Who Are “They”?: Identifying the Influence of Consumer Culture on Beliefs
by Jen Dubos, LPC I’ve heard it a hundred times from a hundred different people. They start out by saying “Well, they say…” and usually end with some general statement about politics, or a weird health...
View ArticleDon’t Pull a Third Person Into Your Mess!
By Jennifer DuBos MA LPC Odd man out. Third wheel. Three’s a crowd. All these sayings have one thing in common: they are communicating the awkward nature of a relationship between three people. We all...
View ArticleSelf-Harm: Why We Do It and How To Stop
By Jennifer A. DuBos, MA LPC The subject of self-injury, or cutting as most people generically refer to it, is something that can turn any parent’s stomach. We think “What could have happened to my...
View ArticleThe Three Year Twitch: How to keep your marriage from ending before it’s even...
by Jen DuBos, MA LPC Most married folk over the age of 30 are familiar with the phrase “The Seven Year Itch”, which is the notion that seven years into marriage, spouses often get a little, well...
View ArticleThe Three Year Twitch: How to keep your marriage from ending before it’s even...
by Jen DuBos, MA LPC We’ve talked about some causes of The Three year Twitch so you can spot the warning signs – now let’s talk about some strategies you and your spouse can do to limit insecurities...
View ArticleCurse of the “Control Battle”: Using Power for the Right Reasons (pt. 1)
by Jen DuBos MA LPC Control is an illusion. Some people discover this reality when a tragedy strikes and they realize that no matter how well prepared, no matter what prior knowledge they may have had,...
View ArticleCurse of the “Control Battle”: Defining Victory and Repurposing Defeat (pt. 2)
by Jen DuBos MA LPC As discussed in part 1, control is actually an illusion- but one we are willing to preserve at great cost if we engage in conflict without clearly identified motives. People seek...
View ArticleDefining Dissociation and Reconnecting With Reality
by Jen DuBos, MA LPC When people hear me say the word “dissociation”, they look at me like they should respond with “gesundheit!” When I go on to explain what it means, they often look steadily more...
View ArticleIdentifying the Three Fundamental Fears: Death, Abandonment and Failure.
by Jen DuBos, MA LPC People can be afraid of literally anything: Snakes. Sleep. Germs. Airplanes. Malls. Relationships. Pogo sticks. Even a toothbrush going through the back of your head. But as varied...
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Defining Borderline Personality Disorder
by Jennifer DuBos, MA LPC The recent signing of receiver Brandon Marshall to the Chicago Bears has created a new wave of public interest in Borderline Personality Disorder due to his own diagnosis and...
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