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Ready or not, testing season is here and with it often comes stress, anxiety, sleepless nights, and self esteem concerns for our youth. The American Psychological Association (APA) reports that approximately 45% of students in the United States experience test anxiety. And while testing has been around for decades, the frequency and outcomes have changed vastly just in the past …
Keeping Hobbies Healthy I started collecting and building Lego in 2014, when my coaching passion became my full-time job. I knew that I would need something to help me balance out the stresses of work and travel. Over time, I engaged with online communities and gradually started creating content around the hobby. It was fun until I found myself more …
As I’ve recently learned, grief after a significant loss can hit you like a ton of bricks. It’s overwhelming, disorienting, and often arrives in waves you never see coming. There’s so much to process—emotionally, mentally, and physically—and taking care of your mental health during grief can feel like an entirely new challenge. Grief often feels like an unpredictable roller coaster. …
“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 Reduced sunlight disrupts serotonin levels and circadian rhythms, leaving people fatigued, irritable, withdrawn, or unusually low.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 …
