Lauren Windle
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author, journalist, presenter and public speaker

Despite regularly having to write a “bio”, I find the process a bit self-promoting and awkward. With that said, so as to protect me from your judgement, please continue to read on for a list of my achievements. All of these can be explored on the pages of this website.

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recovery

I’ll start with my proudest accomplishment to date: on 22nd April 2014 I got clean and sober from a cocaine and alcohol addiction that almost stole every good thing from my life. I was in Paris at the time and with the help of supportive friends, a local church and support group meetings, I turned my life around.

writing

Having previously done copywriting for the marketing team at a restaurant group, I moved back to London to hone my writing skills and trained as a journalist. I went straight from the pressure of the NCTJ shorthand exams (the nightmares still haunt me) to the pressure of a busy newsroom, working for two years as a digital features writer for national tabloids. Later I went freelance and wrote for: Vogue, Huffington Post, Marie Claire, Red Magazine, Mail Online, The Star, Premier Christianity, Woman Alive, Church Times, Sober Girl Society, The Good News and others. I also head up the digital opinion page for Premier’s women’s magazine Woman Alive

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public speaking

In 2018 I gave a TEDx Talk about my personal story of addiction and recovery which now has almost 400k views. I continue to do public speaking about addiction and recovery, speaking for corporate events, charities, schools and churches.

book

During 2020’s lockdown I had a book commissioned by publishers SPCK. Notes on Love: Being Single and Dating in a Marriage Obsessed Church, is out now. I’ve done plenty of podcasts, interviews and TV appearances to promote it. I also host The Good Pod Guide, a podcast designed to help you discover your next great listen without trawling through hours of content. Plus I’ve ghost written a best selling book, but you know I can’t tell you any more about that.

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ariadne social

Through Ariadne Consultants, I offer social media consultancy for authors and have had the pleasure of working on the launch of a couple of amazing books.  

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what else?

I’m also the proud owner of a Blue Peter badge and have a grade four ice-skating. I feel I should reward anyone who has bothered to read this right to the end with a nugget of new information that you can’t find anywhere else. So, I will take the opportunity to confess that I brush my teeth with warm water. I like it better, it’s like a hug in my mouth and I think everyone should do it too.

If you want to discuss my work or offer a rebuttal on my argument for warm-water teeth brushing, use the contact page to drop me a line.

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Faith. Recovery. Love.

This is it, you’re at my newsletter.

It’s time to make your choice – do you want to stick with the masses on social media or connect with me properly here and level up?

I’ll be dropping into your inbox with monthly notes on faith, recovery and love. Plus there’ll be the occasional update on projects, sneak previews and exclusive deals.

Can’t say fairer than that.

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