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Your Summer Reset: How Functional Medicine Helps You Feel Better from the Inside Out

 Tired, foggy, or just not feeling like yourself? Functional medicine takes a root-cause approach to health, addressing hormone shifts, gut issues, nutrient deficiencies, and stress to help you reclaim your energy, improve your mood, and feel like yourself again. Learn how personalized care can help you thrive, inside and out.  

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Physical Therapy and the Changing Body: How PT Can Help During Perimenopause and Menopause

Navigating perimenopause and menopause comes with physical changes—aches, stiffness, slower recovery—that can feel confusing or even alarming. But you’re not alone, and you don’t have to suffer in silence. Discover how physical therapy can help you restore strength, reduce pain, and feel confident in your body again during this important life transition.

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Healing Chronic Stress Through Trauma-Sensitive Yoga

Trauma-sensitive yoga offers a gentle, empowering way to reduce chronic stress and reconnect with your body. Learn how this evidence-based practice helps regulate the nervous system, support healing, and restore internal safety.

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How Starting a Gratitude Practice Improves Your Mental Health

Discover how a simple daily gratitude practice can rewire your brain, reduce stress, and improve emotional well-being. Learn actionable tips and affirmations to build self-love and resilience—starting this February with CCH's holistic support.

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2025 Energy: Forgiving Yourself & Others to Level Up

Start the year with intention by exploring how forgiveness—of yourself and others—can clear emotional weight and empower personal growth. This reflective piece guides you through journal prompts, emotional clarity, and embracing 2025 with renewed peace and purpose.

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Navigating Family Dynamics: Insights for a Peaceful Thanksgiving

The holidays can bring both joy and tension—especially in families with differing perspectives. In this heartfelt guide, Dr. Stephanie Jasper offers grounded, compassionate advice for managing family dynamics during Thanksgiving. From reconnecting through shared memories to setting healthy boundaries, this article is full of thoughtful tools for protecting your peace while nurturing connection.

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Embrace the Season: Healthy Habits for a Fresh Start

September is the perfect time to reset. This fall wellness guide explores how seasonal foods, personalized movement, daily affirmations, and restorative sleep routines can align your body and mind. With support from the Center for Collaborative Health, you can close out the year feeling grounded, energized, and ready for what’s next.

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Creating a Mindful Home: Tips for Parents to Foster Calm and Connection

As summer winds down, it’s the perfect time to create a calm, connected home environment. This guide explores how to build mindful spaces, incorporate grounding family activities, and establish peaceful routines that support emotional wellness for both parents and kids.

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Love languages and how to verbalize your wants with your partner

Understanding your love language is powerful—but learning how to express your needs with clarity and compassion is where true connection begins. In this piece, therapist Lauren Drean explores how to deepen intimacy by identifying what you truly want, using “I” statements, and inviting your partner into joyful new experiences.

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Nutrition by Addition

What if nutrition wasn’t about restriction—but about abundance? In this encouraging guide, registered dietitian Hallie Mann explores the concept of “nutrition by addition,” a sustainable and empowering way to meet your health goals by increasing variety, reducing guilt, and building a lifelong positive relationship with food.

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6 Benefits of Pilates: Insights from Angela Clifford, L.AC

At the Center for Collaborative Health in Edina, Pilates is more than a workout—it’s a pathway to deeper strength, balance, and confidence. In this guide, Angela Clifford, L.Ac, shares six unique benefits of Pilates that support mind-body wellness for Twin Cities residents. From better posture to increased breath awareness, explore how this practice can enhance your everyday life.

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Exploring the Healing Arts of Acupuncture and Cupping: Which is right for you?

Curious about acupuncture or cupping but not sure which is right for you? This guide from the Center for Collaborative Health in Edina breaks down how each healing art works, their roots in ancient medicine, and the unique benefits they offer. Whether you're seeking pain relief, emotional balance, or immune support, learn how these practices can help you reconnect with your body and spirit.

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The Connection Between Physical Therapy and Mental Health: Unveiling the Body's Potential

At the Center for Collaborative Health in Minneapolis, physical therapy isn’t just about pain relief—it’s about whole-body wellness. Dr. Sarah Johnson’s approach reveals how reducing chronic discomfort can boost mood, improve sleep, and restore confidence. Learn how addressing the root causes of physical pain leads to powerful mental and emotional transformation.

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Date Yourself Instead This Valentine’s Day

This Valentine’s Day, skip the pressure and pour love into the most important relationship you have—your relationship with yourself. Whether you're single, partnered, or somewhere in between, these self-care ideas for your body, mind, and soul will help you reconnect with joy, presence, and the power of self-celebration.

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Empowering Adolescents: Navigating Identity and Transitions - A Guide for Parents

Adolescence is a time of transformation—and parenting through it isn’t easy. This expert guide offers practical strategies to help you support your teen’s identity development, emotional growth, and daily transitions. From communication and boundaries to self-care and problem-solving, learn how to foster resilience and build lasting trust.

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Manifest Your Higher Self: How to Create a Vision Board That Works

Ready to align your energy with your goals? This uplifting guide walks you through how to create a vision board that reflects your highest self. Whether you're focused on wellness, relationships, career, or inner peace, learn how visualization and intention can transform your mindset and your path.

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Navigating Grief: Understanding Loss and Finding Strength

Grief can be overwhelming and isolating—but healing is possible. This compassionate guide explores how to understand the grieving process, care for your emotional and physical health, and seek the support you need through life’s hardest moments.

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