I don’t know what normal feels like anymore. Lately, it seems like everyone is competing over who’s coping best or who’s struggling most. Either you’re thriving or you’re barely making it through. It feels like there is no longer a normal middle ground. Being surrounded by this constant struggle between success and failure can be emotionally taxing. Over the past …
On Saturday, December 12th, 1N5 worked with UC student Karman Ghuman to hold the first Chardi Kala, a mental health retreat for Asian American youth. The two-hour retreat included a talk from Karman regarding the statistics about the incidences of mental illness in Asian youth, an art therapist, and a psychotherapist who talked about her own mental health journey. Thirty-five …
This week, 1N5 took part in a four-day Ohio Sources of Strength Train the Trainer series. Sources of Strength is a universal suicide prevention program designed to build socioecological protective influences around youth and reduce the likelihood that vulnerable youth and young adults will become suicidal. 1N5 works with schools in Ohio and Northern Kentucky to implement this program in a …
This week for #freeyourmindfriday, Kileah, author of A Kids Book About Depression, took over our Insta stories to share her mental health journey. Check out her bio below! Kileah is an Enneagram 2 and part-time mystic born and raised in the Pacific Northwest and is the author of A Kids Book About Depression. She was diagnosed with depression, anxiety, and bipolar II …
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 …
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’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 …
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 …
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 …
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! …
