It’s #freeyourmindfriday, and Jaclyn Sepp, the warrior behind @ensembletherapy, took over our Insta stories to talk all things mental health and therapy! Check out her bio below, and head over to Insta to see what she has to say! Jaclyn believes that all human beings, no matter how small, deserve a place to be accepted for who they are, which …
@girlrestore Takes Over Insta to Talk Depression, Anxiety and Eating Disorders
Johna Cheyenne, the warrior behind @girlrestore, took over our Insta Stories for #freeyourmindfriday! Check out her story below and check Insta to follow along! Hey, y’all! I’m Johna. I’m sharing this picture because you can hide anything behind a smile. I struggle with chronic depression and anxiety, disordered eating, and body dysmorphia. I’ve always been a nervous and anxious person, …
I’m Chase and This Is My #iAM1N5 Journey…
Meet Chase, a 20-year-old student at Cincinnati Christian University, who is living with bipolar disorder, anxiety, and an eating disorder. She also has experienced depression and suicidal ideation in the past. Chase talks about how her anxiety began in her early school years with bullying and negative comments from her classmates. It gradually progressed until she experienced suicidal thoughts shortly …
I’m Kyle and This Is My #iAM1N5 Journey…
Meet Kyle, who is here to share his story of living with anxiety, depression and anger issues. He has struggled with finding his identity and coming to terms with who he is and his place in the world. Now, he works to help others find their way through motivational speaking.
Hold Onto Your Small Moments of Joy
Writing this blog post, I am sitting on the waterfront of Alexandria, VA, watching the life of Washington, DC right across the water and I thought about all the life happening all around us that we constantly watch pass us by. And then I felt sadness for all of those who couldn’t see the beauty of today, because they had …
When You Enjoy the Journey, Magic Happens
My fiance and I spent some time joking around trying to learn a salsa dance to a YouTube video and I told him how stiff he looked. I told him, “Don’t try too hard, because that’s when you mess up. Just have fun with it.” In that moment, I said, “wow, what a blog post”, and now here we are. …
I’m Meghan and This Is My #iAM1N5 Journey…
Meghan shares her story of living with anxiety, depression, and bipolar disorder, and how she has experienced self-harm and suicidal ideation. Meghan explains how college life and being away from home triggered a relapse but seeing a counselor at school helped her work through it.
Relinquishing Control, Trusting the Universe
by Ivy from Beautifully Simply You Raise your hand if you are someone who likes things done on your timeline, and absolutely no other timeline other than yours. My hand is definitely one of the highest in the room! So many of us, including myself, are impatient and want things done how we want them and when we want them. …
Being Exactly Who You Are Is Liberating
by Ivy from Beautifully Simply You Some of the best advice my coach ever gave me was to “Just be Ivy, because Ivy’s pretty great”. He told me this during my junior year of college and it has something that has stuck with me ever since. But even when he told me, I never really knew who Ivy was. My …
A Dream Turned Reality
Do you have a dream? I mean a dream so big, that it keeps you up at night because you are so excited for the possibilities? A dream that you can’t stop thinking about, no matter how big or scary that dream is? Well my dream that kept me up at night is to speak to students, coaches, teachers and …