It’s Okay to Not be Okay

October 16, 2018 Samantha Schell Anxiety, BJJ, Competing, Family, Friendship, Laughter, mental health, Overcoming Adversity, Perseverance, Positivity, self confidence, Stress Anxiety, battles, bjj, chronic, Depression, fighting, Jiu Jitsu, love, mental health, self care

Lately, I’ve been seeing more and more posts on social media in regards to mental health and my friend’s persistent struggles with bouts of sadness and depression. These feelings impact more people than we could possibly imagine, but since mental health is seen as a “weakness” or taboo subject, many end up suffering in silence, […]

Laugh Until it Hurts

October 9, 2018 Samantha Schell BJJ, Family, Laughter, Positivity bjj, funny, happiness, jiujitsu, laughter, lol, medicine

In case anyone reading these blogs hasn’t figured it out yet, I often use comedy as a coping medicine. They say laughter is the best medicine, and often times, I find myself cracking jokes to alleviate the tensions and stressors brought on by life. I laugh to diffuse awkward situations, I laugh to spark up […]

Burned by Toxicity

September 25, 2018 Samantha Schell Adaptation, Family, Friendship, love, Overcoming Adversity, Perseverance, Positivity, self confidence, Stress adapting, growth, learning, mythology, negativity, OVercoming Adversity, positivity, self doubt, self reflection

Everywhere you turn these days, we see inspirational quotes and articles about letting go of the toxic relationships in your life, but what about the toxic relationship we have with ourselves? Are we the sole cause of a ceaseless dumpster fire of bad juju? Earlier today, I wanted to gain some perspective and insight on […]

Getting Comfortable Being Uncomfortable

July 31, 2018 Samantha Schell Adaptation, Anxiety, BJJ, Competing, Family, Overcoming Adversity, Perseverance, Positivity, self confidence, Stress Anxiety, bjj, BJJ girls, Competition, confidence, help, Jiu Jitsu, life, MMA, Schell Shock, Schell Shock BJJ, self help, Stress, struggles

When I write these blogs, I like to imagine myself akin to Carrie Bradshaw a la Sex and the City, but I probably more accurately resemble Oscar the Grouch, clacking annoyingly away at my keyboard from the trash can that is my life. I’m dumped on. A lot. At work, at home, on the mats, […]

I’ll Be There Forever

July 24, 2018 Samantha Schell Competing, Family, love, Parenting, Positivity, winners familia, family, kids, love, parenting, Schell Shock 2

I admit that I mess up a lot. Life doesn’t come with a manual on the correct ways to handle every situation and I stumble my way through most of them like a comatose patient emerging from a paralytic state. I honestly don’t know how people choose to be seen with me in public some […]

Not All Family is Blood

June 26, 2018 Samantha Schell BJJ, Competing, Family, Friendship, love, Positivity coaches, family, schellshock, schellshockbjj, team, teammates, teamrubaocarioca

Is there any other sport out there that seems like more of a solo effort than fighting? I mean, when you are out on the mats or inside the cage, there is no one else except for you and your opponent. However, outward appearances alone can be quite deceiving. Personally, I can’t think of any […]

Ain’t No Hood Like Parenthood

May 9, 2018 Samantha Schell Family, love, Overcoming Adversity, Parenting, Positivity effort, family, happiness, love, parenting, trying

I am not a parent. I had grown up harboring no maternal aspirations nor dreams of bearing children. In fact, my early 20s were marred with such negative thoughts when it came to raising children, that I would turn down dates with anyone who was already a father. It simply was a deal breaker for […]

Alone We Persevere, Together We Conquer <3

April 23, 2018 Samantha Schell Family love, relationships, schellshock, triumph, victory

The words and phrases we associate with marital bliss sound something like ‘”for better or for worse, for richer or for poorer, in sickness and in health, till death do we part.” But how many of us truly commit ourselves to a relationship in which this phrase rings true? How often do we see friends […]

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