by Lauren A Jennings | Jun 24, 2015 | Spirituality
In my last post, I wrote about waiting. I have been trying to figure out what work to pursue now that I have recovered from my depression. The LORD stuck a song in my head about waiting, a song that persisted, a song that wouldn’t go away. I was frustrated with...
by Lauren A Jennings | May 27, 2015 | Spirituality
Inside my season of joy is a restlessness. I gave up my English classroom at the end of January because my bipolar had made me unwell. David and I took that step in faith, laying aside any career for me until such a time as God would heal me. He has done it, and it is...
by Lauren A Jennings | May 15, 2015 | Movement
I feel like a bowl of oranges. Jen Hoffman, my healthy movement instructor, encourages me to define health not by how I look, but by how I feel. Oranges are my favorite fruit, and right now, my body and mind feel as bright and vivacious as their sweet fragrance....
by Lauren A Jennings | Apr 16, 2015 | Movement
I am super excited to share with you a revolutionary concept that is rocking my world: you don’t need to exercise. According to Jen Hoffman, own and yoga instructor at Stay At Home Yoga, the modern lifestyle puts stress on the body that it doesn’t release....
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...