The Power of Language: Stagnation vs. Movement

Dr. Ann-Louise Lockhart, PsyD, ABPP of A New Day Pediatric Psychology is back this week to discuss the power of language, our responses to different words or situations, and what that means in the situation we are all in now. Check out more on this topic from Dr. Lockhart below, and watch the video to […]

Nori Shares Her #WarriorWednesday Story

Happy #WarriorWednesday! This week, Nori Muro, founder of Cincinnati’s first Sober and Sober Curious Meet Up, Roasted Not Toasted, is sharing her journey to sobriety. Check out her story below! My name is Nori Muro, I am 44, I live in Cincinnati with my husband and our 11-year-old daughter. I am also 2 years sober. […]

Jay Shares His #iAM1N5 Journey…

Meet Jay Shifman, who shared his #iAM1N5 journey for #warriorwednesday. Jay has experienced addiction and is now in recovery, coming up on 10 years of sobriety this spring! Read his story below, and watch the video to hear him talk about his experiences! I’ve never met an addict that wasn’t fighting it in some way. […]

Katy Shares Her #WarriorWednesday Story…

This week for #WarriorWednesday, Katy Turner is sharing her story of living with alcoholism, addiction, disordered eating, and suicidal thoughts and actions. She is now 5 years sober and living her life to the fullest. Check out her story below, and feel free to follow her new recovery Instagram page, @eatthedamnpie to follow her journey […]

Local Professor Shares Her Mental Health Story

Meet Ashley Sieb: Digital Marketer, Writer, Public Speaker, Triathlete and Mom.   Ashley Sieb has spent the past decade of her career working in digital marketing. She is a digital marketer, writer, public speaker, and educator. Ashley has spent most of her career working in the technology space, where she worked on global marketing projects and […]

Emily Shares Her Mental Health Story As Part of Our #SpeakYourMind Series

My first signs of depression began when I was 12 years old.  I was bullied for years and became progressively more and more depressed.  I felt worthless and craved attention.  I put myself in vulnerable and dangerous positions and began distancing myself from those who actually loved me.  I could not find a way to […]

Practice Being Present

When is the last time you paused to be in this moment? How many times have people brought up stories to you that you just don’t remember the details, because you were there, but not really because your mind was elsewhere? Life passes us by so quickly. It seems like the days go by faster […]

When You Enjoy the Journey, Magic Happens

My fiance and I spent some time joking around trying to learn a salsa dance to a YouTube video and I told him how stiff he looked. I told him, “Don’t try too hard, because that’s when you mess up. Just have fun with it.” In that moment, I said, “wow, what a blog post”, […]

Call Me By My First Name

When you first meet me, there are many things you might notice. You might notice that I am a little shorter than most women my age, or that I have flyaway hair on days I don’t have time to tame it. You might notice the tan lines on my feet, the stretch marks on my […]

The Journey is Difficult, The Destination is Beautiful

Have you ever taken a road trip and you don’t think you have to go to the bathroom until you have driven right past the sign that says that the next rest stop is another 20 miles away and you have to muster up your energy to hold it in for the next 20 miles? […]