Life Is Most Beautiful When It’s Imperfect

by Ivy from Beautifully Simply You When you are busy it can be hard to stop and enjoy the present moment. Quite honestly, this week has been incredibly busy, so much so that I haven’t had the time I usually dedicate to a project I love to do – writing a blog post every week for all of you. It …

The Journey is Difficult, The Destination is Beautiful

Have you ever taken a road trip and you don’t think you have to go to the bathroom until you have driven right past the sign that says that the next rest stop is another 20 miles away and you have to muster up your energy to hold it in for the next 20 miles? Or have you ever missed …

Coach Stu from Walnut Hills Talks Mental Health in Insta Takeover

Stu Holt is taking over our Gram to talk mental health and how he’s incorporated mindfulness into his coaching at Walnut Hills High School. Stu is the founder of Under Pressure TV, a sports media brand that inspires growth through original stories and content. His passion for mental health awareness grew overtime as he realized that we all face a …

Never Forget the Power of Your Voice

My entire life, I didn’t think I had a voice. I didn’t think I could speak my truth, and I didn’t think I could ever speak up about the things I didn’t agree with. I fell victim to the stigma around mental illness. Sometimes I get so perplexed as to why the stigma around mental illness even exists. Our brain …

Local Mom Celebrates Four Years Sober and Takes Over Our Insta

My name is Sarah. I am a mom to the raddest tiny human on planet earth, an artist, and a female who has survived and continues to conquer my battle with mental illness every day. My mental illness reared its ugly head in grade school, that’s when I first began being bullied. It continued in high school, however, I was …

Beth Dulle Joins 1N5 as New Operations Manager

Beth Dulle has an extensive professional background as a Structured Settlement Specialist for over 30 years and is joining the 1N5 staff as our new Operations Manager. In 2014, Beth tragically lost her son, Brogan, a 21 year old University of Cincinnati student, to suicide. “This tragedy rocked my family to its core but it spurred them to learn more about …

‘Ask Dr. Julie’ Answers All on IG

Dr. Julie Groveman is a licensed clinical psychologist, with a private practice in Manhattan, specializing in working with adults and teens. With compassion and focus, Julie is committed to helping you heal from the past and to rediscover your Inner Strength. Her work focuses on helping you to shift negative patterns, to become the most authentic and empowered version of …

Self-Love is Patient And Kind

by Ivy from Beautifully Simply You Self-love is patient. Self-love is kind. Self-love takes time. Self-love is difficult but self-love is undeniably beautiful. What does self-love mean to you? Really think about that question. Too often we don’t think about loving ourselves, we think about the love we give to others and we forget there should be a whole lot …