Ways to Incorporate Gratitude into Your Self-Care Practice

I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again. Gratitude is such an important part of self-care, and it’s probably the biggest part of my self-care journey. Practicing gratitude has given me a whole new outlook on life, and it’s helped me to become a more positive person both towards myself and toward others. Starting a gratitude practice can seem …

Prioritize Yourself

Sometimes in life, we’re faced with difficult decisions where we have to choose between what’s best for ourselves and what’s best for others. When it comes to making these kinds of decisions, I have a really hard time choosing myself over others. In some cases, that’s not a bad thing. In others, though, we need to be able to prioritize …

1N5 Promotes Teacher Wellness with Marr-Cook

As part of an ongoing teacher wellness initiative, 1N5 is working with Marr-Cook’s Wellness Warriors to promote teacher wellness. The teachers at Marr-Cook have continued using their Be Well board to spread wellness resources, and they have also recently been posting a weekly self-care choice board to help give staff ideas for self-care activities. One staff member involved in the …

PTSD Survivor Takes over Insta

This week for #freeyourmindfriday, Jill took over our Instagram stories to talk about mental health and erasing the stigma. Check out her bio below! My name is Jill, I’m a wife, a mother, an entrepreneur, a philanthropist, and a self-care advocate. I’ve struggled with depression, anxiety & PTSD for my entire adult, teen, and early adolescence life. It used to …

Find the Best Version of You

One of my favorite things about my journey of self-discovery and self-care is the process of finding the best version of myself. I’ve been writing this blog for about a year now, and as I continue writing, I continue learning more and more about who I am and what I need. I started writing this blog when I was fairly …

CPS Holds 2nd Annual CPS Health Fair

This week, from March 15th through March 19th, Cincinnati Public Schools held its second Annual CPS Health Fair. The health fair was a week-long virtual event brought to CPS health classes by local parents. This year’s topics included health & wellness careers, first aid and CPR training, fitness careers, exercise classes, social & emotional health, bullying, sexual education, and more! …

You Are Worthy of Love from Others and Yourself

I’ve been doing a lot of yoga and meditation lately to help me through. On the weekends, it is nice to have some extra time to do longer or multiple meditations. I did one this weekend that was focused on self-love, something I haven’t been doing so well lately. The instructor said to think of a time when I felt …

Listen to Your Body. It Knows What it Needs.

Our bodies are incredible machines. They’re unbelievably powerful, but we have to make sure we’re taking care of them to ensure that they continue functioning as they should. After all, we only get one. For a long time, I ignored what my body needed and tried to power through on minimal sleep and minimal food. Throughout most of high school …