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Quick Bite: How to Recover from a Crisis in Two Steps | Finch Center for High Functioning Anxiety Online

Quick Bite: How to Recover from a Crisis in Two Steps

Of course I hope you never experience a crisis.  But life happens, which means major emotional events happen.  Your car breaks down, your spouse cheats, your best friend ghosts you, you lose your keys.  Big and small, crises happen.  So having a clear plan for recovering from a crisis is important.   This is a quick […]

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Your Mental Health Self-Care Checklist | Iowa & Arkansas Center for High Functioning Anxiety | Hayden Finch, PhD

Your Mental Health Self-Care Checklist

“Self-care” is a buzz word these days, and we all know we need it. But what does it actually mean? And how do you know if you’re doing it right? There are 6 components your self-care needs to have. In this week’s article, discover: Why self-care is important for mental health, the 6 components you need to check off your self-care checklist, how to make a self-care routine, and tons of resources for checking off each part of your self-care checklist. Dive in here!

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Why You Have So Much Anxiety About Things You Can't Control | Iowa & Arkansas Center for High Functioning Anxiety | Hayden Finch, PhD

Why You Have So Much Anxiety About Things You Can’t Control

One of the most frustrating things about anxiety is that often we know our anxiety is blowing things out of proportion. We know things are probably gonna work out okay and that most likely nothing bad is going to happen. But then your anxiety pipes up:  “Yeah, but what if???”  Having anxiety about things you can’t control is normal…even if it’s irrational. In this week’s article, discover why you have so much anxiety about things you can’t control, the 2-step process to change the pattern, resources for helping you move from Step 1 to Step 2. Dive in here!

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How to Survive a Panic Attack | Iowa & Arkansas Center for High Functioning Anxiety | Hayden Finch, PhD

How to Survive a Panic Attack

Panic attacks are super scary – so scary that many people even go to the hospital for evaluation to make sure they’re not having a heart attack! When they get evaluated, they often get an anticlimactic diagnosis that sounds like, “It’s probably just anxiety.” Even if it’s “just anxiety,” panic attacks are debilitating, and it’s useful to have some strategies for getting through them. In this week’s article, discover: – What a panic attack is – What not to do when you’re having a panic attack – What to do when you’re having a panic attack – How to know when to seek emergency help – Resources for panic attack survival Dive in here!

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How to Manage Anxiety with the Anxiety Equation | Iowa & Arkansas Center for High Functioning Anxiety | Hayden Finch, PhD

How to Manage Anxiety with the Anxiety Equation

No math skills needed! There are lots of different types of anxiety, but they all have certain things in common. We can summarize those things into a simple equation. The equation is handy because when anxiety is high, the equation can point us to what might be causing it to be high — and then we can focus our coping in that direction. That means we can get to the coping stage more quickly and more effectively. 

In this week’s article, discover:
– The anxiety equation
– How the equation tells us which coping skills to use
– Resources for coping once you decide which coping skills you need

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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

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

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

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

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

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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