Let Yourself Trust

If you’re not a naturally trusting person, allowing yourself to trust others can be a difficult process. For a very long time, I was the type of person that put up barriers and couldn’t let anyone in for fear that they’d let me down. I had a hard time believing people when they told me […]

PTSD Survivor Takes over Insta

This week for #freeyourmindfriday, Jill took over our Instagram stories to talk about mental health and erasing the stigma. Check out her bio below! My name is Jill, I’m a wife, a mother, an entrepreneur, a philanthropist, and a self-care advocate. I’ve struggled with depression, anxiety & PTSD for my entire adult, teen, and early […]

1N5 Provides Social Wellness: Healthy Friendships Education Course to Mercy Montessori

As part of an ongoing mental health educational series with Mercy Montessori, 1N5 talked with 7th-grade students on the importance of social wellness to overall mental health. The students learned what a healthy friendship looks like and were able to identify the warning signs of an unhealthy friendship. Students shared qualities they look for in […]

You Are a Beautiful Work in Progress

We are all a work in progress. No one has it figured out, everyone is constantly learning and growing and changing. It’s really easy to beat ourselves up for being a work in progress and for not having it all together. But how beautiful is it to realize that you don’t have to be in […]

1N5 Provides Lap Around the Wellness Wheel Training

On Wednesday, March 24th, 1N5 was invited to present a “Lap Around the Wellness Wheel” training at Cincinnati City Council candidate Meeka Owens' Wellness Wednesday series. 1N5's Sources of Strength certified trainers Erin Horn and Christine Browner provided the presentation. The Sources of Strength Wellness Wheel is designed to guide individuals through all aspects of […]

1N5 Presents on Healthy Friendships at Mercy Montessori

On Friday, March 26th, 1N5 presented on healthy friendships and social wellness to the 7th-grade students at Mercy Montessori. The presentation, which is part of an ongoing mental health education series at Mercy Montessori, focused on the importance of social wellness to overall mental health. The students learned what a healthy friendship looks like and […]

Find the Best Version of You

One of my favorite things about my journey of self-discovery and self-care is the process of finding the best version of myself. I’ve been writing this blog for about a year now, and as I continue writing, I continue learning more and more about who I am and what I need. I started writing this […]

School Psychology Grad Student Takes Over Insta

This week for #freeyourmindfriday, Sandhya, a grad student and mental health advocate studying school psychology, took over our Insta stories to talk about mental health and healing. Check out her bio below! Hi! I’m Sandhya, but you can call me Sands! I’m 25 years old, a mental health advocate, and I'm from India. I love […]

Kevin Shares His Story

This week for #WarriorWednesday, we’re sharing a post from Kevin Hyland about his mental health journey through the pandemic. This is not easy for me so please bear with me, but I feel like I need to open up. The last 3 months I’ve been staying out at my farm house in Indiana. It has […]

What is Resilience?

As we look back on the past year of living in a global pandemic and experiencing, for many of us, one of the most challenging times in our lives, Dr. Ashley Solomon of Galia Collaborative is here to talk about what resilience looks like.   Dr. Solomon notes that a lot of people think of […]