About Lauren
Founder of Daisy & Goliath
Stand Tall
Daisy & Goliath - What Does It Mean?
Daisy & Goliath is the female equivalent of the classic underdog story in the Bible where David, the small, weaker opponent defeated Goliath the mighty, fully-armed giant.
I’ve faced Goliath many times in my life. So have you. So has every woman who has lived.
And I'm here to tell you - as a woman - as "Daisy" - you can triumph in the face of Goliath!
What We do
I teach you to navigate conflict, upend injustice and take charge of pain.
I teach you to recognize each of these and how to Stand Tall.
Stand Tall means to be your authentic self as you face hardships, adversity, and oppression.
A Life Shaped by Goliaths - and the Courage to Keep Rising
Sometimes Goliath arrived as life-altering events that knocked me flat. Other times it was more subtle, like self-doubt, negative self-talk and playing small when I knew - everyone knew I had what it took. Life was punctuated by conflict, injustice, and disabling pain. As a female, I was socialized to accept these silently.
And while I dodged some 'generational bullets', like alcoholism, I watched people I love suffer. Even as a child, I knew the myths about getting sober were absurd. Neuroscience and neurobiology can now show how to heal a brain rewired by substances.
In some seasons, I was stuck—full of self-doubt, shrinking myself to keep the peace, and agreeing to things I knew were not right. Like many women, I learned to minimize my needs and silence my voice to feel safe, to survive.
But deep down, something steady kept flickering.
Over time, I stopped shrinking and started standing. Not loudly. Not all at once. But steadily, intentionally, and with growing confidence.
I’m not fearless or extraordinary. I've learned things the hard way.
And now I feel called to teach women the self-confidence to navigate conflict, upend injustice and take charge of pain.
If 'Goliath' is moving through your life, I hope that what I’ve learned will help you Stand Tall—with clarity, self-confidence and dignity.
Stand Tall Carried Me Through Every Storm
We live in a world where conflict, injustice, and pain are real—and where women are often taught to stay quiet instead of stand tall.
Standing tall does not mean being loud.
It means choosing not to shrink; to no longer stay silent.
It means responding with clarity instead of reacting in fear.
It means holding your dignity, even when someone is undermining it.
This is the heart of Daisy & Goliath: quiet strength over chaos. Being an upstander rather than a bystander.
How You Learn to Stand Tall
Standing tall is not something you suddenly become.
It is something you build - one steady step at a time.
Here is the foundation that supports that work:
1. Stay Grounded
When everything feels overwhelming, grounding yourself matters.
Gratitude is one of the simplest ways to ground yourself. Gratitude is not toxic positivity.
Science shows via brain imagery how practicing gratitude brings your brain into slower, calmer brain waves like theta and delta.
2. Decide to face Goliath
Journalist Amanda Ripley, in her book Unthinkable, reveals how human fear circuits and crowd dynamics work, why our instincts sometimes misfire in modern calamities and how we can do much, much better.
She labels three stages in the human survival arc: deny, deliberate, and decide. Those who move more quickly through the arc are more likely to survive.
Daisy & Goliath invite you to face the reality as soon as you can. You don't have to conquer in that first moment. You need only to acknowledge its presence.
Building strength to tackle Goliath happens over time.
It is not just physical.
It is emotional resilience, clear thinking, and learning to trust your own voice.
It is choosing to advocate for yourself.
It is moving forward, even in small ways.
3. Stand Tall
Standing tall is how you show up.
It means upholding your boundaries.
It means staying steady when others try to pull you off balance.
It means responding with clarity, confidence, and dignity.
Not perfectly.
Just consistently.
Why I Created Daisy & Goliath
Because too many women feel alone when navigating high-conflict situations.
Because women have been socialized to be silent in high-conflict situations.
Because too many question themselves.
Because women are expected to tolerate gaslighting, misogyny, and oppression.
Because too many have been taught to stay small.
I created Daisy & Goliath to offer calm, practical action steps that actually work. From the real-life trenches, I've learned to navigate conflict, upend injustice and take charge of pain.
You cannot control others.
But you can control how you show up.
And that changes everything.
Let’s Take the Next Step Together
You deserve a life where you have self-confidence and peace of mind.
If you’re ready, I’m here to walk alongside you.
Daisy & Goliath teaches you how to Stand Tall.