Reflections on My Time at Life Itself - from Lauren
After nearly three years, my formal time with Life Itself is coming to an end and I am stepping into new pastures.
Lauren Wigmore, our amazing Communications Manager, is transitioning into a full-time role at Liminal Learning. We’d like to thank Lauren for the incredible dedication she has brought to the Life Itself team. She has been a cornerstone of our community and is a true exemplar of the values we wish to see in the world.
Below are some reflections from Lauren about her time working at Life Itself.
After nearly three years, my formal time with Life Itself is coming to an end.
It feels like a bittersweet turning point: stepping into new pastures filled with wild flowers, while carrying the tender ache of leaving behind the roses I have tended to so intently over these years.
When I took a leap into the unknown and moved to Mexico four years ago, I was determined to align my life with work that truly mattered. I first came across Life Itself through an Upwork job ad. I didn’t get the job initially, but that didn’t matter. I wanted to be part of a community led by people who were genuinely trying to seed change. So I kept showing up. After some gentle persistence on my side, I eventually found my way in as the “Comms person.”
What followed has been so much more than just a job. I have seen a great deal of change and development, both in the organisation and in myself. Life Itself has a way of asking you to grow. I am deeply grateful for that. No flower can grow if the soil is depleted, and one of the things I most value about this team is its willingness to tend to the soil: the relationships, the honesty, the reflection, and the deeper conditions that make meaningful work possible.
It has also been a real privilege to help shape and support some of the work that has emerged over these years. I have had the chance to steward newsletters and communications, support the launch of the Second Renaissance initiative, help develop Conscious Coliving courses, and hold space for community through events, gatherings, and ongoing shared work. To play a part in bringing these projects into form, and to support the people and relationships at the heart of them, has meant a great deal to me.
I am leaving with a full heart and a great deal of gratitude for all I have learned, all I have contributed to, and all I have been lucky enough to witness up close.
This is not the end. I will still be around in the Life Itself and Second Renaissance communities, but it is goodbye from my role as the “Comms person.”
To the wider community: thank you. You have made this work feel joyful, connected, and alive. It is rare that such a diversity of people can truly co-exist with shared care and purpose, and it has been a deep privilege to be part of that.
And to Rufus, Sylvie, Catherine, Valerie, and everyone else I have had the pleasure of co-creating with over these years: thank you. Big love, and a heartfelt thank you for the trust, challenge, care, and companionship that have shaped this chapter of my life.
You can keep in touch (via LinkedIn is probably best) but don’t worry I’ll be seeing you around anyway.