Welcome to Mama Farmette

Hi beautiful souls, I’m Lauren Rae- If you’re wondering how a former veterinary neurosurgeon ended up on this unexpected healing journey... well, that’s exactly the story I’m here to tell.

For 20 years, I lived in what I now call “the glass house”- surrounded by designer bags, diamond jewelry, and all the external markers of success. I was performing neurosurgery on animals, achieving everything I thought I wanted, yet something was missing. I was listening to my ego instead of my soul, fixing bodies while my own spirit slowly broke down.

I have always felt a deep spiritual and cosmic connection with animals. For over two decades, I studied, trained, and practiced as a veterinary neurosurgeon. During that time, I was convinced that my purpose was to heal animals externally, using medication and, many times, surgery.

However, I was mistaken.

Three years ago, my soulmate, Marc, passed away, leaving me a widow at the age of 40 with three children under the age of six. In that moment, I decided to transform my widowhood into true womanhood and embarked on an intense, multi-modal healing journey (follow along for details!) that lasted over three years. I explored my personal ancestral wounds related to scarcity, lack, and perfectionism, and it became clear why I had chosen a career as a veterinary neurosurgeon—one that deepened these wounds.

I had been focusing on using my gifts to heal externally, “fixing” my patients’ ailments and becoming a “hero.” In doing so, I neglected my authentic self. While healing my patients on a physical level was incredibly rewarding—witnessing a paralyzed dog walk again after surgery still makes my heart flutter—I learned a crucial lesson due to the tragedy in my life: I was overlooking the internal healing needed for my soul.

The truth is, you cannot heal another living being—whether an animal, human, or yourself—unless your foundation is rooted in wholeness and abundance. During my time as a practicing veterinary neurosurgeon, I operated from a place of insecurity, scarcity, and lack, which ultimately led to mental, physical, and emotional exhaustion.

Through my healing journey, Mama Farmette emerged. Mama Farmette represents the true embodiment of my self-love journey. She is secure, strong, confident, authentic and resilient while remaining in a state of reverie - embracing my natural whimsical, somewhat quirky attitude that I had buried under years of “should be’s.”

This platform isn’t just about farm life. It’s about what happens when you finally give yourself permission to return to who you really are.

Welcome to my journey back to Lauren. I’m so glad you’re here.