Lauren Kennedy West | Thriving Beyond Schizophrenia: A Story of Healing with Metabolic Therapy Ep.57

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In this episode of The Metabolic Link, host Victoria Field sits down with Lauren Kennedy West of ‪@LivingWellAfterSchizophrenia‬ a passionate mental health advocate and social worker who was diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder in 2016. Lauren reveals her extraordinary journey of using metabolic therapy to not only manage but reverse debilitating symptoms, transforming her life in ways she once thought impossible.
This deeply compelling conversation delves into Lauren’s personal story, the stigma surrounding mental health, and the challenges of balancing medications with metabolic therapy. Lauren also shares her mission to bring metabolic therapy to the forefront of mental health treatment, redefining possibilities in the field of metabolic psychiatry.
Lauren’s bravery and advocacy are sparking new conversations about recovery and shining a light on the untapped potential of metabolic approaches to mental health. Don’t miss this inspiring episode-and be sure to join Lauren for a Live Q&A on December 18th through The Metabolic Initiative platform! Learn more at membership.metabolicinitiative.com/west.
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[@ScreenFree4ASD]

Thank you so much for sharing this Lauren. My condition sounds very similar to yours. I have been doing keto strictly for 1 month and have felt at such peace. Recently as I’ve educated myself about metabolic health I have looked back on my metabolic panels while intake for hospitalization for mental health. All three times my glucose was extremely high and my potassium low. This is not at all what my bloodwork looks like when not in mania/psychosis. I believe and am claiming full healing with this as well. I am now wearing a CGM as well and monitoring how my body responds to veggies and whole fat yogart when added. I do believe that keeping my blood sugar as stable and healthfully low as possible through diet, stress management, exercise and sleep is so important for my future wellness. I look forward to working on titrating off of some of my medication as my stability duration increases. I just truly feel peaceful inside instead of high and low. Thank you so much for sharing your story so candidly. Oh how can I understand so many of your experiences too well. I am so blessed to have heard this message and continue to educate myself on metabolic health and the brain!

[@kimnewton8694]

incredible i have been doing keto for nearly 2 years I now its great

[@nargiza181]

How are you doing? Does diet still help you? What were you issues?

[@danielpincus221]

We all have to face the fact that eating is a radical interaction with the environment. It’s about anything but “I eat what I want to eat.”

[@Cat-ht7ki]

Love Laurens story. Important information and give hope to so many. With all respect...the interviewer needs to talk less/let the guest talk more.

[@jamescureton]

Yea let's keep talking about this because people don't like online meetings and stuff...Lauren is an incredible person, appears to doing I'm just on 100's of dr recommended push-ups a day to increase dopamine, looks like cat-ht7ki above, I did didn't even know he/she was an anchor 😮