Thought one bite of cake couldn’t hurt? I was high as a kite and my gut filed a complaint. Let’s talk cravings, accidental cheat days, and sugar-induced personality changes.
7 – Falling Off the Meat Wagon (And Climbing Back Up with Dignity… Sort Of)
Auteur: Laura Denissen-Jungerhans
Author | Speaker | Carnivore with a mission
I’m Laura, mother of two, married to a former professional footballer, and someone who has always taken the road less traveled.
In 2012, we left the Netherlands with a tiny 3-week-old preemie and landed in the U.S., chasing dreams and carrying only one thing for sure: trust in each other. From Texas to New York, Wisconsin to Georgia, we built our own version of life, far away from expectations.
Nearly a decade later, we returned to the Netherlands. Not because we had to, but because life took a turn, loss, grief, responsibility. I picked up the pieces, became the provider, found strength in chaos… and a job you don’t apply for, you earn. A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that shaped my next chapter.
That chapter included a health crash, a diagnosis called FNS (Functional Neurological Syndrome), and a radical transformation through lifestyle and nutrition. I found power in simplicity, energy in animal-based eating, and joy in the quiet act of rebuilding.
Now I write, not because I claim to know the truth, but because this is my experience.
Raw. Unpolished. And real.
My mission is simple: to inspire through honesty, humor, and the kind of strength that comes from falling hard and rising anyway.
“This isn’t the truth. It’s my experience.
And it’s taught me more than any script ever could.”
3 – From Survival Mode to Thriving
Okay. So now you know why I started the carnivore diet. The fear. The crash. The grief. The medical mystery that turned out to be FNS. And the quiet, desperate decision to try something extreme. But what happened next? Here it is: I felt better.Not in a vague, “I-have-more-energy” kind of way.But better in a [...]
4 – Steak Cult Leader? Maybe. Happy and Healing? Definitely.
People always ask, “But what do you even eat?” As if carnivore means I’m chewing raw T-bones in a cave somewhere. (I wish. Sounds peaceful.) So let’s clear that up. Here’s what a regular day of eating looks like for me: Morning: Eggs and More Eggs I start my day with a cup of hot [...]
6 – RSVP: Ribeye, Steak, Vegetables… Please Don’t
Let’s talk about it: being social on a diet that makes people look at you like I’ve joined some secret underground steak society. Oh... wait... I did... You’d think I joined some underground meat cult the way people react when I decline the bread basket or ask if the steak can be cooked in butter [...]
5 – How an Apple a Day Didn’t Keep Anything Away
Let’s get one thing straight: my family still eats fruit. They love it. I still buy it. I still serve it. I even cut it up like a Pinterest mom when I’m feeling generous. But me? I don’t eat it anymore. And people always ask me, “Why? It’s fruit! It’s healthy!” Well, here’s the short [...]
2 – Leaving One Life Behind, Starting Another
After many hospital tests and a lot of fear, it turned out, thankfully, not to be MS, but something similar on the software level: FNS (Functional Neurological Syndrome). Simply put, your body short-circuits. It can be triggered by anything, trauma, suppressed grief, and more.The neurologist was clear: “This is caused by trauma. You’ve carried too [...]
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