Parenting comes with nuanced challenges that don’t necessarily come with an instruction manual. Discussing emotional well-being and mental health...
Mental Health
How Generations Parenting Support Helps Empty Nesters
Parenting coaches help families navigate an emotional life transition. What’s the most difficult season of parenting? Ask 10 parents, and you’ll get...
Local Older Adults Stay Active and Connected
We take a look at a variety of programs for older adults that offer opportunities to stay social. In our Senior Living Series, we explore a few of...
Teen Forward Guides Teens and Families Through Adolescence
Life coach Myka Hanson finds her niche. Being a teenager is tough. And the adolescent years, fraught with new hormones, social navigation and big...
Cleanse Your Home’s Energy—a How-to Guide
Your house holds the energy of your daily experiences, moods, family gatherings and interactions. Over time, stagnant or heavy energy can...
Finding Joy Through Gardening
The true value of a day spent outdoors is immeasurable. Cool, bright mornings and warm, sunny afternoons with the buzz of the world moving around...
The Transformative Power of Yoga Retreats
Every so often I have a truly pinch me moment in my life. It usually happens around the time I drag out my suitcase to pack for a yoga and...
A Mindful New Year with Meditation
As we begin a new year, I want to share my favorite micro habit for health and happiness: meditation. Studies have shown that even eight minutes of...
Soothing Holiday Anxiety
As a meditation teacher, one of the most common requests I get for topics this time of year is anxiety. A few minutes of meditation each day might...
Embracing The Season Of Gratitude
In the hustle of our daily lives during the holiday season, we often overlook the simple yet profound practice of gratitude. We are constantly...
The Power of Sound Therapy
When people hear I lead sound baths, the first question they usually ask is, “What is that?” At its core, a sound bath is a meditative...
Pursue Mindfulness With Walking Meditation
Is there anything more beautiful than a spring day in Minnesota? You know the ones, perfect temperature, green grass with tulips in full bloom. Now...
Breaking the Stigma of Pre- and Postpartum Depression
May is Maternal Mental Health Awareness Month. Our editor sat down with Heidi Bausch-Ryan, PsyD, LP of CARE Counseling to talk about pre- and...
Teens Create Mental Health App Feel Now
Siena Pradhan and Taara Verma create an innovative mental health app. We often talk about the importance of being able to regulate our...
Therapy Suites Creates Space for Healing
A new co-working space fills need for therapists post-pandemic. Therapists in the Edina area have a new place to call home. Over the past three...
The Therapeutic Benefits of Art
Iridescent diamonds shimmer in shades of lavender, green and blue. Complex kaleidoscopic patterns burst in bright colors. Thick black lines divide...
Healing Circles Digital Arts Project Launched This Fall
Edina student art projects to be displayed in conjunction with Mental Illness Awareness Week. This fall, the City of Edina, in conjunction with the...
Craving Companionship
Including seniors at mealtime boosts nutrition and happiness in the elderly. Some of our most memorable meals are the ones we enjoy with loved ones....
Healing Together
Edina Education Fund launches a mental health campaign for local youth. In an effort to end the stigma surrounding mental health, Edina Public...
Support & Skill Building
An integrative approach to mental health. When I discovered the insightful and positive Instagram posts of locally based Center for Collaborative...
