Mindful Living

From the director : Greetings from the cold!  It seems like we are having a winter of my youth.  I remember lots of snow and cold as a child growing up in Wisconsin.  The dog isn't getting walked as much as she would like, and I think I am just making excuses as to why I won't walk her!  At the clinic we have an intern from Concordia with us, Suzanne Kordas, who is taking on some clients for no fee.  Please call the clinic if you or someone you know may benefit from seeing her and we will do a screening on the phone to see if it is a right fit.  We have a new phone system at the clinic and it seems to be helping with getting messages out faster and more accurately.   In this newsletter we will explain the types of therapy we do so that people have a better understanding of what counseling is all about.   Until next time, stay warm and cozy! Devona Marshall   Clinic Director/Psychotherapist Types of Therapy at Kettle Moraine Counseling: Deb Graf, Angela Waldoch, Jenn

" The purpose of having boundaries is to protect and take care of ourselves.  We need to be able to tell other people when they are acting in ways that are not acceptable to us.  A first step is starting to know that we have a right to protect and defend ourselves.  That we have not only the right, but the duty to take responsibility for how we allow others to treat us. " In my personal and professional life I and others struggle with when to set boundaries with others.  When is it a time to be more flexible, and when to be more rigid?  Its a line that can be difficult to negotiate.  As children we all needed firm boundaries to understand about the world and what is appropriate and expected from us.  As we get older we internalize these boundaries that were established by our families and our culture and hopefully we have some ideas of where we end and other begin and who we want to be as a person.   Those of us who are parents, probably see this with our children as