Counselor Takes Over Insta Stories
This week for #freeyourmindfriday, TJ Thomas, a Utah-based counselor, took over our Instagram stories to talk about mental health. Check out his bio below! TJ is a mental health counselor working in Salt Lake City, Utah. He got his Master’s in Social Work from University of Southern California and is working to become an LCSW. […]
#DearCaroline on Friendship
TW: Suicide Loss This week for #WarriorWednesday, Caroline McKeown was back with another new episode of her #DearCaroline vlog. This week, she’s talking about valuing your friendships. Recently, a friend of hers almost lost her life to suicide, and it made her think about what her friendships mean to her. With limited in-person connection right […]
Keep Holding Onto Hope
Life is truly a rollercoaster. It’s full of excitement, highs, fear, lows, uncertainty and regret. Those are probably all some of the feelings you’ve had, before, during or after a rollercoaster ride. Right now my rollercoaster is in one of those low spots. It’s been so frustrating to watch my mom fight pancreatic cancer for […]
Licensed Therapist and Mindset Coach, Haneen, Spreads Self-love on the Gram
This week, Haneen Ahmad, licensed therapist and mindset coach takes over our instagram to share her passion for supporting women on their journey to self-love and empowerment. In our household, I grew up the oldest of 4 children, one of which had a disability called Prader-Willi Syndrome. From a young age, I knew I wanted […]
Janelle Follows Her Dream and Shares Her Story for #freeyourmindfriday
Hi everyone! My name is Janelle Nixon & I look forward to connecting with you all! I used to envy those people who knew exactly what they wanted to do when they got older. I really had no clue what I wanted to do until I was told about social work in my second year […]
Prioritize Yourself
As a society, we tend not to prioritize self-care and mental wellness. We are a career-focused people, and we typically let work take precedence over wellness. With all that has happened in the past year, though, that mentality is starting to change. I’ve noticed the change in my own life, especially over the past few […]
1N5 Presents on Self-Awareness & Growth Mindset at Mercy Montessori
On Friday, January 29th, 1N5 presented to the 7th-grade students at Mercy Montessori on Self-Awareness & Growth Mindset. The students learned how being self-aware allows us to grow by giving us clues as to how we’re feeling, helping us recognize our strengths and acknowledge our challenges, and helping us recognize when it’s time to ask […]
1N5 Kicks Off SCPA Staff Meetings with “Mindful Minute”
As part of an ongoing mental health initiative with the School for Creative and Performing Arts, 1N5 will be kicking off SCPA’s staff meetings with a “Mindful Minute” covering various educator wellness topics. The SCPA administration recognizes the enormous amount of stress educators are under right now, so they are implementing this “Mindful Minute” at […]
Sara Takes Over Insta Stories
This week for #freeyourmindfriday, Sara Spencer, a mom, wife, worship leader and lady boss took over our Instagram stories to talk about mental wellness. Check out her bio below! Hi! My name is Sara and I’m a stay-at-home mom and wife from Ohio. I’m a worship leader and I’m also in direct sales and lead […]
Choose to Start Despite Your Fears
I woke up this morning like, “oh crap, I don’t know what to write about for tomorrow’s blog.” I still really don’t. I am feeling less than inspirational. But I think the really cool thing about blogging or journaling is that there is a flow to it. Once I start writing, some idea just starts […]