Episode 9224 minwith Lauren Fields
The Woman You Become Along the Way
Lauren Fields joins Anna Anisin to discuss rebuilding after trauma, turning vision into action, confidence, reinvention and dressing for the woman you’re becoming.
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This week on I Want Her Shoes Podcast, host Anna Anisin sits down with Lauren Fields, entrepreneur, author, TEDx speaker and host of The Fieldswell Podcast, for a conversation about rebuilding, reinvention and finding the courage to take the next step.
What happens when the life you imagined suddenly changes? For Lauren Fields, that question became deeply personal when she experienced a traumatic brain injury in an equestrian accident as a teenager. After undergoing brain surgery, she began a journey that would ultimately shape her fascination with the human mind, resilience, and our ability to rebuild our lives.
Today, Lauren is an entrepreneur, TEDx speaker, author, and host of The Fieldswell Podcast, where she has interviewed more than 150 entrepreneurs, authors, and thought leaders. As Founder and CEO of Fieldswell, her work focuses on helping people move beyond simply imagining the lives they want and begin taking meaningful action toward creating them.
In this episode of I Want Her Shoes, Anna Anisin sits down with Lauren for an intimate conversation about identity, reinvention, ambition, and the psychology of becoming. Together, they explore why so many women wait until they feel ready to make meaningful changes, how confidence develops through action, and what happens when the life we're living no longer aligns with the person we're becoming.
Lauren also shares insights from her upcoming book, SEND IT: Becoming the One Who Turns Vision into Velocity, including her F.I.E.L.D.S. Framework, which connects mindset, intention, environment, lifestyle, and discipline with the courage to take action. But this conversation goes beyond productivity and personal development.
Anna and Lauren explore the emotional side of transformation: grieving old versions of ourselves, recognizing when our environments no longer support our growth, and learning to pursue ambition without allowing it to become another source of pressure.
And because this is I Want Her Shoes, they also discuss the relationship between personal style and identity, why the way we dress often evolves alongside us, and what it means to step into the shoes of the woman we're becoming.
Key Moments
- Rebuilding After Life Changes Unexpectedly
- The Psychology of Becoming
- Why Waiting Until You're Ready Keeps You Stuck
- Confidence Comes From Doing
- The Environment That Shapes Your Future
- Ambition Without the Pressure
- Dressing for the Woman You're Becoming
- Sometimes You Just Have to SEND IT
The Woman You're Becoming Is Already Within Reach
There's a version of ourselves we often imagine somewhere in the future.
She's more confident. More accomplished. More certain of what she wants. Perhaps she's living somewhere different, doing something completely new, or finally pursuing a dream she's been putting off for years.
But what if becoming that woman doesn't require waiting for the perfect moment?
What if it simply requires taking the next step?
Lauren's story reminds us that growth rarely happens according to plan. Sometimes it begins with an unexpected challenge. Sometimes it requires letting go of an identity we've outgrown. And sometimes it starts with a decision to move forward before we feel completely ready.
Because the woman you want to become isn't waiting at the finish line. She's being created with every step you take. And sometimes, all you need is the courage to put on your shoes and begin.
Watch Episode 92 on YouTube or listen with the Apple player above.