Blooming Prairie Psychology- Sara Kenney,PsyD

05/04/2026

May is Mental Health Awareness Month.

Mental health conditions can affect anyone. Compassion, understanding, and access to care can make a meaningful difference. There is treatment available: https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/locators/esmi

05/03/2026

Today's meeting at Cappuccino on Collins is postponed until May 17th at 1pm.

05/03/2026

“Rest Is Not Giving Up”

If you live with EDS or HSD, you’ve probably been told to “push through.”

But pushing through often leads to flare-ups, setbacks, and more pain.

Rest is not weakness.
Rest is strategy.

Learning to pace, listen to your body, and work with it—not against it—is a skill.

🌿 Dr Kenney helps patients build flexible, compassionate approaches to living well with chronic conditions.

05/03/2026

May is Mental Health Awareness Month.

Mental illness is a medical condition. This May, communities of faith and faith-based organizations can lead the way: learn the signs, help screen, and know where to refer: https://www.samhsa.gov/find-support/health-care-or-support

05/02/2026

“The Mental Load of Chronic Pain”

Chronic pain isn’t just physical.

It’s:
• Constant decision-making (“Can I do this today?”)
• Grief for what your body used to do
• Guilt when you need rest
• Explaining your limits… again

This invisible mental load is real—and exhausting.

You don’t have to carry it alone.

🌿 Therapy can help you build sustainable coping, reduce overwhelm, and reconnect with what matters.

05/02/2026

May is Mental Health Awareness Month.

Serious mental illnesses such as bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and major depression are medical conditions, not personal failures. Learning helps increase understanding. https://www.samhsa.gov/find-support/helping-someone

05/01/2026

May is an Awareness month for so many things! Dr. Kenney has a handful of topics near and dear to her that are highlighted this month. Another one of those is Arthritis Awareness Month.

Dr. Kenney works with a lot of people with chronic pain and lives, herself, with psoriatic arthritis, among other chronic pain conditions.

Living with psoriatic arthritis doesn’t just impact the body—it can take a toll on mental health too.

Chronic pain is linked with higher rates of:
• Anxiety
• Depression
• Irritability
• Grief for how things “used to be”

Supporting mental health is part of treating the whole person—not just the symptoms.

You don’t have to carry it alone. If you want to speak to someone who understands, reach out to Blooming Prairie Psychology today.

05/01/2026

“It’s Not Just Being Flexible”

May is EDS & HSD Awareness Month

Being “double-jointed” might sound like a party trick—but for many, it comes with chronic pain, fatigue, injuries, and years of not being believed.

Ehlers-Danlos Syndromes (EDS) and Hypermobility Spectrum Disorders (HSD) affect connective tissue throughout the body—not just joints.

🧠 And the mental health impact?
Living in an unpredictable body can bring anxiety, grief, frustration, and burnout.

You deserve care that sees the whole picture.

🌿 At Blooming Prairie Psychology, we support both the physical and emotional realities of chronic conditions.

05/01/2026

Today is the first day of Mental Health Awareness Month.

Mental health conditions are medical conditions and people living with them are more than a diagnosis. This , let’s lead with understanding.

Learn more: https://www.samhsa.gov/mental-health

05/01/2026

Did you know that Dr Kenney was the first and only provider trained by Postpartum Support International in North Dakota for a very long time? It’s wonderful that so many providers now have more training and knowledge in this area of mental health. May is a month of many awareness topics that are important to Dr Kenney. Follow all month for lots of info.

May is Maternal Mental Health Month, and we're Connecting the Dots for Maternal Mental Health 🔵

1 in 5 parents will experience a perinatal mental health disorder (PMHD) during or after pregnancy. PMHDs
are the #1 complication of childbirth. And yet...most parents navigate it in silence.

That silence is what we’re here to break.

This May, Postpartum Support International and The Blue Dot Project are sharing the statistics, stories, support, and solidarity about perinatal mental health disorders so that every parent knows they are not alone, they are not to blame, and with help, they WILL be well.

Learn more and help us Connect the Dots this May: https://loom.ly/ZgJv2iU

04/30/2026

✨ We are so excited to share that we will be offering a therapeutic Lego group! ✨

Open to everyone interested!

If you would like more information or think this would be a good fit for your kiddo, please contact us at 701-751-2828 or
contact@steppingstones-counseling.com