By: Anastasia Sullwold Ristau, PhD This is usually a time of year that carries a mix of emotions. This year however, many families may be finding the Fall of 2021 particularly heavy with anxiety, stress, and frustration. Families across the U.S...
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Author: Jennifer Eyers, LPCC Accelerated Resolution Therapy®, or ART for short, is a new form of eye movement therapy similar to eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR). As an evidence-based form of psychotherapy—and the next...
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We don’t come out of the closet into a vacuum. It’s crowded out there, full of positionalities and power dynamics that affect our emergence. Marginalization and privilege are not only attached to sexual politics but also to our color, religion...
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By Sara Polley, MD Recently, there was a big announcement in the world of addiction treatment. It is related to the medication buprenorphine (also called Suboxone, Subutex, etc.). Buprenorphine is a very effective treatment for people struggling...
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By: Joshua Stein MD April 2nd marks the fourteenth annual “World Autism Day” and is the official kickoff to Autism Acceptance Month. This is a month we celebrate those with Autism and reflect on the impact they have had on our world and in our...
More InfoPrairieCare Clinicians Make 2021’s “Top Doctors: Rising Stars” list!
PrairieCare is excited to announce six of our clinicians have made Mpls. St. Paul Magazine’s “Top Doctors: Rising Stars” list, featured in the April 2021 issue. This list recognizes physicians who have been practicing for less than ten years and...
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BY TODD ARCHBOLD, LSW, MBA Reprinted with permission from Minnesota Medical Association – Minnesota Medicine The early snowfall across Minnesota was a reminder that the seasons will continue to change, and each day the sun will continue to rise...
More InfoPerinatal Loss Awareness Month
October is Perinatal Loss Awareness Month. PrairieCare would like to shed light on this very complicated form of loss and let families know that there is help, hope and healing available. A Perinatal loss can be one of the most traumatic...
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Author: Alexandra Smith, LPCC – Therapist Studies show that women are diagnosed with depression at twice the rate of men. But is depression really more common for women – or do the signs get missed among men? In his book “I Don’t Want to...
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Our Perinatal Mental Health Team at PrairieCare would like to reach out to all of you who may be struggling to stay afloat right now. You may feel lost in this new world of “quarantines” and “social distancing.” You may be pregnant and filled...
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By April Knipfer – LICSW Over the last decade, social media has transformed our relationships, and the ways we interact with others. In many ways, this is a great thing. We have the ability to seek information, and keep in touch with people...
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By Chelsea Elker – Psychiatric Technician This story is for any mom or mom-to-be who might be struggling with difficult thoughts or feelings related to motherhood right now. The following my journey through early motherhood, and my...
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