by Lauren A Jennings | Apr 2, 2015 | Spirituality
If you’ve been following my posts about mental health and nutrition, you know that I had to resign my teaching job at the end of January because my bipolar dove into severe depression. Now on the other side of the dark, that season of my life is helping me as I...
by Lauren A Jennings | Mar 19, 2015 | Nutrition
Spring is springing in Chattanooga, Tennessee. After roaring lion cold at the beginning of March, we are surrounded by lambkin grass, singing birds and gentle rains. We’ve had the windows open several days in a row and I’m planning my very first gardening...
by Lauren A Jennings | Mar 10, 2015 | Nutrition
February marked David’s and my first month eating a new diet, focusing on nourishing the gut as a pathway to healing my depressed bipolar symptoms. We are using the SCD and Body Ecology Diet as a sort of nutritional guide to direct our new habits. We are...
by Lauren A Jennings | Feb 26, 2015 | Spirituality
The world is made new in a snowfall. White sky, white earth. Even the light looks different. Fresher. Brighter. We know the snow is coming. The delight. The percentage of chance increases slowly on the radar until we are certain. The anticipation. We pick up extra...
by Lauren A Jennings | Feb 17, 2015 | Spirituality
Lots of activity + writer’s block = not much new on the blog. I have been feeling better since starting our new nutrition approach, which has allowed me to be more active. On the flipside, I’ve not been as quiet and contemplative, which has made me less...
