SMILE Scale Creator Takes Over Insta

This week for #freeyourmindfriday, Laura Vater, a physician who advocates for humanism in medicine, took over our Insta stories. Check out her bio below! Laura Vater is a Board Certified Internal Medicine Physician and a Hematology Oncology Fellow. She is a mother, published writer, and advocate for humanism in medicine for patients and clinicians. In 2017, she developed a tool …

Student Mental Health Advocate Takes Over Insta Stories

This week for #freeyourmindfriday, Erin Gardner, social media manager for Active Minds at Ohio University, took over our Instagram stories to talk about student mental health. Check out her bio below! Erin is 21 years old and a senior at Ohio University studying journalism news and information. Erin lives with major depression, generalized anxiety and a panic disorder as well …

Growing Up Black in America

Last Friday, Kyle Logan and Stu Holt took over our Instagram to hold a LIVE show on Growing Up Black in America. They had a powerful conversation on being black in the U.S., racism, and the toll it takes on mental health. They took questions from viewers, discussed race relations, talked about oppression and privilege, and discussed systemic issues across …

Love & Life Podcast Host Takes Over Our Insta

We’re excited to announce that the inspirational Dr. Karin is taking over our Instagram this Friday!  Dr. Karin Anderson Abrell is a psychologist, author, international speaker, musician, and host of the podcast, Love & Life. Her writing, speaking, podcasting, and Instagramming delves into all the good stuff—how to have true intimacy in romantic relationships, more meaningful friendships, healthier family connections, and …

Your Disorder Does Not Define You

Erin is taking over our Instagram this week to talk eating disorder recovery and how your disorder does not define you. Daughter. Sister. Friend. Athlete. Funny. Relentless. Intelligent. Unique. Outgoing. Fearless. These are just a few words that define me. A few words that no longer do? Scared. Disordered. Sick. Worthless. From end of high school to sophomore year in …

Children’s Mental Health Advocate, Julia Paxton, Takes Over Our Insta

We were so excited to have Julia Paxton, who’s been featured on the Today Show, take over our insta stories this week. See a small piece of her story below. I am a social work student at Ohio State University and a patient advocate with Nationwide Children’s Hospital. I have struggled with mental illness from a very young age, and …

Pediatric Behavior Consult President Takes Over Instagram to Share Tips on Parenting Toddlers

California Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Board Certified Behavior Analyst, Michelle Tangeman, provides behavioral and psychological services in the Los Angeles area. She’s joining us in the afternoon (from the west coast) for #freeyourmindfriday to share her personal and professional story about mental health. Michelle is the founder and president of @Pediatric_Behavior_Consult, as a resource to support not just …

@Fleurdelisspeaks from Instagram Shares How Handwritten Self-Love Notes Have Changed Her Life

On January 9, 2018, life came crashing into me out of nowhere and rocked me to my core. Literally. I was hit from behind in a motor vehicle accident on my way to work that morning, sustained a concussion, and a traumatic brain injury. And I haven’t been the same since… It’s crazy hard. To type. To read. To accept. To …