Welcome to Living Slow. I'm
Lauren Kazee.

The news outlets are peppered with updates and warnings about the severity of this year’s flu season. It has become an epidemic and...

Over the holidays my family was fortunate enough to take a trip to Mexico for just over a week. My daughter was adopted and is of Mexican...

This time of year is usually met with much anticipation of all that is going to unfold in the upcoming new year. It’s exciting to think...

I believe in the law of attraction and I also believe that what you put into the world is what you get out of it. I pride myself on...

I can be pretty competitive and I love a good dare. A dear friend recently dared me to disclose here on my blog, that I got braces (not...

I had been on the road for 3.5 hours of a 4 hour drive home from a two day conference. As I pulled onto the exit for my final 30 mins on...

I have mixed feelings about “Back to School”. I hate the end of summer. Summer is my favorite season. I love the long, warm, carefree...

Last month I wrote a blog about the stories we tell ourselves. We can have an interaction with someone and then almost immediately place...

In the last couple of weeks I experienced a few different situations and began to notice a pattern. Someone (me or somebody else) feels...

Being in a profession that is focused on the well-being of others, it is easy to neglect the well-being of myself. As a mental health...

In the last few weeks, I’ve begun to notice a trend in a few of the conversations I’ve been involved in. What I’ve recognized is that the...

It may come as a surprise to some, but there are days when I’m in a funk (ok, I know you aren’t surprised and in fact, can relate). I...

There is talk about the importance of self-care. Regardless of your profession, if you aren’t mindful and committed to monitoring your...

Life has a tendency (maybe even a compulsion) to put us in the fast lane. There have been numerous times I find myself singing, “Life in...

This statement is the impetus for this site and my philosophy for this work. In my years of exposure to the field of education, through...