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“It’s going to take at least 18 months to figure out what your business really is. So just treat it all as research and discovery.” My friend, Ray, gave me that advice back in 2024 when I launched my company, Wolf House Fables. I believed him. But I believed I’d figure it out way faster. I did not. I had …
Winter can feel longer than it is. The skies gray out. The cold keeps us inside. The days shrink. And for many, mood follows the same pattern. Seasonal depression — often called Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) — affects millions of Americans each year. Reduced sunlight disrupts serotonin levels and circadian rhythms, leaving people fatigued, irritable, withdrawn, or unusually low. While …
With the snow and freezing temperatures, it’s easy to justify cozying up and staying inside where it is warm, but research tells us that play is imperative to engaging the brain. Yes, even in colder temperatures. In fact, research tells us that play boosts social skills, relationships, and brain function. It even lowers stress and aggression. Despite this knowledge, or …
Hello, my name is Alyssa Lloyd, and I am a Certified Youth Peer Supporter with Americorps, Talbert House, and 1N5. I speak to you all to show you that healing is possible. Everyone’s recovery journey looks different. For a long time, I struggled with anxiety — a constant fight-or-flight response shaped by my biological parents’ lack of care. I grew …
My mental health journey started about 25 years too late. Towards the end of 2024, I started therapy. I was losing my temper more often with my kids, feeling angry more and more often, and my wife was walking on eggshells around me. After talking with her at length and seeing her own journey with therapy, I decided to talk …
Last year at 1N5’s Family Education Day, I had the opportunity to share my mental health story. I was able to give my side of the story, and then my mom gave hers. This experience was so meaningful because I know hearing both sides of the experience made it so much more impactful and helpful for so many kids and …
Chores. Dinner. Sports. Work. Bath. Laundry. The to-do list never really stops for parents, does it? It’s easy to have good intentions for a child’s bedtime routine, but it’s also quite easy for life to get in the way, deflate those good intentions, and just skip the bedtime story altogether. But what if I told you that five extra …
I was drawn to pickleball in January of 2020 for reasons you might not expect. After selling our family home during the height of the real estate frenzy, we found ourselves unexpectedly renting an apartment for a year while searching for our next place. I was away from my neighborhood and friends, already feeling isolated by the pandemic, and quietly …
Fidgeting, constant chatter, disruptions, these are the tell-tale signs of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) that educators have come to expect. But that’s only part of the story. ADHD shows up in far more ways than most people realize. ADHD is a condition that makes it hard for a person to focus, stay organized, and control their impulses. The CDC …
‘Tis the season for renewed goals, hopes, passions, and aspirations. We quickly pack up the Christmas decorations in hopes of a fresh start and a closed door on the previous year. Some choose a special word to define the new year, some reflect back on the year before, while others set goals in hopes of a better year ahead. Oftentimes, …
