By the time Lauren Alaina was 15, she was competing on “American Idol”— and subject to harsh comments on social media about what she wore to how much she weighed. The pressure eroded Lauren’s confidence, which was already crumbling under an eating disorder. Today Lauren shares how she learned to love herself, and how her family, faith, and therapy carried her to a better place, with hopes to help other young women avoid this trauma in their own lives.  _________ ➤ Read “Jesus Calling” by Sarah Young: https://jesuscalling.com/books ➤ Jesus Calling Products, just for you! http://bit.ly/JCproduct-guide    ➤ Lauren’s “Getting Good” EP: https://www.laurenalainaofficial.com/ _________   ➤ VISIT: https://www.jesuscalling.com/   ➤ SUBSCRIBE NOW to our FREE magazine! https://www.jesuscalling.com/magazine _________ WATCH more videos from Jesus Calling: ➤ Podcast: https://bit.ly/2uCnNM0  ➤ “Stories of Faith” original series:  https://bit.ly/2WzFY0O    ➤ “What’s Good?” original series:  http://bit.ly/JCWhatsgood    ➤ Jesus Calling Men’s Minutes:  http://bit.ly/JCmensminutes  _________   ➤ LIKE us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JesusCalling/ ➤ FOLLOW us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jesuscalling/ ➤ FOLLOW us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jesus_calling   ➤ SUBSCRIBE NOW on YouTube:   https://www.youtube.com/c/Jesuscallingbook?sub_confirmation=1  ___ ➤ SUBSCRIBE on iTunes: https://apple.co/2Pxa7eS ➤ LISTEN on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2E2C1vA   ➤ LISTEN on iHeartRadio:  https://ihr.fm/2CAakc4