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Understanding your Insurance Coverage
Understanding your Insurance Coverage Insurance – just the mention of the word makes most people cringe! Insurance can seem very daunting and complicated. Understanding your insurance coverage and plan can seem so overwhelming and stressful that some choose to just ignore it and hope for the best. Unfortunately, that usually only intensifies any problems. […]
Learn MoreFeeling Powerless and Overwhelmed?
Feeling Powerless and Overwhelmed? Mary sits in her kitchen wondering how she is going to get through the day. Her spouse is drinking too much, her teenager is angry and taking it out on her, the little miss perfect who is ten years old is so tense she wets the bed and the house is […]
Learn MoreTrauma that Debilitates Us: We are Not Stupid and We Are Not Alone
John had a car accident. Mary’s ex-husband verbally abused her for years. Manny saw more than he wants to remember during his service in Iraq. Juan and Cynthia lost their child to suicide. Joanne got hit a lot by her last partner. Felicity and her partner lost their jobs, their house, and their savings and […]
Learn More“I Can Do This!”
The scenario described here, with many variations, plays itself out each and every day throughout the United States, including here in beautiful Minnesota. Everyone experiences this kind of change differently, and yet there are some guiding principles that many find helpful.
Learn MoreTaking a Mental Health Day
Taking a “mental health day” may be a good option for you:
Learn MoreNew Year: A time for balancing my mind and centering my life
As a new year approaches, it’s time to evaluate your year. Do you always say “YES”. If this is you, or someone you know
Learn MoreHoliday Stress
Holiday Stress Holiday stress is very real for most individuals and families. CenterLife Counseling owner, Kim Lundholm-Eades, recommends preparing prevention strategies. “I have seen many clients over my years as a therapist whose experience of holidays is not relaxing; it’s a high-stress time. Preventing holiday stress is much easier than dealing with a major stress […]
Learn MoreTransition and Change
Transition and Change Transition and change are two different things. Many of us make decisions to change: exercise habits, behavior, relationships, drinking, smoking, how we treat others, and so on. We often don’t think so much about how we might get there and what help or resources we might need to make the transition. Transition […]
Learn MoreSometimes School is Spelled S-T-R-E-S-S-E-D
School Stress September is here and that means back to school for many families. Just when we felt adjusted to our summer routine, change is occurring and some students and parents may find this new season challenging. Many start the year with high hopes, but academic, social, and family stress may affect a child’s performance […]
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