Practice Small Acts of Self-Care
This week, I heard that only 7-8% of Americans practice self-care. That statistic really surprised me at first. As I started to think about it more, though, it made sense. We’re all busy, and self-care seems like a lot of extra work if you haven’t started practicing it. As someone who enjoys running, it reminds […]
Marriage + Family Therapist Takes Over Insta
This week for #freeyourmindfriday, Emily Sanders, LMFT, took over our Instagram stories to talk about mental health and therapy. Check out her bio below! Hi! My name is Emily and I’m a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in the state of California. I practice privately in Orange County, and I absolutely love what I do. […]
Dr. M Takes Over Insta Stories
This week for #freeyourmindfriday, Dr. Meredith Teriecki of Instagram’s @thepsychologistandme, took over our Insta stories to talk about mental health and mental health education. Check out her bio below! Hi it’s Dr. M from @thepsychologistandme. I’m a Chartered Clinical Psychologist, Professor of Psychology, and Addictive Behaviours Researcher in London, UK. Why am I on Instagram? […]
There is Beauty in Passion
The other day, I saw a TikTok about being passionate. The scenario is one person asking someone else about what they were really passionate about as a kid, and the other person’s eyes light up as she starts talking about what her childhood passion was. Eventually, though, she starts to feel self-conscious and apologizes for […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
