#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.
Victory Lunch: Today, I Choose
Victory moment today: I have spent the last month retracting a GAPS stage after struggling to balance going back to work, losing my husbands father and my hours-a-day healing regimen. An evening of coffee enemas when I feel great? Whaaaaat?!! No way! I also went back...
A Door of Hope: Healing from Bipolar
For years, I have been in the Valley of Achor. Sandstorms. Mirages. Heatstroke. Hosea can relate. Hosea lives a crummy life. His wife, Gomer, is a prostitute whom he has to repeatedly bring back home after she has a wild night on the town. Gomer is just like God's...
Healing: Two Steps Forward, One Step Back
I woke up this morning feeling like I was run over by a mack truck. I'm exhausted, emotional and weak. So much has happened over my two-month hiatus from the blog. I have the urge to write today because it's been a bad day, the worst I've had in a long, long time. And...
Managing Withdrawal: Tears and Transitions
Two weeks ago, I began a medication change which has had a far greater impact than we anticipated. After beginning to taper off Depakote on a Friday night, I have been experiencing intermittent migraines and nausea. Though brief, the random bursts of pain have...
Sweets for the Sweet: DIY Vegan Chocolates
The hardest thing to give up in my nutrition makeover for better mental health was chocolate. I adore those dark blocks of velvety goodness. Many wellness companies are getting wise and making sugar-and-gluten-free chocolate available, but it often comes with a hefty...
