by Lauren Dow | May 17, 2021 | Eating Disorder Recovery, Mental Health, Personal Growth, Self Care
Sundays are usually the days since I’ve moved to Tampa to go over to my mom’s house and give her a day of emotional rest. See, my amazing, incredible, strong, powerful, faithful mother is also a wife to a man who was diagnosed with dementia a few years ago. Being a...
by Lauren Dow | Aug 7, 2020 | Mental Health, Personal Growth, Self Help, Self Love
I sat at the kitchen table of one of my oldest, dearest, best friend’s house while her and her wife were soundly sleeping upstairs. It’s 4:45 in the morning in New England. I made my coffee, packed my single bag to the brim filled with hand-me-downs (or “hammy downs”...
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...
