1N5 + MindPeace Provide Signs of Suicide Training at Western Hills
This week, 1N5, in conjunction with MindPeace, provided suicide prevention education with our Signs of Suicide training at Western Hills High School. We conducted a self-screening process to identify signs of depression and suicide with the high school juniors on Tuesday and Thursday, March 9th and 11th. The students were interactive and engaged in the […]
1N5 Provides RECHARGE + RECONNECT Training at CPS
On Monday, March 8th, 1N5 presented its RECHARGE + RECONNECT training to Cincinnati Public School’s Health & Physical Education teachers. Over 20 educators attended the session, which focused on compassion fatigue and prioritizing self-care. Self-care is more important than ever, especially for educators who give so much of themselves to their students. Participants had the […]
Listen to Your Body. It Knows What it Needs.
Our bodies are incredible machines. They’re unbelievably powerful, but we have to make sure we’re taking care of them to ensure that they continue functioning as they should. After all, we only get one. For a long time, I ignored what my body needed and tried to power through on minimal sleep and minimal food. […]
Anxiety + PTSD Survivor Takes Over Insta
This week for #freeyourmindfriday, Lindsey Graves, who lives with anxiety, panic and PTSD, took over our Insta stories to talk about coping with anxiety disorders. Check out her bio below! After being diagnosed with generalized anxiety disorder, panic, and PTSD, the six years of suffering began. It was September 2014, I was 21, a junior […]
What’s Behind Your Smile? Let it Flow
What is behind your smile? Behind my smile is where I hid for years. Behind the smile that people saw, there was pain and self-hate. Throughout the years, I have grown to hide less behind my smile, but I still find my moments where it feels more comfortable, safer and easier, to show up and […]
1N5 Provides RECHARGE + RECONNECT Training to DePaul Cristo Rey Staff
On Friday, March 5th, 1N5 provided RECHARGE + RECONNECT training to the teachers and staff at DePaul Cristo Rey. Over 50 educators attended the session, which focused on compassion fatigue and prioritizing self-care. Self-care is more important than ever, especially for educators who give so much of themselves to their students. Participants had the opportunity […]
Eating Disorder Survivor Takes Over Insta
This week for #freeyourmindfriday, Meagan Connley, a mental health advocate and eating disorder survivor, took over our Instagram stories to talk about mental health and recovery. Check out her bio below! Last week, 1N5 shared my story of living with anxiety and having lived with depression and eating disorders. Now, I’m taking over their Insta […]
Dr. Lockhart on Resilience
Resilience is defined as the ability to bounce back in the face of adversity and to recover quickly. What exactly does this mean? Dr. Ann-Louise Lockhart, PsyD, ABPP of A New Day Pediatric Psychology is here to explain what resilience and adversity really are. We need to identify the true adversity in each situation. Was […]
Don’t Compare Yourself. Where You Are is Beautiful
Our lives can be full of comparison. We might feel like we are always falling short. We see someone else living the “perfect” life or experiencing the “perfect” relationship, and we feel like what we have isn’t good enough. We look at where we once were and get frustrated with ourselves that we might not […]
Sycamore Schools Promote Staff Wellness with #28DaysofAVES
1N5 is partnering with Sycamore Community Schools on a staff wellness initiative, #28DaysofAVES. For 28 days, staff members are challenged to complete wellness activities in the following eight categories: mental health, physical health, mentors, generosity, healthy activities, family support, spirituality, and positive friends. 1N5 provided coffee mugs, stress balls, self-care brochures, and other goodies for […]
