Meet J.B. Whitehouse, who turned a life of addiction to mask severe depression and anxiety into a career of helping others overcome the same obstacles he once faced. Thanks, J.B. for being brave enough to get help, to share your story and to now help others! ‘Before I got sober, I thought I was terminally unique, that no one had ever …
Sometimes We Feel Sad, But It’s Completely Okay
by Ivy from Beautifully Simply You For most or my life, I never realized that it was okay to feel sad. Whenever I felt sad, I was made to feel small and worthless by the toxic people I surrounded myself with, so feeling sad became something that was far from okay, something I learned to hide. Recently, a child I …
Dr. Finch Discusses Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder on #FreeYourMindFriday
With a PhD in clinical psychology from the University of Nebraska – Lincoln, Dr. Hayden Finch is passionate about understanding and treating schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and other severe and persistent mental illnesses. In addition to developing outpatient and residential treatment programs for severe mental illness in graduate school, she was involved in mental health policy and legislation advocacy. During her clinical internship, …
Trust the Perfect Timing of the Universe
by Ivy from Beautifully Simply You How easy is it for you to trust what the universe has planned for your life? I am a planner by nature and I have always wanted to have some type of control over my plan. I also always desire to have some control over the outcome. Unfortunately, life doesn’t work this way, and …
2018, Thank You!
by Ivy from Beautifully Simply You 2018 has come to a close. 365 days came and went in a blink of an eye. This year, I finally learned to love myself. This year, I learned to let go easier, love harder and do what is best for me. This year, I said yes more to new experiences and no more …
HELP 1N5 FUND ONE LOCAL SCHOOL THROUGH “X GIVES BACK”
You can help 1N5 WIN $5,000 – which is enough to fund sustainable evidence-based mental health and suicide prevention programming in ONE LOCAL SCHOOL! All you have to do is, nominate/vote for your favorite nonprofit (1N5 – James Miller Foundation, of course). (It only takes 14 seconds, we promise!) And…just for nominating us, YOU WILL BE ENTERED TO WIN a …
I’m Nick and this is my 1N5 journey…
Meet Nick, a senior at Summit Country Day, who lives with clinical depression, anxiety disorder, and suicidal thoughts. He explains how his sleep issues, extreme fatigue, and wanting to “melt into the couch” were overlooked symptoms until he realized it was all connected to his mental health. Nick’s goal is to create a society where people talk about their mental …
My Whole World Was Anxiety…
I am a senior at Anderson High School. Throughout my life I’ve had many mental challenges. When I was little my dad passed away and since then I have dealt with extreme anxiety and compulsions. I would be scared all the time of dying or of other people dying and have tendencies to do small rituals thinking that would save …
I’m Tyler and this is my 1N5 journey…
Meet Tyler, who is overcoming alcoholism one day at a time and has been sober for FIVE YEARS now! Tyler’s story is so relatable and honest. He remembers the period of denial and comparison to others: “No. I’m just like everyone else. I go out. I have fun. I get hammered. I move on. Except…I couldn’t. Because I can see …
Within Every ‘No’, There’s a ‘Yes’
by Ivy from Beautifully Simply You So often we begin to chase after a goal that we have, and all we hear from everyone is no. “No you can’t do that, no you shouldn’t do that, no that isn’t possible, no we can’t help you, no, no, no, no”. Hearing no from people when we present our ideas is discouraging, …