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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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5 Tips for Handling Thanksgiving When You Have OCD
November 21, 2021 Joanna Hardis
5 Tips for Handling Thanksgiving When You Have OCD

Here in the U.S., Thanksgiving is right around the corner. And then comes Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa, New Year’s … it can be a lot of pressure with expectations and togetherness.

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How to Support Someone With OCD
November 11, 2021 Joanna Hardis
How to Support Someone With OCD

I think it’s probably fair to say that many of us have some level of fear around the holidays and Covid. Is being vaccinated enough? Will we unknowingly expose or

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Cognitive Defusion: 3 Techniques to Free You from Your Thoughts
August 26, 2021 Joanna Hardis
Cognitive Defusion: 3 Techniques to Free You from Your Thoughts
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Understanding Your Amygdala
August 10, 2021 Joanna Hardis
Understanding Your Amygdala

If you’re at all familiar with the amygdala, you know it affects so much. And if you’re learning how to respond differently to your anxiety or OCD, understanding this part

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5 Ways to Get Out of Emotional Reasoning
July 25, 2021 Joanna Hardis
5 Ways to Get Out of Emotional Reasoning

We all engage in emotional reasoning, which is using our feelings as proof of something and/or allowing those feelings guide to guide our behavior. Who can’t relate to feeling something

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The Basics of Emotional Reasoning
July 12, 2021 Joanna Hardis
The Basics of Emotional Reasoning

Have you ever felt so sure that something bad, something horrific was about to happen? Your heart pounds and palms sweat. It must be true, because you feel it. Right?

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How Do I Know If My Fear is “Rational”?
June 27, 2021 Joanna Hardis
How Do I Know If My Fear is “Rational”?

So much of recovery from an anxiety disorder and/or OCD is in distinguishing the “what is” from the “what if.”  Your brain tells you something scary. Your threat-alert system is

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Therapy Isn’t Working. What Should I Do?
June 14, 2021 Joanna Hardis
Therapy Isn’t Working. What Should I Do?

Sadly, I hear this a lot. It’s a delicate topic for sure. I hear stories of people who’ve been with the same therapist for years. They either still feel stuck

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Let’s Talk About Health Anxiety
May 19, 2021 Joanna Hardis
Let’s Talk About Health Anxiety

In treating health anxiety, we talk about the same process we do for all anxiety disorders. We work on becoming mindful of our experience: acknowledging how we’re feeling physical and emotionally. Rather than try to get it to go away, we become...

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