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 […]

Sycamore Schools Educator Wellness Initiative

1N5 is currently working with Sycamore Community Schools to promote a Staff Wellness Challenge. Starting on February 1st and continuing through March 12th, educators will be challenged to complete wellness activities in the following eight categories: mental health, physical health, mentors, generosity, healthy activities, family support, spirituality, and positive friends. Check back to see how […]

1N5 Provides Mental Health 101 to Mercy Montessori

On Friday, January 22nd, 1N5 provided an interactive Mental Health 101 education course to the 7th-grade students at Mercy Montessori. During the course, students learned about different mental health disorders and important skills for maintaining mental wellness. This course was part of an ongoing partnership between 1N5 and Mercy Montessori. Through the spring, 1N5 will […]

You Deserve a Positive Role Model

This week was the first in a long time that I actually wanted to spend time on social media. The outpouring of love and support for the first black, Indian-American, and female Vice President, the youngest Inaugural Poet, and the new President has been a beautiful sight to see. I, along with many others, woke […]

Thank You for Being You

Thank you for being you. Thank you for being who you are. We have all likely heard the quote, “the world needs more of you” 100 times, but it is so true. The world needs more of you and all the beauty that you add to it. This week, I did a presentation where for […]

1N5 Provides RECHARGE + RECONNECT Training to SCPA

On Monday, January 11th, 1N5 provided a RECHARGE + RECONNECT training session for the teachers at the School of Creative and Performing Arts. Over 80 educators and staff attended the session, which focused on compassion fatigue and prioritizing self-care. Self-care is more important than ever, especially for educators who give so much of themselves to […]

Set Boundaries to Avoid Burnout

We have had to deal with so much lately—not only as a country, but as individuals, too. On the national level, we’ve seen riots at the Capitol, National Guard deployed to D.C. in preparation for Inauguration, economic downturn, and COVID raging on. Plus, we have to deal with anything going on in our individual lives. […]

Beautifully Broken Blogger Takes Over Insta

This week for #freeyourmindfriday, Sabi, a writer, YouTuber, podcaster, and the creator of the Beautifully Broken blog, took over our Insta stories to talk about mental health! Check out her bio below! August of 2019 I started my journey towards recovering from my mental illness that had taken over my life since the age of […]

How to Make the Most of Your Summer

Caroline McKeown is back this #WarriorWednesday with her vlog #AskCaroline to discuss how to make the most of this summer! She talks about how it’s important to look at the bright side of things and use positive thoughts to cancel out negative ones. She also recommends doing things that you love and keep yourself busy! […]