Lakes Counseling & Wellness Center

Lakes Counseling & Wellness Center Mental Health Clinic focused on healing, growth and creating positive changes you want for your life and well being.

Is it self-care… or is it self-soothing? 🤍And does it even matter?This week on Mind | Body | Soul, we’re unpacking the d...
02/11/2026

Is it self-care… or is it self-soothing? 🤍
And does it even matter?

This week on Mind | Body | Soul, we’re unpacking the difference between self-care and self-soothing—and why self-soothing can be self-care when it’s not destructive. We’re also talking about processing emotions (instead of numbing them) and learning the art of inner validation over external validation.

✨ This month, we’re celebrating YOU.
We’re offering 3 powerful classes to help you reconnect, release, and heal:
🧘‍♀️ Yoga + Therapy (anger & self-love)
🔥 Emotional Release Yoga (4-week series)
🌈 Chakra Balancing Yoga (7-week session)

Give yourself the gift of self-care this month—you are worthy of it.
🎧 New episode out now! Podcast Link: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1CgqUOFvtkjRGVfbUBR93T?si=uNHPDz0mTvq-vkiS_8SQtw&t=1&pi=xIvygXkxS2eBu

02/10/2026

✨ Emotional Release Yoga: 4-Week Series ✨

Did you know your body stores emotions? Stress, grief, anxiety, overwhelm—when they’re not processed, they don’t just disappear… they settle into your muscles, joints, and breath.

One of the easiest, fastest, and most natural ways to release stored emotion is through movement. This 4-week yoga series is designed to help you gently let go—physically, emotionally, and energetically. No yoga experience necessary!

Each week we’ll focus on a different area of the body where stress and emotion tend to live:

🧘‍♀️ Week 1: Neck, Shoulders & Jaw
Release tension from overthinking, clenching, and carrying the weight of “everything.”

💨 Week 2: Chest & Lungs
Open the heart and breath—great for grief, sadness, anxiety, and feeling emotionally closed off.

🌙 Week 3: Hips, Pelvis & Low Back
The emotional storage center of the body. We’ll work with deep-seated stress, trauma, and suppressed emotions.

✨ Week 4: Stomach, Hands & Full-Body Release
Digest emotions, release control, and leave feeling lighter, grounded, and whole.

This series is specifically designed for those who:
• Feel chronically tense or “on edge”
• Carry stress in your body but don’t know how to release it
• Feel emotionally stuck, overwhelmed, or disconnected
• Want gentle movement instead of intense workouts
• Are craving nervous system regulation and deep exhale energy
• Are in therapy or healing work and want body-based support

You don’t need to be flexible. You don’t need yoga experience.
You just need a body—and the willingness to let it soften.

📅 4-Week Series
Sundays | March 1 – March 22, 2026
1:00–2:00 PM

📍 Lakes Counseling - 507 18th Street | Spirit Lake, IA

💰 Cost:
• $71 for the full 4-week series
• Early Bird: $62

⚠️ Space is limited. Pre-registration required.

📞 Register by calling or emailing Jen:
319-325-5075
jenschaben@kw.com

Your body has been holding a lot for you.
It’s time to let it release. 💛

02/06/2026

✨ Powerful things your inner child needs to hear: ✨

• You can trust your own voice again.
• Your feelings make sense.
• You’re allowed to take up space.
• You don’t have to have it all figured out to be worthy of support.

And sometimes… having someone walk beside you helps.
Therapy can help too.

At Lakes Counseling & Wellness Center, we’re here for you at every stage of your healing journey. Whether you come for one session or many, whether you stay for a season or a chapter—it’s your journey, your choice.

There’s no pressure. No “right” timeline.
Just a safe space to listen, heal, and reconnect with yourself—at your pace.

🤍 We’re here no matter which route you choose. 712.336.8126

Friendships don’t come with a manual… but maybe they should 🤍This week on Mind | Body | Soul, Rachel & Jen finish their ...
02/05/2026

Friendships don’t come with a manual… but maybe they should 🤍

This week on Mind | Body | Soul, Rachel & Jen finish their friendship series by talking about how to actually make friends, communicate openly, and set boundaries that support connection instead of sabotaging it. 🌷

If you’ve been craving deeper friendships—or struggling to navigate the ones you have—this episode is for you. ✨

🎧 Listen now | Podcast Link: https://open.spotify.com/episode/34UHkZm3mVYwDgrcUh6QIO?si=WgIhB2kiRsGWOTA3qgpkbw&t=0&pi=aazOfRYuTve6H
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✨ Emotional Release Yoga: 4-Week Series ✨Did you know your body stores emotions? Stress, grief, anxiety, overwhelm—when ...
02/04/2026

✨ Emotional Release Yoga: 4-Week Series ✨

Did you know your body stores emotions? Stress, grief, anxiety, overwhelm—when they’re not processed, they don’t just disappear… they settle into your muscles, joints, and breath.

One of the easiest, fastest, and most natural ways to release stored emotion is through movement. This 4-week yoga series is designed to help you gently let go—physically, emotionally, and energetically. No yoga experience necessary!

Each week we’ll focus on a different area of the body where stress and emotion tend to live:

🧘‍♀️ Week 1: Neck, Shoulders & Jaw
Release tension from overthinking, clenching, and carrying the weight of “everything.”

💨 Week 2: Chest & Lungs
Open the heart and breath—great for grief, sadness, anxiety, and feeling emotionally closed off.

🌙 Week 3: Hips, Pelvis & Low Back
The emotional storage center of the body. We’ll work with deep-seated stress, trauma, and suppressed emotions.

✨ Week 4: Stomach, Hands & Full-Body Release
Digest emotions, release control, and leave feeling lighter, grounded, and whole.

This series is specifically designed for those who:
• Feel chronically tense or “on edge”
• Carry stress in your body but don’t know how to release it
• Feel emotionally stuck, overwhelmed, or disconnected
• Want gentle movement instead of intense workouts
• Are craving nervous system regulation and deep exhale energy
• Are in therapy or healing work and want body-based support

You don’t need to be flexible. You don’t need yoga experience.
You just need a body—and the willingness to let it soften.

📅 4-Week Series
Sundays | March 1 – March 22, 2026
1:00–2:00 PM

📍 Lakes Counseling - 507 18th Street | Spirit Lake, IA

💰 Cost:
• $71 for the full 4-week series
• Early Bird: $62

⚠️ Space is limited. Pre-registration required.

📞 Register by calling or emailing Jen:
319-325-5075
jenschaben@kw.com

Your body has been holding a lot for you.
It’s time to let it release. 💛

02/03/2026

This Valentine’s season, choose you. 💗
Choose what truly nourishes your mind, body, and spirit.

Join Jen for a 7-Week Chakra Balancing Therapeutic Yoga Series—a gentle, heart-centered journey designed to help you feel restored, re-energized, and deeply balanced from the inside out.

🧘‍♀️ What to Expect
Each week we’ll explore one of the body’s energy centers (chakras) through:
• Gentle, therapeutic yoga movements
• Breathwork to calm and reset the nervous system
• Mudras to support energetic flow
• Guided meditation for clarity, healing, and inner connection

This class is accessible, intentional, and deeply grounding—perfect for anyone ready to practice self-love, alignment, and renewal. No yoga experience required. Give the gift of love, to yourself or a loved one this Valentine’s Day ♥️

💫 Details
• 7-week series | Early Bird Pricing $98 if registered by 2/14/26 | $105 (sliding scale available)
• Registration is for all 7 classes
• Miss a class? A recording link will be provided
• Space is limited—please register ahead of time

📩 To Register:
Contact Jen Schaben
📞 319.325.5075
📧 jenschaben@kw.com

Because the most important relationship you’ll ever have is the one with yourself. 🌷

01/30/2026

Powerful things your inner child needs to hear 🤍

✨ You’ve always been worthy of love and safety.
✨ You didn’t have to earn care by being perfect.
✨ Your feelings made sense—even when no one understood them.
✨ What happened to you was not your fault.
✨ You deserved protection, consistency, and kindness.
✨ And you still do.

Healing your inner child isn’t about blaming the past—it’s about finally giving yourself what you needed all along. Therapy can be a powerful, supportive space to do that work with compassion and care.

You don’t have to do it alone.
Lakes Counseling and Wellness Center is here to help you reconnect, heal, and grow—at your own pace. 💛 712.336.8126

Connection looks different in every season of life. 🤍This week on Mind | Body | Soul, Rachel & Jen catch up and dive int...
01/28/2026

Connection looks different in every season of life. 🤍

This week on Mind | Body | Soul, Rachel & Jen catch up and dive into relationships and friendships—how they evolve, how to navigate them, and how to truly connect in a way that feels aligned and authentic.

If you’ve been reflecting on your connections lately, this episode is for you. 🎧✨
Listen now wherever you get your podcasts. Podcast Link: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6Xc82Gau0nMhJ1IvngfTF9?si=WR5E7ucvTM-irGJeXGcvLQ&t=0&pi=-B0e0Mp6TXWP2

✨ NEW OFFERING at Lakes Counseling & Wellness Center ✨Yoga + Therapy with Rachel & JenWe’re excited to introduce a month...
01/27/2026

✨ NEW OFFERING at Lakes Counseling & Wellness Center ✨
Yoga + Therapy with Rachel & Jen

We’re excited to introduce a monthly Yoga + Therapy class, held on the last Friday of each month, with each session centered around a different emotional wellness topic.

🌀 This Month’s Focus: ANGER

What is Yoga + Therapy?
Yoga + Therapy blends intentional movement, breathwork, and traditional talk therapy into one integrated experience. Instead of working only with the mind or only with the body, we honor the connection between the two.

During this class, we’ll move through grounding, heart-opening, and stabilizing postures designed to help release stored tension and create space for emotional flow. Alongside the movement, our licensed therapist Rachel will guide a supportive conversation exploring:

How anger shows up in the body

Its impact on the nervous system

Healthy, sustainable ways to process and release it

We’ll also integrate somatic techniques to help you reconnect with your body, calm your nervous system, and create a sense of internal safety.

✨ This isn’t just yoga.
✨ It isn’t just talk therapy.
✨ It’s a powerful blend that recognizes anger lives in both the mind and the body—and true healing honors both.

📅 Friday, 1/30
⏰ 8:15–9:30 AM
💲 $40
📍 Lakes Counseling & Wellness Center

⚠️ Space is limited — pre-registration required

📲 To register, contact Jen
📞 319.325.5075
📧 jenschaben@kw.com

We’d love to hold space for you. 💛

01/23/2026

Powerful things your inner child needs to hear 🤍

• It wasn’t in your head.
• What you felt was real.
• Your needs mattered.
• You weren’t “too much.”
• And it was never your fault.

So many of us learned to minimize our experiences just to survive. Healing begins when we stop gaslighting ourselves and start offering the compassion we didn’t receive back then.

✨ Therapy can help you reconnect, re-parent, and finally feel safe being you.
You don’t have to carry it alone anymore.

Lakes Counseling and Wellness Center
Supporting healing, growth, and self-trust—at every stage of life.

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Spirit Lake, IA
51360

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 5pm
Tuesday 8am - 5pm
Wednesday 8am - 5pm
Thursday 8am - 5pm
Friday 8am - 12pm

Telephone

+17123368126

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