Podcast Summary: The Latest with Loren LoRosa

Episode: Living In Your Purpose
Host: Loren LaRosa
Date: December 17, 2025

Episode Overview

In this episode, Loren LaRosa reflects on what it means to live and work in your purpose—especially as we transition toward a new year. Against a backdrop of holiday preparations, Loren discusses personal growth, professional evolution, and the balance between responsibility, ambition, and self-trust. She brings in the voices of content creator Kai Cenat and singer/actress Coco Jones for authentic conversations about vulnerability, mental health, finding your voice, and how to measure the real impact of your achievements. The theme is one of honest introspection and encouragement for listeners seeking alignment and meaning as creators or simply as people trying to navigate life's pressures.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Loren’s Reflections on Progress & Responsibility

• Seasonal Pause and Progress: Loren opens up about savoring time with family over the holidays and taking stock of personal and professional growth at iHeartMedia.
  • “My very first Christmas party that I ever attended with I Heart was two years ago and I wasn’t even working here. ... Now fast forward two years later, I’m working here.” (04:02–05:10)
• Navigating Growth and Self-Doubt: She addresses the tension between aspiring to longevity and substance while confronting the hesitation that comes with increased attention and responsibility.
  • “There is still a very real, real...sense of hesitance that I feel sometimes when I am wanting to do things or, you know, wanting to just trust my instinct…there’s a different sense of responsibility.” (06:10)
• Fears of “Messing Up”: Loren candidly shares her inner negotiation about trying new things, not letting fear paralyze action, and maintaining focus on her core purpose.
  • “I don’t want to get in my own way and allow my fears…I don’t want to allow...that I am focused on substance and longevity and purpose get in the way of trying things that might not align with, you know, where I’m going long term, but you gotta try it to know. You gotta throw things at the wall until it sticks.” (06:50)
• Advice for Listeners: The podcast encourages listeners, especially those feeling pressure at year’s end, to both honor their responsibilities and remain open to experimentation.

2. Vulnerability & Growth with Kai Cenat

• Mental Health and Creative Ambition: Loren plays a clip from streamer Kai Cenat, who discusses recent mental health struggles and how self-doubt and fear can limit creative risk.
  • “For the past few months, I’ve been struggling with mental health out of self doubt and fright of pursuing goals...I just wanted to do more….I am going to go private soon on that page so whoever gets in gets in....sometimes it is important to take care of your mental health.” (08:30–10:00)
• The Modern Creator’s Pressure: Loren reflects on how today’s digital culture elevates people “passionate about doing it well...creating longevity...doing it in a way that’s purposeful,” but notes that this level of care can be heavy. (10:00–11:13)
  • “You’re going to see people who are actually very passionate about what they’re doing...rise to the top and kind of quiet out a lot of the noise. But that can get kind of heavy sometimes.” (10:41)
• Balancing Blessings and Anxiety: She commits to “shedding that heaviness,” appreciating the blessing of creative freedom, and not ignoring the anxious feelings about “doing it right versus just trusting your instinct.” (11:15)

3. Coco Jones on Silence, Self-Discovery, and Purpose

• Handling Family Expectations: Loren spotlights Coco Jones’ advice to listeners on fielding questions about their relationship status during family holidays, keeping it light and self-assured.
  • “Every aunt wants to be in the business?...I actually have been very into nice, nasty reads...I would honestly prep, since, you know, that this happens every year.” (18:14–19:13, Coco Jones)
• Finding Voice in Silence: Loren shares a meaningful exchange with Coco about how periods of career downtime fostered self-awareness.
  • “The break took me. Honestly, the break took me. The space in between was not by choice. But now, you know, hindsight and looking back, the silence is where I could even hear my voice, you know, be like, oh, this is who I am.” (19:45–20:16, Coco Jones)
• Evolving Self-Perception and Shedding Dead Weight: Coco describes how professional growth meant losing people along the journey and realizing self-reliance.
  • “I guess people from that section of my life dropped off because, you know, when you go higher, people act weird.com...That’s when I was like, okay, I think I’m going to be the only one that I know for sure is not going anywhere. So I need to be the voice...” (20:18)
• Purpose and Service: Loren asks Coco to define her sense of purpose. Coco reveals how her struggle with self-doubt and perseverance turned into a commitment to inspire others.
  • “Yes, I do think about my purpose...why do I get to be here with this platform...What do I do with this?...I do try to be very transparent about the journey, the time that it took, the self doubt, the things that I had to work on to be who I am now.” (22:49–23:08, Coco Jones)
  • “It was only because I drilled in my head that I did deserve it. Cuz for a while I was like I don’t know, I don’t know.” (23:08–23:30, Coco Jones)
• Measuring Real Impact: Loren links her own pursuit of meaning to Coco’s, wondering not just about achieving goals but about the impact made on others’ lives.

4. Loren’s Year-End Rituals and Call to Reflection

• Journaling Exercise: Loren shares her method for identifying what to release and claim for the new year—writing what she’s “shedding” in the front of a notebook and what she’s “claiming” in the back.
  • “I got a notebook. In the front of the notebook, I wrote down everything that I am letting go of or I’m shedding. In the back of the notebook, I’m going to put everything that I’m claiming. The two are going to meet in the middle at some point in 2026 and we’ll be okay. We will be released. We will be free.” (24:50)
• Encouragement for Listeners: She encourages listeners to consider what’s in alignment and what feels forced or out of sync in their lives, making space for self-compassion and recalibration before the new year.

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• Loren LaRosa on Responsibility and Hesitation:
  “I don’t want to get in my own way and allow my fears. I hate that word. And allow my new. This is what it is. I don’t want to allow the fact that I am focused on substance and longevity and purpose get in the way of trying things that might not align...but you gotta try it to know.” (06:50)
• Kai Cenat on Transparency and Mental Health:
  “For the past few months I’ve been struggling with mental health out of self doubt and fright of pursuing goals that really want to achieve.” (08:41)
• Coco Jones on Finding Her Voice in Silence:
  “The silence is where I could even hear my voice...so finding my voice was really kind of what happened in the meantime. ... I guess people from that section of my life dropped off because, you know, when you go higher, people act weird.com.” (19:51–20:18)
• Coco Jones on Purpose and Inspiring Others:
  “I do try to be very transparent about the journey, the time that it took, the self doubt, the things that I had to work on to be who I am now, to live the life that I live now. It was only because I drilled in my head that I did deserve it.” (23:08)
• Loren’s Reflective Journal Exercise:
  “In the front of the notebook, I wrote down everything that I am letting go of or I’m shedding. In the back...everything that I’m claiming. The two are going to meet in the middle at some point in 2026 and we’ll be okay.” (24:50)

Important Segment Timestamps

• 04:02: Loren reflects on her evolving professional journey and growth at iHeartMedia.
• 06:10–06:50: Loren discusses feelings of responsibility, progress, and self-hesitation.
• 08:30–10:00: Kai Cenat’s message on transparent mental health struggles and the desire to create without fear.
• 11:13–11:57: Loren processes how pressure mounts as her audience grows and how to maintain joy and intuition.
• 18:14: Coco Jones gives witty advice for handling nosy family during the holidays.
• 19:45–20:18: Coco Jones talks about the self-discovery that happens in silent periods.
• 22:49–23:08: Coco on purpose, platform, and being transparent to inspire others.
• 24:50: Loren explains her journaling method to release and claim energies for the new year.

Closing Tone & Takeaways

Loren maintains her signature warmth and honesty throughout, creating a safe space for creative professionals and everyday listeners alike to think more deeply about living in alignment with personal purpose. The episode encourages introspection, vulnerability, and intentional growth, especially as a new year approaches. Through candid stories and guest perspectives, Loren reminds her listeners:
“At the end of the day, there’s always a lot to talk about. ... When you understand purpose, I think you understand that even what hasn’t fell in line with you or for you yet, it doesn’t mean it’s not happening. It just hasn’t happened yet—you’re being prepared.” (22:49–23:05)

Listeners are left with actionable ideas for self-reflection, a sense of community, and permission to pursue their purpose with creativity and courage.