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 | 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 20, 2020 | Mental Health, Personal Growth
Time heals all things, but it can definitely suck sometimes too. It’s a love hate relationship. When things are going good, great even, time feels like it becomes a speeding ice cream truck you can’t keep up with, always wishing it would slow down so you can pay far...
by Lauren Dow | Jul 13, 2020 | Eating Disorder Recovery, Mental Health, Personal Growth, Relationships
I’m so honored and grateful to share with all of you that I was asked to be a guest on a podcast about relationships called Believe Be Real Be Bold. Throughout the podcast, we open a dialogue about my eating disorder story, the road to recovery, authenticity,...
by Lauren Dow | Jul 7, 2020 | Eating Disorder Recovery, Relationships
The perfect depiction of true friendship. Eating disorders can feel like you are trapped on a deserted island. Only a mirage from heat exhaustion that looks like an oasis but is merely an endless terrain of salt water and sand. But it doesn’t have to be. My tribe...