Do No Harm, Take No Shit

Samantha Schell Adaptation, BJJ, mental health, Overcoming Adversity, Perseverance, Positivity , , , , , ,

What an incredibly wide array of emotions I endured over the past week. Social media can be an immeasurably powerful tool, but it can also be quite dangerous as well. Reminds of the eloquent speech by Ben Parker in Spider Man when he says “With great power, comes great responsibility.” And while he is definitely […]

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My Neck, My Back, This Quarantine is Whack

Samantha Schell Adaptation, Anxiety, BJJ, Competing, mental health, Positivity, Stress , , , , , , , , , ,

The times are unprecedented and the phrase ‘the new normal’ is being tossed around quite a bit as of late. One way courses being implemented in grocery stores, mandatory requirements on facial coverings and masks when out in public, all businesses deemed nonessential shut down for the foreseeable future. The economy is crippling, people are […]

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I Wonder When I Love Me is Enough?

Samantha Schell Adaptation, Anxiety, BJJ, Family, mental health, Overcoming Adversity, Perseverance , , , , , , , , 1

Be patient with yourself; be kind, and nurturing, and understanding. We are all processing this current pandemic in a multitude of ways, and everyone right now is suffering from a variety of losses, from personal, professional, educational and recreational. There is no right or wrong way to grieve the missed dances, graduations, weddings, and competitions, […]

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One is the Loneliest Number

Samantha Schell Anxiety, BJJ, Family, Friendship, Laughter, love, mental health , , , , , , , , 1

Oxygen, water, food, shelter and companionship? Do humans really need human interaction to survive just as resolutely as we need food and water? According to Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, we do. There is a reason solitary confinement in the prisons is used as a form of punishment. There’s a reason Tom Hank’s character in Castaway […]

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