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Using Play to Boost Your Well-Being
How often do you let yourself play? Do you remember how carefree childhood felt when you spent the day playing, running around trying to tag friends or making up games to pass the time? You had all...
Spring Cleaning for Your Mind: 3 Simple Ways to Get Rid of Negative Thoughts
The sun is shining, the birds are chirping, and the flowers are starting to bloom. Can you tell that Spring is on its way? You’ve made it through one more Chicago winter and maybe had to deal with a...
Dealing With Awkward Conflicts In Your Relationship: One Couple’s Story
When you're in a relationship long enough, you're bound to get into some... uncomfortable... conflicts with your partner. Lincoln Park Therapy Group founder Nicolle Osequeda, Licensed Marriage and...
How to Fight Shame Related to Debt and Finances
Finances are a touchy subject, but they don’t have to trigger uncomfortable emotions like shame, embarrassment, or negative feelings about yourself… Lincoln Park Therapy Group founder Nicolle...
5 Reasons To Go To Couples Therapy
When you first fall in love with someone, life can feel close to perfect for a while. But then the high of new love wears off and life starts to return to “normal”… and that’s where the real...
Simple Ways to Beat the Winter Blues
It’s that time of year again where the enthusiasm from the New Year has waned and you find yourself fighting the winter blues. The temperature is painfully low, the snow has taken over the city, and...
3 Ways to Cope With Family Conflict Over the Holidays
November has arrived, which means that the holiday season is officially upon us. While that might fill some people with joy and excitement, others often face the holidays with dread and a desire to...
3 Tips to Help Keep Your Life Organized This Fall
If you look around, you can see that change is coming…the days are shorter, the weather is crisper, and the leaves will soon start to change. All the signs that Summer is on its way out and Fall is...
Texas School Shooting: How to Help Kids Navigate Fear Amid Gun Violence in Schools
How can you support your child through traumatic events like a school shooting? As the nation responds to the tragic school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, families are left grappling with how to explain...