“We think our job as humans is to avoid pain, our job as parents is to protect our children from pain, and our job as a friend is to fix each other’s pain. Maybe that’s why we feel like failures so often—because we have the wrong job description of love. People who are hurting don’t need Avoiders, Protectors, or Fixers…. Continue Reading »
Life Counseling Institute Has Opened a New Location in Park Ridge Illinois
Life Counseling Institute has opened a new location in Park Ridge Illinois as of February 17, 2020. Located at 444 N. Northwest Highway, the new office is just blocks from Uptown Park Ridge, with no parking or congestion hassles due to a convenient parking lot. The new suite features four offices, a spacious waiting room, and fresh, new, relaxing decor…. Continue Reading »
Is It Time for a Social Media Break?
For most people, myself included, social media is a huge part of our everyday lives. It connects us to friends and family, keeps us informed on news and world events, bring us humor via funny videos and memes, and serves as a healthy distraction from everyday stressors. But as you likely know, it can also be draining and isolating. Recent… Continue Reading »
Why I Love My Messy House
As I sit here entering deeper into the black hole of Instagram, scrolling through pictures of people who I don’t even remember, I find myself feeling progressively worse with each passing post. I frequently discuss with clients the dangers of comparison and how it impacts our sense of self-worth and confidence, yet in this moment I realize how hard it… Continue Reading »
Vitamin L
By Krystal Glassman, LPC Being raised in a health conscious environment by parents who had an extensive background in nutrition and alternative medicine, I had the opportunity to learn quite a bit about the body, nutrition, and physical health. At age 6, I began taking a variety of vitamins and supplements that I was told would make me strong and… Continue Reading »
Feelings are Hard
By Felicity Dineen, LCPC As a therapist I feel like I say, “What does that feel like for you?” at least 100 times per day. Usually the response is actually not a feelings word at all but rather an explanation or justification of what led me to ask that question in the first place. There’s a simple answer for why… Continue Reading »