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The Connection Between Mental Health and Heart Health

When we think about heart health, most of us picture blood pressure numbers, cholesterol levels, or exercise routines. We rarely think about emotions. Yet in therapy, I often see how deeply emotional stress lives in the body, especially in the heart. People come in talking about anxiety, burnout, or grief, and quietly mention chest tightness, fatigue, or feeling constantly on edge. Over time, these patterns start to connect.

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Why January Feels So Heavy: Winter Blues, Depression, and When to Get Help

Depression / Dr. Lisa

January often arrives quietly, yet it lands with weight. The decorations are gone, routines feel off, and the energy that carried many people through December seems to disappear overnight. While the calendar says it is a fresh start, emotionally it can feel like a long exhale that never quite finishes.

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Letting Go of Perfection in the New Year: A Mental Health–First Approach

Mood-E Blog / Dr. Lisa

The start of a new year often arrives with quiet hope and loud pressure at the same time. There is excitement about fresh beginnings, yet there is also an unspoken expectation to fix everything all at once. Many people tell themselves that this will be the year they finally get it right. However, when perfection becomes the goal, emotional well-being often becomes the cost.

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Mental Health Check-In: Questions to Ask Yourself at the Start of the Year

General Mental Health / Dr. Lisa

The start of a new year often arrives quietly, even when the world frames it as a fresh beginning filled with goals and motivation. Beneath the surface, many people carry fatigue from the year before, unresolved emotions, or pressure to feel hopeful before they are ready. Because of that, a mental health check-in can be far more grounding than a resolution list.

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Coping With Immigration-Related Stress in Minneapolis: Support for You and Your Family

In The News / Dr. Lisa

For many Minneapolis residents, recent ICE activity and immigration-related news has created a constant state of stress that is hard to turn off. This stress is particularly high in our black and brown communities. There is a lot of fear and uncertainty, the anticipation alone can tighten your chest, disrupt sleep, and make everyday tasks feel heavier. Parents, daycare providers, teachers, etc may notice kids asking more questions, clinging more tightly, or suddenly acting out. Adults may feel on edge in grocery stores, schools, or on public transportation.

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Post-Holiday Money Stress: How Financial Anxiety Affects Mental Health

Anxiety / Dr. Lisa

Once the holidays end, the quiet can feel heavy. Decorations come down, routines return, and then, almost abruptly, credit card statements arrive. For many people, this is when stress sharpens rather than fades. Instead of relief, there’s a knot in the stomach, a racing mind, and a sense of dread about what comes next.

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Is Online Therapy Right For Me?

Anxiety, General Mental Health, Mood-E Blog / Dr. Lisa

Is Online Therapy Right For Me? by, Synergy eTherapy Staff What is Online Therapy? As technology advances, so can the way we interact with one another, and this includes in the medical and mental health world! Online therapy, otherwise known as online counseling, etherapy, distance therapy, tele-mental health therapy are some popular ways to talk

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Meditation: Why it should be one of your New Years resolutions.

Anxiety, General Mental Health, Mood-E Blog / Dr. Lisa

Meditation: Why it should be one of your New Years resolutions. by, Synergy eTherapy Staff Why Meditate? It had long been generally accepted that meditation was relaxing, and in 2003 Richard Davidson, founder of The Center for Healthy Minds at the University of Wisconsin, led a study that showed scientifically the how and why of

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Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) for the treatment of trauma.

Anxiety, General Mental Health, Mood-E Blog / Dr. Lisa

Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) for the Treatment of Trauma. by, Dr. Elizabeth Merrill You experienced a traumatic event. Now what? For many, online counseling can help. A treatment called Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) for Post-traumatic Stress Disorder, otherwise known as PTSD. What causes PTSD is typically a traumatic event you experienced, witnessed or even heard

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5 Tips to Lower Your Holiday Stress

Anxiety, Family, General Mental Health, Mood-E Blog / Dr. Lisa

5 Tips To Lower Your Holiday Stress by, Synergy eTherapy Staff The Holidays Thanksgiving is behind us, and the eat, drink, and be merry season is officially in full swing. It’s time to throw a party and go to parties, reconnect with family and friends, and find that special something for that special someone.

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How to talk to your kids about mass shootings.

Family, General Mental Health, Mood-E Blog / Dr. Lisa

How to talk to your kids about Mass Shootings by, Lisa Lovelace, PsyD, LP Ways to talk to your kids about mass shootings and gun violence. News alerts of another mass shooting mentioning several who lost their lives or were injured, not just physically but emotionally, are all too familiar. How we handle this

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5 Ways That You Can Deal With The End of the School Year.

Anxiety, General Mental Health, Mood-E Blog / Dr. Lisa

5 Ways That You Can Deal With The End of the School Year by, Nikki Arthur, MA, LMFT This time of year can be rough for so many kids and adults…from ending school, changing schools, going into the beautiful chaos of disrupted scheduled over summertime, to graduations… Be KIND to yourself! Nikki Arthur

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The Power of the Pause

Anxiety, General Mental Health, Mood-E Blog / Dr. Lisa

The Power Of The Pause by, Nikki Arthur, MA, LMFT “Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom” – Viktor Frankl This is one of my favorite quotes. It communicates so simply the immeasurable power of

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Zoning Out vs. Zoning In: 3 Ways you can stop Anxiety in it’s tracks.

Anxiety, General Mental Health, Mood-E Blog / Dr. Lisa

Zoning Out vs. Zoning In 3 Ways You Can Stop Anxiety in its Tracks. by, Dr. Lisa Herman You have anxiety. What’s your go to coping skill? For many, it’s to Zone Out. When you’re anxious, you zone out. It’s ok, I do this too. You are overwhelmed, tired, stressed, worn out, and

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The Connection Between Mental Health and Heart Health

Why January Feels So Heavy: Winter Blues, Depression, and When to Get Help

Letting Go of Perfection in the New Year: A Mental Health–First Approach

Mental Health Check-In: Questions to Ask Yourself at the Start of the Year

Coping With Immigration-Related Stress in Minneapolis: Support for You and Your Family

Post-Holiday Money Stress: How Financial Anxiety Affects Mental Health

Is Online Therapy Right For Me?

Meditation: Why it should be one of your New Years resolutions.

Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) for the treatment of trauma.

5 Tips to Lower Your Holiday Stress

How to talk to your kids about mass shootings.

5 Ways That You Can Deal With The End of the School Year.

The Power of the Pause

Zoning Out vs. Zoning In: 3 Ways you can stop Anxiety in it’s tracks.

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