Meet Carissa Parker, a senior at the Summit Country Day School who is sharing her journey of living with panic disorder, social anxiety, generalized anxiety disorder, depression, and experiencing self-harm and suicidal thoughts and tendencies. She recalls her panic attacks becoming an almost-daily occurrence in 7th grade, and she says it got to the point it was interfering with her …
Brittany Shares Her #iAM1N5 Journey…
Meet Brittany Wells, a Xavier University student who is living with ADHD, anxiety, OCPD, generalized anxiety disorder, and “being a general goof ball.” Brittany recalls being singled out because of her learning differences, which eventually led to her being prescribed adderall in high school. She talks about feeling herself entering a dark place and having suicidal thoughts. She reached out …
Teen Mental Health Advocate Takes Over Our Insta
It’s #freeyourmindfriday and Whitney from @whitneyfischmsw is taking over our insta from L.A. to share all things mental health! Check out her story below! It all started when I was 19 years old. I came to a crossroads in my life where I needed to choose whether or not to continue to hustle in the modeling industry or to leave …
I’m Jadyn and This Is My #iAM1N5 Journey…
Jadyn shares her story on living with depression and bipolar disorder and how her diagnosis isn’t defining her. Jadyn says, although it was hard admitting she needed help, talking to her therapist really started to change her path and make a difference. She wants everyone to know that it’s okay to get help, you can have feelings and it’s okay …
Emily Shares Her Mental Health Story As Part of Our #SpeakYourMind Series
My first signs of depression began when I was 12 years old. I was bullied for years and became progressively more and more depressed. I felt worthless and craved attention. I put myself in vulnerable and dangerous positions and began distancing myself from those who actually loved me. I could not find a way to escape the pain I was …
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 …
I’m Emma and This Is My #iAM1N5 Journey…
Meet Emma Benz, a nursing student at Xavier University, who lives with generalized anxiety disorder and depression and has experienced an eating disorder. Emma talks about how struggling with anorexia made her miss out on joining her field hockey team in the state tournament and how DBT therapy finally helped her sustain her recovery. Emma wants to be the psychiatric nurse that …
I’m Kate and This Is My #iAM1N5 Journey…
Meet Kate, a Turpin High School student, who lives with emetophobia (the fear of vomiting) and depression. She explains how no matter what she’s doing the fear is in the back of her mind and she’s consumed with thinking of ways to prevent it. Kate found finally receiving a diagnosis relieving because it validated her feelings. Now she’s finding help through exposure …
I’m Nick and this is my 1N5 journey…
Meet Nick, a senior at Summit Country Day, who lives with clinical depression, anxiety disorder, and suicidal thoughts. He explains how his sleep issues, extreme fatigue, and wanting to “melt into the couch” were overlooked symptoms until he realized it was all connected to his mental health. Nick’s goal is to create a society where people talk about their mental …
I’m Justin and this is my 1N5 journey…
Meet Justin who is sharing his brave journey with depression and how the ripple effect of trauma and mental illness can impact everyone in a family. We thank Justin for being so incredibly strong and outspoken! His story is so relatable and will save lives!