ABOUT ME

I am Lauren Marshall, ‘Crazy Little Thing Called Love’ by Queen was number one when I was born. The song has pretty much become my anthem. LOL

I made a lot of changes in my life, some roads were bumpier than others.  Challenges with my mental, environmental, and physical health reared their heads, I was scared.  I felt stuck.  I lost a sense of purpose. I lost a sense of hope. I didn’t know where to start. I didn't always have someone in my corner. Now, here WE are.

The Journey that Led Me to…YOU!

For over 20-years I have dedicated my life to serving others and digging deep to find solution-oriented ways to address personal, community-based, and systemic health challenges.  My roles have  included:

• Ordained Buddhist priest

• First female Clinical Buddhist Chaplain at a major trauma center (service lines included oncology and trauma)

• Founder of a  nonprofit dedicated to the wellness of musicians

• Freelance writer and public speaker

• Volunteer mentor to prisoners through the Prison Dharma Network (now Prison Mindfulness Institute)

• Board member for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention

• Community relations coordinator and health promotion specialist for major managed care organizations

I am the first person to graduate from college in my family and I continue to seek out the knowledge to make this world a better place. Truly, I have learned from and I have been humbled by some of the best educators!

• Bloomsburg University, B.A. in Sociology

• Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE)

• Chatham University, M.P.W. in Technical Writing (Science and medical writing focus)

• Notre Dame’s Mendoza School of Business, Certificate in Nonprofit Fund Development

• Cornell University, Certificate in Strategic Healthcare Management

• And…Duke University’s Health and Well-being Coach Training!