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3-Part Technique to Stop Negative Self-Talk | Iowa & Arkansas Center for High Functioning Anxiety | Hayden Finch, PhD

3-Part Technique to Stop Negative Self-Talk

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I don’t have to tell you that the negative thoughts floating through your head are problematic. Your own experience tells you that. Those negative thoughts keep you up at night, put you in a bad mood, and make it hard for you to enjoy your life. In this article, I’ll teach you an evidence-based strategy for stopping negative self-talk called the SOS strategy. Use it to overcome the negative way you talk to yourself. In this week’s article, discover examples of negative self-talk, where negative self-talk comes from, a simple 3-step technique to stop negative self-talk, + all the resources you need to put this basic (but not easy!) technique into practice.

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15 Signs of High-Functioning Anxiety | Iowa & Arkansas Center for High Functioning Anxiety | Hayden Finch, PhD

15 Signs of High-Functioning Anxiety

Anxiety, Burnout, Imposter Syndrome /

Despite looking like they’ve got it all together, many of my clients have anxiety. Today, we’re diving into high-functioning anxiety. In this week’s article, discover: – What is high-functioning anxiety – What’s good about high-functioning anxiety – What’s bad about high-functioning anxiety – How to cope with it (tons of resources, worksheets, etc.!) Dive in here!

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30-Day Mental Health Challenge | Iowa & Arkansas Center for High Functioning Anxiety | Hayden Finch, PhD

30-Day Mental Health Challenge: Part IV

Anxiety, Burnout, Depression, Imposter Syndrome, Panic Attacks, Purpose & Meaning, Self-Criticism & Perfectionism, Self-Esteem, Stress /

It’s the last part of your 30-day mental health challenge!! This mental health challenge is designed to help you – Move from thinking about changing to actually changing – Practice the skills you’ve picked up from all your research – Discover new strategies for managing your mental health – Establish a habit of focusing on your mental health on a regular basis This week includes challenges related to soothing your mind, managing stress, overcoming procrastination, and more! Dive in here!

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30-Day Mental Health Challenge | Iowa & Arkansas Center for High Functioning Anxiety | Hayden Finch, PhD

30-Day Mental Health Challenge: Part III

Anxiety, Burnout, Depression, Imposter Syndrome, Panic Attacks, Self-Criticism & Perfectionism, Self-Esteem, Stress /

It’s week 3 of your 30-day mental health challenge! This challenge is designed to help you – Move from thinking about changing to actually changing – Practice the skills you’ve picked up from all your research – Discover new strategies for managing your mental health – Establish a habit of focusing on your mental health on a regular basis This week, dive into challenges to target worrying, self-talk, stress, burnout, and more! Dive in!

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30-Day Mental Health Challenge | Iowa & Arkansas Center for High Functioning Anxiety | Hayden Finch, PhD

30-Day Mental Health Challenge: Part II

Anxiety, Burnout, Depression, Imposter Syndrome, Panic Attacks, Purpose & Meaning, Self-Criticism & Perfectionism, Self-Esteem, Stress /

Last week, you launched into a 30-day mental health challenge. This mental health challenge is designed to help you – Put all the strategies you’ve been researching into practice – Make actual changes in your mental health – Discover new strategies for managing your mental health – Establish a habit of focusing on your mental health on a regular basis If you’re ready for Part II of the 30-day challenge, dive in here!

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30-Day Mental Health Challenge | Iowa & Arkansas Center for High Functioning Anxiety | Hayden Finch, PhD

30-Day Mental Health Challenge

Leave a Comment / Anxiety, Burnout, Depression, Imposter Syndrome, Panic Attacks, Purpose & Meaning, Self-Criticism & Perfectionism, Self-Esteem, Stress /

For the next 30 days, join me in trying one new technique or coping skill each day.  By the end of the month, you’ll have experimented with a variety of new strategies to master your mental health, and you’ll have an idea of what works for you, where you need more practice, and what just isn’t a good fit for you.  In this week’s article, discover: What to keep in mind as you start this 30-day challenge – How to make the challenge a success for you – What to do for each of the next 7 days – All the resources and worksheets you need to really dive deep into each day’s strategy Dive in here!

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16 Strategies for Practicing Positive Self-Talk to Boost Self-Esteem and Build Confidence | Iowa & Arkansas Center for High Functioning Anxiety | Hayden Finch, PhD

16 Strategies for Practicing Positive Self-Talk to Boost Self-Esteem and Build Confidence

Anxiety, Depression, Imposter Syndrome, Self-Criticism & Perfectionism, Self-Esteem /

Last week, we discussed why it’s so hard to relax and discovered that difficulty relaxing can be related to problems with self-esteem and confidence. As soon as you slow down, you’re bombarded with self-critical thoughts. One of the greatest weapons against those thoughts is positive self-talk, so today let’s develop some strategies to practice positive self-talk. In this week’s article, discover: – Why positive self-talk is so hard – 16 evidence-based strategies to practice positive self-talk – Examples & resources for practice – What to keep in mind as you start practicing positive self-talk Dive in here!

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When You Always Fear the Worst, Here's What to Do | Iowa & Arkansas Center for High Functioning Anxiety | Hayden Finch, PhD

When You Always Fear the Worst, Here’s What to Do

Anxiety, Imposter Syndrome, Panic Attacks /

Last week, I gave you strategies for organizing your stressful thoughts. Certain thoughts can use some extra TLC, though, because they cause enormous stress, like fearing the worst. Ssome of us have been perfecting worst-case scenario thinking long before the world turned upside down in 2020. Today, let’s develop some strategies for shifting those worst-case scenario thoughts. In this week’s article, discover: – What’s helpful about fearing the worst – Step-by-step how to shift those thoughts – Free resources for changing the way you think – What to keep in mind as you put the steps into practice Dive in here!

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Toxic Self-Criticism: How to Silence Your Inner Critic | Iowa & Arkansas Center for High Functioning Anxiety | Hayden Finch, PhD

Toxic Self-Criticism: How to Silence Your Inner Critic

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Recently, we’ve been diving deep into natural strategies to manage your anxiety — I brought you 3 mindfulness exercises to change your relationship to your anxiety and gave you all the details on weighted blankets for anxiety. Today, it’s time to address that inner critic. In this week’s article, discover – 6 proven strategies to silence your inner critic – Examples of how to use each strategy – A workbook with even more strategies and a step-by-step process to silence your inner critic

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How to Start Believing In Yourself

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Do you ever have the experience where you know objectively you’re pretty good at something, but you still don’t feel confident? Maybe it’s related to imposter syndrome or another type of anxiety or maybe to depression. This post is a reboot of an article I wrote two years ago with new resources and tips. In this week’s article, I’ll share with you 5 proven strategies to start believing in yourself Explanations for why these strategies work *Free* worksheets and workbooks to put those strategies into practice

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