As we approach the end of Pride month, we want to shine a light on some of the amazing resources for the LGBTQ+ community here in Chicago. There are many important risk factors when it comes to LGBTQ+ mental health including coming out, rejection in…

Access to affordable, quality mental health is vital for positive individual outcomes as well as healthy communities. There are nearly 20% of adults in the U.S. with a mental illness, according to Mental Health America’s State of Mental Health in America Report 2022. Even more,…

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,…