
Suzanne Degges-White
Suzanne Degges-White is professor and chair of the Counseling, Adult and Higher Education department at Northern Illinois University. She is a licensed counselor whose focus includes working with individuals and families facing transitions.
Suzanne’s academic research explores development over the lifespan with a strong focus on women’s relationships and women’s developmental transitions. Her Lifetime Connections blog on PsychologyToday.com explores women’s relationships in families and friendscapes.
She also is president of the Association for Adult Development and Aging, a division of the American Counseling Association.
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Suzanne Degges-White explores the difference between belonging and mattering.
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It's that time of year when social media feeds fill up with a certain kind of adorable/annoying images. Suzanne Degges-White says to have fun with your First Day photos.
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Suzanne Degges-White is thinking about "The Golden Rule" and how it plays into living a good life.
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Suzanne Degges-White wants to know what you are doing this summer...and will it be as great as when you were a kid?
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As we once again ask, "How could it happen here?" Suzanne Degges-White reminds us that we can get help for "violence fatigue."
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Suzanne Degges-White introduces us to "chaos chasers" and how they fulfill their need for community.
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We all need a place to go where everyone knows our name, according to Suzanne Degges-White.
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Life isn't all fun and games, says Suzanne Degges-White. Except when it is...
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Winter and the holidays got you down? Suzanne Degges-White says it's time to light a metaphorical fire.
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It's been a really tough few months. Coach Suzanne Degges-White has advice for pulling off an upset victory.