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As the clock strikes midnight on December 31st, a whole new year begins. Perhaps you, like me, often find yourself making grand resolutions, promising to improve your self-care life in significant ways. THIS IS YOUR YEAR FOR SELF-CARE! But, what happens after the initial excitement fades, and the real work begins? It is not like you wake up at 7 …
Your dreams are still in view, they are just covered by some clouds, but the view is still there. My therapist reminded me of this recently. When 2025 started, I was so full of hope. I kept saying how 2025 was going to be my year. 4 days in, everything flipped upside down on me. My ex had lost his …
Bennett Turan Self-care shouldn’t be defined in a certain manner. Self-care means a lot of different things. Finding the right self-care routine for myself felt like a struggle for a long time. Everyone had their own input on what would make me feel better. For a long time, self-care was a foreign concept. I was always on the go. Whether …
My therapist today asked me what I want my future to look like. We talked about many things, but at the end of my session, I realized that what I want my future to look like is to have the ability to come back to the me that I want to be and begin reclaiming myself and my voice and …
My name is Cofi. It’s pronounced just like the beverage, and we share a few things in common: I am bold, I am strong, and I am Black. Like coffee, I wake people up—not with caffeine, but with truth. I am a 44-year-old woman who resides in Cincinnati, Ohio, and I own and operate a lifestyle brand intentionally named By …
When I agreed to write this, I thought, “oh what a simple thing to do! I am all about self-care!” And then as I sat down to actually complete this blog post that thought quickly changed to… “actually maybe now isn’t the best time for me to be giving advice on that…” See, if you had asked me to write …
Learn to trust your voice and your gut, it often leads you in the direction that you need to go. So often we hear our inner voice guiding us, and yet, we are afraid to follow that guidance. We may have a truth that needs to be told to someone, and we are afraid to speak the words, because we …
Hello! My name is Faith and I am one of the general interns at 1N5. I recently graduated from the University of Dayton (UD) and Northwestern’s Pritzker School of Law. My undergraduate degree is in Biology from UD and my masters is in law from Northwestern! I am passionate about making sure everyone receives the care they deserve for all …
If you’re looking for a sign, look within yourself, look at your past, the lessons you have learned. The answers are there, you just have to take some time to reflect. I spend a lot of time talking to my mom in heaven. I spend a lot of time asking her for signs of wisdom, signs of comfort, signs that …
The new year used to bring a certain amount of unnecessary pressure and stress for me. I am a very goal oriented person all 12 months of the year, but when January 1st hits, the pressure rises higher in my brain to set unachievable goals (yes, unachievable goals) that I can cross off my list by the end of the …
