Life is Tough, but Darling, So Are You

June 1, 2021 Samantha Schell Adaptation, BJJ, mental health, Overcoming Adversity, Perseverance, Positivity perseverance, positivity, power, quit, strength, strong

Sometimes, I am simply amazed at all the fantastic feats the human body and mind is capable of. It is the driving force that keeps me going even through my toughest challenges in life. I refuse to accept quit, failure, or defeat because I constantly bombard myself with the stories and images of those who […]

You Are Not Alone

May 4, 2021 Samantha Schell Anxiety, love, mental health, Perseverance, Positivity, Stress Anxiety, Depression, help, love, mental health, Stress

May is mental health awareness month; a cause I will champion and continue to champion for the rest of my days. Perhaps the reason for this is because almost every single person you know has dealt with this issue in one aspect or another, whether it has personally effected them or someone that they love […]

The Straw that Breaks the Camel’s Back

April 20, 2021 Samantha Schell Adaptation, Anxiety, mental health, Overcoming Adversity, Stress Anxiety, mental health, overwhelmed, perseverance, positivity, Stress

When we have an accumulation of one thing after the next piling up on your plate, sometimes it’s the little crumb that sets you over the edge. Just like one insignificant little snowflake falling from the sky and causing an avalanche to teeter over the mountain and cascade downward with monumental and devastating repercussions. Often […]

Choke On It

February 9, 2021 Samantha Schell Anxiety, mental health, Perseverance, Stress Anxiety, anxious, mental health, ocd, Stress 9

There are days where I bite off so much more than I could chew that I honestly should be given the Heimlich maneuver 24/7. It’s almost amazing I haven’t choked on my responsibilities and reached an inevitable death from taking on so many tasks at one time. I have always loathed the idea of putting […]

‘No’ is a Complete Sentence

February 2, 2021 Samantha Schell Anxiety, mental health, Positivity happiness, health, help, sanity, self care, self help

The title is something I am constantly invoking, especially when speaking with one of my brothers. He is one of the most kind-hearted and purest souls of a person that I know, and he absolutely hates disappointing people. So much so, in fact, that often times he stretches himself too thin or ends up inundated […]

Make Progress or Make Excuses

January 12, 2021 Samantha Schell Anxiety, mental health, Overcoming Adversity, Perseverance, Positivity, self confidence Anxiety, exercise, gym, nutrition, resolutions, weightloss

Resolutions are for the birds. We spend so much time hyping up a goal or ambition without the slightest bit of understanding of what the steps necessary to make the goals come to fruition are. The problem is, the majority of these resolutions are simple; the journey to achieve them isn’t complicated or convoluted, it […]

She is Incredible, But So Am I

November 17, 2020 Samantha Schell Anxiety, BJJ, Competing, mental health, Perseverance, Positivity, self confidence bjj, Competition, mental health, MMA, negativity, perseverance, positivity, WMMA

Comparison is the thief of joy, an act of violence against oneself, and a distraction from our true purpose, so why can’t I stop doing it? This person is younger than me, better than me, prettier than me, more fit than me, has accomplished way more than me, the list goes on and on. Yet, […]

F*ck Your Feelings

October 13, 2020 Samantha Schell Adaptation, Family, Friendship, love, mental health emotions, feelings, negativity, positivity, tough love

Feelings are often attributed to what makes us human in life, the sole connector to our minds, body, soul, and spirit. But emotions are flawed and fickle; they can cloud our judgment and trigger inflammatory responses and knee jerk reactions and dilute our thought process. It’s a never-ending battle that exists within us, choosing between […]

Just Scroll on By

October 6, 2020 Samantha Schell Anxiety, mental health, Positivity, Stress Anxiety

One of the age old pieces of wisdom many of us heard while growing up is if you don’t have anything nice to say, then say nothing at all. It seems that mentality in the era of social media has been tossed out the window with such gusto, that even Tom Brady’s deflated balls wouldn’t […]

Sayonara Suckas

September 22, 2020 Samantha Schell BJJ, Family, Friendship, mental health friendship, mental health, negativity, positivity, toxicity

Sometimes, the hardest thing we can do in life is distance ourself and sever ties with those who have been in our lives for so long but are no longer contributing to the happiness and growth in which everyone is deserving of. Especially if these aforementioned people are weighing down our mental clarity, do nothing […]

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