The Show Lounge

The Show Lounge

Hosted by: Laura Doughty

Welcome to The Show Lounge — where life, love, and lessons get honest. Every life leaves an imprint. Every life has a story. Every story deserves a show. Hosted by Laura Doughty, The Show Lounge is a place for...

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Episode 29: When Truth Makes Other People Uncomfortable

Everyone says they value honesty — until honesty disrupts a story they've become comfortable believing. As the November release of Raised by Fire approaches, Laura sits with one of the more complicated questions...
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Episode 28: Becoming

Love Lounge — Becoming What if becoming isn't always about changing who you are? What if, eventually, becoming is simply allowing more of who you've always been to come forward? In this episode of Love Lounge, Laura...
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Episode 27: Ease Isn’t a Strategy — It’s a Frequency

 In this episode of Love Lounge, Laura explores the quiet shift that happens when we stop forcing life and begin allowing ourselves to live from a place of coherence, trust, and inner safety.  Inspired by themes that...
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Episode 26: The Story Has a Name

The Story Has a Name  When Laura revealed the cover of Raised by Fire on January 1st, it felt like a milestone. But as November approaches, she's realizing something important: A cover release is not the same as...
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Episode 25: The First Finish Line: Coming Back to Myself

The First Finish Line: Coming Back to Myself In this episode of Love Lounge, Laura shares the full story behind her very first marathon — Venice, Italy, 2001. What began as a spontaneous “yes” became a defining moment...
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Episode 24: Hard to Love - Why Strong Women Struggle

Hard to Love: Why Strong Women Struggle There’s a common narrative that independent, self-sufficient women struggle to receive love. But what if the real story is something entirely different? In this episode of Love...
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Episode 23: Permission to Evolve

Permission to Evolve Two years ago, on an eclipse day, Laura began a project called Find Your Vintage Vibe. At the time, it felt like a creative exploration around style and personal presence. But looking back now,...
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Episode 22: Running With Strength: The Miles That Bring Me Home

Episode 22: Running With Strength — The Miles That Bring Me Home In this episode of The Love Lounge Podcast, Laura shares a deeply personal reflection on signing up for her 8th marathon and 3rd New York City Marathon...
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Episode 21 The Moment I Stopped Over-Giving and Didn’t Feel Guilty About It

The Moment I Stopped Over-Giving and Didn’t Feel Guilty About It In this episode of Love Lounge, Laura reflects on a quiet but powerful moment of awareness—when she noticed an old pattern of over-giving arise and...
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Episode 20: Settling Into the Room

Episode Title: Settling Into the Room Podcast: Love Lounge with Laura Doughty After a season of quiet, Love Lounge returns — not as a lesson, not as a rebrand, but as a room. In this episode, Laura shares what it...
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Episode 19: The Love That Changes Everything: Coming Home to Yourself

Love Lounge returns with a reflection on the most essential love of all: self-love — not as self-care or affirmation, but as self-possession. Drawing from Carl Jung, Alan Watts, and Spinoza, this episode explores the...
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Episode 18: Attachment Styles & Nervous System Safety: How They Shape Your Love Life

  In this episode of Love Lounge, Laura and Aneela dive deep into relationship attachment styles—Secure, Anxious, Avoidant, and Disorganized—and explore how they shape our dating patterns. But beyond just knowing your...
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