Written By: Judy Lemke, MS, LPC, LCSW Staying home can make it increasingly challenging to manage stress-eating and bingeing. Staying at home forces a person with an eating disorder to resist unhealthy behaviors as much as he/she can in the place where it is the easiest to happen. According to the National… Read more
Written By: Lauri Doepke, MS, LC, NCC As many of us are confined to our homes and spending an extended period of time together, it’s not uncommon to begin feeling stress, tension, or irritability. It’s important to have an array of coping skills and self-calming tools that you can utilize… Read more
Written By: Kristen Brown, LCSW About eight months ago, following a move out of state, I transitioned to the practice of providing service remotely. Although I had received training in how to provide online therapy before making this change, I still had some lingering questions…. How would the therapeutic activities… Read more
Written by: Rachel Eifert MS, LPC, CSAC, CS-IT Living in a fast paced society that is constantly on the go and struggles with patience has been just one of the many reasons why over 264 million people worldwide struggle with an anxiety related disorder. I will never forget my first… Read more
Written By: Ali Zamzow, UWSP Undergraduate Intern Seasonal Affective Disorder, or SAD, is a type of depression that comes and goes, literally, with the seasons. Typically, SAD impacts people during the winter months when there is less sunlight and it is colder outside. Although, these depressive episodes can also occur… Read more
Written by: Emily Lindberg Invalidation is the rejection, judgement or trivialization of someone’s thoughts or feelings. Chances are, you have likely experienced it. Many have unknowingly contributed to it. Research has shown that experiencing invalidation in childhood is correlated to chronic emotional inhibition in adulthood. What does this mean? Long… Read more
Written By: Stacy Stefaniak Luther, Psy.D., LPC Saying no can be very difficult. Perhaps you’re a people pleaser, an over achiever, super motivated… The Huffington Post shares that saying yes to everything can lead to feeling stressed, overwhelmed, and burned out. Who has been there? Taking on too much is… Read more
Written by: Emily Peterson, LPC-IT Did you know that over 25% of New Year’s Resolutions are abandoned by the first week of January? By the end of January, more than 50% of goals are abandoned or forgotten (Vozza, 2018). I don’t know about you, but I have definitely been disappointed… Read more
Written By: Tim Freundl, LPC In my last blog I talked about gratitude and happiness, and their relationship with our overall well-being. Happiness can feel like a long shot at times. Anyone feeling as if they are stuck in a rut regarding happiness/well-being? It’s the winter months and often times… Read more
Written By: Amy Gray, LPC-IT 2020 is almost here! With the new year, it is common for people to set a new year resolution or a new goal. If you’re like most people it can be difficult to set a goal and then actually meet it. So how do you… Read more