Wellness is not merely the absence of illness, it is a state of complete physical, mental, emotional & spiritual well-being
About Me
Thank you for visiting my blog! I’m Lauren and I’m a health writer, holistic wellness coach and speaker, and at 23 months old, I was diagnosed with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis.
- By 18 I was in a wheelchair and on chemotherapy, and at 29 I went into remission.
- The decade between my most challenging years and my remission was spent in intensive self-study, where I used a root-cause, integrative, mind-body approach, to recondition my mind and body back to health.
- I now spend my time guiding others in how to do the same, using the quote that guides me through all I do:
- “Wellness is not merely the absence of illness. It is the state of complete physical, mental, emotional and spiritual well-being.”
- Whether you are suffering from chronic illness, raising children in a world of conflicting information, or you simply want to feel empowered and motivated to become the best version of yourself, let me help you do that.
Latest Article
Quarantine Hasn’t Changed Me, It’s Just Shown Me Who I Really Am As A Mother
By Lauren Vaknine When lockdown began, I’d wanted to write an article about how parents with young children would be …
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WE ARE ALL RIGHT. WE ARE ALL WRONG.
Have you ever known a time of such divergent opinions? In his book, Limitless, brain coach Jim Kwik talks about …
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When You’re A Nutritionist & Health Food Blogger… And Your Son Gets Diagnosed With Malnutrition
There’s a reason I lost my shit the last time (because this has happened many times) a well-meaning fellow mum …
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“Wellness is not merely the absence of illness. It is the state of complete physical, mental, emotional and spiritual well-being.”
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No matter how many operations, treatments or physical evidence is carried over from a chronic illness, it’s the invisible scars
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