by Ivy from Beautifully Simply You When you hear the word “beauty”, what do you immediately think of? Do you think of outward appearance? Do you think of a celebrity who you always thought was drop dead gorgeous? Or do you think about internal beauty? Do you base your beauty off of what you see in the mirror or what …
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 the journey to accomplishing that …
Body Image Expert, Dr. Morgan Francis Takes Over Our Gram from the ‘Know Tribe Summit’
Dr. Morgan Francis is taking over our Instagram this week to talk all things mental health AND…she’ll be coming to us from a women’s conference, the Know Tribe Summit! Dr. Francis is a Doctor of Clinical Psychology and a Licensed Mental Health Therapist. She is the owner of Scottsdale Premier Counseling, in Scottsdale, Arizona. At her private practice she treats …
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 …
You Are Worthy of Your Goals
by Ivy from Beautifully Simply You Think about a goal that you have, the goal that has been tugging at your soul, the goal that makes you feel alive when you think about it, the goal that scares you because it is such a big goal. What is holding you back from reaching that goal? Is it the fear of …
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 …
Seek Out the Positive
by Ivy from Beautifully Simply You If you’ve been following me on social media or on my blog, you always see me smiling. Even if you’re new to my page, you can go back and see lots of what you would see as happy pictures. If you went on my personal social media, you could go back to my first …










