“Sad Girls” Musician Takes Over Insta Stories
This week for #freeyourmindfriday, Jenna Lotti, a young musician who is open about her mental health journey, took over our Insta stories to talk about mental illness and how it’s impacted her music. Check out her bio below! Originally from Milton, MA, Jenna started out writing poetry to cope with her emotions as a teenager, […]
#DearCaroline on Mental Health Awareness Month
This week for #WarriorWednesday, Caroline McKeown was back with another #DearCaroline vlog for #mentalhealthawarenessmonth! She talks about how impactful it is to share your story with mental health and mental illness. Talking about mental illness helps stop the stigma, and what better time to spread awareness and start the conversation than Mental Health Awareness Month! […]
You Keep Showing Up—That’s Strength
You have good and bad days, but you keep showing up – that’s strength. These last few days with my mom has been an up and down rollercoaster. My mom made the tough, but right decision to stop treatment. Her body is weak. The chemo will likely do more harm than good. She doesn’t want […]
1N5 Conducts Mental Health 101 Training with Paycor
This week, 1N5 provided a virtual Mental Health 101 training for 15 staff members at Paycor. Mental Health 101 is designed to give an overview of signs and symptoms of mental illness as well as the concepts of mental health and mental illness. Thank you to all the Paycor staff who attended and participated in […]
1N5’s Christine Browner Receives Trauma-Responsive Care Certification
This week, 1N5 staff member Christine Browner received her Trauma-Responsive Care Certification. The certification consisted of a six-session Theory to Practice (T2P) Series conducted by the Tristate Trauma Network and Finding Hope Consulting. The Trauma Responsive Care Certification turns the uninformed question “What’s wrong with you?” into the trauma-informed question: “What happened to you?” Then […]
Anxiety + OCD Survivor Takes Over Insta
This week for #freeyourmindfriday, Ariana, who lives with anxiety and OCD, is taking over our Insta stories to talk about her mental health journey. Check out her bio below! I’m Ariana, I’m a 28-year-old mom and wife + I have severe anxiety and OCD. My mental health journey started when I was very young. But […]
Lucabella Shares Her #WarriorWednesday Story
This week for #WarriorWednesday, Lucabella LaEace shared her mental health story, her experience with suicide loss, and how she’s working to stop the stigma surrounding mental illness. See what she has to say below! While I may not remember much about the details of the event that occurred when I was just 10 years old, […]
The Pain Comes in Waves, But the Wave Will Pass
The pain comes in waves. Hold on and trust that this wave will pass. It has been a really hard week for my family. My mom has been in the hospital all week for various cancer-related issues and my cousin passed away after being on life support for a few days. It’s been hard to […]
1N5 Covers Mental Health with TruePoint Clients
On Thursday, April 29th, 1N5 met with 10 TruePoint clients to cover the basics of mental health and wellness. The training consisted of an open conversation about how the participants’ mental health has been impacted during COVID, areas of concern for friends and family members, and a wide variety of other topics related to mental […]
Take Time to Focus on Your Mental Health Journey
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, so to kick it off, I want to talk a little bit about my own mental health journey and how my self-care practice has impacted it. In spring, 2019, I was diagnosed with bipolar II disorder, which means I experience periods of mania and depression. For me, that looks […]
