Lauren Kennedy West

Lauren Kennedy West is a social worker who was diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder in 2016 at the age of 25. She has become a prominent voice in mental health and schizophrenia advocacy through her YouTube channel formerly called ‘Living Well with Schizophrenia’ which has garnered over 40 million views and over 300,000 subscribers. In 2024, she publicly shared and documented her experience of trying metabolic therapies, particularly medical ketogenic therapy, to treat her schizoaffective disorder. It completely changed her experience of her illness and her life. Her channel is now called ‘Living Well After Schizophrenia’ and she is dedicating her advocacy to bringing this therapeutic intervention to as many others as possible.