Two-Part Takeover Kicks Off Race Week
To kick off this year’s Warrior Run Virtual Race Week, we had a super special two-part takeover for #freeyourmindfriday! Brooke Kelly and Emma Benz took over our Insta stories to talk about mental health and what the Warrior Run means to them. Check out their bios below! Brooke’s story: The Warrior Run each year marks […]
‘@anstehling Takes Over Insta Stories
This week for #freeyourmindfriday, Anna Stehling, a senior at the University of Tennessee who lives with anxiety and depression, took over our Insta stories to talk about mental health and suicide prevention. Check out her bio below! I’m a senior at the University of Tennessee. I have lived with anxiety and depression for 7 years. […]
Student Mental Health Advocate Takes Over Insta Stories
This week for #freeyourmindfriday, Diya, an incoming freshman at UC and mental health advocate, took over our Instagram stories to talk about dealing with burnout and depression. Check out her bio below! Diya is 18 years old and an incoming freshman at the University of Cincinnati. She is excited to be majoring in Medical Sciences […]
Suicide Prevention Specialist Takes Over Insta Stories
This week for #freeyourmindfriday, Brandon J. Johnson, M.H.S. took over our Insta stories to talk about mental health in the time of a national crisis. Check out his bio below, and head over to Instagram to see what he had to say! Brandon J. Johnson, M.H.S. is a tireless advocate for positive mental health and […]
Believe in Yourself, Too
Reaching your goals begins with believing in yourself. I thought about this and immediately thought about the movie Acrimony by Tyler Perry. The movie has a lot—and I mean a lot—of twists and turns. The husband has this idea to sell this battery-powered tool, and he believes in his idea when absolutely no one else […]
Jillian Shares Her #whywerun Story
It's #warriorwednesday, and Jillian's will be the last #whywerun story before the Warrior Run! I started running after my sister Beth passed away from suicide on November 5, 2016 at just 34 years old after a long and debilitating battle with depression. Shortly after her death, I gave into a friend who wanted a running […]
You Are Worthy of Your Tomorrow
I remember so clearly a question that was asked during one of my speeches. The question that was asked was, “Do you think you’ve won your fight?”. He asked me that question because during my speeches, I always focus on reminding each of us that we are worthy of this fight for our lives. And […]
The Minds Behind ‘You Are Not Alone Murals' Takeover Our Insta
Samantha Schutz and Annica Lydenberg are the co-creators of the You Are Not Alone Murals which launched across New York City in May 2019, timed to coincide with Mental Health awareness month. Always fierce supporters of each other professionally and personally, Samantha and Annica found an intersection of their creative passions in the murals project, which offers support […]
Children's Mental Health Advocate, Julia Paxton, Takes Over Our Insta
We were so excited to have Julia Paxton, who's been featured on the Today Show, take over our insta stories this week. See a small piece of her story below. I am a social work student at Ohio State University and a patient advocate with Nationwide Children's Hospital. I have struggled with mental illness from […]
You Have Grown, And Just Like a Flower, You Will Bloom
by Ivy from Beautifully Simply You I’ve been thinking a lot lately about growth. We all grow in so many ways, that we often don’t even acknowledge. You are doing things today, you once thought were impossible, no matter how big or how small. Maybe you always dreamed of getting your college degree, but […]
