This week for #WarriorWednesday, Arlo Speaking, a 22-year-old singer-songwriter and university student, shared her #iAM1N5 journey of living with an anxiety disorder, ADHD and a bug phobia. At age 9, Arlo and her family moved to a new town with a new school, and that’s when she began to develop acne. She says living with acne on top of meeting …
It’s Okay to Struggle with Self-Confidence, But Still Give Yourself Compassion
A reminder to myself – I know it’s hard, but don’t be so hard on yourself. I saw this quote the other day that read, “While you’re being overly critical of yourself, someone is admiring your strength.” And I thought to myself, how absolutely true. My anxiety lately has been through the roof. I wrote about this last week, but …
1N5 Program Manager Receives Trauma-Responsive Care Certification
1N5’s Program Manager, Christine Browner, is participating in the Tristate Trauma Network’s Trauma-Responsive Care Certification. Led by Mary Vicario of Finding Hope Consulting, LLC, the Trauma Responsive Care Certification turns the uninformed question, “What’s wrong with you?” into the trauma-informed question, “What happened to you?” Then it goes further to the trauma-responsive question, “What did you do to survive?” Christine …
1N5 Provides RECHARGE + RECONNECT Training for Teachers
This week, 1N5 provided two RECHARGE + RECONNECT training sessions for the teachers at Kings High School on Dec. 8 and Fairfield City Schools’ Central Elementary on Dec. 10. 1N5’s RECHARGE + RECONNECT training is designed to support the emotional wellbeing of teachers and was developed in response to the significant stress teachers are experiencing during this time of uncertainty …
Don’t Let Food Anxiety Control Your Holiday Season
It’s that time of year again. Streets are lined with lights, kids are anticipating the end of classes, parents are checking off wish lists. The holiday season is fully upon us. For many, this time of year is filled with joy and love. Families reconnect and gather around the table. It often feels as if the world stands still for …
UC Student + Mental Health Advocate Takes Over Insta
This week for #freeyourmindfriday, Diya Joshi, first-year UC student and mental health advocate, took over our Insta stories to talk about mental wellness. Check out her bio below! I am a freshman at the University of Cincinnati majoring in Medical Sciences and am pursuing a minor in Psychology. In my free time, I love to paint, dance and watch sunsets! …
1N5 Partners with Whitney/Strong for Virtual Save A Life Event
On Monday, Dec. 7 from 6-8 PM, 1N5 provided QPR training during Whitney/Strong’s virtual Save A Life suicide prevention + gun safety training event. Save A Life was developed as an innovative way of reducing gun violence in communities that bear the brunt of gun violence disproportionately. Save A Life teaches basic firearm safety skills such as safe storage and …
Checking in on Others
This week for #WarriorWednesday, Caroline McKeown was back with a new episode of her #DearCaroline vlog. She talked about the importance of helping your friends and being there when they need support. Follow along for support resources for you and your friends, signs to look for, and how to check-in. Sometimes, just reaching out and offering your love and support …
You Are Worthy As You Are
We don’t give ourselves enough credit. We so easily put ourselves down and tell ourselves that we aren’t good enough, or that we aren’t worthy of reaching a certain goal, or worthy of continuing on. We make mistakes and we beat ourselves up. That mistake and the feelings of guilt that come along with it may stay at the forefront …
Allow Yourself to Be Still
We live in a society that views exhaustion and overextended schedules as badges of honor. Even after the world slowed down due to COVID, many went right back to the daily grind of working long hours and filling our days with resumé-enhancing tasks, some more eagerly than others. We’ve fallen right back into subscribing to the idea that truly taking …