#deephealbipolar
Lauren has been blogging her journey to heal bipolar since 2014. In a holistic approach to restore mental health, her writing covers a range of topics. She found better ways to support her body with nutrition and movement, and nurtured her heart & soul through community, spirituality and emotional balance. Choose a category from the healing paths, enter a search term on top menu magnifier, or browse the latest posts below.
My Black Shroud: How Good Friday Makes Depression Matter
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...
Spring Lunch: Tuna Boats
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 venture with...
Mental Health Through Nutrition: My Depression Makeover
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 sugar-free...
Snow Day: Made New
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...
Snapshots of Grace (Or, Writing After Writer’s Block)
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 aware of...
