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Change…Be in Charge of the Process

If you are reading this, chances are either you or someone you know is involved in . This means that change is somewhere on your radar. Change can be a scary thing.  We are indeed creatures of habit, where the […]

Health is a Journey

Too often, we think of health–whether mental, physical or emotional–as a static state. Once we lose weight, attain sobriety, return from the throes of depression, anxiety, addiction or some other illness to a manageable state, we believe we won’t have […]

Love, Limits and Letting Go: A Women’s Therapy Group

Do you often see yourself in the terms of how others see you? Are you so busy making other people happy that you no longer are? Do you find yourself feeling bitter and resentful? Do you feel no matter what […]

How Do You Know When You Are Mentally Healthy?

We can look in the mirror and see a radiant glow in our skin, shiny hair, firm muscle tone and a smile on our faces that reflect a healthy body. We can measure our blood pressure, lipid, thyroid and blood […]

Man’s Best Friend (And Therapist)

Every other Saturday at the Calli Institute in Maple Grove, Otis greets patients at the door and offers support and attentive listening during therapy sessions. As the official Calli Institute therapy dog, Otis has worked side-by-side with his owner and […]

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Changing your Mood and Life-By Writing.

An article I had seen in the Star Tribune this winter had caught my eye. As someone who has long kept personal diaries, I often wondered if the negative beliefs I had written about myself those agonizing years in junior […]

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