Lauren Duke

Lauren Dollie Duke is an author, educator, entrepreneur, and speaker whose work explores the intersection of movement, trauma, resilience, and human connection. With a master’s degree in psychology and more than two decades of experience teaching yoga, Pilates, Somatics, and Mind-Body medicine, she has devoted her life to helping people understand the body as a source of healing, memory, and transformation.

Her first book, Sh!thouse, examined family, dysfunction, and the chaos we inherit. Her second, This Walk Will Change You, follows the healing power of long distance walking and the messy, meaningful work of repairing family bonds. Her work has also informed her graduate research on walking and resilience and her 2025 TEDx talk, “What Are You Willing to Walk 500 Miles For?”