Recipes for an Aching Heart: Healthy & Easy Meals to Help You Heal from Grief, Loss, or the Stress of Everyday Life

Recipes for an Aching Heart is a book that provides recipes, lifestyle, and fitness advice for navigating life's challenges and overcoming heartache. The author, Chef Laura Lea, experienced a debilitating season after going through divorce in 2018 and found herself relying on fast-food, junk snacks, and wine to cope. However, these choices hindered her healing process and contributed to her overall feelings of sadness, self-loathing, and exhaustion. Drawing upon her decade in the wellness industry and exploration into the science of grief, Laura Lea began cooking her way through the fog and created Recipes for an Aching Heart to share her journey out of heartache and into a healthier place.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 204 pages
Publication date: 22 August 2023
Publisher: Blue Hills Press

Have you ever found yourself in a state where the ordinary tasks of life seem insurmountable? Where the mere act of rising from bed in the morning feels like a monumental challenge, let alone preparing a meal for yourself and your loved ones? If so, this book is written specifically for you. This could be a period marked by breakups, loss, caring for a sick family member, or simply when a multitude of life factors leave you feeling like you're constantly treading water to stay afloat. For Chef Laura Lea, this challenging season arrived uninvited after going through a divorce in 2018. Five years into her thriving business as a holistic chef, she was under constant pressure to showcase healthy routines and maintain a polished image. However, reality had a different plan for her. Despite her passion for cooking and her dedication to promoting wellness, Laura found herself with no appetite and lacking the motivation to even step into the kitchen. In her quest to cope, she resorted to fast food, unhealthy snacks, and an excessive intake of wine. While these choices provided temporary relief, they ultimately hindered her healing process from the divorce. Instead, they exacerbated her feelings of sadness, self-loathing, and exhaustion. Laura knew she needed a way out. Drawing upon her decade of experience in the wellness industry and her exploration into the science of grief, Laura Lea embarked on a culinary journey to navigate her way out of heartache. In Recipes for an Aching Heart, she shares the recipes she crafted, along with the lifestyle and fitness choices that supported her on this transformative path. By following Laura Lea's story, simple recipes, and advice, you can chart your own course out of heartache and into a healthier and more fulfilling place than ever before.

Dimension: 254 x 203 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781951217464