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featured on Chaotic Commute written by Lauren Schifferdecker, MA, LCPC Setting goals is exciting, isn’t it? There’s a thrill, a rush. Research says you actually release endorphins when you set goals because you picture the results and it makes you happy. Crushing your goals is really great too. Obviously. But it’s somewhere between the start line and finish line that…
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Presented live May 20, 2017 by Lauren Schifferdecker, MA, LCPC, NCC There is a secret to winning arguments that can save precious time and spreading love and connection in a world that desperately needs it. Two things are true of all arguments big or small. One: we all have them. Two: we all want to be right. So what are…
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Moms, high fives, you survived!!! I hope you’re pouring yourself a hot coffee or cup of tea. How are you doing? It’s been a brutally cold snap across the country, which means lots of cabin fever. For those of you, with me in Chicago, schools have been closed three days this week. THREE DAYS. Anyone else have some parenting “moments”…
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How to be happy while working toward your goals Published first on The Chaotic Commute Time seemed to stand still while I was surrounded by families cheering and screaming “10, 9, 8, 7 … “I felt a pang of desperation and anxiety, as I thought “I’m not ready for the New Year. I don’t know my goals. I don’t know…
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By Gretchen Zagzebski, MEd, LPC, full-time adolescent therapist at Inspire Counseling Center How do we naturally foster an adolescent’s independence and promote positive growth and change? The adolescent brain is designed to begin breaking away from parents. It is a biological response as they begin to get ready for the moment in time where they leave the nest. We will…
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A Personal Look at a Therapist’s Story and Journey of One-Word Goals Throughout Challenging Times I recently heard that the most effective New Year’s resolutions are made using only one word. For example, if “create” is the word then maybe this would be the year you finally take that pottery class you’ve been eyeing or you dust off the…
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