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Lauren Drain Kagan

Lauren Drain Kagan is a fitness coach, bikini pro, registered nurse and author of Banished who shares strength training, personal stories and her journey into DJing.

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Overview

Work: Fitness coach, registered nurse, author and podcast host
First book: Banished, published March 5, 2013, with Lisa Pulitzer
Competition milestone: Earned her WBFF pro card in Rhode Island in late 2014

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Her story in print.

Lauren’s memoir Banished recounts joining the Westboro Baptist Church as a teenager, questioning its beliefs and rebuilding her life after being cast out. Published in 2013 with Lisa Pulitzer, it became a New York Times bestseller.

From nursing to the gym.

She began preparing for fitness competitions while working nursing shifts. After several shows, she won in Rhode Island in late 2014 and earned her WBFF pro card. Sharing her progress on Instagram grew into a career in coaching and fitness modeling.

What fans follow now.

Her work includes training programs, the Progress fitness app and her interview podcast Triggered. Recent posts also follow her DJ training in Tulum and life as a mother.

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Fitness apps

2026Progress by Lauren DrainFeatured personal trainer and coach

Quotes

My goal is to help you make a positive, healthy & lasting change when it comes to your body, health & nutrition.Lauren Drain, official website

Her stated approach to fitness coaching.

Trivia

She prepared for early competitions while working night shifts as a nurse.
Her publisher lists endurance races, hiking, dirt biking and camping among her interests.
Banished was her first book.