‘Tis the Season, of Understanding

November 28, 2023 Samantha Schell Family, Friendship, love, Positivity chanukah, christmas, gratitude, hanukkah, holiday season, holidays, kindness, new years, patience, thanksgiving 2

Family. It’s that time of year again, where there are so many pictures cropping up online of people with their families, enjoying spending some quality time together over the holidays. As fortunate as I feel to be able to have family around and close by in order to do this with, I also truly empathize […]

Yule Wish You Trained More Jiu Jitsu

December 20, 2022 Samantha Schell BJJ, Competing, Family bjj, christmas, Competition, holiday season, holidays, Jiu Jitsu, puns

It can be so easy during the holiday season to slack off a bit and not hold yourself to your normal training schedule standards. Perfectly fine if you are in reset mode, and no competitions or fights on the horizon, but a bit risky to do if you are a smidge bit more than your […]

Sleigh My Name, Sleigh My Name

December 24, 2019 Samantha Schell Anxiety, Family, Stress Anxiety, cheer, christmas, holidays, sleep, Stress 4

It’s beginning to look a lot like fuck this. Call me the Grinch, call me Ebenezer, call me whatever, I just don’t care anymore. I am just so tired and exhausted from this holiday, cooking all the food, cleaning, putting in extra working hours, keeping up with my fight camp training, trying to secure the […]

Jingle Hells

December 18, 2018 Samantha Schell Anxiety, BJJ, Family, Friendship, love, mental health, Positivity, Stress bjj, christmas, holiday, MMA, new years, nye, Schell Shock, xmas

The stockings are hung, the presents are wrapped, the tree is decorated, and the Jameson has been opened. From the outside looking in, my house now resembles the ideal pinterest image, but if people only knew the truth lurking just below the surface, instead of sugar plum fairies dancing in my head, I am personally […]

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