by Lauren Dow | Sep 2, 2020 | Eating Disorder Recovery, Mental Health, Personal Growth, Self Love
It’s been three months since I’ve shared my story about my eating disorder and the journey of my recovery. Since then, I’ve learned so much and continue to educate myself on ways that I can sustain the recovery too. When I first started sharing, I wanted to talk about...
by Lauren Dow | Aug 2, 2020 | Eating Disorder Recovery, Mental Health, Relationships
Let’s face it, there is really no such thing as a “normal” and “functioning” family. Who gets to decide what normal is anyways? I used to think that because I didn’t have my dad regularly growing up like other kids in school or that all of my siblings lived far away...
by Lauren Dow | Jul 27, 2020 | Eating Disorder Recovery, Mental Health
I had a conversation with my therapist a while ago that I thought would be a good topic to bring up on my blog. Restriction. When I was diagnosed with anorexia nervosa, I was completely shocked. I wasn’t sick. I wasn’t unable to care for myself. I didn’t lose all...
by Lauren Dow | Jul 24, 2020 | Eating Disorder Recovery, Mental Health, Personal Growth
Vulnerability in telling your story is one of the scariest, most rewarding things any human can do. I can attest to that all day every day. Three months ago I shared my story about my eating disorder recovery. Talk about vulnerability at its core. But I truly believe...
by Lauren Dow | Jul 15, 2020 | Eating Disorder Recovery, Mental Health
Let me make one thing very, very, very clear. I am not my eating disorder. My mental health does not define me. Over the last few months, I’ve been writing, sharing stories, and yes even doing podcasts because that’s a thing now, all about my mental health and eating...
by Lauren Dow | Jul 14, 2020 | COVID19, Eating Disorder Recovery, Mental Health, Self Care
If you haven’t had the chance to watch the Netflix limited series “Coronavirus, Explained” I would highly recommend it. It puts the entirety of the virus, the vaccine, and its impact on the world in a way that the average person can comprehend. No, you don’t need to...
