Chicago Human Potential News

"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about the things that matter" Dr King


We are at the most critical juncture of our modern day political saga.  The primaries for the next US President have turned into a debacle before our very eyes.  It is not the practice of myself as a therapist to mix political opinion with my professional work, however I believe that it is now unethical if I d...

Joslyn Jelinek was interviewed by Northwestern University's Medill school about coping with the loss of a family pet.

"I think we really talk about how pets are part of our lives. We dress them up. We take them places. But we don't talk about how hard it is to go through the loss and the grieving. What you feel is what you feel, and that bond is very strong," Jelinek said. "I think we're fooling...

Joslyn Jelinek was interviewed about setting aside one hour a week to help Illinois military veterans and their families by means of the Give An Hour organization.

"There are changes in the family dynamic. There also may be changes in the veteran that everybody needs to process, and it's really rewarding to see how much they work together. Because of repeat deployments, many veterans don't get t...