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How Taking the Seeming “HIGH ROAD” in Conflict-Resolution can Backfire!

“Anytime we go ‘silent,’ ‘suck it up’, ‘give in’, or do ‘penance’ just for the sake of wanting the conflict to end, we need to recognize there is nothing noble about this.” By Karla Hardin, MS LPC

Bridget CrowderDecember 15, 2019hardin life resources, enneagram conflict styles, how to resolve conflict, conflict resolution, how to fight well, how to not be a pushover, conflict is good

4 Everyday Ways to Develop Empathy in Your Child

“Empathy is not an ability that anyone is born with. It is a skill that is built over time, and you can help!” By Guest Contributor, Emily Patterson, LICSW, PIP

Bridget CrowderDecember 8, 2019parenting tips, Christian parenting, parenting ideas, tips every parent needs to know, tips for self-growth, developing empathy in your child, growing empathy in kids, tips for teaching kids to be empathetic, parenting advice for Christians, raising kids to have a high EQ, EQ development in kids, hardin life resources

Happy Thanksgiving! – The Power of Gratitude

“Gratitude realigns us to God and helps us feel full, not just with turkey on Thanksgiving, but with the love that transforms our lives.” By Philip K. Hardin, M.A., M. Div., LMFT, LPC

Bridget CrowderNovember 24, 2019Gratitude, How to be grateful, gratitude on Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving meditations, how gratitude changes your attitude, hardin life resources, hard in life, hard relationship advice, holiday relationship advice, how to set boundaries with family

UNEQUALLY YOKED: How to Maintain Relationships When You are in Different Places in Life

“The older I get, I realize that many of us are constantly trying to navigate new relationship realities we didn’t choose.” By Karla Hardin, M.S. LPC

SOCIALBridget CrowderNovember 17, 2019unequally yoked relationships, when to leave a relationship, how to maintain a hard relationship, how to move forward, relationship obligations, struggles of caregivers, hard relationship advice, unequally yoked, Biblical relationships, what the Bible says about marriage, what the Bible says about relationships

Which Personal Growth Stage are You In?

“…you will not enter into the process of personal growth until you reckon that you’re stuck.” - Abigail Cole Hardin, CLC; PNLP

Bridget CrowderNovember 10, 2019 Comment

How is Your Enneagram Type Keeping You Stuck in Conflict?

“As much as we know about good “conflict-resolution” skills, it can all go out the window when we are in the thick of it.” By Audrey Hardin, M.S. LPC

Bridget CrowderNovember 3, 2019enneagram conflict styles, how to resolve conflict, self-examination, verses on self-examination, self-compassion, self reflection quotes, hardin life resources, enneagram fears

What Are You Reading?

“The Relational Soul: Moving from False Self to Deep Connection” by Richard Plass & James Cofield

Bridget CrowderOctober 27, 2019hardin, hardin life resources, hard in lfe, the relational soul, False Self, Real Self, combat the false self, book review

"What Not to Wear" -The Reality Show That Teaches The Secret to Finding Your BEST LIFE

“It’s hard to live your best life when you are out of touch with reality and you aren’t honest with yourself.” By Karla Hardin, MS LPC

Bridget CrowderOctober 13, 2019What not to wear, how to live your best life, how to not be fake, combat the false self, hindrances to your best life, how to be whole, how to grow, how to get unstuck, end anxiety, steps to self-improvement, christian growth, Christian self-improvement

3 Ways to Make a Real Change

“To make a real change, we must get present, and that means facing our past.” By Abigail Cole Hardin, CLC, PNLP

Bridget CrowderOctober 6, 2019change, change habits, disassociate, life change, life goals, new habits, new years resolutions, resolutions, associate, three steps, three ways, hardin life resources, tips for self-love, tips for spiritual growth, tips for self-growth, self development tips, how to stay present Comments

Are You Enough? How to Win the Uphill and Downhill Battle of Self-Esteem

“When society’s way to combat issues of self-esteem and find inner peace fails us, we must change our focus.” By Audrey Hardin, MS, LPC

Are you a Lion, Bull, Chameleon or Turtle? How understanding 4 Animal Metaphors Can Change Your Life and Relationship

“Changing the way you think about you will inevitably change the way you live and love those around you.” By Philip K. Hardin, M.A., M. Div., LMFT, LPC

Bridget CrowderSeptember 22, 2019Lions were born to roar, hardin life resources, how to live authentically, growth for men, metaphors for your life, be the lion, bull metaphor, turtle metaphor, chameleon metaphor, Real Self, real men, christian growth, Christian men

What Are You Living For?

Society encourages us to “visualize” success and what we want in life—but that isn’t necessarily true vision. By Abigail Cole Hardin, CLC; PNLP

SPIRITUALBridget CrowderSeptember 15, 2019hardin life resources, key to success, without vision the people perish, eternal perspective, visionary, become a visionary, what are you living for, the struggle is real, sanctification, self-help, spiritual growth, tips to grow spiritually, tips for spiritual growth

Are you stuck? The Five Letter Dirty Word That Could Be Holding You Back

“We cannot reach our optimum in life if we are not firing on all four cylinders… and ****r stands in the way.”

By Karla Hardin, M.S., LPC

Bridget CrowderSeptember 8, 2019aging, cancer, inflammation, sugar woes, sugar overload, reduce sugar, how to reduce sugar, sugar silent killer, sugar the new cigarette, sugar addiction, heart disease, depression, diabetes, memory loss, christian discipline, christian growth, hardin life resources, mood disorders and sugar

Three Tips to Tying a Square Knot in your Marriage

“Tie a square knot around your marriage now so it doesn’t unravel.” By Philip K. Hardin, M.A., M. Div., LMFT, LPC

SOCIALBridget CrowderSeptember 1, 2019Christian marriage, marriage tips, square knot marriage, hardin life resources, reef knot, committed relationship, commitment and Jesus, therapist marriage, counseling tips, therapeutic growth, marriage advice, strengthen your relationship, strengthen your marriage, intimacy in marriage, how to tie a square knot

Tired of Ineffective Discipline? One Tip That Will Recalibrate Your Parenting.

“When discipline is done poorly, the child’s self-value suffers.” By Karla Hardin, M.S., LPC

Bridget CrowderAugust 25, 2019hardin life resources, discipline, parenting tips, effective discipline, christian discipline, Christian parenting, Dr. Spock, parenting ideas, helpful parenting tips, tips every parent needs to know, building self-esteem, building child's self-esteem, christian growth

5 Common Setbacks When Trying to Set Boundaries

“What is holding you back from setting limits with others?” By Audrey Hardin, M.S. LPC

Ideal, Real, or False –Which “Self” are you?

“The struggle to be real will always come up against our desire to avoid pain and disappointment. Where will you land?” By Philip K. Hardin, M.A., M. Div., LMFT, LPC

Are You Faking It?

“When we start to recognize our failure to change ourselves, it can be tempting to ‘fake it till you make it’.” By Karla Hardin, M.S., LPC

Bridget CrowderAugust 4, 2019fake christians, hardin life resources, how to not be fake, fake people, christian growth, sanctification, foolish galatians, two-faced christianity, authentic living, how to live authentically, how to grow

Going Against the Grain: How to Shift Emotional Patterns (Part 2)

“As Christians, we have more positive ammunition against our negative thoughts, our failures, and our shortcomings.” -By Abigail Cole Hardin, CLC, PNLP

Bridget CrowderJuly 28, 2019hardin life resources, The holistic psychologist, holistic growth, anxiety, emotional addiction, emotional patterns, renew your mind, reap what you sow, how to change your thinking, the body keeps score, New York Trauma, christian growth, Set free, the truth will set you free, postitive thinking, negative thinking, whatever is true

Going Against the Grain: How to Shift Emotional Patterns (Part 1)

The brain does not want to change. It prefers old habits even if they are destructive.

Bridget CrowderJuly 21, 2019negative thinking, Anxiety, emotional patterns, new habits, habits, bad habits, journaling Comment