The Power of Words

From the day I said my first word to the last word I spoke aloud, I have known one thing about words: they hold power. My parents (and probably yours too) have…

CFC Recreation & Experiential Therapies Weekly Focus

Discovering our capabilities and our human potential to overcome, adapt, and, navigate through hard and uncomfortable situations is the foundation for Discovery Week. We are constantly in a state of…

Simple Mindfulness Meditation for Recovery

Recently I was leading a group meditation on our residential unit. When I walked up with my iPod speakers and a stash of pillows, one client immediately said, “Oh great,…

CFC Recreation & Experiential Therapies Weekly Focus

Many women with eating disorders have lost an interest in hobbies, relationships, and participating in things that once gave them a sense of accomplishment. Their passions have often become “hijacked’…

Center for Change News June 2015

Welcome to the Team! We are excited to have Hannah Hopkin, LCSW and Tracey Trantor, Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner on our team. Hannah began interest in treating eating disorders when…

CFC Recreation & Experiential Therapies Weekly Focus

Discovering our capabilities and our human potential to overcome, adapt, and, navigate through hard and uncomfortable situations is the foundation for Self-Discovery Week. We are constantly in a state of…

Self Compassion…the New Self Esteem?

There is a lot of interesting research that has developed over the past several years about self-compassion and how it stacks up against self-esteem. The self-esteem movement in Western culture…

What Makes You Happy?

We asked some of the staff at Center for Change what makes them happy.  Here are some of their answers: “My amazing and hilarious family, jumbo shrimp, and golf!” –…

Yoga at Center for Change

Have you ever wondered yoga is like at Center for Change?  Check out these questions and answers: 1.  Why do we have our patients do yoga? Yoga Asana has been…

CFC Recreation & Experiential Therapies Weekly Focus

Friday, May 22, 2015 Self-Acceptance does not come from our achievements. Our achievements are products of our values, qualities, and characteristics. For example, the successful gardener is hard working, persistent,…

CFC Recreation & Experiential Therapies Weekly Focus

Friday, May 15th, 2015 Almost everyone at some time in their life faces challenges, responsibilities, disappointments, and discouragements. Our ability to manage and overcome difficult circumstances depends largely on our…

How You Can Feel More Beautiful Right Now

Be ConfidentA person’s overall appearance is more than outfits, hair, and make up. The secret to being beautiful is made up of several different factors, which all contribute to a…

CFC Recreation & Experiential Therapies Weekly Focus

Friday, May 1, 2015 Most of us are acutely aware of our own flaws, weaknesses, and limitations. In the context of an eating disorder, some women fall into the trap…

A Tribute to Lynn Grefe

It is with heavy hearts that we say goodbye to Lynn Grefe, president and CEO of the National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA), and our friend.  Lynn had such a tremendous…

CFC Recreation & Experiential Therapies Weekly Focus

Friday, April 24, 2015 Striving for excellence and setting goals are healthy pursuits. When, however, expectations become unrealistically high, one starts to reach for the unachievable and impossible notion of…

CFC Recreation & Experiential Therapies Weekly Focus

Friday, April 17, 2015 Communicate, from the Latin word “communicare”, means “to share”. We share our thoughts, feelings, needs, and interests through our speech, writing, body language, dress and appearance,…

Open Heart, Loving Boundaries

The idea of love and boundaries has been on my mind lately. As I have been diving deeper into my own practice of yoga and meditation, my understanding of Love…

CFC Recreation & Experiential Therapies Weekly Focus

Friday, April 3, 2015 Live in the present and prepare for the future…a future of possibilities, relationships, hobbies, hope, and healthy and fulfilling experiences. At times, the thought of leaving…

CFC Recreation & Experiential Therapies Weekly Focus

Friday, March 27, 2015 Life has ups and downs, experiences we want to forget, and moments we wish we could live in forever. The interesting thing about life is that…

See Your Body For What It Really Is

By Allie Care Tech As far back as I (and probably you) can remember, society has taught me to hate my body. Being constantly bombarded by fad-diets, schemes to get…

CFC Recreation & Experiential Therapies Weekly Focus

Friday, March 20, 2015 “People whose play lives have been vibrant, have buffers against travail and suffer less when major change is thrust upon them. Play produces poise and strength….

Center for Change News March 2015

Open House at Our New Cottonwood Heights Location Tuesday, March 31st 5pm – 7pm 7050 Highland Drive, Suite 310 Cottonwood Heights, UT 84121 Please join Center for Change at our…

CFC Recreation & Experiential Therapies Weekly Focus

Friday, March 13, 2015 Many women with eating disorders have lost an interest in hobbies, relationships, and participating in things that once gave them a sense of accomplishment. Their passions…

How to Start FEELING Beautiful

By Center for Change How we perceive our outward appearance is very closely linked to how we feel about ourselves on the inside. Self-esteem, positive thinking, and the way we…

Recreation Therapy Weekly Focus Post

Friday, March 6, 2015 Discovering our capabilities and our human potential to overcome, adapt, and, navigate through hard and uncomfortable situations is the foundation for Self-Discovery Week. We are constantly…