Navigating the Holidays with Chronic Pain

December 19, 2016 2SC Staff

By Dr. Greg Harms If you are living with chronic or episodic pain, the next two weeks may be the most difficult of the entire year for you. The holidays come with a lot of […]

Loss and the Stages of Grief When Someone We Love Dies

December 1, 2016 2SC Staff

By: Alexandra DeWoskin People are innately afraid of loss. But, loss is oh so common in our lives and can take many forms, some of which are more distressing than others. There are all kinds […]

6 Steps to Move Out of Comparison and Into Compassion

November 12, 2016 2SC Staff

We’ve all been there. Some of us live there. You log onto social media and see the “fantastic lives” of your exes, your high school classmates, and your co-workers. Maybe you walk through the […]

When It Seems Like This Is All There Is

June 15, 2016 2SC Staff

By: Greg Harms Over the past year or so I have heard from a number of people, both patients and non-patients, that they seem to be experiencing some symptoms of depression, or maybe anxiety. They […]

Three Things You Need to Be Successful

May 19, 2016 2SC Staff

Success Requires 3 Things By: Costa Provis, LCPC, CPC I have never met anyone who didn’t want to be successful. Maybe that means success in your career, or success in relationships, or in pursuit of […]

The Narrative and stories we tell ourselves…

May 1, 2016 2SC Staff

Narrative Therapy By: Alex DeWoskin It is not a revolutionary view that culture and environment contribute to identity formation and how one experiences themselves and others. Since Freud, schools of psychology have, to some extent, […]

From Adversity to Success…Lessons and Growth

April 18, 2016 2SC Staff

By: Alexandra DeWoskin, LCSW “When life gets tough, the tough get going.” So they say… Consider that 75 percent of all people experience some form of trauma in life, and about 20 percent of all […]

3 Tips for People in Chicago to Work Through Burnout

March 18, 2016 2SC Staff

By: Dr. Tyler Fortman Chicago can be a tough place to survive, succeed, and thrive professionally. It’s not only the third largest city in the country, it’s also home to companies like Boeing, United Airlines, […]