RIDING MATTERS to Laura Hearn

<p>Bring your tears, and then tears of joy. Riding a horse is where Laura Hearn found her peace and happiness from a world that denied her both. Bullied at school, alone more than with friends, and devasted by her parent's divorce. Laura desperately sought her Fathers' attention that waned after he remarried.  <br /> <br /> What began as a single episode of throwing up bad food at an all-you-can-eat buffet spiralled into a twenty-year eating order that almost consumed Laura's life. Laura did everything she could to hide her illness, first with her University friends and then when building a successful career at the BBC.<br /> <br /> One day Laura found she was too weak to pull herself up on her horse. She had tried counselling before, but none had worked. <br /> This story is played too often within real lives, but this one has a happy ending made possible by her Mom selling all she had to send Laura to meet with and be with <a href= "https://www.linkedin.com/in/ACoAAAJQ9zoB4uREtvRLmEdOYGUJqAv96F_4Jb0" data-attribute-index="4" data-entity-hovercard-id= "urn:li:fs_miniProfile:ACoAAAJQ9zoB4uREtvRLmEdOYGUJqAv96F_4Jb0" data-entity-type="MINI_PROFILE">Carolyn Costin</a>, who does remarkable work that helped Laura reclaim her life. <br /> <br /> Laura's Mom, Lynda, joins us on the show to give us a parents' perspective of all that happens when a child spirals into darkness. To do whatever a Parent can to bring light, but knowing from then on you will live with the fear of the next day light might again become dark.<br /> <br /> Please share with all who are struggling with their mental health and all the friends and family impacted by their struggles and pain.</p> <p>If you know a youth struggling with mental health, this is a link including the application process for RBC's Youth Mental Well Being Project:  https://www.rbc.com/community-social-impact/apply-for-funding/youth-mental-wellbeing-guidelines.html</p> <p>It offers so much.</p> <p> </p> <p>To reach Laura Hearn:</p> <div> <div>Linked In:  <a href= "https://www.