SpringSource Co-Founder Spotlight: Dr. Susan McClanahan
November 12, 2025 SpringSource: Eating, Weight & Mood Disorders
Dr. Susan McClanahan: Friend, Teacher, Healer Article by Edward T. McDougal I’ve known Susan McClanahan since our kids played tournament chess together starting in 2003. Our families traveled all over the country to participate in national tournaments that drew thousands of elementary and middle school players from all over the country. While our boys battled […]
The Missing Link in Medical Weight Loss: Mental Health Support
November 4, 2025 SpringSource: Eating, Weight & Mood Disorders
A New Era in Midlife Health The medical weight loss landscape is evolving fast. From WeightWatchers (WW) launching a GLP-1 program for menopausal women to Costco dispensing prescriptions for Ozempic and similar medications, access to these treatments is expanding at an unprecedented rate. That’s good news. Innovation and accessibility matter, especially for women in midlife […]
October 27, 2025 SpringSource: Eating, Weight & Mood Disorders
From Panic to Perspective When psychologist Jean Twenge first questioned whether smartphones were “destroying a generation,” her 2017 Atlantic article caused shockwaves among parents, teachers, and mental health professionals alike. Now, nearly a decade later, she’s trying to end the debate she ignited, not because the problem has gone away, but because she believes we […]
Hope Over Happiness: Why Hope Carries Us Through Hard Times
October 12, 2025 SpringSource: Eating, Weight & Mood Disorders
How to Hold on to Hope When Happiness Feels Out of Reach. During the darkest seasons of life or in times of upheaval like grief, illness, uncertainty, or heartbreak, it’s easy to feel as if happiness has abandoned us. Smiling may become painfully difficult, we might feel heavier, and joy often seems completely out of […]
From Hot Flashes to Brain Fog, Anxiety to Insomnia: How Therapy Can Help Women in Midlife
September 29, 2025 SpringSource: Eating, Weight & Mood Disorders
Psychological Support for Women in Perimenopause, Menopause, and Beyond Hot flashes may take the spotlight, but what pushes women to seek therapy isn’t just the heat; it’s heartbreak, anxiety, and the quiet fear that they’ll never feel like themselves again. Adding fuel to this fire, when women in midlife display strong emotions, society often labels […]
Transference & Countertransference: Therapy’s Secret Mirror
September 5, 2025 SpringSource: Eating, Weight & Mood Disorders
Why Feeling Attached (or Irritated) in Therapy Can Actually Help You Heal Have you ever reacted to someone in your life with much more intensity than the situation really called for, like snapping at your partner for feeling that they were scolding you like a parent, or being instantly drawn to someone who reminds you […]
August 22, 2025 SpringSource: Eating, Weight & Mood Disorders
The SpringSource Adult IOP Provides Specialized Care for Eating Disorders, Weight Concerns, and Mood Disorders. Adulthood brings many seasons of deep change. Career shifts, family transitions, health issues, and an evolving sense of self are just a few of the challenges faced by those in midlife and beyond. For many adults in Chicago and the […]
The Sandwich Generation: A Caregiving Crisis in Midlife
August 1, 2025 SpringSource: Eating, Weight & Mood Disorders
How Society and Policy Fail the Sandwich Generation We recently watched the incredibly compelling documentary “Caregiving” and were moved by both the personal stories and the well-researched history of caregiving in the United States. The film places personal stories within a broader context by tracing the evolution of caregiving and policy in the U.S., from […]
GLP-1 Drugs for Weight Loss & Women Over 40: Empowerment or New Diet Culture?
July 20, 2025 SpringSource: Eating, Weight & Mood Disorders
If you’re a woman in your 40s, 50s, or beyond and feel frustrated with your body, exhausted from decades of dieting, and invisible in a culture obsessed with youth, you’re not alone. The rise in popularity of GLP-1 medications like Ozempic, Wegovy, and Mounjaro isn’t just about aesthetics. It’s about regaining control, finding relief, and […]
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