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GENUINE CARING: Genuine Way Family Therapy

Karah Gonstead of Genuine Way Family Therapy focuses on mental health for mothers, tweens, teens, and young adults

“Keep going, keep growing” reads the slogan painted on the wall inside Genuine Way Family Therapy in Eau Claire. It’s a fitting summary of the approach Karah Gonstead takes to providing therapy: positive, supportive, and practical...

ONCOLOGY MASSAGE: A Look Inside A Business Dedicated to Support & Care

Paradise Massage, LLC, is spreading the word and changing the conversation around cancer treatment through massage

The c-word. For as many people as cancer impacts, it’s not a topic easily brought up, though one local business is aiming to reframe the conversation: Paradise Massage. “One in eight people are diagnosed with cancer sometime in their life. That’s a pretty high number,” Paradise Massage, LLC owner, Laura Ellingboe, said. “(Oncology massage) is something that I want everyone to know about.”

CENTERING YOUR HEALTH: Central Health LLC

Dr. Lucas Emmerich at Central Health LLC uses structural chiropractic care to address pain

When you experience pain in your body, it’s important to trace it to its source, which is why Dr. Lucas Emmeriach is opening a new chiropractic practice, Central Health, in Altoona on May 6. Dr. Emmerich has a specific focus on structural chiropractic methods and is attempting to bridge the gap for this type of chiropractic care in the Chippewa Valley...

LET’S TALK ABOUT PARENTING: Local Series Talks Parenting Teens, Self-Care

self-care as a parent can be hard to schedule, but this series hopes to make it on your calendar

Self-care is not necessarily a bubble bath and your favorite book – in fact, it’s often a lot more gritty than that. To do the harder, inner-reflection work, there is no one-and-done method, although you don’t have to do it all by yourself. Take the topic of parenting ...

Are You Really Listening to Your Body?

self care includes checking in on your hearing, whether you’ve been thinking about it or not

“For so long, people have minimized the importance of hearing and how important it is to human connection,” Dr. Rebecca Younk, owner of Eau Claire’s Beltone, said. “Human connection is the ultimate self care. We all need our downtime, don’t get me wrong, but we also need our support networks and to communicate. For most, language is...

Making Room For Mental Health

mental health therapy includes innovative treatment at The Counseling Room

Those working in behavioral healthcare strive to follow one principle above others: the wellbeing of patients first. The Counseling Room in Eau Claire welcomes clients to its inviting space, offering not only a warm atmosphere and a skilled team, but a refreshing ...

A New Kind of Care: IV Therapy Has Landed in The Valley

this E.C. biz is aiming to introduce the treatment to and educate locals

While IV Therapy has been popular in the country for about 10 years, it is only just entering the Midwest. Rodriguez pointed out its “late” arrival to the area is actually a positive, since there is now 10 years of use and research to back what is effective ...

Somatics: What to Know About This New Buzzword

You may have heard of ‘somatics,’ but what really is it and how can you use it?

Amid information overload, rising anxiety, and divisiveness, you may begin to hear the term “Somatics” as the new panacea or answer to our woes, especially the ones inside us. Somatics is simply recognizing that we have a body, or even more accurately, our body is ...

FIND YOUR PARADISE: Local Massage Therapist Offers Oncology Massages and More

Paradise Massage offers a massage specifically for those in cancer treatment or remission

If you or someone you love has or had cancer, there is a resource in the Chippewa Valley here to help you feel better. Owner of Paradise Massage inside of Grazie Salon (4638 Golf Rd, Eau Claire), Laura Ellingboe, offers oncology massages...

Zaniya Center Brings Wellness Practices to All

owner Carla Cooper believes that wellness is not only physical but mental as well

At one point or another, we all get that ache in our back or our shoulders, but have you ever stopped to ask yourself why? The Zaniya Center specializes in finding your “why” and solving the root of the problem through different forms of ...