lauren l'heureux

lauren l'heureux

client brief

country located

industry/ title

greatest coaching breakthrough

USA

CEO & Founder of Maison La.Rue & The La.Rue Creative Studio

Healing her grief and overcoming the loss of her older brother

Client Case Study

client case study

Q: What challenges or struggles were you facing before you started working with valerie?

Before we began working together, I was in the darkest place I had ever experienced—a place of profound grief, anger, and an inability to confront the trauma I had endured. At 18, I lost my brother in a motorcycle accident, was sexually assaulted and went through a trial, and faced my father’s attempt to end his life—all within just 14 months.

Q: What motivated you to reach out for support or begin working with valerie? What were you hoping to achieve?

Do it—just take the leap. If you're hesitant because of the investment, trust me—it will be the best money you ever spend. If you think EFT doesn’t work or don’t fully understand it, stay open to learning and to the possibility that it does—because it will change your life. Valerie is an extraordinary human with a clear and powerful purpose on this planet. Her ability to listen without judgment and create safe, fear-free spaces is a rare gift.  She is the best investment you will ever make.

It was five years after the most difficult year of my life that I began working with Valerie. This decision came from a true place of fight or flight—I had reached a point where I had to either fight for my life or accept that I was no longer willing to live. It was the beginning of the pandemic. I had recently graduated from college and moved back home to my parents’ house in Florida for knee surgery. The world was experiencing universal confusion and fear. I decided I would never have this kind of free time again—time to do nothing but heal. I knew I needed extensive help, which is when I made the decision to work with Valerie. I wanted to come to terms with my grief. I wanted to acknowledge my anger and understand why I had become so utterly and deeply depressed. Most importantly, I wanted to heal all of those parts of myself.

Q: How long did you work with valerie, and what specific breakthroughs or changes did you experience during that time? 

We worked together for over six months (and continue to work together), diving deep into my emotions. Every moment of our time was spent addressing my grief—talking through the anger, resentment, fear, and profound loss I felt after my brother’s death. The anger from being assaulted. The confusion over my father’s attempt on his life.For the first time, I opened up about everything and experienced the most intentional, life-changing shifts of my life. Slowly, I healed my grief. Valerie's coaching and her approach with EFT created such a safe space for me to shed layers upon layers of emotions. I healed the guilt I carried over losing my brother. And in healing that grief, I discovered my true purpose in life.

Q: Where are you now, and how has your life or business improved since your work with valerie?

It’s hard to condense this into a short answer when I credit Valerie with the profound shifts that have completely changed my life. Since working with Valerie, I have launched a creative agency that supports female founders and has achieved two consecutive years of six-figure income. I have built intentional, loving relationships with the people I hold closest. I found my life partner, whom I am deeply in love with. But most importantly, I have built a life I am extraordinarily proud of and passionate about—both because of my time with Valerie and the tools she provided me to continue healing.

Q; What was the most impactful part about working with Valerie?

Working with Valerie has given me the tools to live the most intentional and deeply spiritual life possible. She taught me how to truly believe in myself, break through self-imposed limitations, redefine boundaries, and move through life with a profound sense of joy. I will always experience anger, grief, sadness, and other uncomfortable emotions. But my time with Valerie taught me never to fear or deny those emotions—rather, to welcome and question them. Working with Valerie has shown me how to be open and honest with myself in a way I never knew was possible.

Q: What would you say to someone considering working with valerie?

You know those few people you meet throughout your life that just shift everything? Valerie is one of those people. Valerie didn't just teach me how to tap and shift my mindset, she helped heal me from the deepest parts of my grief and trauma that subsequently changed my life. When I started working with Val, I was a shell of a human being. I was broke, defeated, and this was the final life line that I was reaching for. From the moment we started working together, Valerie created a safe space for me to open up, identify my feelings, come to terms with them, and heal. She brought me back to life and helped me give a voice to the emotions I was so scared to acknowledge for years. 

Our time together was a pinnacle moment in my life that has led me to live the most extraordinary journey since. Working with Valerie gave me the courage to start my own business. In three years that business has thrived and grown into a six-figure business working with clients around the world. I've been able to accomplish that not only because of my time with Val, but I've been able to sustain it because of the tools and resources she gave me to practice EFT on my own. Now, it's a daily practice in my tool box that empowers me to show up to each day intentionally. I owe Valerie a great deal of thanks and immense gratitude. Without her, I have no idea who I would be. 

Lauren L'Heureux