Thrive Wellness & Recovery

Specialties

Thrive Wellness & Recovery is a holistic Health and Wellness practice, specializing in Nutrition Counseling, Therapy, Fitness Training, Physical Fitness, and Eating Disorder Treatment.

Thrive is founded by Dr. Lauryn Lax, a Doctor of Occupational Therapy, Nutrition Therapist and Certified Fitness Professional, who believes in taking a «mind, body & soul» approach for helping people live their best lives today.

Dr. Lauryn works with people from all walks of life seeking to improve their health and thrive in their nutrition, fitness, emotional and mental well-​being.

Some of her clients and conditions she has worked with include:

Persons desiring change in their diet, lifestyle and/​or fitness; Eating Disorder recovery; Individuals coping with transitions and/​or change; Women’s Health; Middle school and high-​school girls (navigating the pre-​teen and teen years); College women; Autoimmune conditions; Hormonal Imbalances; Negative body-​image; Anxiety/​Stress, Chronic Fatigue & Adrenal Fatigue; Diabetes/​Pre-​diabetes; Weight Management, Heart Disease & Heart Health; ADD/​ADHD; Injury/​Disability Rehabilitation & guidance in lifestyle readjustment; Kids’ Health; and, those simply wanting enhanced wellness, energy, motivation and balance in their lives.

THRIVE is based in Austin, but offers Distance Programs for those outside of the area.

History

Established in 2014.

Working 1:1 with clients through individualized programs and plans of care in order to help individuals feel better, live longer, have more energy, heal/​recover from disease, and uncover the root to many health issues that have been impeding from living one’s life to the fullest.

Meet the Business Owner

Lauryn L.

Business Owner

Lauryn Lax, OTD, OTR/​L, earned her Doctorate in Occupational Therapy from Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee. Dr. Lauryn is an alumnus of the University of Texas-​Austin, where she earned her B.A. in Communications/​Journalism. Dr. Lauryn has completed additional training and education in Nutrition Therapy, obtaining her Practitioner certification through the Nutritional Therapy Association.

Dr. Lauryn was inspired to found THRIVE after recovering from an eating disorder that took 14-​years from her life. In her recovery, she began to discover that there was much more to life than the way she had been living. She became a Therapist and Nutritionist with the hope of inspiring others to become healthier, inside and out, so they can thrive in their own lives.