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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.
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.
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.
What Can Be Done to Deal With Substance Abuse?
Dealing with substance abuse requires more than just stopping the use of a drug or alcohol; it involves healing the mind, body, and spirit. Recovery is a complex, deeply personal process that must address not only the symptoms of addiction but also the underlying causes and consequences.
Evidence-Based Addiction Treatment Salt Lake City: Our Commitment at Sovegna
Sovegna team believes that our evidence-based addiction treatment in Salt Lake City is the cornerstone of lasting recovery for our community residents. Our team is dedicated to providing care that is rooted in the latest scientific research and proven clinical practices.
Addiction Treatment Medications Salt Lake City | How Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) Supports Long-Term Sobriety
Addiction is a complex disease that affects every aspect of a person's life, from physical health to emotional well-being. At Sovegna, we understand that overcoming addiction requires an extensive approach, and that's why we emphasize the importance of our addiction treatment medications that Salt Lake City residents can access.
What Sets Sovegna Apart: Gentle, Outcomes‑Focused Mental Health Services in Salt Lake City
Mental Health Awareness Month is an invitation to stop, relax, and select the support that fits in your life. At Sovegna, we are convinced that compassionate care and quantifiable results can and must co-exist. If you're exploring mental health services in Salt Lake City, our mission is simple: make getting high-quality help feel clear, collaborative, and doable from day one.
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.
Transform Your Life in 2025: Comprehensive Care for Mind, Body, and Spirit at Sovegna
Sovegna provides a holistic approach to healing that addresses the mind, body, and spirit. Whether you're seeking to break free from addiction, find peace through therapy, or optimize your wellness through personalized treatments, we offer the expert care and support you need to make lasting change.
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.
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.
What is Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR)?
EMDR is an evidence-based and highly effective therapy intervention that assists with healing from traumatic experiences.
Meditation, Movement, and Mental Health
The ancient practices of meditation, Qigong, Tai Chi, and yoga continue to flourish as modalities for healing and maintaining wellness of the mind-body-spirit. But did you know there is a growing body of clinical evidence that yoga and meditation can provide therapeutic help in relieving stress, depression, and anxiety?
Let's Talk About Addiction
No one sets out to find or create an addiction, nor is anyone excited to have an addiction. It may be hidden and protected from view, but I have yet to meet anyone who cherishes or prizes an addiction.
New Year, New Blog
As we allow ourselves time to delve into our depths, we are able to clear out that which has not served us well. We are then positioned to create space for grace and new growth as we explore and find the truth of who we have always been meant to be.