Lauren Alaina is poised to hit the top of the charts with her single, “Road Less Traveled.” She says that everyone in her life really liked the song when they heard it, but they didn’t truly know that it was about her and her eating disorder.

“Everyone got super excited when I turned that song in. My family, my friends, everyone. But I don’t think when I turned that in that they realized how lost I really was and what I was really going through, and so now I think it’s even more special to them,” says Lauren. “They’ve all watched me walk through that road to recovering from all of my insecurities. I had a lot. And I still do, but I’m a lot healthier about them. I think you don’t get rid of the insecurities. They never go away, but you get rid of how you let them affect you. That’s the key. And that’s what ‘Road Less Traveled’ is about.”

Lauren, who co-wrote the inspirational tune with Jesse Frasure and Meghan Trainor, plays her next show in Nashville April 11th.