Meaning By Design

1 X 1 Coaching

A 50-minute meaning session with a MBD coach. We’ll listen with you for what matters most … help you design your personalized Meaning Plan for your work, relationship, spirituality, and/or your health. We’ll journey with you through the process as you practice daily living from your heart.

Weekly Podcasts

Need a 5-minute inspiration or a quick -adjustment to your thinking? Musings for Meaning are just that … short, purposeful reflections to help you design meaningful work, relationships, spirituality, and health.

Meditation & Restoration Guides

30-45 minutes for more focused prayer, reflection, and meditation ...

Design Together Groups

It helps to walk this path with others who share your commitment to live from the heart. We’ll help you connect with a small group that meets monthly (virtually or locally) to share insight and encouragement on the journey of Meaning By Design.

Speaking Retreats & Training Sessions

Looking for inspiration, training, or team/personal development? Our team is expertly prepared and qualified to lead workshops, public speaking, and day/weekend retreats on these life-giving topics: Living On Purpose, Work That Matters, Meaningful Spirituality, Leadership (Executive & Personal), Team development, Communication—Mutual Understanding, Marriage Preparation & Marriage Health , Sustainable Health & Wellness, Yoga and/or Meditation, Giving Back.

Let us walk with you.

Meet Lainie Allen, MBD Founder

Lainie Allen, M.Div., M.A. is a certified Spiritual Director with more than 20 years of mentoring experience who is passionate about helping others find meaning in their lives by connecting their work, relationships, spirituality and health to their hearts’ truest desires.

I have known Lainie as mentor and spiritual guide over many years, and have come to appreciate her innate wisdom to guide with gentleness and strength; clarity and calm. Lainie balances the ends of the spectrum so well. I describe Lainie as an expert guide because she never “tells” one what to do, but directs toward discovering the answer. This is an extremely empowering model of spiritual and mental health care!
—Sarah Plummer Taylor, Author & Speaker

For those that want to go deeper and further into the fullness of life that’s available, canned advice, best practices, and self-help just won’t cut it. Meaning By Design isn’t about fixing you, it’s about ushering you into an awakening where your ability to hear and experience God is sharpened and invigorated. Lainie expertly guides those she walks with into clarity—living from strong principles and moving forward with vivid direction.
—Mark McComas, Lead Consultant, GridWell

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