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Mindful Conversations
Mindful Conversations is a space for thoughtful reflection, clinical insight, and meaningful dialogue around recovery, mental health, and whole-person wellness. Here, we explore the intersections of science, mindfulness, emotional health, and lived experience—offering perspectives that support awareness, resilience, and sustained healing. Each post is an invitation to pause, reflect, and engage more intentionally with your own path toward health.
You don’t need all the answers to take the next step. Whether you’re seeking support for addiction, mental health, trauma, or a more integrated approach to wellness, we’re here to meet you where you are and help you determine the right path forward. Reach out to learn more or schedule a consultation when you’re ready.
Functioning on the Outside, Hurting on the Inside: “High‑Functioning” Addiction in Professionals
"High-functioning" addiction isn't an official diagnosis. Rather, it refers to individuals who fulfill all their responsibilities, like attending work and supporting a family. But they are dealing with substance use disorder issues in private.
Treating Trauma and PTSD with Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy in Salt Lake City
Ketamine assisted psychotherapy Salt Lake City at Sovegna involves a secure, systematic healing experience that could assist in unlocking change, especially more so in those with severe backgrounds of trauma or co-occurring addiction.
How Sovegna Blends Group and Individual Therapy at Our Clinic for Addiction in Salt Lake City
Sovegna is a premier center for mental health, healing, and restoration. We all know someone navigating addiction, sometimes that someone is us. Our calling is to restore health with the finest integrated mental health and addiction recovery care for savvy clients, including professionals.
Back to Work, back to Life: Clinic for Addiction Salt Lake City
We believe that recovery at Sovegna is more than just the absence or substances, it's about regaining your life. This means returning function to your mind, body and emotions so that you can return to work and everyday life with confidence and purpose.
A Personal Invitation from Sovegna’s Founder - Let’s Start the Conversation About Healing!
At Sovegna, we believe that healing should never be out of reach; and I want to personally invite you to take the first step with us. Whether you’re navigating mental health challenges, addiction, burnout, or just looking for a path toward greater clarity and resilience, Sovegna was created with you in mind.
Where Should You Go if You Have Depression?
If you are suffering from depression, getting expert support at a place offering personalized and evidence-based care is one of the most fundamental actions you can take. Depression treatment centers can offer access to modern therapies like Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS), designed to bring long-term recovery without medication alone.
Sovegna: Redefining Recovery for Professionals
Dr. Susie Wiet, a medical doctor enrolled in the Master of Business Creation (MBC) Online program at the University of Utah’s David Eccles School of Business, is transforming the field of recovery and mental health with her startup, Sovegna.
Coping with Seasonal Affective Disorder: Recognizing the Signs and Finding Relief
As the days grow shorter and darker, many people face increased challenges like Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), heightened stress, and rising anxiety. The reduced daylight can trigger feelings of the 'winter blues,' while the approach of the holiday season can add an extra layer of stress and worry. But for some, late fall and early winter can bring severe depression symptoms.
Summer Self-Care Tips
The dog days of summer are upon us, bringing long, hot days. While it might be tempting to stay inside in the cool air-conditioned comfort of your home or office, it’s important to take advantage of the outdoor opportunities essential for mental and physical wellness.
Mastering EMDR Techniques:Six Practical Tips and Strategies for Therapists in Training
Our own Katie Quinlan, CMHC, wrote this blog post, Mastering EMDR Techniques, for The Center for Excellence in EMDR Therapy. This post was written for fellow EMDR clinicians.
Revolutionizing Recovery & Mental Health Treatment: Sovegna's Intensive Outpatient Program for Busy Professionals
At Sovegna, we believe in an integrated, multidisciplinary care approach to healing. Our vision is to provide effective individualized and cutting-edge treatment that targets health, wellness, and sustained long-term recovery from addiction, trauma, and psychiatric concerns.
Unlocking Healing: The Power of EMDR Therapy
EMDR is an evidence-based and highly effective therapy intervention that assists with healing from traumatic experiences. EMDR focuses on the problematic memories (the past), the situations that are disturbing (the present), and the skills necessary for the future.
Spring Cleaning for your Health
Spring is finally here, and that means it’s time for Spring cleaning. And I don’t mean that in the literal sense: I mean it’s time to clean the mind and body.
Six Steps for Healthy Caregiving
As part of our human experience, there will be times in our lives when we are put in the caregiver role. People we love will struggle with addiction, health problems, mental health issues, aging, reckless choices, or their own trauma.
Self-Care Tips for the Holidays
The holiday season is here again, and along with it, stress. Family obligations, work, shopping, entertaining, cooking and baking, and more can lead to heightened levels of anxiety from Thanksgiving through Christmas.
Curious about Ketamine?
Ketamine is a unique treatment which acts like a 'reset button' on the neuro-immune system and stimulates neurogenesis, which stimulates health. It’s a non-traditional therapy tool that can be used for people struggling with treatment-resistant mental issues.
The Importance of Human Connection
Group therapy is a very important component of long-term recovery: Connection with others is grounding and vital for survival.
Mental Wellness: It's for Everyone
The uncertainty created by Covid led to other issues that weren’t necessarily good for us: worry, loss of sleep, binge eating, less exercise, use of alcohol or other substances, and exacerbation of mental health issues.