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Lauren Dow

Why I Can’t Be Happy

I’ve been struggling to find this magical place people call, “happiness.” It’s not that I haven’t tried. But grief is holding me back.

4 min readApr 19, 2022

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Why I Can’t Be Happy

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Lauren Dow

Where Do I Belong?

They say you should only write about what you know, so I write about healing from a lifetime of wounds. It’s the only place I belong.

3 min readDec 17, 2021

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Where Do I Belong?

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Lauren Dow

Escaping Loneliness During the Holidays

Loneliness hits hard this time of year. Not that it doesn’t hit during the remaining ten months, but the holidays are a special kind of…

4 min readDec 9, 2021

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Escaping Loneliness During the Holidays

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Lauren Dow

The Big Bad Wolf: Imposter Syndrome

I recently have been reading Presence by Amy Cuddy, a book I stumbled across in one of the Little Libraries in Denver. And my gosh it…

4 min readFeb 26, 2021

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The Big Bad Wolf: Imposter Syndrome

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Lauren Dow

Let’s Talk Mental Health Care and Unemployment

Inpatient treatment centers for eating disorders cost over $30k. Unemployment and those undiagnosed is highest for POC. You do the math.

6 min readJun 10, 2020

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Let’s Talk Mental Health Care and Unemployment

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Lauren Dow

Eating Disorders and Mental Illness: This Is My Story

My eating disorders are real. My mental illness is real. I am real. How I survive as an ED warrior.

12 min readApr 20, 2020

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Eating Disorders and Mental Illness: This Is My Story

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Lauren Dow

Lauren Dow

Author of “In Body I Trust” | Host of the Podcast “Lauren Dow Talks” | Writer on Mental Health and Healing | laurendow.com | instagram.com/laurendowwrites

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