The Perfect Life We all want to achieve and succeed. But does our way of thinking and feeling change when we finally get to the top of where we’ve dreamed…
Author: Brittany Capozzi
Capozzi holds a BA in English from Curry College with a double concentration in Creative Writing and Professional Writing. While enrolled, she presented her undergraduate thesis, “Therapeutic Writing: A Remedy for Understanding and Transforming Life Experiences.” At Step Up For Mental Health she has been a Digital Content Writer, Peer Support Trainer, and HR Generalist. Capozzi is a 500-hour certified yoga instructor with a focus in Therapeutic Essentials and has taught Yin Yoga as well as Yoga for Depression and Anxiety.
What Childhood Suicide Is Telling Us: We Cannot Underestimate Children
Photo by Trym Nilsen on Unsplash Two Childhood Stories The New York Times recently covered a story about 11-year-old Marie. The young daughter of a nurse called a suicide prevention…
Post-traumatic Stress Disorder: Bringing Awareness to PTSD
What is PTSD? Post-traumatic Stress Disorder is when trauma stays in the body long after a traumatic event has occurred. An example is when a pedestrian is struck by a…
Observing International Day of Yoga for Our Mental Health
Our Day of Yoga Monday, June 21, 2021, marks the seventh annual International Day of Yoga. Proposed by India, this day was given its name by the United Nations in…
How Creative Writing Exercises Can Lessen Anxiety and Heighten Self-Confidence
Getting Out of My Own Way I’m a writer who often finds it difficult to motivate myself to start writing, no matter what the project is. I’m also someone with…
Unveiling Meditation: Common Myths Explained and Types of Practice to Explore
Step Up For Mental Health · Unveiling Meditation Common Myths What Is Meditation Exactly? The word meditation means something different to anyone you ask depending on their belief and life…
How Risky Pandemic Behavior Can Affect Families
Step Up For Mental Health · How Risky Pandemic Behavior Can Affect Families Inhaling the scents of newly cut grass, mint, and mulch during my walk opens the creative and…
Reclaiming our Body Authority: Five Ways to move from “Bodylessness” to “Bodyfulness”
Bodyful Authority We know the practice of mindfulness is ubiquitous: in phone apps, streaming services, wellness centers, schools, and offices. But mindfulness is connected with a few other words that…
How Sexual Assault Survivors Connect Through the Clothesline Project
Photo by Erik-Jan Leusink on Unsplash Editor's note: Information in the following article may be triggering for those dealing with sexual abuse. Awareness of Sexual Assault At the turn…
What I do to be Empowered: Five Small, Significant Actions For Female Empowerment
Step Up For Mental Health · What I do to be Empowered: Five Small, Significant Actions For Female Empowerment The Ottoman of Official Empowerment Empowerment comes in endless forms. For…