Certified Mental Wellness Coach + Child Safety Advocate + Public Speaker + Author
I'm Laura Evans. Mom. Advocate.
Former Fortune 500 Executive.
I learned (the hard way) that your gut & mind are connected.
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Our teenage daughter attempted suicide. It was a wake-up call for me, and an outcry from her. In the days that followed, she found the courage to reveal something she had been carrying alone: she had been sexually abused — and trafficked — by a trusted neighbor.
Our world stopped. And then we got to work.
Our first priority was her. We found her a therapist. A psychiatrist. We pursued healing in every modality we could find — and through that search I discovered the emerging science around the gut-brain connection. How we feel isn't just in our head. It lives in our gut, our nervous system, the body that keeps score long after the mind tries to move on. That science became the foundation of everything I do today as a mental wellness coach.
Our daughter found her voice. She found her courage. She prosecuted her abusers — and we got justice.
What happened next took our breath away. Her therapist team, moved by her heart of gratitude, created a foundation to provide mental health therapy scholarships for those who could not otherwise afford access to care. Our daughter didn't just survive — she inspired something that is now helping others heal too.
I became a certified child safety advocate, providing training and awareness to help adults prevent, identify, and report child sexual abuse and trafficking. I created a podcast — *Secrets Are Not Safe* — because parents need to know: something like this can happen in your neighborhood, to someone you know and love.
The end to child sexual abuse should not depend solely on the courage of a child. We as adults have to do more to protect our children.
And now, our daughter has done something even more extraordinary. She is one of seven women — survivors, a detective, a therapist, a wife, and me — who have written a book telling this story from every angle. Coming later this year.
Laura Evans
Seven women sat down to answer that question. Honestly. A survivor. A mother. A detective. A therapist. Another survivor. A wife (of one of the abusers). And more. Each one telling the truth from where she stood. Together, they tell a story that is devastating, redemptive, and urgently necessary.
This book is for every parent who thinks it couldn't happen to their family.
It could. It does. And the adults in the room have to be the ones who stop it.
Calm your mind. Heal your gut. Feel like yourself again.
Chronic stress disrupts the gut-brain connection - and that shows up as exhaustion, anxiety, brain fog, and burnout. I help driven professionals understand what's happening in their body and rebuild from the inside out.
- 1:1 wellness coaching
- Gut-brain science + personalized protocols
- Supplement & lifestyle plans
- Ongoing support and accountability
- Feel your best — guaranteed
Trust your instincts. Protect our children.
Child sexual abuse happens in nice neighborhoods, in trusted relationships, and behind closed doors. I provide awareness training so that adults — not children — carry the burden of protection.
- Child safety awareness training
- Prevention and identification education
- *Secrets Are Not Safe* podcast
- Community and school presentations
- Resources for families navigating next steps
Our daughter's courage inspired her therapist team to create a foundation that funds mental health therapy scholarships for those who cannot afford access to care. I am the top contributor through my work as a wellness coach — which means every client I work with helps fund therapy for someone who needs it most.
I am an aspiring six-figure giver. This work is bigger than a business.
How did this happen? What did we miss? What did we learn? This podcast is what every adult needs to hear because awareness is the first line of defense,
This blog was written in real time as we lived it. Together, the podcast and the blog are a roadmap for families on a road they never expected to be on. And, they are the foundation for the book coming this year.
I'm an accomplished executive & entrepreneur, a certified mental wellness coach & a certified child safety advocate, a podcast host, a co-author, a giver, and — most of all — a mom. My credentials come from experience, education, research, and training. My authority comes from my leadership skills, what my family lived through, and what we built from the other side of it.
My story has been featured in *The Four Year Career* by Richard Bliss Brooke, *The Flip Flop CEO* by Janine Finney, and the *One Voice* podcast focused on preventing child abuse. My co-authored book — told from seven perspectives — publishes later this year.
I believe the gut knows what the mind is still learning to say. In health. In danger. In hope.
Start with a free 30 minute consultation. No obligation. Just an honest conversation about where you are and what is possible.
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