As another Mental Health Awareness Month comes to a close, we’ve started reflecting on what mental health really means and how society’s view of it impacts each of us individually. According to a survey from the American Psychological Association (APA), 87% of Americans believe that…

Written by Psychotherapist & Disordered Eating Specialist, Katrina LoBue, Ed.S., LCPC “Wellness” has become a loaded word, especially within the eating disorder community. According to the Oxford dictionary, the word wellness means “the state of being in good health, especially as an actively pursued goal.” However,…

Written by Lindsay Midura, RDN, LD, RYT February 21st-27th is National Eating Disorder Awareness Week. Here at Mind Body Co-op, we are committed to standing with NEDA in their goal to #SeeTheChange and #BeTheChange. Nearly 30 million people in the United States alone suffer from…

Written by Elizabeth Schaefer, LPC, CADC Have you ever known about a situation ahead of time and made a smart and detailed plan for it, but when the moment arrives, the real-world situation doesn’t look anything like you thought it would? MBC Psychotherapist, Elizabeth Schaefer,…

Written by Sue Cook, MS, MSW, L.Ac., LSW With the New Year around the corner, there’s a lot of pressure to make dramatic changes in our lives. Many people make resolutions to change their diets, exercise more, find true love, get organized, get a new job,…

Written by Elizabeth Schaefer, LPC, CADC Part 1: Caffeine As my esteemed colleague Sue observed in their recent blog post, for those of us in the middle and upper parts of the Midwest, fall is coming to a close and winter is quickly approaching. This…