WELL HEY THERE,
I'M LAUREN BLANCHARD ZALEWSKI
My Story
My Journey Through Pain, Gratitude, and Healing
For the past 13 years, I have made it my passion and mission to share with the entire world how a regular GRATITUDE practice when paired with CONNECTION can help us to live lives of exquisite joy and wholehearted GRATITUDE…even through life’s devastating roadblocks and plot twists.
I have lived with chronic pain and illness for over 25 years, so my main focus is sharing my message and experience with others who live with chronic physical and emotional conditions. The lessons I teach, however, are for anyone who wants to ‘up their game’ in order to deal with life’s inevitable struggles.
"Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms—to choose one's attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one's own way."
— Viktor Frankl, Man's Search for Meaning
My Story
Pain is Pain, Whether Emotional, Physical, Or Mental.
13 years ago, I hit rock bottom after losing myself emotionally, physically, mentally, and spiritually to the effects of chronic pain. I turned to alcohol as a way to shut out the world and numb myself. It ended up taking me down a dangerous and destructive path—a path I am so GRATEFUL to have pivoted off of!
I was fortunate enough to get sober and immediately immersed myself in studying how we can reframe things and take control of the emotional suffering that goes along with chronic physical pain. In over 25 years, I have never had a single doctor or specialist advise me about the emotional debilitation that goes along with living with a chronic condition. That is where MY work comes in!
community
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My community offering support and healing to find joy and hope in our lives through GRATITUDE and CONNECTION!
“Attitude of GRATITUDE with Chronic Pain” on Facebook is a sanctuary of healing and hope that offers an escape from complaining and negativity that you may find in other Facebook groups. We are a complaining-free zone that offers support through positivity and growth. We are over 11,000 strong and offer optional daily tools, chats, and sister groups to foster GRATITUDE a growth mindset in our journey through living with chronic pain and illness.
the blogs
