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Personal Growth

Personal growth articles from the therapists at 2nd Story Counseling. Explore topics such as self-esteem, confidence, motivation, resilience, life transitions, personal development, finding purpose, and creating meaningful change in your life.

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Self-Fulfilling Prophecies: Creating Your Own Unwanted Outcomes

June 4, 2018 2SC Staff
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Would You Consider Feminist Therapy?

February 20, 2018 2SC Staff
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What Does Brain Science Say About Your Happiness?

October 4, 2017 2SC Staff
We’ve come a long way in our understanding of the brain.  Really.  Consider that it wasn’t until 1970 that the Society for Neuroscience was established.  And, consider that the technology catalyzing the MRI wasn’t even […]
Personal Growth

7 Ways To Induce a Lucid Dream Within One Week

July 12, 2017 2SC Staff
Lucid dreaming tips Normally a dream is like a movie with a first-person perspective – you may see through your own eyes, but you can’t control what is going on. Sometimes you helplessly make decisions […]
Personal Growth

Summer in Chicago and Mental Health

June 4, 2017 2SC Staff
By: John Lingner, LCSW The weather is glorious (most of the time), there’s suddenly a million things to do around the city, and it feels like the population has doubled now that everyone can finally […]
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Thoughts on Forgiveness from a Chicago Therapist

June 2, 2017 2SC Staff
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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 […]
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Summer: A Season People in Chicago Embrace

May 9, 2016 2SC Staff
By: Greg Harms, LCPC, CADC It may be a little premature to start thinking about summer in Chicago, but the weather has started to finally move towards warmer temperatures.  Every year numerous blogs and other […]

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