Lauren Murphy Recovery Page

07/30/2025

It’s here! Our new and improved website is live!
We’ve been working behind the scenes to make our online home easier to navigate, more inspiring, and filled with everything you need to know about our journey, and how we’re sharing hope with audiences across the country.
We’ve made it easier than ever to learn about our speaking and how to bring our story to your organization, school, or event.

👉 Visit murphysdontquit.com to:
✔️ Read our story
✔️ Watch inspiring recovery videos
✔️ Find aphasia and TBI resources
✔️ Inquire about having us speak for your group
✔️ Share our info with anyone who could use a dose of inspiration

📚 Book clubs, too! If your group is reading Murphys Don’t Quit, I love joining book club parties, in person if you’re local, or via Zoom if you’re not!
💌 Drop us a line through the Contact Us tab to ask about speaking, book club opportunities, or just to say hi!
We’d be so grateful if you’d share our site or refer us to anyone who might enjoy our story or could use an uplifting message.
https://murphysdontquit.com/

Lauren and Colleen Murphy, Public Speakers

07/14/2025

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If these walls could talk…

While in Chicago for a wedding, we stopped by 345 E. Superior—the original RIC (Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago). This building holds 83 days of our lives that we will never forget. It’s where Lauren fought her way back to us. As painful and exhausting as that time was, this place became sacred ground for us.

It now stands vacant, with a newer, shinier version a block away—renamed the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab. But this sidewalk… this building… they hold echoes of hope, fear, tears, and tiny victories.

Every morning, I would walk down that sidewalk clinging to hope. Every night, I’d walk it again, drained and tearful, wondering if healing would ever come. The amount of prayers and tears poured out here by families like ours is immeasurable.

This place shaped our story. It broke us and began to rebuild us. And for all of it—the pain, the progress, the people—we are forever grateful.

Thank you, RIC.

07/02/2025

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Came across Lauren’s 8th grade autobiography project today—and wow, the memories. Her letter to her little sisters hit me right in the feels. 🥹 “Never Giving Up” has always been her mantra, even back then.

The cartoon she drew about sleeping through the chaos at the Murphy house? Had me laughing out loud—some things never change! 💕😂

Her handwriting changed after her accident, but she still signs her name with a smiley face. 😊

06/14/2025

Huge thanks to the Brain Injury Association of New York State for having us at your conference! We had such a great time sharing our story and connecting with so many inspiring people. 💙

06/12/2025

The first photo was taken at the annual St. Norbert moms’ day at the ballpark in 2013. Lauren had planned to fly home from NY to surprise me at the game—but her accident happened just weeks before. My friend Sandy had LM Cardinals hats made and even sent one out to me in LA.

Today, they took another group photo—many of the same beautiful faces.

I love full circle moments.
The little things are always the big things. ❤️⚾️

06/10/2025

We spoke to a great group of young ladies this morning back at our old stomping grounds.

06/02/2025

One of the best parts of our job is connecting with the audience after we speak. These photos are from an event back in December, and they still make us smile. It never ceases to amaze me how easily Lauren lights up a room.
One of our favorite things to hear afterward is, “I wasn’t sure how your story would relate to me—but now it’s crystal clear... and life-changing.

05/23/2025

Walker had is first trip to the movie theatre. He was such a good boy! 🍿🐕‍🦺

05/03/2025

Walker’s first Cardinal game!

04/03/2025

We had the pleasure of sharing Lauren’s story at the Excellence Summit for the State of Missouri Division of Senior and Disability Services. These folks do amazing things for some of the most vulnerable people in our state. Walker loves snuggling with his mom when we travel. (She doesn’t let him on her bed at home) 🐕‍🦺

03/29/2025

Lauren had a great week inspiring hundreds of people. Tuesday we spoke to a large group at Bunge Headquarters St Louis. We flew to Boston on Wednesday to present at the Brain Injury conference of Massachusetts. On the flight home Lauren and Walker enjoyed a beautiful sunset from 30,000 feet. 🐕‍🦺 ✈️ “It is almost impossible to watch a sunset and not dream“

03/06/2025

Dave, Lauren and I were honored to be part of a small group representing MO on Capitol Hill for National Brain Injury Awareness Day. Lauren was one of the lucky ones, she was covered by workman’s compensation and received more services and better coverage than most TBI survivors. Our hope is that someday everyone affected by brain injury will have the same access to quality resources.