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How to Overcome Anxiety & Depression with More Useful Questions | Hayden Finch, PhD | Paradocs Psychological Services | Hayden Finch, PhD | Paradocs Psychological Services

How to Overcome Anxiety & Depression with More Useful Questions

As a full-time therapist, I hear a lot of people’s most intimate thoughts, and I’ve noticed people are asking themselves a lot of questions….a lot of unhelpful questions that are keeping them stuck.  In today’s article, I’ll show you how to turn unhelpful questions (like Why can’t I get this right?) into more productive, useful questions to get you unstuck from anxiety and depression.  Discover how to do it here.

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How to Become the Person You Want to Be | Hayden Finch, PhD | Paradocs Psychological Services | Hayden Finch, PhD | Paradocs Psychological Services

How to Become the Person You Want to Be

Psychological research tells us that the reason we feel anxious, stressed, and overwhelmed is the actions we’re taking.  There’s a specific person you want to become…you’ve envisioned that person for a long time, you’ve tried dozens of things to become that person.  You’ve meditated, you’ve gone to the gym, you’ve even gone to therapy. I’ve got a message for you in today’s article about how to actually make the changes.  

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A Message for When You're Feeling Like a Total Failure | Hayden Finch, PhD | Paradocs Psychological Services | Hayden Finch, PhD | Paradocs Psychological Services

A Message for When You’re Feeling Like a Total Failure

Who doesn’t want to be more perfect? To dress nicer, look nicer, be nicer? We worry that our imperfections will not only hold us back from living the lives we want, but we also worry our flaws will negatively impact the people around us…the people we love most. If this is you and you feel like you’ve just dropped all the balls or can’t keep any of the plates spinning, I’ve got a question you need to ask yourself. See the question here.

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The Compass That Guides Your Life is Pointing You Toward Misery | Hayden Finch, PhD | Paradocs Psychological Services | Hayden Finch, PhD | Paradocs Psychological Services

The Compass That Guides Your Life is Pointing You Toward Misery

How do you know if your life is on the right path? How do you know if you’re headed toward happiness or hardship? You use your emotional compass. And I’m betting yours is not pointing north. Instead, it’s pointing toward misery…and that’s exactly why you keep ending up miserable. Let’s dive deep into this topic and I’ll tell you what happened to your emotional compass and how to get it pointed in a healthier direction.

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How to Break Bad Habits That Perpetuate Your Stress & AnxietyHow to Build Happiness Habits | Hayden Finch, PhD | Paradocs Psychological Services | Hayden Finch, PhD | Paradocs Psychological Services

How to Break Bad Habits That Perpetuate Your Stress & Anxiety

Last week, I shared with you a simple strategy for building good habits.  Not only will this reverse and prevent lifestyle burnout, but it’s also a powerful approach for creating that elusive work-life balance everyone’s always preaching about.  And it actually can lead to happiness.  

 

But finding happiness isn’t just about doing more of the good stuff.  It’s also about doing less of the bad stuff. So I’m here today to share with you how to break bad habits.  Again, credit to James Clear (and this podcast) for distilling it into four easy-to-understand criteria.  

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How to Build Happiness Habits | Hayden Finch, PhD | Paradocs Psychological Services

How to Build Happiness Habits

Technology has automated so many of our routine processes (like when was the last time you used a washboard???), but somehow we feel busier, less satisfied, and more anxious than ever. Our futures are determined by the habits we build. Most of us know the habits we need to build and the ones we need to ditch, but we just can’t figure out how to make it a reality. Today, I’m here to teach you a simple strategy for building good happiness habits. Not only will this reverse and prevent lifestyle burnout, but it’s also a powerful approach for creating that elusive work-life balance everyone’s always preaching about. Grab the downloadable PDF to work through the steps to build your own healthy happiness habits.

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5 Ways Climate Change Affects Your Mental Health

It used to be “global warming.”  Now it’s “climate change.”  I’m not a climatologist or a politician, so I don’t really care about all that business.  I mean, the whole idea of how ozone affects ocean currents, which somehow causes asthma, is just not something I’m all that interested in.  As a psychologist, what I

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