lauren dike
What if burnout, disengagement, and low retention aren’t mindset issues — but nervous system ones? I’ll show your audience why, and what to do about it.
Lauren Dike is a nationally recognized nervous system strategist and somatic wellness expert transforming how organizations address burnout, psychological safety, and employee well-being. With advanced training in trauma-informed care, neuroscience, and leadership development—and the lived experience of a former professional athlete—Lauren brings a grounded, high-performance perspective to stress and recovery.
Her work reveals how stress lives in the body and shapes behavior, retention, and culture at every level. She collaborates with organizations to embed nervous system science into leadership, performance, and well-being strategies—helping people lead and connect from a place of safety and capacity.
Lauren has partnered with leading brands and institutions including NASA, Best Buy Health, The Honey Pot Company, Lululemon, and IKONI Collective, among others. She designs programs, speaking events, retreats, and workshops that bridge science and humanity—offering organizations evidence-informed pathways to resilience and connection.
Her thought leadership extends into continuing education: one of her talks was approved for CEUs by a state social work board, underscoring the professional rigor and applicability of her work across therapeutic, organizational, and educational settings.
Deeply committed to advancing healing-centered environments for Black women, Lauren has led wellness experiences with Criado Studios, Black Girls in Social Work, and Black Women’s Wellness, and was featured in a documentary highlighting Black women healers reclaiming well-being as liberation. Her work helps Black women restore regulation, agency, and vitality within systems not originally designed with their nervous systems in mind.
Through her signature workshops and keynotes, audiences learn to:
- Understand how unresolved stress silently drives burnout, disengagement, and reactivity.
- Apply science-based tools to build real-time resilience and capacity.
- Reframe psychological safety as a felt experience, not just a policy or concept.
- Integrate nervous system awareness into feedback, performance, and team dynamics.
Whether facilitating executive teams, employee resource groups, or wellness-forward organizations, Lauren is known for her experiential, honest, and deeply grounding approach that inspires both personal and cultural transformation.
“This series was very helpful as someone who works directly with community trauma, histories, and generational experiences of resource inequity—understanding their nervous system states and my own and how I need to balance them to make an impact, and most importantly connect with them.”
— Partner Success Manager, SF New Deal
“Lauren's work is life changing. Her workshops are transformative and offer practical tools, ancestral wisdom and the sacred space we deserve.”
— Dr. Jade Singleton, Founder IKONI Collective
“Lauren is such a delight. She has incredible insight that offers transformation for others. I’ve personally witnessed her providing life-changing experiences. I wish more people knew how to manage their nervous system —to include children!”
— Kyra Oliver, Director of Marketing, InterContinental Buckhead Atlanta
Lauren Dike is a nationally recognized nervous system strategist and somatic wellness expert transforming how organizations address burnout, psychological safety, and employee well-being. With advanced training in trauma-informed care, neuroscience, and leadership development—and the lived experience of a former professional athlete—Lauren brings a grounded, high-performance perspective to stress and recovery.
Her work reveals how stress lives in the body and shapes behavior, retention, and culture at every level. She collaborates with organizations to embed nervous system science into leadership, performance, and well-being strategies—helping people lead and connect from a place of safety and capacity.
Lauren has partnered with leading brands and institutions including NASA, Best Buy Health, The Honey Pot Company, Lululemon, and IKONI Collective, among others. She designs programs, speaking events, retreats, and workshops that bridge science and humanity—offering organizations evidence-informed pathways to resilience and connection.
Her thought leadership extends into continuing education: one of her talks was approved for CEUs by a state social work board, underscoring the professional rigor and applicability of her work across therapeutic, organizational, and educational settings.
Deeply committed to advancing healing-centered environments for Black women, Lauren has led wellness experiences with Criado Studios, Black Girls in Social Work, and Black Women’s Wellness, and was featured in a documentary highlighting Black women healers reclaiming well-being as liberation. Her work helps Black women restore regulation, agency, and vitality within systems not originally designed with their nervous systems in mind.
Through her signature workshops and keynotes, audiences learn to:
- Understand how unresolved stress silently drives burnout, disengagement, and reactivity.
- Apply science-based tools to build real-time resilience and capacity.
- Reframe psychological safety as a felt experience, not just a policy or concept.
- Integrate nervous system awareness into feedback, performance, and team dynamics.
Whether facilitating executive teams, employee resource groups, or wellness-forward organizations, Lauren is known for her experiential, honest, and deeply grounding approach that inspires both personal and cultural transformation.
“This series was very helpful as someone who works directly with community trauma, histories, and generational experiences of resource inequity—understanding their nervous system states and my own and how I need to balance them to make an impact, and most importantly connect with them.”
— Partner Success Manager, SF New Deal
“Lauren's work is life changing. Her workshops are transformative and offer practical tools, ancestral wisdom and the sacred space we deserve.”
— Dr. Jade Singleton, Founder IKONI Collective
“Lauren is such a delight. She has incredible insight that offers transformation for others. I’ve personally witnessed her providing life-changing experiences. I wish more people knew how to manage their nervous system —to include children!”
— Kyra Oliver, Director of Marketing, InterContinental Buckhead Atlanta
Embodied Emotional Intelligence Workshop
Format:
60–120 minute interactive workshop (customizable)
This program is perfect for:
- People managers and team leads navigating performance or feedback conversations
- Cross-functional teams seeking clearer communication and stronger collaboration
The audience will leave with:
- Practical tools for emotionally intelligent communication and...
Regulated to Lead: The Neuroscience of Stress, Safety, and Sustainable Performance
Format:
60–90 minute interactive workshop
This program is perfect for:
- People leaders looking to prevent burnout and support sustainable performance
- Teams navigating stress, overwhelm, or change
The audience will leave with:
- A clear understanding of nervous system states and how they show up at work
- Tools to self-assess and shift into more...
Workshop 2: Body-Led Conflict — Resolving Tension Without Escalation
Format:
75–120 minute interactive workshop or team training
This program is perfect for:
- Teams with interpersonal tension, communication breakdowns, or avoidance patterns
- Managers navigating feedback, conflict, or emotionally charged conversations
The audience will leave with:
- A body-first framework to identify conflict triggers and stress...
Workshop 3: Embodied Empathy — How Connection Really Works at Work
Format:
60–90 minute interactive workshop (great for retreats or ERGs)
This program is perfect for:
- Teams rebuilding connection after change, layoffs, or remote work transitions
- ERGs or leadership teams focused on DEI, team trust, and culture-building
The audience will leave with:
- A nervous system-based understanding of empathy and...
The Regulated Leader Lab
The Regulated Leader Lab
Format Options:
- Half-Day Workshop (3.5 hours) — an immersive, experiential introduction to nervous system–based leadership.
- 6-Month Program (monthly 90-minute sessions) — a progressive learning experience designed to embed nervous system science into the organization’s leadership culture over time.
This program is perfect...
