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Reflect Before you Goal-Set in the New Year

“We must look back before we can improve our future.” By Philip K. Hardin, MA, MDiv, LMFT, LPC

Family Code: The Role We Get Stuck Playing

How to avoid your role in the family drama.

SOCIAL, EMOTIONALBridget CrowderDecember 20, 2020family, family code, faking, role, family conflict, survive the holidays, holiday survival, holiday survival with family, home for the holidays, holiday stress, family stress, hardin life, holiday therapy Comments

How to Make the Most Out of a Season of Loss

“The challenge for all of us is how can we daily show up and thrive when loss is part of our everyday reality?” By Karla Hardin, MS LPC

Bridget CrowderDecember 13, 2020ongoing loss, unending grief, death, how God uses death, personal growth through death, growth through loss, grieving well, how to grieve, steps of grief, COVID-19 Grief, systemic loss, exhaustion from grief, exhausted from the pandemic, glass half full, how to see the silver lining

7 Steps to Finding Rest

“If we are to live more meaningful and productive lives, we NEED to build rest into our days.” By Philip K. Hardin, MA, MDiv, LMFT, LPC

EMOTIONALBridget CrowderDecember 6, 2020sabbath rest, how to rest well, restless in life, how to get unstuck, how to grow when you're tired, how to rest, COVID-19

4 Steps to Find Real Connection and Never Feel Lonely Again

“We are hardwired for belonging and connection! Our lives depend on it, especially now.” By Audrey Hardin, MS LPC

What to do When You Feel Lonely

“Loneliness is pervasive in our never-ending pandemic. Combat it with a simple reframe.” By Audrey Hardin MS LPC

EMOTIONAL, SPIRITUALBridget CrowderNovember 22, 2020loneliness, how to stop feeling lonely, how to not feel lonely, feeling lonely in pandemic, covid19 and loneliness, how many people are feeling lonely, christian growth, COVID-19 tips

The Outer Critic: The Enemy of Relationships

“Check and make sure your Outer Critic is not ruining your most important relationships.” By Abigail Cole Hardin, CLC; PNLP

EMOTIONALBridget CrowderNovember 15, 2020outer critic, critc, relationships, politics, pandemic, covid19, judgmental, trust, lack of trustComment

Finding HOPE When Life Seems Hopeless

“5 steps you can take to sustain hope in uncertain times.” By Philip K. Hardin, MA, MDiv, LMFT, LPC

How Should We Act on November 4th?

“Our enemy is not one another or another’s perceived ignorance. Rather, there is only one cosmic enemy and we must stand together against this ruler of darkness.” By Karla Hardin MS, LPC

Bridget CrowderNovember 1, 2020christian voting, biden’s brain, brain and biden, love your neighbor, trump haters

Do You Feel Like You Have to Fake It?

“If your life is driven by shoulds and musts, you might be faking it. Consider why and how to be REAL.” By Karla Hardin, M.S., LPC

SOCIALBridget CrowderOctober 18, 2020fake 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

How to Develop Character in a World that Seems to Have Lost it

“When we lose sight of what matters or Who matters, we live for ourselves…a dangerous and empty trap.” By Philip K. Hardin, MDiv, LMFT, LPC

Bridget CrowderOctober 11, 2020

The Critical Life Lesson I Learned from Hurricane Sally

“…It just might help you during these uncertain times.” By Karla Hardin, MS LPC

SPIRITUALBridget CrowderOctober 4, 2020hurricane sally, hardin life resources, uncertain times, COVID-19 adaptability, COVID-19 tips, hope in grief, grief works, christian hope

MUSIC: The Gateway to a Centered Life

“Music is not a distraction away from reality, but rather a clue toward it. Consider how music can awaken your heart today.” By Philip K. Hardin, MDiv, LMFT, LPC

EMOTIONALBridget CrowderSeptember 27, 2020music to get centered, music a gateway, grow through music, how to use music to get centered, promised land music, anchor your life through music, how to get centered, grow your relationship with God, deepen your faith, Holy music, too much to bear, COVID-19 tips, COVID-19 adaptability, COVID-19 Grief, courage during COVID-19

When It Is Too Much to Bear

EMOTIONAL, SPIRITUALBridget CrowderSeptember 20, 2020COVID-19, Pandemic, anxiety, too much to bear, christian, christian anxiety, fearful, managing fear, managing anxiety Comments

Let's Talk Politics! ...With Our Prefrontal Cortex

“When a person is in ‘survival mode’, they cannot logically reason.” By Karla Hardin, MS LPC

How to Shift Perspectives: Surviving to Thriving

“Unless we live four-dimensionally, we miss out on exuberant joy and fulfillment…we survive instead of thrive!” By Karla Hardin, MS LPC

ANXIETY BUSTER: A Simple Technique For the Whole Family

“Chronic anxiety seems to undergird this pandemic, but an emerging technique does wonders.” By Karla Hardin, MS LPC

EMOTIONALBridget CrowderAugust 30, 2020anxiety remedies for covid-19, ways to cope with anxiety, recover from chronic anxiety, chronic anxiety, how to grow as a man, havening technique, how to haven, havening for anxiety, havening COVID-19

Pandemic Reveals: Are You Emotionally Healthy?

“Prolonged discomfort can reveal what’s inside of us. Consider how emotionally healthy you are and how to grow!” By Audrey Hardin, MS LPC

How I Found My Way Out of Chronic Anxiety

“Consider these six transformative steps to take your life back from fear, trauma, and anxiety.” By Rachel Dunne, Guest Contributor

PHYSICALBridget CrowderAugust 16, 2020recover from chronic anxiety, heal anxiety, overcome anxiety, how to overcome, bodywork for anxiety, inner child work for anxiety, how to heal, hardin life resources, powerless against anxiety, Jesus' healing presence for anxiety, Jesus and anxiety, what does the Bible say about anxiety

"I’d Like You More If You Were More Like Me"...2020: Living in a Polarized Culture

“Consider three ways to restore civility and connection in a culture that seems to have lost sight of one central truth.” By Philip K. Hardin, MDiv, LMFT, LPC

SOCIAL, SPIRITUALBridget CrowderAugust 9, 2020polarizing views, conflict resolution, how to resolve conflict, COVID-19 agenda, COVID-19 tips, critical thinking during COVID19, stress during COVID 19, image bearer of God, treating others with dignity, dissension in our nation, covid-19 division, a house divided, hardin life resources, hardinlife