Chronic Endometriosis Survivor Takes Over Insta
This week for #freeyourmindfriday, Olivia Drapeau, who lives with chronic endometriosis, depression, and anxiety, took over our Instagram stories to talk about mental health + healing. Check out her bio below! My name is Olivia Drapeau. I am 23 and have been diagnosed with chronic endometriosis, depression, and anxiety. Growing up, despite having my entire […]
#DearCaroline Celebrates One Year Sharing Her Story!
This week for #WarriorWednesday, Caroline McKeown of the #DearCaroline vlog celebrated ONE YEAR of sharing her story and talking about mental health by talking about what she’s learned about mental health in the past year. She talks about topics like how we can reduce the stigma about mental illness by being more open and honest, […]
You Can Love What You Do, And Still Need a Break from It
You can love what you do, and still need a break from it. I love speaking, I love breaking the stigma around mental health, I love being able to challenge myself and come up with new ideas and get really creative about things I thought I couldn’t do. I love it all. But I also […]
1N5 Provides Mental Health 101 Training to Mercy Montessori
On Friday, April 23rd, 1N5 hosted a Mental Health 101 educational training session for the 7th-grade students at Mercy Montessori as part of a mental health education series with the school. 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 […]
You Can, Even When It Feels Like You Can’t
I remember growing up, one of the books I loved was, “The Little Engine That Could”. The Engine repeats over and over, “I think I can, I think I can” until it could. I hope you remember today that you can. I hope you find even the smallest amount of light within you that empowers […]
1N5 Attends XU Spring into Wellbeing Fair
On Wednesday, April 14th, 1N5 attended Xavier University’s Spring into Wellness fair from 11 AM – 2 PM. 1N5 had a booth at the event where students could access mental health and wellness resources, stress balls, bracelets, and other mental health-related goodies! The event was sponsored by Student Wellbeing Services and Xavier Wellbeing. Attendees were […]
1N5 Receives Sources of Strength Elementary School Coaches’ Training
This week, 1N5’s Sources of Strength certified trainers Erin Horn and Christine Browner received Sources of Strength Elementary School Coaches’ Training. Sources of Strength recently expanded their middle school and high school program to include grades 3-6. Sources of Strength Elementary moves the work of prevention and health promotion even further upstream. As a universal […]
DIY Blogger Takes Over Insta Stories
This week for #freeyourmindfriday, Anna McNamara, the creator of the DIY blog Practical and Pretty, took over our Insta stories to talk about mental health. Check out her bio below! I’m Anna! I am a mom of 2 and a DIY blogger. I’ve been diagnosed with Bipolar 2 for almost 10 years now. From a […]
Find Joy in the Now
Time flies, so enjoy the moment. We take so many things for granted, our family, friends, partners, our jobs, our homes, the list goes on and on. The days feel long, but the months and years fly by. I know so many of us feel like we will be happy when something happens. We will […]
1N5 Presents Lap Around the Wellness Wheel at Art Academy
On Friday, April 9th, 1N5’s Sources of Strength trainer Erin Horn led a Lap Around the Sources of Strength Wellness Wheel for students at the Art Academy of Cincinnati. Students discussed stressors and coping strategies to help with stress before taking a lap around the wellness wheel to learn strength-based strategies.
