We don’t have to tell you that 2020 has been a strange and challenging year in so many ways. A year none of us will forget, for sure. Will you help us reach our mission to improve the mental, physical, and spiritual health of veterans, children, adults, and families? For 46 years, Samaritan […]
Keep These In Mind
Five Foundational Principles to Keep in Mind When Working on Your Relationship We are relational beings. We want to be connected with others. However, we often don’t know how to be connected or to bond with one another. There are any numbers of reasons for this (e.g. early abuse, trauma, etc.) but perhaps the most […]
What do we need to do differently?
We’re growing When we made the difficult decision to stop in-person counseling and acupuncture in mid-March, and transition to a telehealth platform, we saw a big drop in client appointments. And we were worried about our clients and about our community. The pandemic is hard on all of us, but for so many it has […]
Immune System Care 101, Part 2
Caring for our health and maintaining the strength of our bodies For many months, we have had the collective human experience of navigating a global pandemic. By now, we are all familiar with the recommended best strategies to reduce risk of contracting or transmitting COVID-19: hand-washing, wearing masks, and social distancing. It is paramount that […]
Dispatch from the Integrative Medicine Department at the Samaritan Center
We are now in who-knows-what week of the COVID-19 pandemic, and since deciding to move all Samaritan Center services online, every single one of us has had to adapt to the challenges and gifts of telehealth. We in the Integrative Medicine (IM) Department have had a particularly challenging challenge: How DO We Provide Acupuncture Treatments […]