Lauren Be Dear

infinitlovalie
a multimedia installation

Saturday, June 3, 2023
6-9 PM, performance at 7:30pm
The Arts Industry
93 Talcott Road West Hartford, CT

More information: https://www.laurenbedear.com/events/infinitlovalie

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Today’s the last day to get 15% off all merch on my Bandcamp! Be sure to select the “Merch” tab at the top to view everything.
🔮 Use the code “MAGIC” at checkout 🔮
🎵 Link in bio 🎵

Today until midnight, Bandcamp is waiving its fees and giving 100% of all purchases directly to artists!
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Head over to laurenbedear.bandcamp.com to:
- Pre-order the digital download of “Com•mit•tal”
- Pre-order the limited edition USB album
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“Trinity” video out now on YouTube & IGTV 🖤
From my debut spoken word album, "Com•mit•tal," available May 22nd. Pre-order the album now at laurenbedear.com
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-Trinity-
From my debut spoken word album, "Com•mit•tal," available May 22nd. Pre-order the album now at laurenbedear.com
With love,
LBD

Trinity - Lauren Be Dear "Trinity" from Lauren Be Dear's debut spoken word album, "Com•mit•tal," available May 22nd. Filmed by Lauren Be Dear & her family Edited by Lauren Be Dear ...

For my entire life until this point, I have kept my various mental health states and trauma behind closed doors. Now, it feels so good to talk about it. To write about it. To let it out. After writing about these personal issues, I found that I felt better about them. They didn’t have such a hold on me. They weren’t as scary.

I think of it like this: A few weeks ago, at the beginning of this quarantine, I rewatched the new Star Wars movies and was shocked by how unafraid I was of the stormtroopers. When I was a kid watching the older movies, I was terrified of those white masked zombies. But now, I have been so exposed to their image that they don’t bother me anymore. In fact, I’m a bit bored by them. And, like the new movies show, stormtroopers are people too. That’s kind of how I see my trauma now. After shining a light on the scary and painful events of my past, I’m no longer haunted by them. And I can finally show my past some compassion.

That’s what this album has done for me - it’s allowed me to confront my pain so that it doesn’t control or dictate my everyday life. I’ve released it. Given it a proper burial. Allowed it to rest. I am by no means “cured,” but I am happy. I hope the album inspires others to do something similar for themselves.

Being publicly vocal about personal matters however, has its drawbacks and complications. I worry a lot about how my audience will receive this album. Specifically, “Trinity,” at its core, is a poem about the varying emotions that accompany a mental health diagnosis. My father was very much involved in the beginning of my mental health journey, and thus, is mentioned quite often in this poem as well. I just need to publicly say how much I love my father and how proud I am of him for working so very hard on his mental health recovery. This poem is an expression of how my own mental health journey began, and is by no means how the story ends.

If you’re still reading this, you’re pretty awesome. Video for Trinity drops tomorrow. ✌🏻

Got lots of goodies for ya 😍
DM to order some die-cut vinyl stickies!

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New merch! 😍
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It's finally here! 😍
"Adult Children" from my debut spoken word album, "Com•mit•tal," to be released Spring 2020.
Directed & Edited by Lauren Be Dear
Director of Photography: Mike Marques
Hair & Makeup: Alyssa Haley of Born&Bred
Creative Consultation: Brianna O'Halloran
Track Mixing & Mastering: Parkville Sounds

Adult Children - Lauren Be Dear "Adult Children" from Lauren Be Dear's debut spoken word album, "Com•mit•tal," to be released Spring 2020.

Magic is real 💫
4”x6” non-adhesive patches printed on high quality linen canvas. $10 each. The quote is from the poem “Magic,” from my upcoming debut spoken word album, “Com•mit•tal,” to be released Spring 2020 😃✨
DM to pre-order & I’ll deliver them to ya with a hug or ship them with love 💌🤗

Performance from a few weeks back. This poem, along with 8 others will be released on my debut spoken word album, "Com•mit•tal" this spring!

"Carnival" - Lauren Be Dear at Cromwell Public Library The poem "Carnival" performed by Lauren Be Dear from her debut spoken word album "Com•mit•tal" to be released Spring 2020.