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Baylen Dupree’s hit reality series, Baylen Out Loud<\/em>, returns to TLC on Oct. 7 at 9 p.m. ET<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n- \n\n
In season 2, viewers will see the TikToker continue to manage her Tourette Syndrome, OCD and more as her relationship with fianc\u00e9 Colin Dooley continues to grow<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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In the first episode of the show’s latest installment, Dupree’s parents shock the young couple by advising them to try premarital counseling on Dooley’s birthday<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Baylen Dupree<\/a> has dedicated her adult life to destigmatization, both in addressing her own Tourette Syndrome and advocating more generally for mental health awareness. In the newest season of her TLC series, Baylen Out Loud<\/em>,<\/a> the TikTok star is breaking down preconceived notions \u2014\u00a0including her own \u2014\u00a0about one of her latest journeys: premarital counseling.<\/p>\nIn February, Dupree, 23, got engaged<\/a> to her boyfriend of nearly three years, Colin Dooley<\/a>, 25. As fans see in her reality series, the influencer’s mother and father, Julie and Allen<\/a>, showed some hesitation in fully backing the younger couple’s decision to get married. In the first episode of season 2, Dupree’s parents surprised her and Dooley with some honest advice as they celebrated his birthday.<\/p>\n“We have been talking about our marriage … and the parts of it that have made us successful, and it started with some premarital counseling,” Julie began in the scene at Dupree and Dooley’s apartment.<\/p>\n
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Baylen Dupree for season 2 of TLC’s ‘Baylen Out Loud.’<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
The mom of six clarified that couples therapy isn’t meant to dig up issues that could break them up, but instead it should help them realize what marriage has in store. While the fianc\u00e9s initially bristled at the suggestion, Dupree tells PEOPLE that the counseling sessions have proved to be far more useful than they initially guessed.<\/p>\n
“I would say at first, me and Colin were definitely shocked that my parents brought it up to us on his birthday,” she admits. “Other than that, I feel like it’s great for people to see that you don’t have to go to premarital counseling to work on your relationship to make it better because you’re struggling. You can go there and work on it to make it better.”<\/p>\n
Dupree \u2014\u00a0who has over 2.3 million followers on Instagram<\/a> and 10.8 million on TikTok<\/a> \u2014 notes that she came to realize how much of the “unknown” is added to a relationship with the addition of marriage, kids and similarly new facets.<\/p>\n“You never know what you’re going to get into. You never know what type of person you’re actually marrying until you have kids,” she explains. Her experience in premarital counseling is “just kind of having those tough, difficult conversations,” Dupree adds. “And I love it. I love premarital counseling.”<\/p>\n
As glimpsed in Baylen Out Loud<\/em>, she and Dooley weren’t fully on board with the suggestion, and Dupree explains to PEOPLE that she felt so sure counseling wasn’t right for their situation. They didn’t see the need to change what felt like such a “great place” in their relationship.<\/p>\nHowever, as Julie told her daughter and soon-to-be son-in-law, premarital counseling could be less about fixing and far more about improving. Since Dupree admits she’s particularly “good at avoiding” conflict, the shared therapy sessions became a way for her and Dooley to have “a lot of conversations that people don’t want to have.”<\/p>\n\n![\"TLC](\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/eZVyUDqFKRvjx2nHh7Z3Ug--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MTtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/people_218\/5777c69364e975200080954391f27e03\"\/)
Baylen Dupree’s hit reality series, Baylen Out Loud<\/em>, returns to TLC on Oct. 7 at 9 p.m. ET<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n In season 2, viewers will see the TikToker continue to manage her Tourette Syndrome, OCD and more as her relationship with fianc\u00e9 Colin Dooley continues to grow<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n In the first episode of the show’s latest installment, Dupree’s parents shock the young couple by advising them to try premarital counseling on Dooley’s birthday<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n Baylen Dupree<\/a> has dedicated her adult life to destigmatization, both in addressing her own Tourette Syndrome and advocating more generally for mental health awareness. In the newest season of her TLC series, Baylen Out Loud<\/em>,<\/a> the TikTok star is breaking down preconceived notions \u2014\u00a0including her own \u2014\u00a0about one of her latest journeys: premarital counseling.<\/p>\n In February, Dupree, 23, got engaged<\/a> to her boyfriend of nearly three years, Colin Dooley<\/a>, 25. As fans see in her reality series, the influencer’s mother and father, Julie and Allen<\/a>, showed some hesitation in fully backing the younger couple’s decision to get married. In the first episode of season 2, Dupree’s parents surprised her and Dooley with some honest advice as they celebrated his birthday.<\/p>\n “We have been talking about our marriage … and the parts of it that have made us successful, and it started with some premarital counseling,” Julie began in the scene at Dupree and Dooley’s apartment.<\/p>\n Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for PEOPLE’s free daily newsletter<\/a> to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer\u200b\u200b, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.<\/strong><\/p>\n TLC<\/p>\n Baylen Dupree for season 2 of TLC’s ‘Baylen Out Loud.’<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n The mom of six clarified that couples therapy isn’t meant to dig up issues that could break them up, but instead it should help them realize what marriage has in store. While the fianc\u00e9s initially bristled at the suggestion, Dupree tells PEOPLE that the counseling sessions have proved to be far more useful than they initially guessed.<\/p>\n “I would say at first, me and Colin were definitely shocked that my parents brought it up to us on his birthday,” she admits. “Other than that, I feel like it’s great for people to see that you don’t have to go to premarital counseling to work on your relationship to make it better because you’re struggling. You can go there and work on it to make it better.”<\/p>\n Dupree \u2014\u00a0who has over 2.3 million followers on Instagram<\/a> and 10.8 million on TikTok<\/a> \u2014 notes that she came to realize how much of the “unknown” is added to a relationship with the addition of marriage, kids and similarly new facets.<\/p>\n “You never know what you’re going to get into. You never know what type of person you’re actually marrying until you have kids,” she explains. Her experience in premarital counseling is “just kind of having those tough, difficult conversations,” Dupree adds. “And I love it. I love premarital counseling.”<\/p>\n As glimpsed in Baylen Out Loud<\/em>, she and Dooley weren’t fully on board with the suggestion, and Dupree explains to PEOPLE that she felt so sure counseling wasn’t right for their situation. They didn’t see the need to change what felt like such a “great place” in their relationship.<\/p>\n However, as Julie told her daughter and soon-to-be son-in-law, premarital counseling could be less about fixing and far more about improving. Since Dupree admits she’s particularly “good at avoiding” conflict, the shared therapy sessions became a way for her and Dooley to have “a lot of conversations that people don’t want to have.”<\/p>\n