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05/12/2025

🌸Attention Moms and Dads!🌸

Are you experiencing symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder during your perinatal period? You’re not alone—perinatal OCD is more common than you might think, and it can feel overwhelming and scary. But you don’t have to face it alone!

At The Nest, we’re here to help you every step of the way. Our provider, Shana Link, has a special interest in supporting parents just like you through compassionate, evidence-based care. She integrates Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), Inference-Based CBT (I-CBT), and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to tailor treatment to your unique needs.

With our telehealth services, you can receive expert care from the comfort of your own home, making it easier to fit therapy into your busy life—especially if you have little ones at home.

Whether you're a mom or dad, reach out today and let us guide you through this journey. You’ve got this, and we’re here to support you! 💖

651-425-9297
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04/23/2025

🪺 Struggling with stress, anxiety, or relationships? You’ve found your Nest.

The Nest Clinic in Stillwater offers confidential, personalized therapy for adults, couples, and professionals navigating life’s challenges. Whether it’s burnout, anxiety, grief, or feeling stuck — we’re here to help you find clarity and calm.

✨ Accepting new clients now
✔️ We take most major insurances
✔️ Private-pay options available for professionals who prefer discreet care
✔️ In-person & telehealth sessions
✔️ Welcoming, inclusive, and judgment-free

🧠 From career stress and relationship issues to life transitions and emotional overwhelm — we tailor therapy to you.

📞 Call (651) 425-9297
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The NEST is a boutique perinatal mental health wellness program for new and expecting mothers along with families experiencing fertility issues and loss.

12/30/2022

Are you thinking about participating in ?

Some of the results people experience include:

• 80% felt more in control of their drinking
• 76% learned more about when and why they drink
• 71% got better sleep
• 58% lost weight
• 57% had improved concentration
• 54% had better skin

If you're interested in learning more about the movement, here are a few tips that can help.

Learn more about the sober curious movement and the impact that alcohol can have on your health and wellness.

12/30/2022

Signs of high-functioning anxiety can be mistaken for positive traits.

From the outside, it looks like people struggling with high-functioning anxiety are thriving. They are top performers on the job. Their house is perfectly decorated. And they're the first to step up and help when someone needs it.

It may even appear they are living an Instagram-worthy, Pinterest-perfect life.

But under the surface, anxiety runs rampant. It's a large part of why they seem to have it all together.

Their anxiety pushes them to keep all the balls in the air and never let anyone see the struggle. They are detail-oriented, proactive, high-achievers.

If you can relate, we want you to know it's okay to reach out for help.

Learn to identify the signs and symptoms of high-functioning anxiety and tips to help manage it.

12/28/2022

We're going to speak to a minute specifically to anyone burntout and exhausted from this year.

There is pressure this time of year to set a bunch of resolutions and goals for the new year. It can almost become something we feel we must do or feel guilty and ashamed of not doing.

But what happens if you let the calendar flip over to 2023 without creating a long list of things that add pressure to your life?

It's okay not to set resolutions for the year.

It's okay to let go of the old resolutions you set year after year and then feel guilty about not making progress on throughout the year.

Maybe this year is the year you focus on feeling good about yourself instead of creating a long list of things you want to change about yourself.

Just because the year changes doesn't mean you need to become a new person along with the "New Year, New You" messaging.

Our goal at The NEST is to work with you to create a customized plan to help you feel your best. If that's what you want for yourself in 2023, contact us to work with an experienced mental health professional at 651-425-9297 or through the Learn More button.

12/23/2022

If you have a busy week of parties and get-togethers getting ready to start, here are some tips to help you stay present in the moment.

12/19/2022

Welcome to The NEST Clinic!

Finding good support when dealing with mental health and wellness challenges can feel like a struggle. But it shouldn’t have to.

We want to help you find your center and create balance in your life.

While we continue to specialize in one of our first areas of expertise—mental health challenges connected to the reproductive cycle throughout all stages of life—we have also expanded to cover a wide range of mental health conditions.

Some of our specialty areas include:

• Perinatal and reproductive mental health
• Fertility challenges
• Trauma, Loss and grief
• Stress, Anxiety and Depression
• S*x therapy
• Couples counseling
• Women’s medication management
• Birth doula services and childbirth education

We are located in a beautiful, peaceful setting along the river in Stillwater MN. It’s not your typical “therapist’s office” setting.

We want to make it as easy and comfortable as possible for you to get the help you need. That’s why we provide boutique specialized care in a welcoming, baby and family-friendly environment.

We’ll help you connect with the right therapist to provide integrated, holistic care with plans tailored to your needs. We know you are unique and promise to treat you individually. Our mental health and wellness programs are designed around you and the specific phases of your life.

12/16/2022

As the end of the year approaches, it can be helpful to reflect on the year and what you want to carry into the new year with you.

We can be an encouragement to others by sharing what has helped us so they have new ideas to try as well.

So, what self-care activities did you find most helpful in 2022?

12/14/2022

It's not only new moms who need to know the signs of postpartum depression. Others who should learn the signs to watch for include:

👉 Spouses/Partners
👉 Employers
👉 Friends
👉 Family members
👉 Coworkers

EVERYONE should know what postpartum depression signs to watch for if they have an expectant parent in their life in any role. And keep in mind that postpartum depression doesn't only impact the person giving birth. The spouse or partner can experience it. Adopted parents can experience it.

If you know the signs to look for, you can play an important role in supporting that person in getting help.

You can learn more about postpartum depression in our recent blog post

What's the difference between baby blues and postpartum depression? Learn the difference and how to get help for postpartum depression

12/12/2022

Many people are in the middle of life not looking like they expected it to right now. If you are one of them, we want to encourage you to remember that you are on a journey. You are not alone and don't need to stay stuck where you are right now.

If you need help or support figuring out what changes to make to start heading in the direction you want for life, our team is here for you.

12/09/2022

Holiday stress. There. We said it.

Hallmark wants to paint this beautiful picture of what the holidays are "supposed" to look like, but for many people, all this does is create unrealistic expectations for how the holiday season should go.

The reality is the challenges you're facing now and the ones that will pop up during the holidays probably aren't going to wrap themselves up nicely in just under an hour and a half.

So, let's leave the unrealistic solutions to the movies and look at some real solutions on how to handle stress and anxiety during the holidays.

https://www.thenestclinic.com/post/feeling-the-holiday-stress-here-s-how-to-find-relief

If you're feeling holiday stress and anxiety, you're not alone. Learn how to find relief during the holidays