Lauren Berlingeri, co-CEO and co-founder of HigherDOSE (code: BRITTANY15), opens up about the hidden cost of doing “everything right” – running a fast-growing wellness brand, raising twins, optimizing fertility – and still ending up pre-diabetic and deeply burnt out.
We explore what happens when you stop chasing perfect biohacking metrics and build intuitive longevity rooted in nature, nervous system care, and the season of womanhood you are in, from postpartum vaginal rejuvenation tech to trading Botox for facial acupuncture and massage.
This episode matters for women’s long-term vitality because Lauren shows, in real time, how choosing environment, community, and self-compassion over hustle lets your health strategy evolve with your hormones, body, and life.
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We talk about:
07:05 - Why Lauren left New York and now spends half the year in South Africa
10:40 - Why living close to mountains, light, and barefoot kids changed Lauren’s health more than any hack
19:00 - How trying to “fix” family and friends backfired – and what shifted when Lauren just modeled the behavior
25:20 - Honoring phases: Fertility years, postpartum, perimenopause, and why your health plan must change
28:30 - Micro self-care rituals that keep Lauren grounded as a mom and CEO
34:05 - Designing HigherDOSE products as a woman and mother who needs hands-free, realistic rituals
39:05 - Why women’s sexual health and menopause remain huge blind spots in medicine and funding
41:50 - Moving from hardcore biohacking to nature, intuition, and tools that actually fit women’s biology
44:00 - “Intuitive longevity” vs biohacking: The “why” matters more than the hack
46:30 - Retiring beauty as your main currency and finding freedom from aesthetic obsession
49:20 - Why this is a powerful moment for women’s longevity and why nature is still the ultimate medicine
Questions answered in this episode:
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How did Lauren discover she was pre-diabetic despite being a “perfect” biohacker?
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Why did moving to South Africa shift Lauren’s health, creativity, and nervous system more than any supplement or protocol?
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How does barefoot, outdoor schooling and easy access to real food change the way Lauren parents and works?
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What actually happened during the early years of motherhood with twins – and how did that season impact Lauren’s body and brain?
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How did a grand malseizure become a turning point for Lauren’s approach to stress, work, and self-care?
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What did Lauren learn from trying to “convert” her family to her lifestyle, and why did she stop preaching?
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How did RF + infrared vaginal treatments affect Lauren’s pelvic floor, orgasms, and body image after a traumatic twin delivery?
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Why does Lauren believe women’s sexual health, lubrication, and menopause are some of the biggest misses in modern medicine?
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Why is Lauren less interested in “biohacking” now and more drawn to longevity, intuition, and phase-specific women’s health?
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How did becoming a mother and entering her 40s transform Lauren’s relationship with beauty, injectables, and facial aesthetics?
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What mindset shifts does Lauren recommend for ambitious moms who want health and impact without burning out?
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