by Lauren Dow | Oct 10, 2022 | Bipolar Disorder, Mental Health, Personal Growth, Self Care, Self Love
Oof. My first blog post back and I’m already diving into delicious topics like having self-compassion. In all fairness, there’s been a lot going on. For starters, I married the most incredible man. We went on our honeymoon to Greece. We’ve met with a...
by Lauren Dow | Nov 15, 2021 | Happiness, Personal Growth, Self Help, Self Love
Learning how to love yourself is a bit misconstrued. Self-love is not herbs, spells, and long bubble baths with candles. Sure, to some extent it could be if that’s your jam. But self-love is so much deeper than what’s seen above the surface. Learning how to love...
by Lauren Dow | Jun 21, 2021 | Mental Health, Personal Growth, Relationships, Self Love
Traveling opened up the window for my vulnerabilities to jump out of. It forced me to confront issues like an oncoming truck. If I didn’t move myself from the middle of the road, I would collide with the semi and that’d be the end of me.At twenty-one I was engaged to...
by Lauren Dow | Jun 14, 2021 | Happiness, Mental Health, Personal Growth, Self Love, Wellness
“The ego is telling you things you need to do to be better, to improve yourself. When in reality, it’s about what you need to let go of. You are not your ego.” After releasing my first novel, In Body I Trust, the most vulnerable piece of work I have ever written or...
by Lauren Dow | Apr 26, 2021 | Happiness, Mental Health, Personal Growth, Relationships, Self Love, Wellness, Writing
Wowza… I’m 31. Would you look at that? I look at myself in the mirror and see wrinkles outlining the corners of my eyes and the curvature of my cheeks. I see gray hairs sprouting through my roots and my skin becomes more like my mother’s with every passing day. On...
by Lauren Dow | Apr 12, 2021 | Eating Disorder Recovery, Mental Health, Self Love
I’m going to be incredibly vulnerable with you… The last two months have been insanely difficult. Scratch that. 2021 was deemed as the year of saving grace. The one where we could wash away the sins and chaos of 2020 and start fresh. But let’s face it,...
