#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.
Healing Bipolar and Raw Milk Subversion: An Invitation
When we set out to heal my bipolar in the spring of 2016, we didn't know where that journey would lead. Bipolar is a serious, complex health condition that affects every part of you: body, soul, and spirit, how you relate to yourself and others, how you process...
Moving Mountains: Merry’s First Year
Months. Months of waiting, praying, and pushing through the motions of caring for my child. Months, and mountains moved. The growth, birth and first several months of my daughter's life threw my mental state into chaos. I was so out of balance during the pregnancy...
Everyday Impossible: Momhood with Mental Illness
In the months following your daughter’s birth, you come to realize an important truth: being a mom with mental illness is not just hard. It’s impossible. It’s impossible when you're manic, postpartum and on medication to breastfeed your baby, so you have to let go of...
Watch the Manna Fall: Merry’s Birth Story
Today, tomorrow and long ago, God provides food for the people He loves. The people are stranded in the desert. No food. Worried that they'll starve. So every day on their lunch break, God rains bread down from the sky, enough to feed them and their families until...
A Bend in the Road: Sow Weeping, Reap Joy
You're trucking along, minding your own business and feeling like you've got a handle on life. Then, when you least expect it, mist descends on a bend in the road. Your sense of security evaporates, and you hover on the brink of the unknown. My journey into healing is...
