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OCD & Coming Out of the Pandemic
June 28, 2022 Joanna Hardis
OCD & Coming Out of the Pandemic

A recent CNN article caught my attention: OCD isn’t just about being a neat freak. And for those with it, this next stage of the pandemic may be hard. I’ve

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What Are You Teaching Your Brain?
June 14, 2022 Joanna Hardis
What Are You Teaching Your Brain?

In your brain, there’s this area called the amygdala. Understanding the amygdala is important when we talk about anxiety and OCD because this little cluster is your body’s alarm system.

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Setbacks in OCD Recovery
May 22, 2022 Joanna Hardis
Setbacks in OCD Recovery

Has someone ever told you, “you’ll have to live with your OCD forever?” It’s one of my pet peeves. First of all, it’s not true. Second of all, it doesn’t

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5 Reasons Why Taking Pics of Your Stove Is a Terrible Idea
May 8, 2022 Joanna Hardis
5 Reasons Why Taking Pics of Your Stove Is a Terrible Idea

As I was getting ready to leave for vacation, this article appeared in my feed: Why You Should Always Take a Photo of Your Stove Before You Go on Vacation.

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Imposter Syndrome: Men Feel It Too
April 17, 2022 Joanna Hardis
Imposter Syndrome: Men Feel It Too

The concept of imposter syndrome was originated by psychologists Pauline Rose Clance, PhD and Suzanne Imes, PhD in 1978. They called it “imposter phenomenon,” and their study focused on women

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Anxiety & OCD in Men
April 7, 2022 Joanna Hardis
Anxiety & OCD in Men

When most people think about anxiety, they probably inherently think women. When some men think about therapy, they picture mining their past and endlessly talking about “how they feel about

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3 Ways to Flex Your Distress Tolerance Muscle
March 15, 2022 Joanna Hardis
3 Ways to Flex Your Distress Tolerance Muscle

Here’s a little story for you. I thought I was fairly distress tolerant … until we had to do rowing time trials at the end of a grueling workout. I

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What Is Distress Tolerance? (And Why It Matters.)
March 8, 2022 Joanna Hardis
What Is Distress Tolerance? (And Why It Matters.)

Recently I’ve become a bit obsessed with the idea of distress tolerance. It’s “An individual’s perceived or actual ability to withstand negative emotional or physical states” (Brown, Lejuez, Kahler, Strong

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Distraction: Love It or Leave It?
February 27, 2022 Joanna Hardis
Distraction: Love It or Leave It?

In my last article, I talked about Dr. Sally Winston’s notion of the “while.” Essentially, Dr. Winston suggests that we feel the feelings WHILE we take the action. You don’t

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Why You Want to Feel Anxious, and Do It Anyway
February 10, 2022 Joanna Hardis
Why You Want to Feel Anxious, and Do It Anyway

I can’t remember where I first heard Dr. Sally Winston talk about “the while,” but I do remember the light bulb going off. I was so excited because it made

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Urge Surfing: How to Ride Out an Urge
January 19, 2022 Joanna Hardis
Urge Surfing: How to Ride Out an Urge

Coined by Dr. G Alan Marlatt, PhD, “urge surfing” is a term meant to help people ride out the desire or urge to do something that they really don’t want

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Mindfulness Isn’t What You Think It Is
December 1, 2021 Joanna Hardis
Mindfulness Isn’t What You Think It Is

One of my pet peeves (and I have many) is when people say, “mindfulness doesn’t work for me.” I always ask, “what did you expect it to do?” They invariably

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