Mental Health Topics
Deeply Rooted in Healing From Grief
By Teren Christensen, CSW On November 13, 2013, my father passed away. He had been suffering from a liver malady called Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC). He was 57. He passed away during the liver transplant procedure because his body couldn’t handle the stress. It was a surreal event for my family and I. Even now…
Read MoreDeeply Rooted in Managing Life With Disability
By Teren Christensen, CSW I was born with Spina Bifida, which is a birth defect caused by an opening in my back at birth, exposing my spinal chord. The defect affects the nerves and the muscle growth in my lower body, making it difficult to walk. Since I was in the sixth grade, I…
Read MoreDeeply Rooted in Seeking Secure Attachment
By Elsebeth Green I grew up in a home in Denmark with parents who were good people, but who modeled a view of the world and relationships that left much to be desired. My mother was 15 when she got pregnant with my sister, and desperately wanted to be cherished and loved by my father,…
Read MoreDeeply Rooted in Healthful Living
By Makensie Baker, CSW I grew up living a very active lifestyle; involved in many extracurricular activities in my childhood, sports throughout high school and college, and now competing in races and staying active today. There are multiple reasons for why I continue to live this way. However, the most important reason is that it…
Read MoreDeeply Rooted In Recovery
By Guerry Green, LCSW I learned to be deeply rooted in recovery when I personally became fully aware of the power and control of addictive disease. It took a couple of near death experiences after several relapses and dragging my family through those tragedies to finally accept my own powerlessness. Growing up in an alcoholic…
Read MoreDeeply Rooted in Growth & Learning
By Collette Dawson-Loveless, LCSW, RPT I am passionate about growth and learning. I helped to choose this phrase as a part of the name of our business because of the significance I see in the growth and learning associated with healing and gaining insight from past trauma. I have dealt personally with significant grief and…
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