by Lauren A Jennings | Jun 9, 2022 | Emotions, Nutrition
Image by Ri Butov from Pixabay There was a time I thought my bipolar meds were more of a curse than a blessing. Side effects like headaches and weight gain. Dependence on a healthcare system that could be compromised by greed and politics. I had a lot of...
by Lauren A Jennings | Feb 4, 2019 | Community, Nutrition
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...
by Lauren A Jennings | Nov 5, 2018 | Emotions, Nutrition, Spirituality
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...
by Lauren A Jennings | Apr 1, 2017 | Nutrition
This is my kitchen. Has that sink ever been clean? Nausea and fatigue have been my constant companions for days and I can’t keep up. The state of the house is driving me crazy. Isn’t the point of GAPS to make me NOT crazy?!!! When I’m not feeling...
by Lauren A Jennings | Mar 24, 2017 | Nutrition
In my last post, I shared with you my desperation to get my life and future back, to truly heal from bipolar disorder and not just try to manage my symptoms. I saw some improvement from a few changes, introducing specific supplements, taking out sugar and gluten....
by Lauren A Jennings | Mar 4, 2017 | Nutrition
My quest to heal mental illness through nutrition began over two years ago. I had just formally resigned from my dream job as a high school English teacher. I had invested in my Master’s and grown my career slowly from preschool lead to middle/high substitute to...
