Others May Not Believe in Your Dreams, Keep Believing in Yourself Anyway
I can still get discouraged easily. It’s hard when you have poured your whole heart and effort into a project, and for people to question it or tell you no. This may seem similar to you. You may have a dream or goal that people tell you that you can’t reach. They may not believe […]
Happy #SelfCare Day!
Yesterday was International Self-Care Day! In honor of that, I want to take some time to talk about some of my favorite self-care practices and how they’ve benefitted me. Self-care is such an important component of mental health and wellness, and building and maintaining a self-care routine has truly been life-changing. Since working on practicing […]
A Little One is Joining This Mental Health Crew!
Some exciting news is coming your way! I’ve been keeping this a secret for a while now, but so excited to share that my husband and I are expecting our first child! It’s been such an emotional whirlwind managing the joy of a baby and the grief of losing my mom. I find comfort in […]
Erin Shares Her Journey with Post-Partum Anxiety for #WarriorWednesday
Perfect. The word that can consume people. The word that can fuel some, but is so unrealistic. May 22, 2019, I reposted my husband’s IG post with the following caption: “And just like that, we have another little branch on our family tree. Leonard “Leo” Michael Horn was born this morning early to the party, […]
Love the Skin You’re In
CW: disordered eating, body dysmorphia It’s mid-summer, which means vacations, pool days, barbecues, and spending time outside. It also means wearing shorts and swimsuits and spending a lot of time eating around others. Summer was always so much fun when I was younger. I loved swimming, running around in the sprinkler, grilling out with family […]
Body Image Expert, Dr. Morgan Francis Takes Over Our Gram from the ‘Know Tribe Summit’
Dr. Morgan Francis is taking over our Instagram this week to talk all things mental health AND…she’ll be coming to us from a women’s conference, the Know Tribe Summit! Dr. Francis is a Doctor of Clinical Psychology and a Licensed Mental Health Therapist. She is the owner of Scottsdale Premier Counseling, in Scottsdale, Arizona. At […]
Let Yourself Have Fun
Last week, I wrote about how I check in with myself while experiencing different stages of my mental illness. I talked about how I could feel a depressive episode starting and the ways I try to take care of myself in those times. About 12 hours after finishing my blog, I decided it was time […]
Mental Health Podcaster Takes Over Insta
This week for #freeyourmindfriday, Camryn Mort, host of the Conversations with Cam podcast and mental health advocate, took over our Instagram stories. Check out her bio below! Camryn Mort is a 21-year old from Cincinnati, Ohio. She graduated from Turpin High School and attended The Ohio State University. She just recently graduated from OSU with […]
Take Care of You First
There will always be work to do. Take care of you first. This weekend I decided to dedicate time to myself for self-care. 2021 has been incredibly tiring and has truly been an emotional rollercoaster. The effects of it all have been catching up to me and I’m feeling the exhaustion from it all. We […]
Check In With Yourself, Too
This week, I was inspired to write about checking in with yourself after reading Ivy’s blog about checking in with others. Her blog post resonated with me so much this week. On the day it came out, my partner talked to me about a lot of things he’d been wanting to share but didn’t know […]
