Have you ever been in a period of life where normal, everyday responsibilities feel overwhelming? Where even getting out of bed in the morning is a feat, let alone making a meal for yourself and your family? If so, this book is for you. This might be a time of break-up, loss, when you’re caring for a sick loved one, or simply when a confluence of life factors that make you feel like you’re paddling to stay above water. For Chef Laura Lea, this debilitating season showed up unwelcomely after going through divorce in 2018.  Five years into her business as a holistic chef, she was under daily pressure to display healthy routines and keep up appearances. But reality left her with no appetite and lacking the motivation to even step into the kitchen.  In attempt to cope she found herself relying on fast-food, junky snacks, and lots of wine. Ultimately these choices hindered the process of healing from divorce. Instead, they contributed to her overall feelings of sadness, self-loathing, and exhaustion. She needed a way out.  Drawing upon her decade in the wellness industry and exploration into the science of grief, Laura Lea began cooking her way through the fog. In Recipes for an Aching Heart, Laura Lea presents the recipes she created, as well as the lifestyle and fitness choices that aided her on her journey out of heartache. By following Laura Lea's story, simple recipes, and advice, you can navigate your own way out of heartache and into a healthier place than ever before.    

Featuring recipes drawn from familiar classic dishes and new favorites, Laura Lea's new book, Simply Laura Lea, offers delicious home-cooked food without sacrificing healthy eating. In Simply Laura Lea the author of The Laura Lea Balanced Cookbook and creator of LLBalanced.com offers a collection of over 130 delicious, balanced, and healthy recipes based on the food she eats every day. Unlike diets that prescribe food restrictions that are neither attainable nor desirable on a long-terms basis, Laura Lea promotes an attainable approach to cooking and eating healthy for life. All of the recipes collected here follow the LL Balanced Approach to Food: Focus on whole, fresh foods that make you feel great. Ditch any preconceived idea of what you should eat, and list to your body; it is your best wellness guru. Indulge in moderation, and occasionally, not in moderation! Have fun and don't take yourself, or your food, too seriously. Enjoy food in a relaxed atmosphere and in the company of dear ones. Above all, practice self-love and patience in the kitchen. It will translate to the rest of your life. In Simply Laura Lea, you'll find familiar dishes that can be cooked in 30 minutes or less. And with ingredient lists comprised of a limited number of easy-to-find items, recipes are approachable and easy-to-follow for new or seasoned home cooks. As Laura Lea likes to say: "No diet, no dogma, just great healthy food."

In Laura Lea Goldberg's new cookbook, The Laura Lea Balanced Cookbook, the rubber of old-fashioned home-cooking meets the road of new healthy-food. With over 120 approachable, comforting, make-ahead recipes, this first cookbook from the creator of the popular "LLBalanced" website reaffirms that balance is possible: you can find the joy, relaxation, and healing of cooking for yourself, family, and friends during these frenetic times. All of the recipes in are simple, familiar, and no-fuss. The majority of the recipes come together in thirty minutes or less and all are appealing to kids and adults alike, can be modified for picky eaters or can be proudly served at a dinner party. The food isn't dogmatic: a little of everything is used and flexibility is the key. With a focus on quality and moderation, the healthy aspects don't hit you over the head. They just make you feel good. With helpful shopping lists and easy-to-follow menu plans, The Laura Lea Balanced Cookbook will help any home cook create a foundation in the pantry and kitchen that will make the prospect of healthy cooking accessible and exciting, not stressful. It doesn't overthink things and focuses on consistency instead of perfection. In the end, The Laura Lea Balanced Cookbook will have you discovering the balance of cooking delicious, healthy meals at home while re-connecting with yourself, family, and friends.

My grandmother left a legacy when she passed from this life. In a folder containing hundreds of her unpublished poems I discovered a treasure. Her poems told of her dreams and disappointments, her love and loss, and her resilience in an era of economic depression and world war. Deeply impacting, emotionally challenging, humorous, soulful, and honest her poetry was a creative expression of her life and a healing balm for her grief. It is a wonderful gift to all future generations. This story peeks into a young girl's life filled with challenges. She overcame these challenges and developed into a beautiful young woman. It tells of a young love affair that collapses into a tail of abuse and alcoholism. It is my hope that this book will encourage others to write about their own family memories and share their gifts with generations of readers all around the world.

LAURA LEA SISNEY is a wife, mother of two and grandmother of six. Her passion is her Lord and her family, both biological and spiritual. She and her husband travel a great deal in their business, but when she is home, she loves to spend her spare time reading and writing. She says her identity is in Christ because He is the one who inspires her to be who He says she can be. A Christian since 1982, it was after a revival in her heart a few years ago that she was moved to delve deeper into God's word to learn more about Him. She felt a call to write devotionals and as a result of prayer and encouragement, she has written two books; the first one being 'HELP, I'M DYING OF THIRST'. Her purpose and desire is that others will find answers to life's problems through God's Word.

Laura Sisney is a wife, mother of two and grandmother of six. Her passion is her Lord and herfamily, both biological and spiritual. She and her husband travel a great deal in their business, butwhen she is home, she loves to spend her spare time reading and writing.She says her identity is in Christ because He is the one who inspires her to be who He says she canbe. A Christian since 1982, it was after a revival in her heart a few years ago that she was movedto delve deeper into God's word to learn more about Him. She felt a call to write devotionals and, as a result of prayer and the encouragement of other, to publish her work.

Laura Sisney is a wife, mother of two and grandmother of six. Her passion is her Lord and herfamily, both biological and spiritual. She and her husband travel a great deal in their business, butwhen she is home, she loves to spend her spare time reading and writing.She says her identity is in Christ because He is the one who inspires her to be who He says she canbe. A Christian since 1982, it was after a revival in her heart a few years ago that she was movedto delve deeper into God's word to learn more about Him. She felt a call to write devotionals and, as a result of prayer and the encouragement of other, to publish her work.