Courtney PhillipsOct 1, 20198 minMy story of healing – Emmely ByrdEmmely Byrd deals with dissociative issues, recklessness, impulsive behavior, abandonment issues, bi-polar, depression, anxiety, PTSD and...
Courtney PhillipsSep 20, 20194 minMy story of healing – Tanya WilkinsFollowing years of molestation, suicide attempts, self-harm, domestic violence and depression, Tanya Wilkins has found healing through...
Courtney PhillipsSep 6, 201910 minHow communities are working to prevent suicideAt this summer’s Mental Health America Annual Conference, I met Brian Michel. He supervises Mental Health America of Wisconsin's suicide...
Courtney PhillipsAug 30, 20194 minSo, I tried CoolSculpting...Ever since I first saw an ad for freezing fat with CoolSculpting, I was interested in this procedure. I have two areas of my body that no...
Courtney PhillipsAug 21, 20193 minWhen pageant drama is taken publicRecently, there have been several instances of titleholders and/or directors taking their issues with each other public on social media...
Courtney PhillipsAug 15, 20195 min My story of healing – Justin Birckbichler From dealing with depression in high school, to a decade of healthy living, to dealing with testicular cancer the struggles of...
Courtney PhillipsAug 14, 20192 minWhy my morning routine is so important to meI used to not have a morning routine. For years, I threw on a tiny amount of makeup, put my hair in a ponytail and ate breakfast in the...
Courtney PhillipsAug 4, 20193 minWhat to do when you return from a pageant when you don’t win?Congratulations you survived pageant week! I’m so proud of you! I had a panic attack mid-week on the bus, cried all day on finals day and...
Courtney PhillipsJul 31, 20193 minHow Mrs. Oklahoma International coped while away from her routineI recently wrote a blog post about finding ways to release stress and anxiety the week leading up to the pageant. And I felt like I was...
Courtney PhillipsJul 17, 20191 min#SHEROproject: My story of thriving with Thrive GlobalOriginally posted: April 16, 2019 When I first spoke with Dawn Burnett at Thrive Global, I was excited at the opportunity to tell my...
Courtney PhillipsJul 11, 20193 minHow I’m dealing with stress the week before my pageantIf you follow my social media or this blog very much, you know that I post a lot about my anxiety disorder, which for the most part I’ve...
Courtney PhillipsJul 5, 20196 minMy story of healing – Mariah HarrisSince she was a child, Mariah Harris has struggled with mental health conditions and disordered eating stemming from an unhealthy...
Courtney PhillipsJun 28, 20194 minMy story of healing – Maggie Colleary Reade(Story updates in italics as up August 2019 are below.) After the traumatic birth of her son, Maggie Colleary Reade was hit hard with...
Courtney PhillipsJun 24, 20196 minPTSD Therapy Discussion with Dr. Jesse HatgisThrough my outreach efforts with Hope for Invisible Wounds, I was able to meet Dr. Jesse Hatgis. He’s utilizing a new therapy for the...
Courtney PhillipsJun 23, 20191 minSix Seconds: Healing Invisible WoundsBlessed to be able to share my story with Six Seconds’s global audience to shine a light on anxiety and mental illness and how building...
Courtney PhillipsJun 7, 20193 minSo what’s all this hype about intermittent fasting anyway? I have never been one for dieting fads. I have honestly never been on an official “diet,” until recently. For some reason, I have been...
Courtney PhillipsJun 3, 20196 minI woke up like this: semi-permanent beauty proceduresOriginally published June 4, 2018 #IWokeUpLikeThis swept the nation a few years ago when beautiful young girls started posting selfies in...
Courtney PhillipsMay 29, 20197 minMy story of healing – Meilani WelbeckAfter being molested as a child, Meilani Welback struggled with anxiety and depression throughout her life and became suicidal during...
Courtney PhillipsMay 22, 20197 minMy story of healing – Randall Law(Story updates in italics as up August 2019 are below.) As an adult survivor of child sexual abuse, Randall Law is learning to live after...
Courtney PhillipsMay 18, 20195 minMy story of healing – Trevor BrewerYou may recognize the story you’re about to read, as it was in the news quite a bit a few years ago. Trevor Brewer was the hero in the...