Mental Health Champions: Why And How Model And Skydiver Allie Marxx Is Helping To Champion Mental Wellness

… I’ve struggled with anxiety for a really long time. It wasn’t until my senior year of high school that I actually got help for it and understood what anxiety was, For the longest time, I was just thinking- I’m crazy! [Laughs] But what I really found out living in the van and traveling, is that going outside and finding your passions are things that put you into a flow state. I’m a big flow state girl. I got a tattoo which says “flow.” A flow state is that moment when you’re not thinking about anything else and you’re just so into it! I’m really into mindfulness. That was huge for me because I have anxiety, and so to find skydiving, just going on a hike, or doing yoga, that’s become huge for me. I also journal every day. But really just finding things that get you into your body is…

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