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Gary Hardwick
December 31, 2021
Depression Treatment

Practicing Behavior Activation

Gary Hardwick
December 31, 2021
Depression Treatment
Practicing Behavior Activation

In one of his workshops on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Daniel Moran says that an important part of treating depression is “behavior activation.”

Gary Hardwick
December 23, 2021
Marriage Counseling

Three Habits That Can Hurt Your Relationship

Gary Hardwick
December 23, 2021
Marriage Counseling
Three Habits That Can Hurt Your Relationship

When you see the word “habit, you probably think of a usual way of behaving or a tendency that you have settled into, as in "good eating habits."

Gary Hardwick
December 12, 2021
Anxiety Treatment

Anxiety and the Power of Language

Gary Hardwick
December 12, 2021
Anxiety Treatment
Anxiety and the Power of Language

Words are important. Words matter. Somewhere along the way, you were taught the phrase, “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words can never hurt me.” While this childhood phrase can be a defense against verbal bullying and name-calling, they carry a great irony.

Gary Hardwick
November 30, 2021
Stress Reduction

5 Ways to Deal with Sleep Stress During The Holidays

Gary Hardwick
November 30, 2021
Stress Reduction
5 Ways to Deal with Sleep Stress During The Holidays

Sleep is one of the places in life where you can experience stress. Sleep stress can happen at any point in your life, but it is not unusual for it to show up during the holidays.

Gary Hardwick
November 22, 2021
Depression Treatment

Ways to Stop Doing Depression

Gary Hardwick
November 22, 2021
Depression Treatment
Ways to Stop Doing Depression

Perhaps the title to this blog sounds a bit strange to you. It would make more sense to you if I was talking about how to stop being depressed or how to stop feeling depressed. That is the way we normally think about depression.

Gary Hardwick
November 9, 2021
Anxiety Treatment

What Do I DO When I Get Angry?

Gary Hardwick
November 9, 2021
Anxiety Treatment
What Do I DO When I Get Angry?

When I am working with people who struggle with anger, often in our sessions, I invite them to bring into their awareness a recent situation where they felt angry.

Gary Hardwick
October 29, 2021
Trauma Treatment

BE THIS—USING YOUR SENSES TO GROUND YOURSELF

Gary Hardwick
October 29, 2021
Trauma Treatment
BE THIS—USING YOUR SENSES TO GROUND YOURSELF

A common symptom of trauma is the presence of flashbacks or other intrusive thoughts and feelings. Flashbacks happen when personal experiences of the past show up suddenly in your awareness with any conscious effort to bring them to mind.

Gary Hardwick
October 21, 2021
Marriage Counseling

Has Your Marriage Become a Roommate Marriage?

Gary Hardwick
October 21, 2021
Marriage Counseling

Imagine that it is time for you to leave work and go home. Because you do this so often, you might not even be aware of what thoughts and feelings you have as you get in the car and drive home. This is an invitation to do something more intentional on the way home. Ask yourself: So what am I going home to?

Gary Hardwick
October 11, 2021
Anxiety Treatment

Four Factors That Fuel Your Anxiety: Reason Giving

Gary Hardwick
October 11, 2021
Anxiety Treatment
Four Factors That Fuel Your Anxiety: Reason Giving

The final factor that fuels the myths of anxiety is reason giving. As you think about your anxiety and fear, and its presence in your life, you probably have lots of reasons about why you can or cannot do certain activities in your life.

Gary Hardwick
October 2, 2021
Stress Reduction

The Stress of Living on Autopilot

Gary Hardwick
October 2, 2021
Stress Reduction
The Stress of Living on Autopilot

When you think of someone who is stressed, you might picture a person caught up in fretful worry. But there is another form of stress that may not show up on your face or with your gestures. It is the stress from living on autopilot.

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