Lauren Bersaglio

Lauren is the Founder and Editor of Libero. She started Libero in April 2010, when she shared her story about her struggles with an eating disorder and depression. Now Lauren uses her writing and videos to advocate mental health and body positivity. In her spare time, she enjoys makeup artistry, playing Nintendo, and taking selfies with her furbaby, Zoey.

Cheezies and Frosting?

My first encounter with Intuitive Eating was in Anne Lamott’s book Travelling Mercies (on my “must read” list by the way). Like many of us, Anne was coming out of a stage of disordered eating and body dissatisfaction. She was told about Intuitive Eating and she figured “what the heck” and gave it a try. For

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Dear #StopFitspiration Haters: Don’t Put Dirt on my Grave Just Yet

“So now we get to deal with more liberal fem bullshit.” Yes, apparently that is me: Liberal, Feminist, Bullshit. Tonight shit hit the fan. Literally. OK not literally. But still – literally.  The #StopFitspiration haters are back and in full-force. They are coming strong and hard and they are incessant. Tonight I was graced with my

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on death and grieving

I wouldn’t say I am someone who has experienced much death in their life; what I would say, though, is I am someone who has seen death up close. And from many different angles. Growing up in a third world country I’ve witnessed death on a mass scale – babies, teens, the young, the old.

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