Homebody- The Podcast

About Homebody- The Podcast

The Homebody Collective is more than a podcast—it's a gathering place for people who believe that home is where our stories begin, healing happens, creativity flourishes, and meaningful lives are built. Hosted by Lauren Gehman (AKA Lauren Jo Home), realtor, interior stylist, entrepreneur, and lifelong homebody, each episode explores what it means to create a life that feels authentic, meaningful, and deeply rooted. Through honest conversations with creatives, entrepreneurs, industry experts, and everyday people, we dive into the spaces we live in, the experiences that have shaped us, and the journeys that continue to inspire us. From home design and real estate to motherhood, entrepreneurship, relationships, and self-discovery, The Homebody Collective is a place for thoughtful conversations, fresh perspectives, and finding beauty in both where we live and who we're becoming. Because home isn't just a place—it's the foundation for the life you're building. Welcome home.

Publisher

Lauren Jo Home

Category

business · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

30 Nov 2018

Latest episode

21 Aug 2026

Latest episodes

232 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   21 Aug 2026

   Building My Own Table- The Opportunity I Turned Down (And Don't Regret)

   Turning down a big opportunity isn't always about the money. In this episode of The Homebody Collective, Lauren shares the real, unfiltered story behind saying no to an advertising partnership with a well-known local real estate publication, even after almost signing on a 1am out of fear of missing out. She breaks down the difference between a decision made from scarcity and competition versus one made from alignment, why chasing a seat at someone else's table can quietly pull you off your own path, and how reinvesting in what's already working (systems, inventory, education, and loyal clients) can matter more than chasing visibility. If you've ever caught yourself making a move out of comparison instead of clarity, this one's for you. Topics covered: business alignment, saying no to opportunity, home staging business growth, real estate marketing, entrepreneurship and scarcity mindset, building versus competing. Lauren Lefever is a licensed Realtor with Keller Williams Elite helping people find inspiration in their homes and inside themselves. For all Real Estate inquires text/call M: 7175197491 E: laurenjohome@kw.com laurenjohome.com (https://laurenjohome.com/) For Staging and Interior Design inquires: dwellerstagedesign.com Sign up for early book access, freebies, BTS action & more Here

2. 

   22 Jul 2026

   From My Dad's Garage to Where We Are Now: Two Years of Dweller- Staging & Design LLC.

   In this solo episode of The Homebody Collective, Lauren gets real about the last four years of building Dweller Stage Design — from staging her first listings out of her dad's garage, to a leaky three-bay garage in Lancaster City, to walking away from a toxic business partnership two years ago and building Dweller- Staging & Desgin LLC entirely on her own terms. She opens up about imposter syndrome that still shows up today, growing a business while pregnant and postpartum, the moment James Fisher gave her her first real shot, and what it meant when her husband was finally able to leave his 9-to-5 to build this with her full time. She also shares what's next for Dweller — expanding the team, empowering other women in the industry, and rolling out investor-friendly staging offerings for the year ahead. A raw, honest look at what it actually takes to bet on yourself and start over. Lauren Lefever is a licensed Realtor with Keller Williams Elite helping people find inspiration in their homes and inside themselves. For all Real Estate inquires text/call M: 7175197491 E: laurenjohome@kw.com laurenjohome.com (https://laurenjohome.com/) For Staging and Interior Design inquires: dwellerstagedesign.com Sign up for early book access, freebies, BTS action & more Here

3. 

   17 Jun 2026

   I Thought I Had Systems — The truth about burnout, building a staging business, and what next level actually looks like.

   After one of the busiest spring real estate markets of my career, I am finally coming up for air — and I'm using this "slower season" to do the work that actually matters: rebuilding systems, resetting boundaries, and getting honest about burnout. In this episode, I'm sharing what it really looked like to run a growing home staging business with a skeleton crew — think six installs and four destages in a single week with a team of three, finishing proposals at midnight, and running on nothing but determination and love for the dream. I get real about what burnout actually feels like when you're an entrepreneur, why knowing what you need and being able to do something about it are two very different things, and why my old systems — as good as they were — could only carry Dweller- Staging & Design LLC so far. This one is for the stagers, the small business owners, the real estate entrepreneurs, and anyone who has ever looked at their calendar and thought there is no way — and then pulled it off anyway, at a cost they didn't fully realize until later. In this episode I'm talking about: Why the slow season is actually the most important season for your business What burnout really looks like for entrepreneurs — and why it's not what you think The difference between systems that work and systems that scale Why my next level isn't more revenue — it's calm, boundaries, and abundance over hurry How I'm rebuilding Dweller from the inside out now that I finally have the space to do it Lauren Lefever is a licensed Realtor with Keller Williams Elite helping people find inspiration in their homes and inside themselves. For all Real Estate inquires text/call M: 7175197491 E: laurenjohome@kw.com laurenjohome.com (https://laurenjohome.com/) For Staging and Interior Design inquires: dwellerstagedesign.com Sign up for early book access, freebies, BTS action & more Here

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

9 ratings

Spotify

4.2 / 5

5 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 65 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

77

Social presence

94

YouTube

0

Engagement

82

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