spiritual enlightenment—it’s about daring to glow, to manifest, and to embrace the magic that life has to offer. 

Feeling stuck or overwhelmed or downright lost? Lauren shows us that no matter where we are or what we've done—we're all capable of making radical, positive changes in our lives. Through her raw, magnetic storytelling and wise guidance, she invites us all to shed skin and step into our truth—no pretense, just heart.