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 …
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 …
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 …
Vaughn Shares His #CopingWithCOVID Journey
Vaughn Robison, a senior at Turpin High School, is sharing how he’s #CopingWithCOVID and what it’s been like to have the rest of his senior year moved online. He recommends taking time each day to be thankful and try to stay positive!
Brain Break: Pirate Playtime
On Monday, March 30th, Mission2Move shared a Pirate Playtime video to give you a brain break during this time where many of you are starting remote learning. When you need a break, just follow this pirate’s lead to get your body moving, your mind a rest, and to reset your focus! Click here to watch the video!
Georgia Shares Her #iAM1N5 Journey…
Meet Georgia, a high school student who is sharing her journey of living with genetic anxiety and recovering from depression. She was born with generalized anxiety and recalls small signals growing up, which gradually got bigger as she got older, but she recalls experiencing depression due to a toxic friendship. She began showing signs of depression, withdrawing from friends and …
Delaney Shares Her #iAM1N5 Journey…
Meet Delaney Sprague, a Xavier University student who is sharing her story of living with anxiety, depression and borderline ADHD behaviors. She remembers having anxious feelings since she was a child, especially when it comes to swimming competitively. Her fear of failure in competing began to expand into other aspects of her life. After opening up about her experience, her …
@meredithgracefit Takes Over Insta Stories
Happy Friday, Warriors! This week for #freeyourmindfriday, Meredith Lindsey, the warrior behind @meredithgracefit, took over our Insta stories to talk all things mental and physical health! Check out her bio below, and head over to our Insta to see what she had to say. Hi! My name is Meredith, I’m a 3rd year studying dietetics at the University of Cincinnati …
Carissa Shares Her #iAM1N5 Journey…
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 …
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 …