Welcome back! Reconditioned with Lauren Vaknine was previously Healthy Happy Home with Lauren Vaknine and Tilly Wood. After 2 seasons, we decided that we could use our distinct skillsets and passions more effectively by going solo. Tilly and I remain good friends, and while I take over this podcast, with the emphasis remaining on health and growth, Tilly has started her own podcast with a focus on home and lifestyle. Search for Tilly At home With to check out her podcast.I though it was important to do an episode that explains my story, why keeping this podcast going and starting up again as Reconditioned was important for me, and why I do what I do. So here I take you back through my journey – from a 23-month-old diagnosed with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, to a teenager rebelling against the world that gave me this illness, leading to a subsequent eating disorder, drugs and abuse, to ending up totally wheelchair-bound, and finally reaching my decade-long journey of intensive sel...