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Gary Hardwick
December 16, 2020
Stress Reduction

Phone Stress

Gary Hardwick
December 16, 2020
Stress Reduction
Phone Stress

It pops up every seven days on my phone…a message that tells me the daily average amount of time I have been on the phone over the last week, and the percentage of how much that is up or down from the week before.

Gary Hardwick
December 9, 2020
Trauma Treatment

Walking Mindfully

Gary Hardwick
December 9, 2020
Trauma Treatment
Walking Mindfully

If you are struggling with trauma, it is easy to be caught up in the past or the future. Mindfulness and acceptance are practices that allow you to be in the present moment without trying to avoid what is happening or getting overwhelmed by what is happening.

Gary Hardwick
December 3, 2020
Stress Reduction

Sleep Stress

Gary Hardwick
December 3, 2020
Stress Reduction
Sleep Stress

Sleep is one of the most amazing things you do on a regular basis. There is the sheer amount of time that you give to sleep. About one-third of your time being alive involves lying down in a comfortable position and letting your body and mind rest.

Gary Hardwick
November 28, 2020
Anxiety Treatment

Being Still

Gary Hardwick
November 28, 2020
Anxiety Treatment
Being Still

The word “anxiety” comes from a Latin word that means “to choke or to strangle.” If you struggle with anxiety, you can identify with that image. There may be times when the anxiety is so powerful that it is difficult to breath; you literally feel like you are choking or being strangled.

Gary Hardwick
November 22, 2020
Depression Treatment

Practicing Thankfulness

Gary Hardwick
November 22, 2020
Depression Treatment
Practicing Thankfulness

The verb “to thank” comes from a root word that means “to think or feel.” The Etymology Online website points out that “thank” is related to “thought” the way “song” is to “sing.” So the word for “memory” comes to mean “good memory.” The word for “thought” becomes “good thought.”

Gary Hardwick
November 20, 2020
Stress Reduction

Is Healing and Coming Together Possible?

Gary Hardwick
November 20, 2020
Stress Reduction
Is Healing and Coming Together Possible?

We are so divided. We are so polarized. We nod our heads in agreement or shake our heads in despair. Is there any way we can come together and experience healing? Perhaps we try to picture what that coming together and healing might look like.

Gary Hardwick
November 15, 2020
Stress Reduction

Time Stress

Gary Hardwick
November 15, 2020
Stress Reduction
Time Stress

One of the biggest stressors that you may be experiencing is time. In one of the great ironies of life, technologies like the Internet and wireless devices were they were supposed to make life easier and more efficient, but we struggle now with time more than we did before we had these amazing inventions.

Gary Hardwick
November 9, 2020
Anxiety Treatment

Beyond Coping With The World We Live In

Gary Hardwick
November 9, 2020
Anxiety Treatment
Beyond Coping With The World We Live In

It is interesting to compare the original meaning of a word with how it is used today. Sometimes, looking at the original meaning can open up your understanding of a word. The word for today is “cope.” Cope comes from an Old French word that means “to quarrel, to hit or punch, to deliver blows, to engage in combat.”

Gary Hardwick
October 30, 2020
Marriage Counseling

How To Handle Conflict In Relationships

Gary Hardwick
October 30, 2020
Marriage Counseling
How To Handle Conflict In Relationships

One of the myths of marriage is that good marriages have little or no conflict, that couples is good relationships do not fight or argue. Marriages involve two very different people, which means two very different ways of looking at and acting in the world.

Gary Hardwick
October 23, 2020
Anxiety Treatment

Seven Daily Practices That Add Rhythm To Your Life

Gary Hardwick
October 23, 2020
Anxiety Treatment
Seven Daily Practices That Add Rhythm To Your Life

In control or out of control…given a choice between those two, you would choose the first one. Being in control is something to strive for; being out of control is something to avoid.

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