Engage your Curiosity and Explore your Legacy by Karen Byrd, M.A., L.P.C.C. Legacy, according to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, and for the purposes of this post, is something transmitted or received from an ancestor or predecessor or from the past. In this life, we receive a legacy from those that have come before us. We also, [...]
Weekly groups are open to current WECHC clients or those who have completed an assessment at WECHC. If interested in participating please discuss with your current provider or contact the group leads listed below. Body Image Group Thursdays 5:15 to 8:15 pm (Starting March 15th for 16 weeks) Body Image group is designed to support [...]
Let’s get real - eating disorders can affect anyone, anywhere. This National Eating Disorders Awareness Week (#NEDAwareness), we’re changing the conversation around food, body image, and eating disorders! Join us at nedawareness.org DAY 5: Note: There are many people with disordered eating that do not fit into one of these categories and may be diagnosed [...]
Let’s get real - eating disorders can affect anyone, anywhere. This National Eating Disorders Awareness Week (#NEDAwareness), we’re changing the conversation around food, body image, and eating disorders! Join us at nedawareness.org DAY 4: Types of Eating Disorders: Binge eating disorder What is it? Binge eating disorder is characterized by episodes of binge eating in [...]
Let’s get real - eating disorders can affect anyone, anywhere. This National Eating Disorders Awareness Week (#NEDAwareness), we’re changing the conversation around food, body image, and eating disorders! Join us at nedawareness.org DAY 3: Types of Eating Disorders: Bulimia Nervosa What is it? Bulimia is characterized by the use of behaviors such as purging (self-induced vomiting), [...]
Let’s get real - eating disorders can affect anyone, anywhere. This National Eating Disorders Awareness Week (#NEDAwareness), we’re changing the conversation around food, body image, and eating disorders! Join us at nedawareness.org DAY 2: Types of Eating Disorders: Anorexia Nervosa What is it? Individuals struggling with anorexia often dislike or feel uncomfortable with their bodies and [...]
Let’s get real - eating disorders can affect anyone, anywhere. This National Eating Disorders Awareness Week (#NEDAwareness), we’re changing the conversation around food, body image, and eating disorders! Join us at nedawareness.org DAY 1: Eating Disorder Educational & Health Facts Facts: • In the United States, 20 million women and 10 million men suffer from [...]
We are well aware of the many high quality options for eating disorder care here in Minnesota. Making the decision to reach out to receive care can be hard and vulnerable in itself, let alone navigating the options and getting a sense for what place would be best for you. First, when seeking out care [...]
Jessica Bleninger, PsyD, LP Are you aware of sleep's impact on your life? Most people would agree that sleep plays an important role in our overall health, yet its purpose and effects seem to be widely misunderstood. Sleep can feel like a commodity we trade-in for things such as work, school, housework, hobbies, parenting, spending [...]
