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,...
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 | 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 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...