Lauren Perna
Mentally Fit Founder
Helping founders protect their mental health while building bold, ambitious businesses.
Founding and leading a business is demanding. Doing it while managing mental health and chronic illness takes next-level intention. In this column, Lauren dives into what it really means to build something big without burning out. She shares practical tools for mindset work, boundary setting, and emotional resilience, paired with honest reflections on the mental load of entrepreneurship. Mentally Fit Founder is a space for founders who want to protect their mental wellness without dialing down their vision.
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Lauren Perna is the CEO and Lead Writer of Lauren Perna Communications, a New England-based firm that helps clients tell their story through content strategy and copywriting. Clients include life sciences companies, healthcare organizations, and other game-changers, all united by their passion for improving lives.
Lauren is also a fierce advocate for mental health awareness and care. She is an award-winning community leader, recognized for her work as part of the Women’s Business League Neponset Valley Chapter. She is also the Chapter Leader and Founding Member of the Chronic Boss Collective, and she’s an elected Town Meeting Member. She received her Bachelor of Arts from Fordham University, and she holds a certificate in Digital Marketing from Columbia University/Emeritus.
