by Lauren Dow | Nov 9, 2020 | Eating Disorder Recovery, Happiness, Mental Health, Personal Growth, Self Love
In all of the chaos that has been the election and just life in general, I completely surpassed the notion that yesterday marked 7 months behavior free for me. All I kept thinking was how I wish I could talk to myself 1 year ago. There is so much I want her to know....
by Lauren Dow | Oct 21, 2020 | Eating Disorder Recovery, Happiness, Mental Health, Personal Growth, Relationships, Self Care, Self Help, Self Love
“I feel like I siphoned out all of my gas, but I’m still a 3 hour drive from home.” This is how I’ve felt for the last few days. I’m a people pleaser. I’ve always wanted to make everyone happy ensure that the people I care about are okay. I distribute the gas to make...
by Lauren Dow | Oct 13, 2020 | Eating Disorder Recovery, Mental Health, Policy, Social Justice
Voting is always a monumental thing, but this year (and maybe it’s my age and with age comes wisdom) is hitting us in places we might not necessarily realize. #Vote4MentalHealth is a campaign that is spearheaded by NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness). Their...
by Lauren Dow | Oct 6, 2020 | Eating Disorder Recovery, Mental Health, Self Love
Authenticity has been one of the most important words for on this journey I’ve been on through eating disorder recovery, mental health management, and following my dreams. It’s easy to get caught up and completely lost along the way, to start thinking more about...
by Lauren Dow | Sep 10, 2020 | Eating Disorder Recovery, Mental Health
I recently had a conversation with a girlfriend of mine when she asked me, “Have I ever said anything that was triggering for your eating disorder?” This lead to a conversation that we both decided it was a good idea that I should make a video to talk about this exact...
by Lauren Dow | Sep 8, 2020 | Eating Disorder Recovery, Personal Growth, Self Love
I have been a busy bee, and I am so happy about it. I used to feel like I didn’t have a whole lot going for me in my life. I felt like I didn’t have a purpose and my days were meaningless. There was nothing major I was contributing to the world around me, I wasn’t...
