Lauren Payne

I’m Lauren, a writer who’s currently based in Australia, but has family in Aachen, a beautiful part of Germany. I’m fascinated by psychology and how our brains affect the way we are. I write a lot of personal essays, investigative articles, and reviews about everything from music to sociology.

Year of birth: 1994
Country of residence: Australia


TEMA asks

  1. What time is it?
    It’s 8:37am and I’m on my second cup of coffee!

  2. What’s your favourite Emoji?
    💖

  3. Standing at the airport today with a free ticket, where would you go?
    Spain and Portugal, it’s where I was planning to go before the pandemic started.

  4. The best thing about a country you lived in:
    I lived in Amsterdam for a while. One thing I love about the people of Amsterdam is how relaxed they are. People are never in too much of a rush and they’re happy to keep things simple, take a breath and smell the roses.

  5. More of this in Europe, please:
    Co-operation to reduce carbon emissions and work towards a stable climate. We really need to respect our planet.

  6. Europe can do without:
    Leaders who dismiss the climate crisis and the welfare of not only their own citizens, but migrants and refugees as well.

  7. What do you deeply care about?
    Making people feel included, understood, and heard.

  8. Last book / movie that moved you:
    It’s not a book, or a movie, but I did really feel moved by the Ted Lasso series. The way it depicted the effects of anxiety was just so raw and open. Plus… I’m a sucker for football.

  9. Yesterday, today or tomorrow?
    Tomorrow, but I’m trying to focus more on today. 

  10. What do you want to know about the next person?
    What song instantly fills you with joy?


Author of:

Should we be using the word normal? (TEMA#6 – Normality)