You’ve cared for everyone else. It’s time to care for you.
Welcome to Vivatude — where wellness meets real life. Whether you’re navigating midlife, caregiving, reinvention, or all of the above, we’re here to help you refill your cup and rise.
Our signature Wellness Wheel guides you through 8 transformative pillars — emotional, spiritual, physical, financial, and more — designed to support the whole woman you are.
She Has Vivatude
She walks with the kind of swag that turns heads — not for attention, but because she radiates purpose. A woman with Vivatude knows exactly who she is. She’s confident, joyful, and unapologetically empowered.
She’s no stranger to reinvention. In fact, she embraces it — evolving with grace and boldness whenever life calls her to rise. She is vibrant and centered, living not in fear, but in fearless trust of her intuition. She lets her gut lead the way, knowing that inner wisdom is her greatest compass.
Her courage isn’t loud — it’s grounded. Rooted in her willingness to grow, to stumble, to learn, and to rise again. She carries within her the quiet fortitude of Saturn — that Capricorn energy — the steady strength to press on when doubt creeps in, and the humility to be both teacher and student in life.
A woman with Vivatude lifts others as she climbs. She doesn’t compete — she connects. She celebrates other women. She creates safe space for growth, healing, laughter, and truth. In her presence, you feel seen. Empowered. Encouraged to be more of yourself.
Because Vivatude isn’t just an attitude. It’s a revolution from within. And every woman has it waiting inside her.
About Vivatude
Vivatude is more than a show — it’s a wellness movement created for the vibrant, visionary woman over 40 who’s just getting started. We spotlight stories, experts, and tools that empower you to thrive across the Eight Pillars of Wellness.
Whether you’re navigating caregiving, rediscovering your purpose, or seeking more energy and joy — you’re in the right place.
Join the tribe. Embrace your Vivatude.
The Wellness Wheel
True wellness isn’t one-size-fits-all. That’s why we created the Vivatude Wellness Wheel — a holistic, empowering model based on 8 interconnected pillars of wellness that evolve with you.
Each week on the show, our hosts guide you through one or more of these areas with depth, grace, and grounded insight.
The 8 Pillars:
- Emotional & Spiritual Wellness, with Lauren Archer
- Financial & Occupational Wellness, with Kate Phillips
- Physical & Environmental Wellness, with Tracy Cromwell
- Social & Intellectual Wellness, with Anu Arora
Every episode of Vivatude touches one or more of these areas — because thriving starts when we stop separating the parts of ourselves. It’s time to embrace the whole you.
Meet Our Hosts
Lauren Archer invites you to reconnect with your truth — and trust the whisper within. From burnout to breakthrough, this is the inner work that sparks your outer glow.
What if financial freedom wasn’t about numbers — but about knowing your worth? Join Kate Phillips as she flips the script on money, meaning, and work that lights you up.
Your energy. Your environment. Your body’s wisdom. Tracy Cromwell brings it all together in this week’s episode of Vivatude — where vitality becomes your new normal.
From community to curiosity, connection is the spark. Anu Arora takes you on a bold journey of sisterhood, soul-stretching ideas, and the courage to grow out loud.
Caregiving
Caregiving Is a Wellness Conversation Because you can’t pour from an empty cup.
More than 53 million Americans are unpaid family caregivers — and the vast majority of them are women. They’re caring for aging parents, children with special needs, partners recovering from illness… often while working full-time and managing their own households.
Caregiving is one of the most profound acts of love — but it can also lead to burnout, depression, isolation, and a loss of identity.
At Vivatude, we see you. We believe caregiving isn’t just a responsibility — it’s a wellness journey that requires support, community, and tools to refill your own cup.
That’s why every month, we dedicate an episode specifically to caregiving wellness — across all 8 Pillars of the Vivatude Wellness Wheel.
From emotional boundaries to financial clarity to physical restoration, we’re here to walk with you.
Caregiver Burnout Relief
Guided Visualization for Caregiver Stress, Exhaustion & Compassion Fatigue
If you’re caring for someone you love and feel completely drained, this guided meditation session is for you. Caregiving often means constant vigilance, emotional labor, interrupted sleep, and carrying responsibilities few people truly see. Over time, this can lead to caregiver exhaustion, compassion fatigue, anxiety, and burnout.
This 30-minute guided session for caregivers is designed to help your nervous system settle, release accumulated stress, and restore your energy.
Through gentle relaxation and calming nature imagery, you’ll be guided into a deeply restorative state where your mind and body can finally exhale.
This session may help you:
- Reduce caregiver stress and emotional overload
- Release compassion fatigue and chronic tension
- Calm anxiety and racing thoughts
- Restore emotional balance and inner steadiness
- Reconnect with your own strength and resilience
- Experience deep relaxation and nervous system reset
This session is especially supportive if you are caring for:
- An aging parent
- A spouse or partner with illness
- A child with special needs
- A loved one with dementia or Alzheimer’s
- Anyone who depends on your care
Take a few minutes just for yourself. Find a comfortable place where you won’t be disturbed, allow your eyes to gently close, and let this time become a small sanctuary for you.
About Lauren Archer
Lauren Archer is a clinical hypnotherapist, mindfulness trainer, and HeartMath® Certified Coach with more than 30 years of experience helping people regulate stress, improve sleep, and reconnect with their inner steadiness.
If you’re interested in a custom hypnosis recording designed specifically for your situation, you can learn more here: https://www.LaurenArcher.live
Music by Christopher Lloyd Clarke, used with gratitude and permission