Do No Harm, Take No Shit

April 28, 2020 Samantha Schell Adaptation, BJJ, mental health, Overcoming Adversity, Perseverance, Positivity adaptation, health, mental health, perseverance, positivity, ridicule, Stress

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 […]

My Neck, My Back, This Quarantine is Whack

April 21, 2020 Samantha Schell Adaptation, Anxiety, BJJ, Competing, mental health, Positivity, Stress Anxiety, bjj, coronavirus, covid19, gym, Jiu Jitsu, pandemic, quarantine, self isolation, Stress, yoga

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 […]

I Wonder When I Love Me is Enough?

April 14, 2020 Samantha Schell Adaptation, Anxiety, BJJ, Family, mental health, Overcoming Adversity, Perseverance bjj, coronavirus, covid19, Jiu Jitsu, kindness, love, patience, quarantine, self care 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, […]

One is the Loneliest Number

April 7, 2020 Samantha Schell Anxiety, BJJ, Family, Friendship, Laughter, love, mental health bjj, coronavirus, covid19, friendship, Jiu Jitsu, love, mental health, quarantine, self care 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 […]

Arrested Development

March 24, 2020 Samantha Schell Adaptation, Anxiety, BJJ, Family, mental health, Overcoming Adversity, Perseverance adaptation, Anxiety, bjj, coronavirus, covid 19, Jiu Jitsu, quarantine

Ah-hem- *Puts on my Akon voice* “Cuz I’m locked up. They won’t let me out. No they won’t let me out. I’m locked up.” This whole damn virus pandemic has all of us feeling like we are locked up in a penitentiary cell without a scheduled date of release and it is exceptionally aggravating. I […]

M-M-M-My Corona

March 17, 2020 Samantha Schell Anxiety, BJJ, Friendship, mental health, Positivity, Stress Anxiety, bjj, cleanliness, coronavirus, covid19, epidemic, health, Jiu Jitsu, pandemic, social distancing, Stress 1

If you are a resident of planet Earth, your life is currently being overrun by an inundation of information in regards to the current Coronavirus pandemic. Whether it is the influx of infographics, advice, and statistics posted by the government and official health corporations, the social media “expert” who feels compelled to give their opinion […]

Leaving Your Legacy

February 25, 2020 Samantha Schell BJJ, Family, love, Parenting, Perseverance, Positivity bjj, dad, family, father, Jiu Jitsu, legacy, man, person, professor, Schell Shock, Schell Shock BJJ

Stiffen up that upper lip, boys don’t cry, boys will be boys, man up et cetera, et cetera, et cetera. Society places such an emphasis on men to be the bearer of all things without any hint of vulnerability or emotion. Be the bread winner, the tough guy, the manly man, be strong, have muscles, […]

Mind Yo Business (No One Asked You Karen)

February 18, 2020 Samantha Schell BJJ, Competing, Perseverance, Positivity, Teaching advice, bjj, Jiu Jitsu, learning, MMA, WMMA 4

Unsolicited advice is the junk mail of life; it is going straight into the trash with my publisher’s clearance house scam checks. Yet when you are in a profession that can lead to being in the spotlight, everyone and their 3rd cousin once removed thinks they are in a position to offer their 2 cents […]

Cut Calories, Not Confidence

February 11, 2020 Samantha Schell BJJ, Competing, mental health, nutrition, Overcoming Adversity, Perseverance, Positivity, self confidence bjj, diet, fight, fighter, Jiu Jitsu, MMA, nutrition, weightcut, WMMA

Confidence, tenacity, self-esteem, etc; all vital components in becoming successful in such a brutal and unforgiving sport, but the mentality and discipline behind the scenes is always vastly more difficult than the cardio and skillets involved. Everyone has those days where you wake up after an unsatisfying night’s “sleep”, groggy as hell the next morning, […]

Hey Look Ma, I Made It

February 4, 2020 Samantha Schell BJJ, Competing, Family, Perseverance, Positivity, self confidence, winners bjj, cage fight, confidence, fighter, Jiu Jitsu, MMA, wolf queen 2

Today is my birthday, and oh boy am I hanging onto these 20s. These past few years I have pushed myself to accomplish quite a bit, and I think it’s time I start to give myself some credit for it. I tend to have a nasty habit of downplaying my achievements, either by crediting those […]

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