We Rock the Spectrum

August 22, 2023 Samantha Schell Anxiety, Guest Spot, Overcoming Adversity, Parenting autism, inclusive, neurodivergent, neurodiverse, neurotypical, parenting, positivity, school, spectrum

It’s that time of year again where the chalkboards come up, the first day pictures get taken, the little details get written down on the boards, including one small spot with the dreams for the future, the parents plead with their babies for one small, forced smile, and then they’re on their way out the […]

Sticks & Stones

August 8, 2023 Samantha Schell Anxiety, BJJ, Laughter, mental health Anxiety, Competition, kindness, mental health, positivity 2

It’s no secret I have a lot of feelings when it comes to this blog, or the things in life I am passionate about. One of them predominately being Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, as much of my life centers around that topic in particular. With an abundance of competition happening lately with me being unable to […]

True Colors

August 1, 2023 Samantha Schell BJJ, Perseverance, Positivity authenticity, bjj, honesty, Jiu Jitsu, positivity, true self

Sometimes it’s so hard to sit back and watch things take place when you so badly want to step in and inform people that the situation taking place is not a good one, nor a healthy one, but no there is no possible way for you to not end up looking bitter in this scenario. […]

Feeling Seen

July 25, 2023 Samantha Schell Adaptation, Anxiety, BJJ, Friendship adversity, bjj, differences, dynamics, extrovert, introvert, Jiu Jitsu, positivity

Lately, I’ve been making a bunch of Jiu Jitsu related content and videos on my social media pages, and I’ve read all of the comments underneath them, many laden with “I feel so seen!” And it really got me thinking about outliers in the community. Like dang, if you don’t fall into this neat little […]

Gives You Hell

July 18, 2023 Samantha Schell Anxiety, BJJ, Competing, Overcoming Adversity, Perseverance, Positivity Anxiety, bjj, Jiu Jitsu, karma, positivity, revenge, success

How many people cross paths in our life that truly enjoy every moment of our failures, and relish in every single one of our down falls. Sometimes out of jealousy or envy, or out of a once-soured relationship, or simply because our mere existence seems to bother them. But if there is a universally relatable […]

Red, White, Black & Blue

July 4, 2023 Samantha Schell BJJ, Overcoming Adversity, Perseverance, Positivity healing, Jiu Jitsu, pain, recovery

I love my sport, I really do, but man this body is taking a beating. Thank god there are so many supplements, vitamins, stem cells, and collagen boosters that help me heal because my body is struggling these days. I am gearing up to go to Open Mat and I am hurting like the dickens […]

Putting the ‘A’ in Anal

June 27, 2023 Samantha Schell Anxiety, BJJ, Stress Anxiety, multi tasking, ocd, organized, rituals, soothing, Stress

Can you do it all? Or will you implode under the crushing weight of everything coming down on top of you? This may be something I am trying and testing out, as I am taking on a vast number of tasks recently, but for some reason as much stress as I am under, I freaking […]

If it Were Easy, it Would be Called Your Mom

June 20, 2023 Samantha Schell Adaptation, Anxiety, BJJ, Family bjj, defeat, family, gym, hard days, life, overcome, strength, Stress, trauma 6

Everything in life is hard, literally everything. I know they say if it wasn’t hard, it wouldn’t be worth doing, but that doesn’t make the crap you have to go through any less difficult. Even the things you think come easy to some people really doesn’t. Sure, it may look like gifted athlete Cameron is […]

My 2 Constants

May 2, 2023 Samantha Schell Adaptation, Anxiety, BJJ, Competing, Family, love Anxiety, bjj, competition anxiety, family, love, marriage, mental health 5

Everyone who has ever read my blogs can be 100% sure of at least 2 things. The first being that although I fight in a cage and grapple on the mats, I’m still a human being with a wide array of feelings, many correlating to those of anxiety, and I get sad and nervous just […]

Jump as the Waves Come

April 11, 2023 Samantha Schell Anxiety, BJJ, Competing anticipation, Anxiety, bjj, Competition, control, Jiu Jitsu, life, Stress 1

It’s easy to feel exceptionally overwhelmed as we navigate our ways through life; so many twists and turns and obstacles thrown into our path, that it can be difficult to feel like we have control of things. And I guess that’s the entire point of it all, is that it’s impossible to have 100% control […]

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