River Valley's Cue to Be Well

River Valley's Cue to Be Well - May 2022

Published: Tue, 05/10/22

This is your "CUE TO BE WELL" | May 2022

“If you believe it will work out, you will see opportunities, if you believe it won’t, you’ll see obstacles.”
-Wayne Dyer

News and Updates at River Valley BHWC

New Text Balance Notification System - May 16!

River Valley BHWC is excited to announce the introduction of Text Balance Notification! Taking the place of paper statements by mail, you will receive a text notification of your current balance within the clinic. The text you receive will have a link to take you to the payment portal and your account information. You will be able to see your balance, the dates of service, and a Pay button to which you can use the card on file to pay your balance in full. You can also view your payment history within the clinic.

This change will go into effect on Monday, May 16th. As a client within River Valley, you will automatically be changed to receive these text balance notifications. If you would like to receive a paper statement instead, please contact the billing department at 952-746-0583 to make the change within your account. You will not be able to receive both a text and paper statements.

Please note that along with this new option to pay your balance electronically from the text balance notification, River Valley will still be following their policy and run any outstanding account balances on the 15th and 30th of every month to the credit card on file.

SECOND LOCATION OPENING!

We are delighted to announce that we will be expanding our services to Northfield, MN! Our new clinic will be located at 158 Water St N., right in the heart of Northfield and conveniently located between both Carleton and Saint Olaf College! This three level office condo is currently being constructed into 9 offices and a large playroom for play therapy and is expected to be ready June 1, 2022! We recognize the growing need for mental health services in every community and are eager to bring our expertise to Northfield and the surrounding areas. Please share this with your south of the metro friends.

Spring brings new beginnings. We are so excited to expand our philosophy to more people with the genuine intent to help people. Let's share these new beginnings together!

May is Mental Health Awareness Month

May has been nationally recognized as Mental Health Awareness month since 1949. We wanted to pass along this list on how to support, celebrate, and re-invigorate our awareness of mental health in this country. Check it out here: "24 Ideas to Help Celebrate Mental Health Awareness Month"

Wellness Technique: How to Beat Procrastination - Pomodoro Technique

Italian author and business consultant, Francesco Cirillo, invented this technique when he found that grouping his time in chunks, separated by five minute breaks, greatly improved how many tasks he accomplished along with how efficiently he accomplished them. He used a timer shaped like a tomato which is where the name comes from, Pomodoro (a type of tomato), to keep his time segmented. If we focus on smaller tasks at a time, we are more likely to stay focused while feeling less overwhelmed. This works great for your child's homework along with other tasks around the house.

Technique:

Step 1: Get your work area clear of distractions. This includes your desktop or table (piles of paper containing tasks, bills, lists, etc.) and your computer desktop (close extra programs you are not using, close extra tabs in your browser like social media!).

Step 2: Set a timer for 25 minutes and get to work.

Step 3: After the 25 minute timer, take a break---absolutely avoid screens! You can take a walk, stretch out, grab a beverage, play a musical instrument, do an exercise, etc.

Step 4: Reset timer for 25 minutes and repeat 3 more times. This will group four 25 minute work sections with breaks into a 2 hour block.

Cirillo, F. (2018). The Pomodoro Technique The Acclaimed Time-Management System That Has Transformed How We Work. Currency.

"How to Beat Procrastination." Breathe Energy, Fall 2020, pg. 40