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 […]
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 […]
Dr. Ashley Solomon on Generosity
This week, Dr. Ashley Solomon of Galia Collaborative was back with a new video to talk about how to cultivate generosity in our lives by moving from a scarcity mindset to an abundance-based mindset. She defines both a scarcity mindset and an abundance mindset and gives us tools to help shift to an abundance mindset. […]
#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, […]
Dr. Lockhart on Generosity
This week, Dr. Ann-Louise Lockhart, PsyD, ABPP, and founder of A New Day Pediatric Psychology, is back with a new video on generosity. She dives into why it is that when we give often, we have more to give. Follow along to see what she has to say!
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 […]
1N5 Delivers Teacher Calm Boxes to Marr/Cook Elementary
On Wednesday, April 21st, 1N5 delivered 29 Calm Boxes to the teachers and staff at Marr/Cook Elementary School. This was part of an ongoing partnership between 1N5 and Marr/Cook and their Wellness Warriors to promote teacher wellness at the school. The Marr/Cook Wellness Warriors also have a Be Well board to promote wellness to staff […]
Make the Most of Every Day
Sometimes, we have bad days. Sometimes, we find ourselves in situations we'd rather not be experiencing. Sometimes, we're just plain unlucky. Even when we have those tough days and experience those things we'd rather not experience, though, we can still make the most of it. Living in a global pandemic, the chances of having a […]
SMILE Scale Creator Takes Over Insta
This week for #freeyourmindfriday, Laura Vater, a physician who advocates for humanism in medicine, took over our Insta stories. Check out her bio below! Laura Vater is a Board Certified Internal Medicine Physician and a Hematology Oncology Fellow. She is a mother, published writer, and advocate for humanism in medicine for patients and clinicians. In […]
