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The day the Lord created hope was probably the same day he created Spring. ~Bern Williams Isn’t it true that there is something hopeful, reassuring, life-giving about the Spring? Every season has something to teach us, the Summer speaks of light and play, the Fall of change and color, and Winter of rest and stillness. [...]

This week is Sleep Awareness Week and is aimed at promoting the importance of sleep.  How are you sleeping? Here are 5 tips for good sleep hygiene: Be consistent with when you go to bed and when you wake up. This is #1 because it is by far the most important. Our bodies are incredibly [...]

May this Lent be Refreshing for You Lent, in certain Christian traditions, is marked by the period before Easter in commemoration of the 40 days Jesus spent in the desert prior to his death and resurrection. It is generally characterized by the practices of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving, often times with a priority placed on [...]

Water's Edge Counseling & Healing Center is pleased to announce a new group starting Monday, February 16th.  The Christian Recovery & Healing Group, is a 12-16 week group that focuses on integrating Christian principles and practices into more traditional psychotherapy practices.  The group will utilize art, music, movement, role-playing, creative writing, prayer, Biblical scriptures, inner [...]

Clinical Depression and Anxiety are different conditions, but can commonly be confused with one another. They also commonly occur together. Everyone struggles with depression and anxiety from time to time. But ongoing and persistent depression and anxiety can be indicative of the need for mental health treatment. Clinical depression will many times present as low [...]

Water's Edge CHC will welcome Lindsey Mackereth, MA, LPC (bio to come) starting January 19th, 2015.  We are excited to have Lindsey joining our team. If you would like to schedule an appointment with Lindsey Mackareth, please call our main phone number (952) 898-5020 and go to option 4.

We all have our fair share of worry and the blues, but how do we know if it is “more than normal”? There are various factors to consider when identifying clinically significant depression and anxiety. Some factors to be aware of are: Diminished interest or pleasure in activities that were once enjoyable. Problems with sleep. [...]

The New Testament tells us that this is the second greatest commandment, “Love your neighbor as yourself”. I am intrigued by this verse and at the same time I often wonder if it is misunderstood. I hear people use these words to compel their loved ones to be kind, compassionate, and generous to others. I [...]

Have you noticed that every fall you seem to lose energy for things that you enjoy in the spring and summer?  Do you become more irritable, tired and isolated as summer sun gives way to winter darkness?  Have you just accepted that you tend to get the ‘winter blues’?  You may be one of an [...]

I find myself having a hard time writing about kindness because it seems like such a simple, self-explanatory matter: be kind.  Be kind to yourself, others, the planet.  And, on the other end of the spectrum, don’t be cruel. In saying that, however, I realize that we might be cutting ourselves short if our goal [...]

Dr. Brene Brown says trust is like a “marble jar”.  We put marbles in when people treat us in ways that are trust promoting, such as keeping their commitments, and we take marbles out when they do things that are trust diminishing such as lying to us or being manipulative.  When the marble jar is [...]

L.O.V.E.    L.I.F.E. Love Yourself Your life has value not because of what you look like, not because of what you’re made of but because of who you are meant to be.  Love yourself, take care of yourself and be better to yourself each day. Outdoor Living One of life’s greatest gifts is the healing [...]