Lauren McQuistin

Lauren McQuistin is a London based Scottish musician and writer.

 

Her debut book NO LOST CAUSES CLUB will be out in July 2025. NO LOST CAUSES CLUB is a handbook for young people who are curious about sobriety and recovery. It is written from her own experience of getting sober young, and facing the challenges of getting your life together when you feel your life hasn't even started and you're stuck in the space of already too far gone but not bad enough. 

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Told with "clear eye and black humour", McQuistin offers "genuine, empathetic and sustainable guidance for anyone examining their relationship with alcohol".

 

"This is more than just a book on sobriety; it’s a rallying cry to her fellow Gen Z and millennial peers which delves into the cultural and societal complexities that often leave people feeling adrift, isolated and hopeless, and a poignant mirror to their experiences."

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Lauren also trained as an operatic soprano, winning the district round of the Metropolitan National Opera Competition three times and performing as a soprano in Europe and North America. 

She uses her experience as a musician to teach trauma informed musicianship, and has been featured in the Journal of Singing for her research on the subject of trauma’s impact on the voice.

 

Lauren runs the instagram page @brutalrecovery. She has been creating content there for five years, for recovering humans looking for identification, and a message with equal parts humour and hope.