In honor of the Class of 2020, we wanted to showcase some senior talent! Seniors Talia Raider-Roth and Ella Vaughn performed “For Good” from Wicked. Check out their performance! Congratulations, seniors!
Kelley Shares Her Warrior Wednesday Story
This week for #WarriorWednesday, Kelley Kossanyi, a graduating senior, shared her story of what it’s like to be graduating in the midst of COVID-19. Check out what she has to say below! To the struggling high school student, Four years ago I told myself this moment would come. Over and over again I heard the words “One day you will …
Cheers to 100 Blogs of Self-Growth for You & Me!
I didn’t know what to write about this week, so I asked my fiance what would be a good topic and he mentioned how I might be getting close to my 100th post, and guess what? This is actually my 100th post! I figured this would be a great time to reflect. 100 posts of self-love, positivity, motivation, and mental …
Dear Caroline: How to Turn Pain into Motivation
We’re so excited to introduce our new vlog, Dear Caroline by Caroline McKeown! For her first episode, she’ll be discussing How to Turn Pain into Motivation. Check out a sneak peek of what she’ll be talking about below, and check back in 2 weeks for her next topic! Life can be hard at times, not everything is going to …
Be Patient With Yourself, You’re Doing the Best You Can
Today has been one of those days where I woke up not feeling great, and then looked at my phone to be filled with upsetting news. And from there, it just felt like everything kept making me upset, I kept second-guessing myself. It’s easy to become consumed in the fact that it seems that other people have it all together, …
Being a Mom Doesn’t Mean You Can’t Be Vulnerable
For Mother’s Day, we wanted to share a story from Instagram’s @michelelovetri on coping with anxiety as a mother. Check out her story about sharing a vulnerable moment with her son. “Mommy let’s take a picture, that will make you feel better,” he said as he crawled onto my lap as I was having an anxiety attack. He grabbed my …
William Shares His #iAM1N5 Journey…
Meet William Raschke, a 34-year-old father of 4 living with borderline personality disorder, PTSD and generalized anxiety. William remembers his first diagnosis around 2nd grade. He was diagnosed with ADHD, and he recalls being very anxious, disruptive and depressed throughout elementary school. He was later diagnosed with generalized anxiety when working to get into the Coast Guard. After a while, …
Don’t Let Coronavirus Ruin Your Dreams
by: Ivy from Beautifully Simply You Coronavirus has taken a lot away from so many of us. But I remain grateful that my family and friends remain healthy and safe during this time. However, coronavirus has taken away my financial stability, my valued time spent with loved ones, and my wedding. It has been frustrating to say the least. I …
Caroline Shares Her #iAM1N5 Journey…
Meet Caroline McKeown, who is sharing her #iAM1N5 story of living with generalized anxiety disorder and her experience with depression and suicidal thoughts in the past. She was diagnosed with anxiety at 13-years-old but remembers feeling anxious since childhood. When she was in 7th grade, she was harassed by a classmate and reported him to the administration. When he found …
Stepping Out of Comfort Zones, Stepping Into Beautiful Growth
Staring at the screen with my slides before my presentation, I thought to myself, “I never thought in a million years that I would be public speaking, or that I would be sharing my story, or that sharing my story would be my job.” I’ve realized over the years how many times I have had to push myself outside of …