A midst all of the excitement and joy, the holidays can still be difficult regardless of whether or not you struggle with an eating disorder. For better or worse, food has become a major component of many of our family traditions. As such, it's important to enter into the holidays mindfully and intentionally. Here are [...]
Last month we focused on Brené Brown’s second guidepost for wholehearted living: “Cultivating Compassion”. For the month of December, we transition to the third guidepost: “Cultivating a Resilient Spirit: Letting Go of Numbing & Powerlessness”. In this season in which we move into literal darkness a midst holidays focused on the theme of light, I [...]
Last month we focused on Brené Brown’s first guidepost for wholehearted living, “Cultivating Authenticity”. For the month of November, we transition to the second guidepost, “Cultivating Self-Compassion: Letting Go of Perfectionism”. Of all of the topics I have explored with clients over the years, the theme that continues to surface as a consistent, nagging torment [...]
Water’s Edge Counseling & Healing Center has launched a Dual Diagnosis Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP). Dual Diagnosis, also referred to as co-occurring disorder, is the existence of both a mental health disorder and alcohol and/or substance use disorder. This disorder effects 7.9 million Americans according to SAMHSA. Research suggests that individuals with symptoms of anxiety, [...]
In her book The Gifts of Imperfection, Brené Brown, PhD, LMSW discusses ten guideposts for the wholehearted journey. She describes these guideposts as “daily practices that provide direction” towards living a wholehearted life. Each month for the next ten, WECHC is going to spotlight one of these guideposts. In doing so, we are inviting [...]
By Heather Rouillard, M.A. I have worked with teenagers for a few years now, and somehow, the beginning of the school year causes me anxiety too. Bottom line, school is stressful. Kiddos have to worry about their social life, their appearance, sports, if their friends are in their class, etc. Oh yeah, AND school. I [...]
A client recently asked me whether or not I have good and bad days too, whether or not I too struggle to be forgiving and compassionate and wise minded at times. She was wanting to know, really, whether or not the professionals on her team were also in fact human and hence flawed. [...]
Water’s Edge CHC is continuing to grow and we’re pleased to provide an update on the many changes to our team over the past six months. Most likely, you have noticed some new faces as you have walked through the building and we're happy to link a name to some of those faces! Over the [...]
Providers from Water's Edge Counseling & Healing Center were featured in the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire News! Check it out here: A Blugold bond in the workplace Thanks Samantha West for the wonderful story!
If I were a fly soaring through WECHC, in and out of individual and group sessions at any given point in time, I imagine that I would hear the words “I don’t deserve…” or “I am not worthy…” like a chorus repeating itself with power and familiarity. These core beliefs continue to expose themselves and [...]
